Is this true? (News Item)

[Robbo_the_Hood]

So, I was at the laundromat yesterday and someone turned on Foxnews and I don't know why. However, they ran a story that textbooks have been on a PC banning spree. Most examples of items removed were minor things, yet they are removing "The Little Engine that Could" because the personified train is referred to as "he." Then they report that "dinasaur" will be omitted from now on because it supports evolutionary theory.

Generally I haven't taken much stock in Foxnews since they started referring to local Bagdhad time as "Bad Guy Time." It just rubs me the wrong way. I honestly thought they were joking. However, I was flipping through channels, and the McLaughlan Group was doing their immitation of an old SNL skit (very obscure joke) and they mentioned the same story. Considering PBS and Foxnews are both reporting it, I can't find the story on CNN nor any other source. If this is true, why isn't it a bigger story? Or should I just turn on my TV once in a while?

[Tongue]

Yes it's true.

Actually I don't know coz I live in England.

It may be true. Possibly. Shall I stop now???? OK

[Razorback]

Typical Fox News bashing by a tree humper... anyway, it is true.

RB

[Robbo_the_Hood]

It wasn't meant to be bashing at all. I honestly did not believe the headline. I've seen them make up headlines as a joke before on that channel. I can't recall any specifics but I thought this was one of these instances.

This whole situation is rather Orwellian.

[Tongue]

How can it be Orwellian? It's 19yrs to late. Unless he wrote a sequal. It's plausible. Isn't it?

[Razorback]

LOL!

RB

[JK]

Also, NOW is working to have the phrase "founding fathers" removed from any reference to men who wrote our Declaration of Independence and the framers of our Constitution. (they say it's sexist)

[Tongue]

My friend got kicked out of college for being rascist because he refused to bend over and refer to a blackboard as a chalkboard. Sitting next to him was his black friend laughing his tits off.

[DangerSeeker]

Oh, I hope the blackboard one was a joke, though I'd believe it. I mean, after all, there are so many associations between African Americans and chalkboards, hurtful associations that need to be removed from our culture. What kind of rational society of peace and harmony can there be without hateful terms like "The Blackboard Jungle" flying around?

I am now only referring to black as "hue-saturated amalgam." It's a mouthful, but don't want to cross any lines. That's the kind of sensitive Mick/Kraut I am.

[Razorback]

I had an African-American fellow student say this in a history class of mine recently:

"Nothing has changed [since the late 40s and 50s, with respect to race relations and racism]! In fact, I think things have gotten worse!"

I think that is very similar to hypersensative people who worry about things like "founding Fathers" and "blackboard". There is a level of self imposed ignorance there that speaks volumes about a segment of our society that is working against real racial equality by concentrating on non-issues.

RB

[Tongue]

Personally I believe that it just a case of people just trying to either account for the past mistakes or just trying not to over excite the populace.

[Razorback]

I think it is more sinister than that.

RB

[Efexeye]

This is true but it's old news....it started with Harry Potter a while back. I like the Simpson's take on it:

NED FLANDERS, reading to ROD and TODD: "And then Harry Potter and his friends went straight to Hell for practicing witchcraft!"

(tosses book into fire)

ROD and TODD "Yaaaay!"