Thursday, June 24, 2004
I thought urinals were for men!
Just when you think political correctness can't possibly reach any more heights of absurdity, someone comes along to prove you wrong.
And so, claims Ben Shapiro, the first big fight of the new century has begun: Should transvestites-transgenders have the right to use whatever bathroom they choose? Don't be too quick to think you know the answer.
While on the subject of political correctness, here are a few other recent gems:
Portland, Oregon, police kicked Mike McLaughlin out of Pioneer Courthouse Square for 30 days when he refused to stop playing with a ball. The council has banned playing in playgrounds.
The NZ Environment Court has ruled that the continued diversion of the headwaters of the Whanganui, Whangaehu, and Moawhango Rivers on the North Island Central Plateau is “sacrilege�, a “denigration of Maori values and beliefs�, and “hurtful of Maori self-esteem�.
Organizers of a St. Patrick's Day parade in Georgia refused to allow a local youth group to carry a cross in their parade because it might have been too "controversial," reports the Athens Banner-Herald. Leaders of the Irish-American Heritage Society in Augusta told the Alleluia Community youth ministry that the parade "cannot be a platform for anyone's views, standpoints on politics, religion, race." Organizers suggested the kids carry shamrocks instead.
There are lots of other examples of PC at Tongue Tied, a service of Fox News.
Just when you think political correctness can't possibly reach any more heights of absurdity, someone comes along to prove you wrong.
And so, claims Ben Shapiro, the first big fight of the new century has begun: Should transvestites-transgenders have the right to use whatever bathroom they choose? Don't be too quick to think you know the answer.
While on the subject of political correctness, here are a few other recent gems:
Portland, Oregon, police kicked Mike McLaughlin out of Pioneer Courthouse Square for 30 days when he refused to stop playing with a ball. The council has banned playing in playgrounds.
The NZ Environment Court has ruled that the continued diversion of the headwaters of the Whanganui, Whangaehu, and Moawhango Rivers on the North Island Central Plateau is “sacrilege�, a “denigration of Maori values and beliefs�, and “hurtful of Maori self-esteem�.
Organizers of a St. Patrick's Day parade in Georgia refused to allow a local youth group to carry a cross in their parade because it might have been too "controversial," reports the Athens Banner-Herald. Leaders of the Irish-American Heritage Society in Augusta told the Alleluia Community youth ministry that the parade "cannot be a platform for anyone's views, standpoints on politics, religion, race." Organizers suggested the kids carry shamrocks instead.
There are lots of other examples of PC at Tongue Tied, a service of Fox News.
