The state of the culture

When even a famous gay atheist like Camille Paglia takes aim at at A&E's suspension of "Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson, you know it's destined to go down as one of the most epic hysterical overreactions in history:

Women think the workplace is unfair to them, even though it is not. How come? This, I think:

Maybe, but it’s the constant media drumbeat about supposed unfairness that’s making women think the decks are stacked against them at all. Consider, even though many women seem to believe the playing field isn’t level when it comes to wages and hiring, Pew finds that “relatively few working adults report these types of gender biases at their own workplace.”

This is just one ruling by one judge, but I think it's pretty indicative of where we are as a society and where we're headed:

Well, it's finally happened. Oldwhitemaleophobia has been pushed to as absurd an extreme as possible:

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.

Pat Robertson is getting stranger and stranger:

Televangelist Pat Robertson on Wednesday struggled to understand why homosexuality was no longer considered a mental illness, but said that he approved of gender reassignment surgery.

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?"

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.

Is it really that bad? Are we experiencing "a culture in ruins"?