Moral Values and Customs vs. Laws
I'm approaching my 82nd birthday, and my daughter will occasionally suggest that modernity is perplexing to me because I'm from prehistoric times. As such, it points to one of the unavoidable problems of youth -- namely, the temptation to think that today's behavioral standards have always been. Let's look at a few of the differences between yesteryear and today.
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'Search Party' Swaps Gender Roles in Sexual Harassment Episode
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In the wake of the recent onslaught of sexual harassment accusations against men in power, Sunday night’s episodes of TBS’s Search Party presented their own case of sexual misconduct, but with a twist: a female senatorial candidate sexually harasses a young African-American campaign staffer. In the first of tonight’s episodes, “Denial,” candidate Mary Ferguson (J. Smith-Cameron) calls campaign…
'The Orville': Religion Just 'Growing Pains' in 'Culture's Evolution'
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Seth MacFarlane isn’t content to undermine religion in just one episode of FOX's The Orville. He devotes 2 whole episodes of his 12 episode series to bashing religious beliefs. In tonight’s episode, tellingly titled “Mad Idolatry,” he calls religion a “poison.” Thursday’s episode had a religion develop around the Orville’s First Officer Kelly after she uses technology to heal a girl from a…
Marvel Editor Assumed Japanese Identity to Advance Career
A person assumes a fake ethnic identity in order to advance their career. If you guessed this person to be Elizabeth Warren who passed herself off as an Indian in order to be hired as a minority on the Harvard faculty you would be right. However, you would also be right if you guessed the person to be the new Marvel comics editor-in-chief, C.B. Cebulski, who years ago pretended to be Japanese…
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Fox 'Comedy' Depicts Love Triangle With Teacher, Student, Aunt
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Fox sitcom The Mick got pretty gross with the November 28 episode "The Teacher" when they presented a love triangle between high schooler Sabrina (Sofia Black-D'Elia), her Aunt "Mick" (Kaitlin Olson), and her teacher, Mr. Reed. After Mr. Reed drops her off late at night on his motorcycle, and hearing how Sabrina talks about him, Mick suspects the relationship is inappropriate, and decides to find…
Clinton: We Need to ‘Empower’ Women Who Share Sexual Assault Stories
In an interview with The Washington Post Tuesday, Hillary Clinton basically admitted she holds a double standard on when to believe women’s stories of sexual assault. In the most recent episode of The Post’s podcast, “Cape Up” host Jonathan Capehart sat down with Clinton to discuss her book and all of the accusations against those in the media, entertainment and politics that have been…
Late-Night Liberal Seth Meyers Tapped to Host 75th Golden Globe Awards
Seth Meyers, the liberal host of NBC’s Late Night program, was announced as the host of the 75th Golden Globe Awards program in a statement released on Thanksgiving Day by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. According to HFPA President Meher Tatna, the Association “is excited” about having Meyers in the role that has previously been filled by Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC’s Tonight Show, British…
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Twitter Reveals Some Funny Charlie Rose Jokes
As reported by Mediaite, CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert addressed sexual harassment charges against CBS morning news host Charlie Rose on Tuesday night. He called it an "abuse of power, and noted Rose gave unwanted shoulder rubs, something his employees referred to as “the crusty paw.” He quipped “And you may make three wishes upon the accursed paw, all of which are… to not get a back rub…
Diversity Obsession
A common feature of our time is the extent to which many in our nation have become preoccupied with diversity. But true diversity obsession, almost a mania, is found at our institutions of higher learning. Rather than have a knee-jerk response for or against diversity, I think we should ask just what is diversity and whether it's a good thing. How do we tell whether a college, a department or…
How to Get Through a Politically Fraught T-Day: Get Over Yourself
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Being a snowflake never really gets any easier. Sure, crayons and puppies get you through the immediate crises of Ben Shapiro showing up on your campus or finding that the food co-op is out of your favorite artisanal cheese. But life is a vast minefield of micro-aggressions, hidden triggers and unchecked privilege – and never more so than when you have to pack up the Prius and drive to the…
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MSNBC’s Matthews Repents: ‘I Was Too Tough' On Bill Clinton
While a number of liberal journalists and politicians have had the sudden revelation that they supported a “sexual predator” in the White House twenty plus years ago, some are having the exact opposite reaction. MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews lamented on his show last Friday that he was actually “too tough” on Bill Clinton back then, despite being one of the few journalists who was critical…
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The Atlantic Covers Students Triggered By Steve Martin 'King Tut' Song
There are some situations in the news just begging to be mocked. One such example was the report that snowflake social justice warrior students at Reed College in Oregon objected to one of my favorite Saturday Night Live skits ever performed: Steve Martin singing "King Tut" in 1978.
NY Times Op-Ed: 'Pence Rule' Is a False Solution to 'Male Predation'
On Wednesday, Katelyn Beaty, described as "an editor at large for Christianity Today and the author of 'A Woman’s Place,'" tried to make "A Christian Case Against the 'Pence Rule.'" In the process, she smeared the rule, and the Vice President, as being in place primarily to avoid "male predation."
Flashback: 'Lion of the Senate' Ted Kennedy's Sex Antics Widely Known
The sudden condemnation of sexual harrassment by Democrats within their own ranks rings a bit hollow especially due to the suspicious timing. It now seems as more of a way for Democrats to go after President Donald Trump or Judge Roy Moore of Alabama rather than sincere disgust at the sexual antics of people such as former President Bill Clinton or Senator Al Franken.
One glaring example proves…
