Lucy Mangan on how the use of euphemism, especially in the media, serves to disempower victims and belittle the crimes of rich powerful men. 

Lucy Mangan: u201cWe protect awful men with flimsy wordplayu201d

Lucy Mangan: “We protect awful men with flimsy wordplay”

Why do so many not want to name the evils that men and their stroking hands do?

They serve only those who benefit from the truth being obscured, and those people rarely deserve protection

Why are so many of us still reluctant to name the evils men do? Lucy Mangan has had enough with euphemisms