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2016 Election, Cultural Commentary
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Your Must-Read: “America to Establishment: Who the Hell Are You People?”
by Tammy on March 24, 2016Excellent analysis looking at the coming revolution that the political class still doesn’t understand. But they will in November. Via McClatchy. ST. LOUIS~~The people who spend two bucks for chili at the Courtesy Diner at Laclede Station Road can’t fathom why anyone would pay Hillary Clinton $225,000 to make a speech. Nor can they understand why the U.S. Senate is taking a 17-day break for Easter after spending much of their time last week fuming over the Supreme Court vacancy. Somehow, people all over America are saying loudly and clearly this election year, Washington and its enablers – the media, the political pros and Wall Street – don’t understand us. That’s why, all over this slice of middle America, exasperated...
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New Campus Social Justice Cause: Fat Liberation
by Shifra on January 21, 2016Fat Studies courses are now being offered on college campuses, and appear to be a huge (oops) hit with millennial Social Justice Warriors. And the new enemy? Diet books! Please, no one tell FLOTUS: The Queen will not be pleased. Via Daily Caller: Described as an “emerging academic field” that focuses on combating “weightism,” “fat stigma,” and the “weight based oppression” of fat people, “fat studies” courses are popping up on college campuses across the country. Typically found in women and gender studies departments, fat studies courses don’t study obesity as a leading cause of death in America but rather approach fatness as a “social justice” issue, and usually focus on “fat liberation” movements and activism as ways to combat...
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9.6% of College Grads Think One Of The Supreme Court Justices Is… Judge Judy
by Shifra on January 18, 2016Barack Obama voters, no doubt. Via Daily Caller: A newly-published report shows that almost 10 percent of America’s college graduates think Judge Judy is a U.S. Supreme Court justice. Among other lowlights, the report shows that almost 60 percent of college grads have no idea how to amend the Constitution. Also, nearly half of the people who have earned bachelor’s degrees in this country don’t realize that U.S. senators serve six-year terms while members of the U.S. House of Representatives serve two-year terms…. Related: American Council of Trustees and Alumni: A Crisis In Civic Education
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Oregon: Ordering Coffee At Starbucks Is Related To Killings Of Black Men
by Shifra on January 13, 2016I read this article three times, trying to follow the “logic.” But all I got was a big headache. Via Daily Caller: Oregon State University will host a workshop next week that will explain to students how ordering a coffee at Starbucks involves “implicit biases that contribute to injustice” and connects to the “recent killings of black men” by white cops. The Jan. 19 workshop entitled “Making the Unknown Known: Exploring Implicit Bias in Everyday Life” is part of a nine-day Martin Luther King celebration at the school, reports Campus Reform. Here’s Oregon State’s blurb explaining the 90-minute event: “What do the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Fair Housing Act in late June, recent killings of black men by White...
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NYC Crazy Alert: ‘Misgendering’ A Transsexual Could Cost $250,000 Fine
by Shifra on December 28, 2015Looks like the NYC Commission on Human Rights have lost their, er, “zirs” minds. Via Breitbart: Did you call a transsexual person “he” or “she” when they preferred to be called “zhe?” According to a newly updated anti-discrimination law in New York City, you could be fined an eye-watering $250,000. In the latest, astonishing act of draconian political correctness, the NYC Commission on Human Rights have updated a law on “Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Expression” to threaten staggering financial penalties against property owners who “misgender” employees or tenants. Incidents that are deemed “wilful and malicious” will see property owners face up to $250,000 in fines, while standard violations of the law will result in a $125,000...
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NYT Throws Gender-Neutral ‘Mx.’ Into The Mix
by Shifra on December 2, 2015Has the once proud Paper of Record been reduced to just trolling us? Via Breitbart: John Nolte — Anti-Science New York Times Uses Gender-Neutral Mx. The following appeared in a New York Times story over the weekend: “Mx. Hardwick, 27, who prefers not to be assigned a gender — and also insists on the gender-neutral Mx. in place of Ms. or Mr. — is a staff member at Bluestockings.” How stupid. You are either a man or a woman. You can “identify” however you like. It’s a free country. If you want to “identify” as a lump of blue cheese from the planet Krypton, knock yourself out. The idea, though, that a newspaper like The New York Times, an outlet...
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Liberal Group ‘CAP’ Employees Demand ‘Safe Space’… From Netanyahu
by Shifra on November 12, 2015The whiny babies, er, special snowflakes, er, employees of the liberal “think tank” (using the word “think” loosely here) were very upset at the prospect of meeting someone, or even being in the same building as someone who does not think exactly the way they do. So they did what Libs do when they get upset: They threw a temper tantrum: Via Weekly Standard: The Center for American Progress (CAP), one of the largest and most influential liberal think tanks in Washington, recently extended an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He spoke there yesterday, and the New York Times write-up notes that Netanyahu “project[ed] a benevolent tone even as he countered criticism of his approach to resolving the...
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Why Did Sen. Claire McCaskill Do A ‘Men Should Just Shut The Hell Up’ Video?
by Shifra on November 12, 2015Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) appeared on Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show,” with this video. The Huffington Post called it “possibly one of the greatest videos to ever grace the Internet.” McCaskill claims “it’s just a joke.” So, is she thinking of switching to stand-up comedy? Because she should not give up her day job. Oh wait… And this tweet says it all: @clairecmc The only joke is u being a US Senator from a fascist state — SgtMaj-USMC (@retireleo) November 10, 2015 Via BizPac Review: ….In a comment that flips the Democratic Party’s so-called “war on women” on its head, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said men should “just shut the hell up,”…. In a video aired Tuesday on “The Late...
