PROF. ENRIQUE SORIANO
IN my last column, I wrote about the “elephant in the room,” an idiomatic phrase that means there is a problem or issue that everyone knows about, but doesn’t want to discuss. The word “elephant” suggests that this problem or issue is so big, heavy and uncomfortable that no one wants to confront it. Today, I want to focus on another phrase: “black sheep.” Merriam Webster’s Dictionary defines it as a “disfavored or disreputable member of a group.” Another definition is this: the “disgraced member of the family who does not fall in line with others, the worst family member…who makes bad decisions or has a bad reputation within the family unit.”