[Middle Man]

An earmark of totalitarianism: setting the tone, terms, rules, boundaries and language of the debate.

[ArrogantBustard]

Absolutely. Have you noticed the replacement of "Father" and "Mother" with the generic "parent" (or "parent/guardian") in many forms of print, and A/V media? And you happily go along with it. You complain about childrens' programming on the TV being an attempt to brainwash your sons and daughters, and rightly so. But they aren't the only targets; the programmers are after your brain, too...