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Johnny Can’t Read Or Add
by dennisl59 on October 31, 2015**Promoted from the TAMWire. Posted by dennisl59** And the slide into ignorance continues… CNS News: Detroit Public Schools: 93% Not Proficient in Reading; 96% Not Proficient in Math In the Detroit public school district, 96 percent of eighth graders are not proficient in mathematics and 93 percent are not proficient in reading. That is according to the results of the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress tests published by the Department of Education’s National Center for Educational Statistics. Only 4 percent of Detroit public school eighth graders are proficient or better in math and only 7 percent in reading. This is despite the fact that in the 2011-2012 school year—the latest for which the Department of Education has reported the...
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Income Inequality Alert: FLOTUS Wears $2,290 Dress To Meet Pope, Champion Of Poor
by Shifra on September 25, 2015Remember when Ann Romney wore a $990 blouse to a morning show interview, and a $1690 Oscar de la Renta dress to the Presidential Debate, and we heard nothing from the Legacy Media? Yeah, neither do I. Via Twitchy: Ann Romney deserves an apology: Michelle Obama met Pope Francis in a $2000+ dress That two thousand dollar dress Michelle Obama wore to greet the pope http://t.co/GFCeJuCLqv — Susan Glasser (@sbg1) September 24, 2015 @AsheSchow $2000 dress = good. Horse riding as a pain management tool for MS? 1% PRIVILEGE — Zj Sky (@booloojenks) September 24, 2015 Wait a minute….didn't Ann Romney get shredded for wearing an expensive dress?!? Oh, she's a Republican? Ok https://t.co/8AXj2jgnWk — Zach Ward (@zachward1) September 24,...
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Yale Hires ‘Black Lives Matter’ Activist To Teach Course In ‘Leadership”
by Shifra on September 13, 2015Yale University is now ranked as the top university in the U.S. The cost for the 2015-’16 year is “only” $47,600 for tuition, $8,200 for room, and $6,400 for board. Money well spent? Via Daily Caller: DeRay Mckesson, who has been described as a leader in the #BlackLivesMatter movement, is heading to Yale Divinity School to teach a one-credit course about “transformational leadership.” A writeup by Campus Reform’s Peter Hasson reports that Mckesson will serve as a “guest lecturer” and will teach a course specially called “Transformational Leadership in the #BlackLivesMatter Movement.” Reading material for the course will consist of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s book “Between the World and Me,” a Huffington Post article titled “How The Black Lives Matter Movement Changed...
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U. of TN To Incoming Students: Stop Using ‘He’ And ‘She,’ Start Using ‘Ze’ and ‘Xe’
by Shifra on September 1, 2015Personally, I think they xe are going too far with this. Via Washington Examiner: In the boldest endorsement of a growing national trend, the University of Tennessee is urging incoming students and teachers to junk references to “he,” “she,” and “them,” in favor of gender-neutral “ze” and “xe.” “With the new semester beginning and an influx of new students on campus, it is important to participate in making our campus welcoming and inclusive for all. One way to do that is to use a student’s chosen name and their correct pronouns,” blogged Donna Braquet, director of the school’s Pride Center. “We should not assume someone’s gender by their appearance, nor by what is listed on a roster or in student...
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Feds Spend $97,500 To Create Wordless Shakespeare Plays
by Shifra on July 22, 2015Because, when studying Shakespeare’s Macbeth, we don’t need no stinkin’ words! Via Free Beacon: The federal government has invested nearly $100,000 to bring Shakespeare to the stage—only without the legendary playwright’s words. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and its state agency the Virginia Commission for the Arts has funded numerous shows from the Crystal City-based Synetic Theater…. The Wall Street Journal bemoaned the dumbing down of Shakespeare, noting Shakespeare’s plays “without puns is like French cooking without butter,” in a recent review of Synetic’s adaptations. “The latest Shakespeare fashion, at least in the Washington area, is to invite people to a feast of language and serve nothing but grunts, grimaces and grins—with a few gyrations thrown in for...
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The Award For Outstanding Feminist Icon Goes To…Miss Piggy!
by Shifra on May 4, 2015I do love Miss Piggy. And Miss Piggy’s Guide to Life certainly has some memorable gems: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder & it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye Of course women don’t work as hard as men. We get it right the first time! But, is the bossy, self-absorbed diva really the best choice? Anyway, it has been confirmed that Kermit the Frog will be in attendance. 🙂 Via Breitbart: Miss Piggy to receive honorary ‘feminist’ trailblazer award Famed Muppet character Miss Piggy is scheduled to receive her first award from the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum on...
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On Harvard And Trigger Warnings: Toughen Up, Buttercups!
by Shifra on April 27, 2015Harvard is conducting a sex-study survey (deadline is May 3) which all students are required to complete (and students will receive a $5 Amazon gift card for their efforts). Via NY Post: Naomi Schaefer Riley: Harvard’s wacky campus-sex survey “Since you have been a student at Harvard University has a student or someone employed by or otherwise associated with Harvard . . . continued to ask you to go out, get dinner, have drinks or have sex even though you said no?” If so, you may be a victim of sexual misconduct or sexual assault or sexual harassment…. Once you get past the basic demographic data — the bit asking students to identify their gender offers eight possible answers — come the...
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