I wonder if this has ever before happened so suddenly.  Words evolve in meaning, but the new meaning of the word oxymoron has gained near universal acceptance in the matter of a few years.  Very, very seldom do we hear it used to refer to a certain clever use of language. 

An oxymoron once was something that didn’t seem to make sense at first, but only after reflection.  Today two juxtaposed words that are contradictory form an oxymoron.

I even heard a radio host on a program about language use oxymoron in the new way.  The wrong way?  Not anymore I suppose.  The old usage has simply been lost.

How do we think deeper about this?  Can we critique culture, think that a growing fundamentalism has made such fine distinctions unavailable?  Can we resort to poetics, think that the word has such an exquisite feel that we just must use it, make ourselves more aesthetic creatures?  Can we blame the unfortunate associations of Ox, as in dumb as an ox, and Moron, as in moron?

What is the most interesting, not the most true, explanation?  True is just another word for no place left to go.  Lets put on our glasses and speculate.  ThinqBehind.  Be prone to ridicule.  A prize to the wildest plausibility.