Eugenics

A History of Weaponized Language

Justin Strawhand | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Sterilization, Weaponized Language, Language, Nazis, Indus Civilization, Iq Tests, Eugenics, Culture News

What of legacy? Did the violent effects of eugenically-charged language die with the discrediting of the eugenics movement, or do they continue, protected by the shroud of historical forgetfulness? There are hints.

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"Three Generations of Imbeciles Are Enough"

Bennett L. Gershman | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Eugenics, Supreme Court, Sterilization, Abortion, Immigration, Eugenics Movement, Forced Sterilization, Anti-Choice, Anti-Choice Movement, Politics News

Is there any connection between the eugenics movement and the anti-choice movement? Forcing a woman to give birth -- which the anti-choice movement effectively requires -- really is not that different conceptually from preventing her from giving birth.

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Making Things Right, Many Years Later

Michael Waterstone | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: North Carolina, Eugenics, Sterilization, Discrimination, Forced Sterilization, Politics News

Today, the idea of the state medically taking away someone's right to procreate against their will seems impossible. But from the 1930s to the late 1970s, North Carolina used eugenics to justify mandatory sterilization of people with mental disabilities, criminals and other undesirables.

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Propofol, Tina Fey and What Happens When You Can't Tell a Superstar "No"

Shelley Ross | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: North Carolina Eugenics, Rock Center With Brian Williams, Brian Williams Rock Center, Eugenics, Rock Center Ratings, Media News

How can NBC let its premiere news anchor, who's known for his quick wit and dry humor, be exposed as an embarrassing uncle at the grown-ups table.

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13 Biggest Sex Conspiracies

TruTV.com | David Moye | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Homosexuality Cures, Prostitution, Polygamy, Female Genital Mutilation, Sex Conspiracies, Sex Tapes, Gender Reassignment, Circumcision, Weird Sex, Eugenics, Weird News News

Go ahead and Google "sex" (as if you haven't already done so in the past hour); you'll find 2.8 billion results ranging from scientific discussion to ...

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Should Evolutionists Be More Self-Critical About Social Darwinism?

Matt J. Rossano | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Social Darwinism, Creationism, Herbert Spencer, Ernst Haeckel, Eugenics, Scopes Monkey Trial, William Jennings Bryan, Religion and Science, Evolution, Evolutionary Theory, Science Education, Religion News

Creationism should be weakened at every turn. If that means evolutionists need to be purposefully more self-critical on social Darwinism, then so be it.

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N.C. Tries To Make Amends For Sterilizations

AP | By RENEE ELDER and TOM BREEN | Posted 08.19.2011

Read More: Sterilization, Forced Sterilization, Sterilization Programs, North Carolina Sterilization, Post-War Sterilization, Justice for Sterilization Victims Foundation, World War II, Eugenics, Reparations, North Carolina, Healthy Living News

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Nearly 35 years after ending the country's most active post-war sterilization program, North Carolina is the only state trying to mak...

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The Dangers Of Believing In Parallel Worlds

Clay Farris Naff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Quantum Physics, Isaac Newton, Multiverse, Hitler, Parallel Universes, Charles Darwin, Brian Greene, Albert Einstein, Franics Galton, Eugenics, Religion Science, Brian Greene on Colbert, What Is String Theory, The Moral Principle, Science, Religion News

Big Ideas, such as Einstein's relativity, are tremendous achievements in science. All the same, Big Ideas have a way of filtering into popular culture, where they sometimes mutate and do harm.

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Intelligent Design Creationists Abuse Science and Victims of the Holocaust

Eric Michael Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charles Darwin, Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design, Creationism, Darwinism, Holocaust, Social Darwinism, Eugenics, Hitler, Religion Science, Evolution, Religion News

Creationists are fond of laying the blame for Nazi eugenics on Charles Darwin. However, these claims are as baseless as was the so-called "science" that the Nazis employed.

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Words of Advice to Young People: The Case of Stephanie Grace

Khanh Ho | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anne-Coulter-Jaw, Anne Coulter, Stephanie-Grace-Harvard-Law, Media Criticism, E-Mail, Glenn Beck, Stephanie-Grace-Racist, Stephanie-Grace, Social Darwinism, Race, Feminism, Eugenics, Politics News

Let's face it. We just don't have enough female high profile racists in this world. Frankly, I don't want to look at a fat, bald, chubby Glenn Beck or a prescription-pill-popping Rush Limbaugh.

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The Far-Right Movement Behind Arizona Copycat Bills

Seth Freed Wessler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: State Legislators for Legal Immigration, Immigration, Arizona, John Tanton, Eugenics, Fair, Sb 1070, Politics News

In a majority of the states where immigration legislation has been proposed or discussed, the lawmakers behind the bills are associated with a group called State Legislators for Legal Immigration.

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The Dark Side of Darwinism

David Klinghoffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Darwinism, Evolution, Hitler, Social Darwinism, Eugenics, Charles Darwin, Religion Science, Religion News

Darwinism was itself a major agent of dispelling sympathetic sentiments. Evolutionary thinking inspired modern scientific racism. For Darwin, evolution explained the phenomenon -- so he saw it -- of racial inferiority.

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Are Black Children An "Endangered Species"?

Reproductive Justice | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Abortion, Teenage Pregnancy, Georgia Right to Life, Reproductive Rights, Loretta-Ross, Black Abortion, Reproductive Health, Georgia, Atlanta, Pro-Life, Planned Parenthood, Right to Life, Black Genocide, Catherine Davis, Margaret Sanger, Population Control, Prenatal Nondiscrimination, Health Care Reform, Sister-Song, The Radiance Foundation, Anti-Choice, Health Care, Pro-Choice, Eugenics, Black-Children-Endangered-Species, Reproductive Justice, Video, Politics News

The black community is the frequent testing ground for bad legislation and restrictive medical policies. But this time, according to sponsors and anti-abortionists, its purpose is to stop discrimination -- before birth.

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Social Darwinism: A Bad Idea With a Worse Name

Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

If there's no connection to evolution, then why is it called social Darwinism? It shouldn't be -- and it's time we changed the name to stop the confusion.

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DC or Bust: Lou Dobbs and His Hate Groupies

Karl Frisch | Posted 05.25.2011

If Dobbs won't end his association with FAIR, which the Southern Policy Law Center has designated as a hate group, CNN should do the right thing and end its association with Dobbs.

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Glenn Beck Chokes Up Talking About Special Needs Daughter (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Glenn Beck Daughter Cerebral Palsy, Glenn Beck Daughter, Glenn Beck, Glenn Beck Eugenics, Eugenics, Video, Media News

Glenn Beck choked up on his Fox News program Tuesday afternoon while speaking about his daughter, who was born with cerebral palsy (h/t TVNewser). He...

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