I hate the term “hate crimes.” Does that make me a criminal? Am I automatically guilty? Honestly, I cannot see any difference at all between the terms “hate crimes” and “thought crimes.” And that scares me. In a “traditional” crime, someone is injured. Let’s say person A punches person [...]
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More “Hate” Crimes
Posted in News, Political Correctness on December 3, 2007 | 11 Comments »
Alaska Air: Gay Discount Airline
Posted in Political Correctness, Right and Wrong on November 30, 2007 | 6 Comments »
So hey, did you know that if you claim that you’re gay that Alaska Airlines will give you a discount? Or you can look at this in the opposite direction and note that if you’re not gay, you have to pay more to fly on this airline. Is that okay with you? [...]
Words Are Dangerous
Posted in Political Correctness on November 19, 2007 | 8 Comments »
And should be banned. At least that’s what publishers in England think. The publishers have actually told a children’s book author that writing about a fire-breathing dragon is dangerous. The publishers are afraid of the government — and that they might get in trouble with “health and safety regulations.”
Well, that’s England for [...]
