Political Correctness

Should Schools Ban The Words 'Gay' And 'Retarded'?

> | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: The Mash, R-Word-Ban, Word Bans, Video, Offensive Language, Political Correctness, Queer-Offensive-Word, School Word Bans, Derogatory-Slurs, Teen News

By John Mederich John is a senior at Mather High School. He’s a reporter for The Mash, a weekly teen publication distributed to Chicagoland hig...

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Bill Maher: Stop Apologizing

www.nytimes.com | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Public Apologies, New York Times, Bill Maher, Political Correctness, Politics News

THIS week, Robert De Niro made a joke about first ladies, and Newt Gingrich said it was “inexcusable and the president should apologize for him.” ...

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Jeremy Lin doesn't make you Larry Wilmore

J.D. Bell | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Jeremy Lin Asian, Jeremy Lin Harvard, Jeremy Lin Knicks, Jeremy Lin, Jeremy Lin New York Knicks, Stereotypes, Louis CK, Sarah Palin, Racism, Political Correctness, Tracy Morgan, Postbourgie, Black Voices News
J.D. Bell

Jeremy Lin is much more than a fortune cookie. Treat him as such.

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What's so wrong with "Mademoiselle"

Mona Elyafi | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: France, Politically Correct, Madame, Mademoiselle, Feminist, Marriage Equality, Gender Debate, Les Chiennes De Garde, Catherine Deneuve, Political Correctness, Osez Le Feminisme, Women News
Mona Elyafi

Turning "Madame" into the universal title for women creates, in my opinion, a form of reverse discrimination.

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Teacher Fired for "Joking": That's No Joke

Steve Nelson | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: First Amendment, Free Speech Rights of Teachers, Political Correctness, Ethical Culture Fieldston School, Education News
Steve Nelson

We should all be politically correct if it means using language that is inoffensive and treating each other with empathy. Just because one has the Constitutional right to be offensive, one needn't exercise that right.

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Reality Check Your Own Privilege

Bianca James | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Community, Community Organizing, Queer, Feminism, Activism, Oppression, Political Correctness, Chicago News
Bianca James

Extreme political correctness can feel like moral panic. We rally against policy brutality and totalitarian brainwashing, then find ways to perpetuate it in our own communities.

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There's A Problem With The Help

Nancy Doyle Palmer | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Domestic Help, The Help Movie, Viola Davis the Help, Race, Political Correctness, Nannies, Kathryn Stockett the Help, Entertainment News
Nancy Doyle Palmer

Like many others who thought they liked The Help only to be vaguely (or not so vaguely) troubled soon after, I've been worrying about this film in my mind ever since I saw it a few weeks ago.

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The Character Of Cornel West

Jeffrey Stout | Posted 07.30.2011

Read More: Cornel West Obama, Obama Administration, Cornel West, Political Correctness, Princeton University, Defending Cornel West, President Barack Obama, Religion News
Jeffrey Stout

Let's be honest here. No one in my generation has more fully embodied the vocation of speaking truth to power, within the elite universities or without, than West.

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America's Growing Intolerance: How 'Enemy Creep' Is Guantanamo-izing America

Karen J. Greenberg | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Wikileaks, Guantanamo, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, Bradley Manning, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Political Correctness, Terrorism, Politics News
Karen J. Greenberg

Just in case you thought political correctness had been thoroughly discredited in the culture wars of the 1990s, it's back -- and this time it's being treated as a stalking horse for terrorism and getting pummeled all over again.

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The Ten Politically Correct Commandments

Tom Gerdy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Separation of Church and State, Golden Rule, Ten Commandments, Religious Tolerance, Giles County Virginia, Ten Politically Correct Commandments, Political Correctness, Religion in Schools, Religion News
Tom Gerdy

I've tried to make something that could hang in our schools and government buildings without creating mass hysteria.

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War, Conscience And Killing With 'Absolute Certainty'

Rita Nakashima Brock, Ph. D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Moral Responsibility in War, Christian Pacifism, Just War, Christian Nation, Religious Right, Cpac, Military Authority, Political Correctness, Llario Pantano, Moral Injury, Military, Principle of Absolute Certainty, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Religion News
Rita Nakashima Brock, Ph. D.

Absolute certainty can lead to behaviors that are absolutely wrong. Prior to his conversion the apostle Paul was absolutely certain he was right to persecute Christians.

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'Politically Correct' -- The Lazy Bully's Label of Choice

Alfie Kohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Political Correctness, Politics, Opinion Political Correctness, Pc, Opinion, Politically Correct, Culture, Culture Political Correctness, Politics News
Alfie Kohn

Theoretically, any idea or practice that's widely accepted, but which one would like to call into question, could be described as politically correct (PC).

