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Category Archives: PC
Rod Dreher: Language, Memory, & Soft Totalitarianism
Rod writes: “A professor pointed out to me today that one theme of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four that’s becoming quite relevant today is how the most oppressive regime of control does not apply to the proles, but to members of the … Continue reading
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Stereotypes Are Usually Accurate
Comments at Steve Sailer: * I wonder if any of my fellow Unzions harbor nasty and unacceptable stereotypes about particular groups of people? Well, if you do, chances are those stereotypes are accurate. But, please, don’t take my word for … Continue reading
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Are There Fewer Jokes These Days?
A mate of mine in Australia says: “I’ve been enjoying all these old James Bond movies. I enjoy the sexism and racial stereotyping that prevailed in the early Bond movies. It’s a breath of fresh air. There was one set … Continue reading
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Campus PC: It’s the Dumb Students
Robert Weissberg writes: The Social Justice Warriors and thin-skinned “communities of color” among others will continue to throttle lively classroom conversations and any professor who insists that matters have improved, still risks his career. The reason for this dismal prognosis … Continue reading
Steve Sailer: Creators of “Zootopia” Intended It Originally as an Allegory on Stifling Political Correctness
Comments at Steve Sailer: * People are discomfited by the implied blackness of the predators. Even though the thrust is sympathetic to them and mocks the prey’s fear as hysterical, the implication is that it’s unfortunate blacks have to wear … Continue reading
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Thilo Sarrazin’s new book: a case of wishful thinking
Report: The enfant terrible of non-fiction German literature is back. Thilo Sarrazin’s latest book examines the “big mistakes” in current German and EU politics – but his provocative statements no longer surprise anyone. The most recent tome written by divisive … Continue reading
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First They Came For Ben Shapiro
From Morgoth’s Review: One of the problems Jews on “The Right” have is to perform the juggling act of attacking Political Correctness while making sure their own ethnic group is shielded by a titanium like umbrella of social taboo and … Continue reading
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NAACP leader uses F-word to apologize for using T-word after N-word meeting
Report: But after the meeting, while participants were speaking with the media, he was caught on camera saying Channel 12 reporter Monique Griego had “nice tits.” “I can’t believe that someone in his position would not understand how inappropriate that … Continue reading
The Anti-PC Candidate
Robert Weissberg writes: Multiple explanations exist for Donald Trump’s popularity, but one stands out above all: his willingness to violate that taboos of Political Correctness and speak the unvarnished truth on such hot button topics as immigration and Islam. Nearly … Continue reading
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SOUTH PARK JUST DECLARED OPEN SEASON ON SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIORS
Breitbart: South Park, the grand old man of politically incorrect comedy, has finally taken on the social justice warriors. In the season premiere, released yesterday, a new character was introduced: “PC Principal.” Describing himself as someone who is “sick and … Continue reading
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