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"Much Ado" About Wendy Davis's Abortion Filibuster

Connecticut Public Radio | By Colin McEnroe
Published June 28, 2013 at 3:49 PM EDT
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Here's my nomination for a neologism: "Amazonopoeia." Definition: the rhetorical use of Amazon shopping and customer reviews.
 
There have been two very different examples this week: people who thought Paula Deen had been overpunished started buying her books and pushing them up the sale rankings.
 
Sample comment: 
"I don't normally buy items for a political statement but this time I have. Paula has freedom of speech and I have the power of the buck. Today I bought this book AND a box of cheerios (in support of their ad that contains a mixed race marriage)."
 
Meanwhile, customer reviews for the Mizuno running shoes worn by Wendy Davis touted their abilities to get you through a filibuster and outrun patriarchy.
 
Today on the Nose, "Wendymania" and the new movie version of "Much Ado About Nothing." 
 
You can join the conversation. E-mail colin@wnpr.org or tweet us @wnprcolin.
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Colin McEnroe is a radio host, newspaper columnist, magazine writer, author, playwright, lecturer, moderator, college instructor and occasional singer. Colin can be reached at colin@ctpublic.org.
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