Political Correctness on Townhall

• Oh My: Redskins' Quarterback Slams Political Correctness in Viral Tweet Wed May 1
  Guy Benson
• A Crazy Culture Thu Apr 25
  Emmett Tyrrell
  It has come to my attention that there is a new derogatory term in American politics. It is "Angry White Male." Moreover, I am apparently a member of this low-down grouping of Americanos. ... more
• Political Correctness and Fascism Wed Apr 10
  Susan Stamper Brown
  Political correctness is like a tsunami in that no one understands the extent of its danger until after the massive wave sweeps across the land and then recedes. ... more
• The AP's Complicated Word-Association Test Fri Apr 5
  Jonah Goldberg
  In what may be the greatest victory to date for the sophisticatedly asinine organization "No Labels," the Associated Press has embraced a new policy against "labeling people." ... more
• The Open-Borders Reporters Who Banned "Illegal Immigrant" Wed Apr 3
  Michelle Malkin
  File this in the overflowing cabinet labeled: No Wonder the Mainstream Media Is Dying. On Tuesday, the Associated Press announced that it is banishing the phrase "illegal immigrant" from its famous stylebook. The world's largest newsgathering outlet now advises reporters that "illegal" will "only refer to an action, not a person." ... more
• School Confiscates Cupcakes Decorated with Toy Soldiers Sat Mar 9
  Todd Starnes
  A Michigan elementary school is defending its decision to confiscate a third-graders batch of homemade cupcakes because the birthday treats were decorated with plastic green Army soldiers. ... more
• Yes, Virginia, There is Christmas Censorship Thu Dec 20
  Jordan Lorence
  Each year, misguided government officials and fearful corporate executives try to censor expressions of Christmas, and, each year, after people object, others deny such censorship exists. But it does. ... more
• Our Deviant Society Wed Nov 7
  Walter E. Williams
  Here's one usage of the term gentleman: The gentleman helped the fallen lady to her feet. Here's another, one we might hear from a newscaster or a police spokesman: Tonight we report on the arrest of two gentlemen who raped, sodomized and murdered an 80-year-old woman. ... more
• Slandering Muhammad Is Not a Crime Wed Oct 3
  Jacob Sullum
  Addressing the U.N. General Assembly last week, President Barack Obama tried to explain this strange attachment that Americans have to freedom of speech. He was handicapped by his attraction to a moral principle whose dangers the journalist Jonathan Rauch presciently highlighted in his 1993 book, "Kindly Inquisitors": "Thou shalt not hurt others with words." ... more
• Clinton Condemns Anti-Islam Video Thu Sep 13
  Morocco
  Calling the video "disgusting and reprehensible...distasteful" may be true, but it only provides justification to our enemies. ... more
• Giuliani on 'Irrational Application of Political Correctness' Wed Sep 12
  New York, NY
  On the tenth anniversary of September 11th, Rudy Giuliani gave the GOP Weekly Address. ... more
• PC Police: Everyday Phrases Offensive Fri Aug 31
  America
  The State Department outlines how saying "hold down the fort" is racist and "rule of thumb" is insensitive. ... more
• @#$! Republicrats Say Sat May 26
  Steve Deace
  There are three primary languages used in contemporary American politics. The first – and sadly least spoken – is plain English, which is the language spoken by those of us that actually believe the original wording of the Constitution means exactly what it says. ... more
• Judge Takes a Chisel to the Ten Commandments Sun May 13
  Robert Knight
  God Almighty needs an editor, according to a federal judge in Virginia. At least, He does when the Ten Commandments are on government property. ... more
• Lawyer Defending 9/11 Suspects Wearing Burqa in Court 'Out of Respect' Mon May 7
  Katie Pavlich
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers Fri May 4
  Diana West
  Remember the sci-fi cult classic "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"? The 1956 movie is about a small town where extraterrestrial "pods" take over the townspeople. Even pillars of the community change into zombielike clones, as revealed by their blank stares and abnormal impulses. Outwardly, though, the "pod people" remain unchanged. ... more
• The Foggiest War Thu May 3
  Cliff May
  We don't know our enemy. What's worse: We don't want to. ... more
• SF's Political Correctness Takes Mirkarimi Prisoner Sun Apr 29
  Debra J. Saunders
  Former San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Brown is appalled. He didn't vote for Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, and he isn't his biggest fan. But when he considers the prosecution of Mirkarimi for bruising his wife's arm during a New Year's Eve argument, he is appalled. ... more
• Mural With Depiction of Traditional Marriage Controversial? Wed Apr 11
  Rhode Island
  Pilgrim High School in Rhode Island painted over the offensive image of a happy family, although they later changed their mind. ... more
• School Tries to Change "God Bless the USA" to "We Love the USA" Thu Apr 5
  Katie Pavlich
• Take 'God' Out of 'God Bless the USA'? Thu Apr 5
  America
  A Massachusetts public school wanted to do just that. ... more
• NYC Schools Ban Words Like Birthday, Slavery and Dinosaur Wed Mar 28
  Helen Whalen Cohen
• Gender Specific Writer Fri Mar 9
  Mona Charen
  Apple Inc. makes dazzling, life-enhancing products, so God bless them ... to a point. Having recently upgraded my computer to OS X 10.7.3 or Lion, I discovered that the new operating system no longer supports Microsoft Word, the word processing program I'd been dragooned into using after Microsoft muscled the far superior Word Perfect out of contention. ... more
• Great Moments in European Political Correctness Fri Mar 9
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  The eurocrats in Brussels have much bigger fish to fry. They’re addressing the unmitigated horror of inadequate female representation in corporate boardrooms and contemplating continent-wide quotas. ... more
• Chanting "USA! USA!" is now racist Wed Mar 7
  San Antonio, TX
  Losing side in high school basketball game gets offended by winner's chants of "USA!" because it was 'racist'. ... more

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