Politically Correct or Incorrect Bullshit Of The Day

[diamelsx]

Originally Posted by haroldeye

There is no difference. Someone somewhere is stating what you can or can't say and saying what I can or can't hear.

2 things

1. A publisher cannot imprison you, governments can
2. When you agree to go to a publister you are agreeing according to the contract to cede editorial control to the publisher in or oder so they can publish your work

Originally Posted by 1st Ammendment

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Notice it says nouthing about media companies...

[Decadence]

Originally Posted by diamelsx

The word I bolded makes this a financially correct move and not a Politically Correct one. Book publishers do not give a fuck about politics, they just want to sell books. At the end of the day if not turning off readers due to objectionable content accomplishes that goal, then that is what they will do.

It's sad commentary to acknowledge that as a society it's come to this.. that there's that many people out there just waiting to be offended that it affects what gets published and how.

Originally Posted by diamelsx

This is where it gets tricky. George great artist that he was did "7 dirty words" as commentary on government instituted censorship, which is different from a publisher not deciding to publish a book. 7 dirty words dealt with the person being jailed for his or her transgression. The writer still has the right to write the material, he or she is just not entitled to have it published. Big difference.

That may be, but at least in the case with Salinger and Huxley (and others) the book was published "as is" before the outrage began. Thankfully, the original works remain. I can't imagine reading either of those two or, for example, "A Clockwork Orange" or "Fahrenheit 451" after they had gone through a sensitivity whitewashing.

Originally Posted by diamelsx

You know what Tipper did ended up being the best marketing tool rap music ever had. Basically what those stickers did was to point out to all the white kids (which is/was 70%-75% of the market)
which rap music to buy. Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and others have become multi-millionaires and in the case of Dre a billionaire off of Tipper's stickers. You talk about turning lemons into lemonade...

And I'll never forgive the meddling hag for it, either.

[diamelsx]

Originally Posted by Decadence

It's sad commentary to acknowledge that as a society it's come to this.. that there's that many people out there just waiting to be offended that it affects what gets published and how.

You make it sound like it is something new, this has always been the case it has gone unnoticed and now with the recalibration of the scales it now has been brought to your attention.

Originally Posted by Decadence

That may be, but at least in the case with Salinger and Huxley (and others) the book was published "as is" before the outrage began. Thankfully, the original works remain. I can't imagine reading either of those two or, for example, "A Clockwork Orange" or "Fahrenheit 451" after they had gone through a sensitivity whitewashing.

I take it you are nou are not a published writer. If they edited the word of God (The Bible) you think they did not edit those works too? Fact is that editing on sensitivity grounds has always been done, it is just that sensitivities do change as do the people and other conditions do.

Originally Posted by Decadence

And I'll never forgive the meddling hag for it, either.

You know alot of rappers were like that too, at first...

[diamelsx]

Is there anywhere on the ideological spectrum this MILO is welcome?

Originally Posted by National Review

The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), organized by the American Conservative Union, is regularly the most anticipated event on the conservative calendar. Although it has become increasingly circus-like in recent years, it remains the year’s foremost gathering of conservative activists, several days of speakers normally include leading officeholders, and it is considered a testing ground for prospective presidential canindates

Over the weekend, CPAC invited Milo Yiannopoulos to speak at this year’s event, happening later this week in Maryland. Of late, Yiannopoulos, a “tech editor” for Breitbart News, has been a regular guest on college campuses and a constant source of irritation to campus liberals. Recently, the University of California–Berkeley greeted his arrival with riots. Despite the fact that Yiannopoulos holds a number of noxious opinions, we have defended his right to air them against those who would shout him down or worse.

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[tsunamiSD]

Originally Posted by diamelsx

Is there anywhere on the ideological spectrum this MILO is welcome?


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Here is a longer article on his remarks that got him in trouble...

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Washingtonian reported that even some board members of the American Conservative Union, which hosts CPAC, felt “blindsided” by the announcement. “The ACU board was not consulted on this, nor was there a board vote,” tweeted ACU board member Ned Ryun. Others pointed out that last week Yiannopoulos told Bill Maher, “I don’t know if I’m conservative.”
By Sunday, that was the least of CPAC’s concerns. The Reagan Battalion, a conservative blog, tweeted out a video of Yiannopoulos making anti-Semitic remarks and railing against the “arbitrary and oppressive idea of consent.” First, he claims that when female teachers have sex with their male students, “The boy is the predator in that situation.” He continues:

In the homosexual world particularly, some of those relationships between younger boys and older men the sort of coming of age relationships relationships in which those older men have helped those young boys to discover who they are and give them security and safety and provide them with love and a reliable — and sort of a rock where they can’t speak to their parents.

[Decadence]

Another no-win situation for kids...

