Political Correctness Archives - Page 4 of 39

The PC Crowd Goes After the Honored Dead 0
- Political Correctness
- October 12, 2018
I recently picked up an old novel by author Maud Hart Lovelace entitled Emily of Deep Valley. Having read Lovelace’s celebrated Betsy-Tacy series for children and young adults a number of years ago, I expected a fun, carefree story that would offer a reprieve from heavy reading. But while the story was an easy read,
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Elizabeth Warren Celebrates Indigenous People’s Day Rather Than Columbus Day 0
- Front Page, Political Correctness
- October 8, 2018
Molly Prince Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts used Columbus Day to honor the country’s indigenous people rather than celebrate the anniversary of explorer Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas. “Today we celebrate Native American communities, [and] the pride [and] resilience of people reclaiming their history [and] traditions,” Warren tweeted on Monday. “We honor the contributions
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Kent State Cancels Play After Non-Hispanic Students Took Puerto Rican Roles 0
- Political Correctness
- October 3, 2018
Neetu Chandak Kent State University in Ohio canceled its fall musical of West Side Story after complaints that non-Hispanics actors were picked over Hispanic students to play Puerto Rican roles. West Side Story is a version of Romeo and Juliet that takes place in the 1960s with Polish-American and Puerto Rican street gangs. Three of the leading Puerto
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Over 50 Colleges Endorsing The First Ever Holiday Of Zieselves, Xerselves, Eirselves 0
- Political Correctness
- October 2, 2018
Neetu Chandak More than 50 colleges are endorsing the inaugural International Pronouns Day on Oct. 17 to “make asking, sharing, and respecting personal pronouns commonplace.” “Just as it can be offensive or even harassing to make up a nickname for someone and call them that nickname against their will, it can be offensive or harassing
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College Discourages 9/11 Memorial Citing Muslims’ Feelings 0
- Political Correctness
- September 3, 2018
Molly Prince A private Wisconsin college discouraged students from exhibiting a Sept. 11 memorial fearing that it could foster an anti-Muslim environment on campus. Ripon College condemned a flier by Young America’s Foundation (YAF) to honor the memory of those killed in the 2001 attacks and to help prevent the events from being forgotten, reported The
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NASA Intern Tweets ‘Suck My D*ck’ To Space Councilman, Gets Fired 0
- Front Page, Political Correctness
- August 22, 2018
A Twitter user was just a little too excited about being accepted for a NASA internship. Her celebratory tweets landed her out of an internship. Twitter user @NaomiH_Official (whose Twitter account is now private) tweeted out an announcement that she had been accepted for the internship program. The Tweet was certainly less than professional, and
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