This week’s article titled “Thieving Buggers and Stupid Sluts: Insults and Popular Culture in New France” is written by Peter Moogk. The purpose of Moogk’s article is to better understand the significances of insults within New France. Moogk argues that verbal insults demonstrate certain thoughts and values of the people within New France. According to Moogk, common fears and values of groups of peoples could inadvertently be determined by the use of common insults. Within Moogk’s article, he claims that there is a lack of private letters and journals of New France colonials during this period of time, which limits some historians understanding of the people’s personal values. With the lack of private possessions, such as journals and letters,