This little tidbit comes from Texas:

Mack Beggs, the transgender wrestler from Euless Trinity High School, is halfway home to capturing the Class 6A state girls wrestling championship in the 110-pound weight class. This is amidst the sudden swirling controversy around Beggs, whose gender transition from female to male became a news story after the regional tournament.

At the regional tournament, two wrestlers forfeited rather than grapple with Beggs. One, Coppell’s Madeline Rocha, who had already qualified for state, lost her opening-round match Friday in Cypress.

After losing to Beggs, who has has been on testosterone treatments since October 2015, Mya Engert left the mat in tears and her coach tersely declined an interview request for her wrestler. Many of the coaches have said they’re not upset at Beggs, but just the predicament of their girls having to wrestle against an athlete on testosterone.

Alright.. I'll admit I'm not nearly as progressive as some of you. But-

With all the clamor over transgender bathrooms, why isn't this "male" wrestling against other males? Doesn't this further oppress him? Does "he" use the women's locker room? Why is a teenager on hormones (to begin with) allowed to participate in high school sports at all? Just because he/she/it is transgender, is that a pass for having an unfair advantage?

This LGBTQIABCDEFGHIJ stuff is getting way out of hand.

[diamelsx]

Originally Posted by Decadence

Alright.. I'll admit I'm not nearly as progressive as some of you. But-

With all the clamor over transgender bathrooms, why isn't this "male" wrestling against other males?

Originally Posted by The Washington Post

That’s because last year, some 95 percent of Texas superintendents voted in favor of an amendment to the constitution of the University Interscholastic League, the state’s governing body for public school athletics, that requires student athletes to compete as the gender listed on their birth certificate, the Dallas Morning News reported at the time.

Originally Posted by Decadence

Doesn't this further oppress him?

He seems to think so.

Originally Posted by The Washington Post

Beggs’s participation — and dominance — in the girls’ league has spurred consternation among some in the Dallas region, including a lawsuit filed by an unhappy parent, who argued that if Beggs identifies as a boy he should have to wrestle other boys.

And Beggs would, his family told the Dallas Morning News, if he could, but the rules won’t allow it.

Originally Posted by The Washington Post

When the referendum ballot was approved (586-32, with 2 non-responses), critics called it “horrible policy” that would discriminate against transgender athletes who were unable to afford the complicated maneuvering that goes into legally changing one’s birth certificate through the state.

Now, as word of Beggs’s case has gained increased publicity, experts say the policy’s likely intention — to keep transgender female athletes transitioning from male to female from having a hormonal leg up on competitors — is backfiring.

Call it the law of "unintended consequences".

Originally Posted by Decadence

How is a teenager on hormones (to begin with) allowed to participate in high school sports at all?

Originally Posted by The Washington Post

But Texas Education Code and UIL rules allow the use of steroids if “dispensed, prescribed, delivered and administered by a medical practitioner for a valid medical purpose,”

Apparently he is within the rules.

Originally Posted by Decadence

Just because he/she/it is transgender, is that a pass for having an unfair advantage?

She is playing by the rules. Now what that says about the Rules I do not know

Originally Posted by Decadence

This LGBTQIABCDEFGHIJ stuff is getting way out of hand.

To think this happened in Texas of all places.
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[haroldeye]

To think this happened in Texas of all places.

What would John Wayne say?

[Devius]

Giraffe birth live webcam back on after complaints it was sexually explicit

A live video stream of a giraffe waiting to give birth in a zoo has resumed, after it was removed by YouTube following complaints the feed was sexually explicit.

The owner of Animal Adventure Park in New York state says animal rights activists were responsible for reporting the video.

The webcam is now working again, with thousands of people watching April the giraffe as she prepares to give birth.

Details:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articl...ually-explicit

Apparently YouTube abruptly cut the live stream on Thursday when what the zoo called “animal rights extremists” alleged a violation of its “nudity and sexual content” policy.

[Old Jud]

Originally Posted by Devius

Giraffe birth live webcam back on after complaints it was sexually explicit

A live video stream of a giraffe waiting to give birth in a zoo has resumed, after it was removed by YouTube following complaints the feed was sexually explicit.

The owner of Animal Adventure Park in New York state says animal rights activists were responsible for reporting the video.

The webcam is now working again, with thousands of people watching April the giraffe as she prepares to give birth.

Details:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articl...ually-explicit

Apparently YouTube abruptly cut the live stream on Thursday when what the zoo called “animal rights extremists” alleged a violation of its “nudity and sexual content” policy.

Has the Giraffe been asked to comment on the issue? Has she been exploited or is she just an exhibitionist?

Hopefully the more unhinged elements of the left will hold a protest march at the zoo, and outside the Israeli embassy of course, a protest just wouldn't be the same if the Jews are not blamed for this....