deflate gate report

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Originally Posted by Synthlol [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Watergate was a scandal which exposed illicit activity that made the public feel betrayed. You made up your own definition for the suffix "-gate", but your definition sucks. Just because you don't care about football doesn't mean this is an inappropriate nickname.

Learn 2 history. Watergate is the hotel where much of the scandal occurred. It was a nickname given to it by the media. In other words, they made up the definition themselves. Since then, -gate has been applied to a variety of scandals in and out of government by the same media. This includes "deflate-gate" and while I don't like it either, it's just as legitimate as any other scandal to which it's been applied.