Well, it's finally happened. Oldwhitemaleophobia has been pushed to as absurd an extreme as possible:
America is less and less white, but a melanin-deficient Santa remains the default in commercials, mall casting calls, and movies. Isn’t it time that our image of Santa better serve all the children he delights each Christmas?
Everybody seems to be having a good laugh either over President Obama's selfie at the Mandela funeral or the breathtaking con job done by the fake interpreter for the deaf. But if we can get serious for a moment, let's think about what we can learn from Nelson Mandela's life story about one of the enduring questions of civilization: When in a political struggle is violence justified? And don't say "never," or you'd be ruling out all wars, including ones most people agree were necessary.
I was sort of expecting Time magazine to name Edward Snowden its Person of the Year, so I was mildly surprised when the non went to Pope Francis. But of course the editors weren't really honoring the pope. They were just trying to sell to us the pope they wanted to see:
This seems fairly common-sensical:
An interesting piece of sociological research:
Using surveys, social networks, pornographic searches and dating sites, I recently studied evidence on the number of gay men. The data used in this analysis is available in highly aggregated form only and can be downloaded from publicly accessible sites. While none of these data sources are ideal, they combine to tell a consistent story.
A diversion for the easily amused:
It’s a leak Barbara Walters doesn’t want you to know about.
It's always gratifying to see the politically correct crowd hoisted with its own petard:
A bulletin board meant to provoke discussions of racial stereotypes has been removed Monday night from an Indiana University residence hall after generating outrage on social media.
The Foster Residence Center display featured an African-American in a Santa suit and the question, "Can Santa Claus be a black man?"
How often does anybody really need something delivered this quickly?
On most days, it is possible to get a laugh or two just by checking out the latest politically correct crapola at the Huffington Post. Here's a beaut:
Cultural appropriation refers to picking and choosing elements of a culture by a member of another culture without permission. This includes traditional knowledge, religious symbols, artifacts or any other unauthorized use of cultural practice or ideation.
My libertarian instincts kick in against edicts such as this, but on another level it's quite pleasing:
