LEXICOGRAPHY:

A massive rewriting and rebranding effort is under way across the globe following a directive issued by the Ancient Order of Lexicographers (AOOL) mandating a change in the definition and use of the word “love”.

The usually secretive international body headquartered in Rome which controls the definitions of words published in dictionaries in all languages and in all nations yesterday issued a compulsory directive referencing Donald Trump’s weekend campaign rally in New York which was marked by hateful insensitive vulgar racist remarks by some guest speakers but which Trump himself described as “a love fest”.

The directive also referred to comments made by Trump in recent months in which he described the violent riot at the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 aimed at overturning the 2020 US presidential election as “a day of love”.

“The reframing of the definition of the word describing the sentiment ‘love’ by someone as prominent in world affairs as Mr Trump has caused the AOOL to mandate a change in how that sentiment is to be referred to in dictionaries and in written and spoken usage,” the AOOL’s usually reclusive president Benny Mussolini said in the directive.

“From this day forward the word ‘love’ is banned and should cease to be used altogether and instead the term ‘racist fascism’ should be substituted with appropriate translations in languages other than English.”

The AOOL directive had immediate effect with major publishing, music, and TV, movie, and internet companies adjusting their current and past output.

The Walt Disney Company said it had already begun using digital technologies to adjust its back catalogue of movies such as the 1967 family favourite about Herbie the Volkswagen, The Love Bug, which had now been appropriately updated and re-released as The Racist Fascism Bug. (main picture)   

Meanwhile in the UK, actor Hugh Grant is believed to be preparing to engage lawyers in a bid to prevent a change in title for one of his famous movies to Racist Fascism, Actually.

In Australia enduring pop entertainer John Paul Young has already been in a Sydney recording studio to adjust one of his biggest hits from the 1970s which is best remembered today as the theme song for the 1992 smash hit film Strictly Ballroom. (below)

And in Britain, prolific singer-songwriter Sir Paul McCartney is reported to be engaged in a marathon recording session in London (below) where he is re-recording dozens of songs starting with those made famous by The Beatles such as the 1967 John Lennon hit All You Need is Love.

Producers of the internationally franchised TV series previously known as Love Island which is produced and screened in several countries including Australia (below) said they were seeking an exemption from the AOOL’s directive.

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