However, a conceptual metaphor is not usually limited to either evasive or abusive references to sexual
taboos. Indeed, the same mapping may have both euphemistic and dysphemistic realizations.
Political
taboos were also a common point of interest for several contributors.
MARRAKESH: There are still plenty of
taboos in Arab societies and most of them have to do with women.
Repeating the catchphrase of an "open and frank dialogue without
taboos" was Dominique Ristori, DG TREN's deputy director-general.
Adhering to these
taboos is seen as ethical behaviour, a way that people demonstrate respect for the non-human persons of the forest that provide the Batek with sustenance.
End of Sentence' refers to the full stop we add at the end of sentences, but in this case, signals a finality to the
taboos and misconceptions surrounding periods that adolescent girls and women undergo every four weeks.
Wong, Deputy Executive Director of The Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage (CACHe), listed the following five
taboos that were traditionally observed for centuries during the Dragon Boat Festival, though many no longer hold true today:
What's behind this
taboo, and how does it negatively impact people who menstruate?
On the occasion of World Parkinson's Day, Dr Vinit Suri, Senior Consultant, Neurology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals highlights some
taboos often encountered by neurologists while treating patients.
Food
taboos have an effect on nutritional status of children and women in Ethiopia.
Taboos related to religion or magic may affect a wide range of linguistic phenomena, and include animal-name avoidances in many speech communities.
But for all of the
taboos that "
Taboo" portrays, it cannot locate a reason for all of this cursing and killing, either tonally or logically.
It's breaking down those
taboos and letting people know that they can come to us no matter what."
I responded on my Facebook page that "My duty as a teacher is to teach--to open new horizons for my students, to guide them out of the cave of misperceptions and see the facts, to break walls of silence, to demolish fences of
taboos. In doing so, I adhere to the verse in the Holy Quran, which says: And say My Lord increase my knowledge ...' I will not remain a bystander, even if the victims of the suffering I show empathy for are my occupiers."
IfyoubelieveFadiYaish,ImpactBBDO's regional executive creative director, then social
taboos are simply man-made and can be broken down by starting a conversation.