In Slate, Jesse Sheidlower explains the past of the word that describes "a person who arranges opportunities for sexual intercourse with a prostitute."
"Hillary doesn't actually think Shuster was making an ugly reference her daughter's sexuality; she's just infantilizing Chelsea to maintain that she's a child who can't defend herself or take public scrutiny. So long as this claim stands, Hillary's got a telegenic, articulate spokesperson whom no one can criticize or question. That'd be great for the Clinton campaign, but it's not how our system works."
And in the wake of the Chelsea Clinton flap, Guy Branum, also in Slate, argues that the press should treat the former first daughter as an adult.
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