Mealy-mouthed warm and fuzzy

Yesterday was hooprolling at Wellesley. The Globe as usual carried photos of the start of the race and the dripping winner emerging from Lake Waban. Caption "...Originally, the winner of the contest was said to be the first in her class to marry. These days, victory is seen as a sign that the winner will be the first to achieve success, however she defines it."

Ugh. "success however she defines it." I liked the saying when I was there, that the winner would be the first CEO from her class. This self-definition thing is more wimpy wording, along with "first-year students" and similar circumlocutions that have sprung up on campus in a foolish effort to make everybody feel wonderful all the time in a place free of any kind of sexism. Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the students are above average.