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why should a vandal necessarily be female?
==Modern Application==
==Modern Application==
Like the term '''[[Goth]]''', also derived from a Germanic tribal name, "vandal" has taken on a modern context. In western culture, a "vandal" is one who defaces property not belonging to herself. Typically a [[misdemeanor]], acts of vandalism are infringements upon social wellbeing and repose.
Like the term '''[[Goth]]''', also derived from a Germanic tribal name, "vandal" has taken on a modern context. In western culture, a "vandal" is one who defaces property not belonging to him or herself. Typically a [[misdemeanor]], acts of vandalism are infringements upon social wellbeing and repose.
This traces back to the Vandal sacking of Rome in 455 A.D. which went on for two weeks.<ref>Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979, Pg. 176</ref>
This traces back to the Vandal sacking of Rome in 455 A.D. which went on for two weeks.<ref>Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979, Pg. 176</ref>