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Is Political Correctness Killing Entertainment?0
- Political Correctness
- August 18, 2018
On August 3rd, 1966, stand-up comedian Lenny Bruce was found dead in his bathroom, seemingly of a drug overdose. Only 40 years old at the time, Bruce’s untimely death followed a string of run-ins with the law, and a four-month period in a New York workhouse. The crime that landed Bruce in hot-water towards the
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How the Term ‘Social Justice Warrior’ Became an Insult 0
- Political Correctness
- August 10, 2018
Virtually everyone has heard of the term social justice warrior by now. The term has become quite popular the past few years—so big in fact, that the Oxford Dictionary added it to their dictionary in 2015. Most people by now know that when someone is accused of being a social justice warrior, it is probably
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Does Political Correctness Erase Cultural Substance?0
- Political Correctness
- July 24, 2018
Does it ever seem to you that a politically correct student can do no wrong? That question crossed my mind when I read about a recent incident at the University of Manchester. According to The Guardian, the University of Manchester recently refurbished its students’ union. Part of the décor involved a mural of the poem
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John Cleese Has a Theory on Why Political Correctness Is Rampant in Our Culture 0
- Political Correctness
- May 27, 2018
John Cleese, the English actor and comedian known for the Monty Python films, thinks political correctness is getting a little out of hand. He’s hardly the first comedian to say so, of course. Funny men such as Jerry Seinfeld, Mel Brooks, and others have complained that political correctness is killing comedy. Cleese, like Seinfeld, says
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‘White Fragility’ Inventor: There Are Too Many White Teachers 2
- Headline News, Political Correctness
- November 20, 2017
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Rob Shimshock The part-time lecturer who coined the phrase “white fragility” said that there are too many white teachers, according to a Thursday report. Robin DiAngelo made this remark and others at the University of Texas during an event titled “White Fragility: Understanding and Working Against White Privilege,” reported The College
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Teacher Facing Discipline for ‘Misgendering’ Student 0
- Education, Headline News, Political Correctness
- November 14, 2017
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Via the BBC: “A teacher is facing disciplinary action at his school after he referred to a transgender pupil as a girl, although the student identifies as a boy. Joshua Sutcliffe, a Christian pastor from Oxford, admitted he said “Well done girls” when addressing a group including the student. He
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