Whipping boy
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, “<span word="whipping">whipping</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>: <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="whipping">whipping</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>, <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="big">big</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="too">too</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="greedy">greedy</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="criticize">criticize</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whipping">whipping</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>, <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="ire">ire</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="whipping">whipping</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>”, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>.</p><p><span word="Whipping">Whipping</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>. <span word="Originally">Originally</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whipping">whipping</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="companion">companion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prince">prince</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prince">prince</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="companion">companion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="prince">prince</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="royal">royal</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="companion">companion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="whipping">whipping</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whipping">whipping</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="outlived">outlived</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="acceptance">acceptance</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="punished">punished</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="whips">whips</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="whipped">whipped</span>. <span word="Ouch">Ouch</span>!</p>
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