antipopper

Excuse me, but what the hell kind of journalism is this? I’ve never read Variety, so I don’t know how pervasive this almost autistic use of industry-speak actually is, but reading the article in question was like steeping into another dimension. And it’s got nothing to do with protecting “proper English” from “debasement”, either — I’m fully down with the idea that language is defined by its grassroots vernaculars. But shite, the language in that Variety article isn’t a grassroots vernacular, it’s simply insular and smug.