"In my younger days I journeyed to the great country beyond the seas, Vulgaria." Bedloe Mendum, The Barbarian (1899)* "What we have added to human depravity is again a thoroughly Roman quality, perhaps even a Roman invention: vulgarity." Guy Da… Read on blog or Reader The Orthosphere Read on blog or Reader Viva Vulgaria: Belated Reflections on the Hawk Tuah Girl By JMSmith on July 23, 2024 "In my younger days I journeyed to the great country beyond the seas, Vulgaria." Bedloe Mendum, The Barbarian (1899)* "What we have added to human depravity is again a thoroughly Roman quality, perhaps even a Roman invention: vulgarity." Guy Davenport, "Wheel Ruts" (1988) American vulgarity has been on my mind since that Hawk Tuah Girl became a red-state darling.  I am now inclining to the opinion that we should change our national motto from "In God We Trust" to "Spit On That Thang!"  The loud plebeian patriotism on display at the recent Republican Convention did not take my mind off of this subject of American vulgarity, but rather gave to my anxious brooding more food for thought Vulgar means "of the people," and "of the people" we Americans very loudly profess ourselves to be. Continue reading Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment.

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