http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/politicalcorrectness/ en-us Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:07:10 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051115/posts You must be nicer to Muslims, Britain is told by UN human rights chiefs By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 8:34 AM on 25th July 2008 Britain was told yesterday by a United Nations committee to take firm action to combat 'negative public attitudes' towards Muslims. The nine-member human rights committee also criticised some of the UK's antiterror measures. The body, which is composed of legal experts, said it was concerned ' negative public attitudes towards Muslim members of society' continued to develop in Britain. Be nice: Britain has been told to take firm action and combat negative public... DailyMail.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051115/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:07:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050042/posts Ithaca, N.Y. — The Best Of Everything? By REBECCA JAMES   The Commons is a popular gathering place in downtown Ithaca, N.Y. (Photo by Gloria Wright)     ITHACA, N.Y. — When your town has made more than 25 lists that call it one of the best cities in America, you might be surprised that one magazine would call it one of the "Twelve Great Places You've Never Heard Of."But along with that 2006 designation from Mother Earth News, Ithaca seems to make the grade no matter what's being ranked. It's one of the "lesbian friendliest cities," has the "best... Newhouse News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050042/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:44:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048851/posts Bureaucrats at the American Physical Society (APS) have issued a curious warning to their members about an article in one of their own publications. Don't read this, they say - we don't agree with it. But what is it about the piece that is so terrible, that like Medusa, it could make men go blind? It's an article that examines the calculation central to climate models. As the editor of the APS's newsletter American Physics Jeffrey Marque explains, the global warming debate must be re-opened. "There is a considerable presence within the scientific community of people who do not... The Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048851/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:54:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048270/posts ‘Harassed for being a Christian’- the policeman who objected to gay ribbons and is turning to a tribunal Last updated at 01:08am on 20.07.08    A policeman is taking his force to an employment tribunal, claiming that he has been harassed because of his Christian beliefs.Constable Graham Cogman says he has been persecuted since he objected to wearing ribbons to mark a gay event.The controversy echoes the case of Lillian Ladele, the Christian registrar who successfully took on Islington Council in London over her refusal to conduct civil-partnership ceremonies for gay couples.  Making a stand: PC Graham Cogman says... The Evening Standard (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048270/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:36:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047124/posts Do not say black and white Americans live in the same world or you will feel the wrath of Whoopi Goldberg. That is what Elisabeth Hasselbeck discovered on the July 17 edition of "The View." Upon suggesting that, Whoopi reduced Elisabeth to tears. On the news of Jesse Jackson’s use of the "n" word, the conversation quickly developed into the double standard involved between a white and black person’s use of the word. Sherri Shepherd and Whoopi Goldberg admitted there is a double standard, but added there should be. Sherri Shepherd said she uses the word "as a term of... NewsBusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047124/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:06:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045133/posts None other than the Rev. Al Sharpton has come to Milwaukee. Well, at least his voice is here. Sharpton’s syndicated radio show recently began broadcasting from noon to 3 p.m. weekdays on WMCS-AM (1290). That’s probably welcome news for some in town; for others, not so much. For some Milwaukeeans, Sharpton is part of the unholy trinity — along with Louis Farrakhan and Jesse Jackson — of outspoken black men who never let white America forget its sad racial past. To others, it’s a welcome relief to have a nationally syndicated African-American radio program with a political focus during daytime... JSOnline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045133/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:46:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044471/posts July 11, 2008, 0:00 a.m. Black-Hole SpeechThe will-to-power masquerades as tolerance. By Jonah Goldberg At a recent meeting of city officials in Dallas County, Texas, a small racial brouhaha broke out. County commissioners were hashing out difficulties with the way the central collections office handles traffic tickets. Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield found himself guilty of talking while white. He observed that the bureaucracy “has become a black hole” for lost paperwork. Fellow Commissioner John Wiley Price took great offense, shouting, “Excuse me!” That office, the black commissioner explained, has become a “white hole.” Seizing on the outrage, Judge Thomas Jones... National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044471/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:48:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044069/posts To understand anything, we have to know its history. To understand who stole our culture, we need to take a look at the history of "political correctness." Early Marxist theory Before World War I, Marxist theory said that if Europe ever erupted in war, the working classes in every European country would rise in revolt, overthrow their governments and create a new Communist Europe. But when war broke out in the summer of 1914, that didn't happen. Instead, the workers in every European country lined up by the millions to fight their country's enemies. Finally, in 1917, a Communist revolution... Worldnet Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044069/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:47:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043806/posts Yesterday morning, I marveled at the p.c. idiocy of Dallas County (TX) commissioner John Wiley Price, who protested when his colleague Kenneth Mayfield used the term “black hole” to refer to lost paperwork. The local Fox station in Dallas-Fort Worth has the video of the exchange. The ignorance and sanctimony of John Wiley Price are something to behold. Michelle Malkin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043806/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:57:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2043492/posts Writing in Human Events, Jihad Watch’s Robert Spencer observes that, “[t]hree years after the July 7, 2005, jihad terror attacks in London, the jihad in Britain is stronger than ever. It is not proceeding by means of more terrorism, but by stealth and by the preemptive surrender of all too many British officials.” He explains: The stealth jihad is a deeply-rooted, well-funded and wide-ranging effort to impose Islamic law, Sharia, upon the non-Muslim populations of Western countries. In England, and in America, it sometimes takes the form of an effort to win acceptance for Sharia law by portraying it as... The Stiletto Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2043492/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:43:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042974/posts Barack Obama has published an enemies list and conspiracy web on his presidential campaign website, Fight the Smears.The site lists conservative activists David Bossie, Floyd Brown, Bob Perry, Craig Shirley, Bruce Hawkins and James Lacy.The Obama campaign posted an accompanying graphic that lays out a web of connections between the conservatives, groups they represent and their efforts opposing liberals, including "Swift Boat", "Clinton Impeachment" and "Willie Horton Ad".The text never connects any of those listed to 'smears' against Obama, but instead lists their politcal sins such as working with the Minutemen, Ann Coulter, Gary Aldrich, donating to the Swift Boat... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042974/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:09:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042482/posts July 08, 2008, 6:00 a.m. WikipropagandaSpinning green. By Lawrence Solomon Ever wonder how Al Gore, the United Nations, and company continue to get away with their claim of a “scientific consensus” confirming their doomsday view of global warming? Look no farther than Wikipedia for a stunning example of how the global-warming propaganda machine works. As you (or your kids) probably know, Wikipedia is now the most widely used and influential reference source on the Internet and therefore in the world, with more than 50 million unique visitors a month. In theory Wikipedia is a “people’s encyclopedia” written and edited... National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042482/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:45:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040474/posts Boris Johnson urged people to walk away if they see a crime committed rather than risk their own lives. The London mayor admitted he would tell his own children to "look after themselves" rather than play Good Samaritan to a victim. "Everybody is shocked by the level of violence we are seeing, particularly towards young people, and we must all work as hard as we can to reverse this dreadful trend." Mirror http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040474/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:02:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040262/posts Cheuvront granted a motion by defense attorneys barring the use of the words rape, sexual assault, victim, assailant, and sexual assault kit from the trial of Pamir Safi—accused of raping Tory Bowen in October 2004. Slate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040262/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:47:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037302/posts  Human rights complaint over comic's lesbian remarksUpdated Thu. Jun. 26 2008 11:13 PM ETCTV.ca News StaffA Toronto comedian facing a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal hearing says offensive comments he made to two Vancouver lesbians were simply an attempt to stop them from heckling him on stage."I don't hate anybody based on their sexual orientation, or whatever, but I do hate hecklers and sometimes I get a little vehement," Guy Earle says in a radio interview posted on YouTube.Earle said he was hosting a weekly open-mic night in a restaurant on March 22, 2007 when the two women moved up... CTV News (Canada) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037302/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:00:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037008/posts On Oct. 6 at its National Convention in Seattle, the Society of Professional Journalists passed a resolution urging members and fellow journalists to take steps against racial profiling in their coverage of the war on terrorism... Society of Professional Journalists http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037008/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:27:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036252/posts There's a splendid controversy brewing at the University of Chicago--at least we'll consider it splendid so long as it has a happy ending, which now seems likely. The U of C may be best known these days as home to the law school where Barack Obama used to lecture on constitutional law (twice a week!), but in simpler times it was most famous as the academic perch of the great free-market economist Milton Friedman, who died in 2006. So when a prestigious university wants to name a research center after its most celebrated (Nobel prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom, etc.,... Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036252/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:13:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033848/posts Council bans brainstorming By Nick Allen Last Updated: 2:06PM BST 20/06/2008   A council has banned the term "brainstorming" and replaced it with "thought showers". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent was accused of taking political correctness to extremes after instructing staff to make the change.The move came as council chiefs feared the word brainstorming might offend mentally ill people and those with epilepsy.The buzz term is often used by executives to generate ideas among their staff. But memos have been sent to staff asking them not to use it and some have been given training which encouraged them... The Telegraph (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033848/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:01:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033323/posts    Cleaning Out The Carpetbaggers June 19, 2008 Nothing keeps a writer on his game like a good reader. In response to a recent article of mine I received an email from Bill, a reader, who asked, “Tell me what can be done, aside from outright militant revolution (as recommended by some of our forefathers) by the ones that truly love this country. Talk is cheap. Please advise.” In general, Bill was asking what a lone and caring citizen can do to alter this great nation’s present course into the loony bin and keep America as a “shining city upon a hill”. Although... dansargis.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033323/posts#comment Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:25:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033167/posts Partner: Emma Beal was reported to earn £96,000 as Ken Livingstone's administration manager   Job scrapped: Anni Marjoram, whose title was 'women's adviser'  Out: from left to right, planning chief Eleanor Young, creative industries adviser Emma St Giles, and events adviser Jude Woodward     Ken's partner axed as Boris Johnson purges City Hall 'wimmin'Paul Waugh, Deputy Political Editor 18.06.08 Boris Johnson continued his City Hall clear-out today as five senior staff known as "Ken's wimmin" lost their jobs. Ken Livingstone's partner Emma Beal, who was employed by the ex-Mayor as his "administration manager", was the most high profile... The Evening Standard (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033167/posts#comment Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:43:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032412/posts When you search Google for gay, you will see special rainbow colors next to the AdWords ads to the right side. Rainbow colors are a globally recognized gay symbol and there’s Pride Week coming up. On a related note, Google also sometimes dresses up AdWords for holidays, and they’ve also had their own wagons at gay parades before. Within Google, gay employees call themselves “gayglers.” Google Blogoscoped http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032412/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:35:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031059/posts Where does all this stuff that you�ve heard about this morning � the victim feminism, the gay rights movement, the invented statistics, the rewritten history, the lies, the demands, all the rest of it � where does it come from? For the first time in our history, Americans have to be fearful of what they say, of what they write, and of what they think. They have to be afraid of using the wrong word, a word denounced as offensive or insensitive, or racist, sexist, or homophobic. We have seen other countries, particularly in this century, where this has been... Accuracy in Academia http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031059/posts#comment Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:16:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029828/posts Political correctness began as a reasonable adjustment of manners, but as an ideology, it corrupts language and dulls thought. The American Conservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029828/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:42:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029780/posts Usually, when a journalist is censored in a Western nation, American news organizations respond with collective outrage. But as a major attack on press freedom unfolds in Canada, America’s mainstream media are silent. Neither the TV networks nor the major newspapers have reported on hearings last week at what amounts to a Stalinesque show trial in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mark Steyn, a Canadian journalist who now lives in New Hampshire and whose column appears in National Review magazine as well as several U.S. and Canadian newspapers, is facing charges before British Columbia’s Human Rights Tribunal. His crime? Spreading “hatred.” The... townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029780/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:06:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029362/posts With the important exception of racial discrimination -- which was already dying a natural death when I was young -- it is difficult to come up with an important area in which America is significantly better than when I was a boy. But I can think of many in which its quality of life has deteriorated. When I was a boy, America was a freer society than it is today. If Americans had been told the extent and number of laws that would govern their speech and behavior within one generation, they would have been certain that they were being... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029362/posts#comment Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:49:58 GMT