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Fashion provocateur.


Fashion designer and activist Periel Aschenbrand made waves at the 2004 Republican National Convention with her THE ONLY BUSH I TRUST IS MY OWN underwear. Now she has used that slogan as the title for her ribald rib·ald  
adj.
Characterized by or indulging in vulgar, lewd humor.

n.
A vulgar, lewdly funny person.



[From Middle English ribaud, ribald person, from Old French, from
 new comic memoir memoir

History or record composed from personal observation and experience. Closely related to autobiography, a memoir differs chiefly in the degree of emphasis on external events.
, in which gays are her heroes and allies and Bush Republicans get an earful ear·ful  
n.
1. An abundant or excessive amount of something heard, such as talk or music.

2. Gossip, especially of an intimate or scandalous nature.

3. A scolding or reprimand.
. Find her quickie conversation with Ken Siman exclusively at www.advocate.com.
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Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Date:Aug 16, 2005
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