>Maybe AC does do this quite a bit but as another writer who just had
>her book reviewed in the Nation explained the use of "cripple"
>instead of "disabled" to me -- the reviewer used cripple for shock
>value. This is for Nation readers, a kind of way to make the story
>more controversial, to draw in a reader. So what does that say about
>what the media demands from people who write for them?
I can speak from experience that the Nation editors don't encourage the use of shocking language. Columnists are allowed lots of freedom, but elsewhere, rude speech is not welcomed.
Doug