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10 Controversial Classic Alternative Tunes

Laura Bock, , , 7 Comments

    Political Correctness – it’s all around us and you cannot escape its stifling grip.    I remember going to Disneyland as a child and riding the Pirates of the Caribbean ride with my parents and seeing the historically correct “Auction! Take a wench for a bride!”, thinking nothing of it being offensive because it was a part of history. When I took a solo trip to California many years later, I rode the same ride and the auction part was removed because it was no longer politically correct. It…

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Red Pens: Correct the Mistake

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I am beyond upset.   I’ve been reading Glenn Beck’s book, Arguing With Idiots, and I always seem to get stuck on the Education chapter. I get sick to my stomach reading about the so-called “progressive education” system. One thing in particular that’s really got me livid is the whole “red pen” debacle. For those of you that do not know, a lot of teachers are no longer using red pens to grade papers; red is “too harsh” and instead they use “soothing colors like purple.” What the hell?! Soothing?!…

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