Intolerant conformism is no laughing matter. Comedy, it seems, is no laughing matter these days, caught up in one controversy after another over the acceptable limits of humor. Last week it was the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that was in the firing line again, accused of racism by everybody from the Queen of Jordan to ... MORE
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Showing posts with label political correctness. Show all posts
Mike Hume: Should Anything Be ‘Beyond A Joke’?
Intolerant conformism is no laughing matter. Comedy, it seems, is no laughing matter these days, caught up in one controversy after another over the acceptable limits of humor. Last week it was the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that was in the firing line again, accused of racism by everybody from the Queen of Jordan to ... MOREThomas Sowell: The Demand For Villains
Racism is a convenient rationale. The latest tempest in a teapot controversy is over a lack of black nominees for this year's Academy Awards in Hollywood. The assumption seems to be that different groups would be proportionally represented if somebody were not doing somebody else wrong. That assumption carries great weight in far more ... MOREAmericans Say Colleges Should “Punish” Offensive Speech
by Jeff Scully. The slave mentality has taken root in the USA. A total of 53 percent of Americans think colleges should punish
students that make racially offensive statements. That’s the finding
from a recent poll conducted by YouGov for the Huffington Post. Troublingly, the poll, in its five questions, never bothers to define
what the form of ... MOREJohn W. Whitehead: Free Speech In An Age Of Government Bullies, Corporate Censors And Compliant Citizens
Free speech is not for the faint of heart. Nor is it for those who are easily offended, readily intimidated or who need everything wrapped in a neat and tidy bow. Free speech is often messy, foul-mouthed, obscene, intolerant, undignified, insensitive, cantankerous, bawdy and volatile. Unfortunately, our appreciation for a robust freedom ... MOREWalter E Williams: Blacks And The Confederacy
The War of 1861 was not about freeing slaves. Last July, Anthony Hervey, an outspoken black advocate for the Confederate flag, was killed in a car crash. Arlene Barnum, a surviving passenger in the vehicle, told authorities and the media that they had been forced off the road by a carload of "angry young black men" after Hervey, ... MORE
Choking On Zero Tolerance: Little Girl Suspended For 30 Days Because She Lent Her Inhaler To A Gasping Classmate
by Robby Soave. No good deed goes unpunished. Schrade Middle School in Garland, Texas, suspended a 12-year-old girl for several days—and has placed her in alternative schooling for the next month—because she lent her inhaler to a classmate who was having difficulty breathing. According to Fox 4 News,
Indiyah Rush was in gym ... MOREDeana Chadwell: To Be, Or Not To Be Offended
NY's transgender nitwittery. New York City is proposing a $250,000 fine for using the wrong pronoun in reference to a transgendered person. Really?! How would you know which pronoun to use? Why would a he that used to be a she be upset if one slipped up and used the feminine pronoun? Accidents happen, especially where confusion abounds. ... MOREMicah J Fleck: New York’s “Misgendering” Law Is Wrong
Another slap at free speech. The Republic just published a very informative report on a new civil rights guideline that could end up with NYC citizens facing hefty fines for what is being called “misgendering.” The idea, as the original news story explains, is that calling a trans person the wrong pronoun or title is now seen as a civil rights violation. ... MORETo End Campus Tantrums, Treat Young People Like Adults
by Maria Thielman. The idea that a young person is someone to be protected, shielded, and
treated delicately at all costs is part of what’s behind universities
letting students force their professors out (as Yale just did)
because they “hurt our feelings,” and part of why people don’t know how
to debate anymore and just engage in shouting matches. ... MOREReclaiming The Christmas Spirit: Ten Great Christmas Movies To Help You Shake The Police State Blues
by John W. Whitehead. What a turbulent year it’s been. For those of us who have managed to survive 2015 with our lives intact and our freedoms hanging by a thread, it has been a year of crackdowns, clampdowns, shutdowns, showdowns, shootdowns, standdowns, knockdowns, putdowns, breakdowns, lockdowns, takedowns, ... MOREPolitically-Correct Food Keeps Poisoning Its Customers
by Roberto A Ferdman and Abha Bhattarai. Chipotle became the darling of the fast-food world by attracting millennials, blue-collar workers and even whole families with its promise of high-quality, sustainably sourced Mexican-inspired cuisine. But a series of food poisonings and other challenges are threatening its reputation and underscoring the ... MOREAndy Puzder: The Importance Of Free Speech On Campus
The values of freedom. As a former student protester from the '60s, I believe there is no better place for open debate and free expression than the campus quad. I fully support America’s youth exploring outlandish ideas because I believe our values can withstand the comparisons and will be stronger because of them. But, what’s happening on our ... MOREPolitical Correctness More Deadly Than ISIS
by Brian Joondeph. Which is a bigger threat to America? Terrorists or political correctness? Seems like an easy answer. PC is just an idea, whereas terrorists shoot people and blow things up. But which is easier to stop or contain? I contend that if the PC movement went away, America would have a much easier time fighting terrorism. Meaning ... MORE
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