(This post was never completed.)

http://health.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/26/6725724-brace-yourself-for-the-summer-of-sluts

The nerfing of perjoratives is a good project; every word should have its genuine meaning and be freed of inappropriate emotional context, particularly if it's negative and hurtful. There's no such thing as a bad word; words are descriptors for the world, and the world is neither good nor evil, it simply is.

Therefore, much as these women are out to reclaim the word "Slut", I say it is time for us to reclaim the word "laziness", free it of its punitive context and accept that it describes a condition as honorable as any other lifestyle. The opposite of laziness is not merely productivity; it is also restlessness, discontent, and an inability to belong. The slobbish couch potato may be disgusting, but he is also perfectly acclimated to his environment, having achieved the goal of his evolution.

(I never finished this post at the time, and am editing it now only for readability. If and when I'm up to the effort of completing it anew, I will link back to it; for now it is only an artifact of the archive.)