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A Few Words In Defense of the N-Word, in the Novels of Mark Twain

Mikhail Lyubansky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Literature, Huckleberry Finn, History, N-Word, Twain, Pc, Samuel Clemens, Lyubansky, Racism, Racial, Race, Political Correctness, Censorship, Mark Twain, Huck Finn, Books News
Mikhail Lyubansky

While racial insensitivity and avoidance of discussions about racism are real problems in classrooms, removing racially objectionable content from literature cannot possibly be effective in anything other than eliminating discomfort.

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Huck and Finn Rewrite

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Danziger

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Can Writing Be Taught?

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Publishing, Mark McGurl, Writing Instruction, Creative Writing, Publishing Industry, Political Correctness, Poetry, Fiction, MFA Creative Writing Programs, Identity Politics, Multiculturalism, Books News
Anis Shivani

Behind McGurl's fancy charts and diagrams is the simplistic idea that because the program era exists, it does so because it serves a useful function.

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Christmas Tree or No Christmas Tree

Wendy N. Powell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religious Freedom, Holiday Decorations, War on Christmas, Holiday Season, Political Correctness, Diversity, Christmas Commentary, Christmas, Hannukah, Business, Business News
Wendy N. Powell

Should businesses decorate for Christmas? The questions about holiday decorations come with Santa-sized baggage, and these symbols of the holiday season can be a challenge.

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Juan Williams Should Have Been Given a Choice -- NPR or Fox

Mark Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Green

The result was right though the process wasn't. Since you can't ride two horses in different directions, Williams should have been given a choice -- be a civil, thoughtful analyst on NPR or a demagogic winger on Fox.

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Satirizing India in the Age of Globalization

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Globalization, India, Serious Men, Indian Culture, Political Correctness, Satire, Manu Joseph, Rohinton Mistry, Economic Development, Brahmins, Class Conflict, Dalits, Bombay, South Asia, South Asian Literature, Slums, Salman Rushdie, Books News
Anis Shivani

This remarkable debut novel is one of the very best novels ever to come out of South Asia, and points to a new direction after the earlier wave of writing by Salman Rushdie, Rohinton Mistry, and Vikram Seth.

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Sticks and Stones

Yolanda Reid Chassiakos | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Political Correctness, Civility, Dr. Laura N Word, Jennifer Anniston, Dr. Laura, La Real Estate, Relationships, Celebrity Body, Healthy Living News
Yolanda Reid Chassiakos

Perhaps the N-word Dr. Laura might now wish to address is "Narcissism."

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Maj. Nidal Hasan and the "Desperation Explanation"

Heather Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Terrorism, Free Speech, Major Nidal Hasan, Israel, U.S. Army, Political Correctness, Politics News
Heather Robinson

Mainstream media has helped to cloud perceptions of the true causes of suicide terrorism. They've reinforced the perception that suicide bombing and other forms of terrorism are in some sense arguably justifiable.

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Why Is Pro-Black Being Attacked? The Unintended Consequence of Political Correctness

Yvette Carnell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yvette Carnell

Although words have power, they are only as powerful as the truth which they broadcast. And politically correct words are frauds, mere counterfeits masquerading as true voice.

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Gaffemaster Steele's Greatest Gaffe (So Far)

Michele Langevine Leiby | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michele Langevine Leiby

William Kristol has finally said what we've all been thinking but were either too indulgent or PC to say: Michael Steele must go.

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Doing Away with the Right to Be Different: The Assault on Religious Freedom

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: First Amendment, Christian Legal Society vs. Martinez, Fred Phelps, Free Speech, Religious Freedom, Political Correctness, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Worship, U.S. Supreme Court, Religion News
John W. Whitehead

While the cultural landscape has changed greatly since the founding of the country, one thing must not: America should still stand for freedom and pluralism. What this demands is an equal voice for all viewpoints.

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Louis C.K.'s "Louie" Succeeds When It's Political

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Fx, Real Time With Bill Maher, Jon Stewart, Louis CK, Louie, Political Correctness, Bill Maher, Andrea Chalupa, Norman Lear, Entertainment News
Andrea Chalupa

The show relies on gag-riddled skits to show the awkwardness and abuse that comes with making this major life transition, but only succeeds when Louis C.K. goes Norman Lear on us.

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Political Correctness Run Amok: NAACP Plays the (Hallmark) Race Card

Michele Langevine Leiby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hallmark, Obama Racism, Politics News, Los Angeles-California, Julian Bond, Politically Incorrect, Obama NAACP, Politically Correct, Barack Obama NAACP, Racism, Political Correctness, Race, Censorship, Barack Obama, Naacp, Don Imus, Politics News
Michele Langevine Leiby

The NAACP is officially irrelevant. That became crystal clear when the 100-year-old civil rights organization put its credibility in jeopardy in a campaign against... a Hallmark card.

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