Political Correctness

American History, Higher Education, Political Correctness August 25, 2017

SEE, I TOLD YOU SO: Stockton declares war on its namesake, a signer of the Declaration of Independence

When they came of the Confederate monuments after Charleston, Save Jerseyans, history nerds like yours truly protested the inevitable slippery slope. If Robert E. Lee needs to go over slavery… what about George Washington? Or Jefferson? Could the calls for Mount Vernon and Monticello to be shuttered be far behind? Where do we draw the […]

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American History, Political Correctness August 24, 2017

Maybe It’s So Outta Control It’s Hopeless, Huh?

Posted with permission from The Dan Cirucci Blog — You have to scratch your head and wonder about ESPN taking an anouncer off its coverage of University of Virginia football games because his name is Robert Lee. Yeah, Robert Lee – an Asian guy! How crazy is this? How far has the insanity of political correctness, […]

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Cultural Issues, Higher Education, Political Correctness, Rutgers University August 3, 2017

REPORT: Rutgers mandates “microaggression” freshman course

This is your tax dollars at work, Save Jerseyans. h/t Reason.com: As part of a $175 student orientation package, Rutgers University requires all incoming freshmen take a course on the “big impact” of microaggressions, because nothing says welcome to college like a mandatory seminar on safe spaces and offensive phrases. Microaggressions, statements that are subtly offensive […]

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First Amendment, Political Correctness, U.S. Supreme Court June 19, 2017

N.J. Law Firm Wins Major SCOTUS First Amendment Case

On Monday, Save Jerseyans, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional a law that estopped the government from registering allegedly offensive trademarks on the grounds that the law was violative of the First Amendment. The opinion in Lee v. Tam was delivered by Justice Samuel Alito. “That is viewpoint discrimination in the sense relevant here: Giving offense […]

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Education, Political Correctness June 16, 2017

Wall Township to reprint yearbook after pro-Trump photo controversy

WALL — Wall Township High School will reprint corrected yearbooks for every student after a photo was intentionally manipulated to cover up a junior’s Donald Trump T-shirt, according to the district. Superintendent Cheryl Dyer announced the decision in a letter to parents on Thursday, a week after the district was first alerted to the altered […]

LGBT, Political Correctness, U.S. Military June 15, 2017

Army Forces Troops, Civilians To Attend Transgender Sensitivity Training

The Army is now holding mandatory transgender sensitivity training for officers, non-commissioned officers and civilians. As part of the Pentagon’s attempt to create an accepting environment for transgenders, the Army held a session Tuesday teaching officers and others how to implement existing military policy, particularly how to “assist soldiers who have a medical diagnosis indicating […]

Education, Political Correctness June 12, 2017

N.J. school suspends yearbook advisor after Trump T-shirt controversy

WALL — The yearbook advisor at Wall Township High School has been suspended indefinitely as the district investigates why photos were edited to remove images supporting President Donald Trump, according to the district. The district office would not release the name of the advisor or specify whether the suspension is with or without pay. The […]

Cultural Issues, LGBT, Political Correctness June 3, 2017

Here’s Why They’re In The Sorry Shape They’re In

Posted with permission from The Dan Cirucci Blog — For quite some time we’ve been writing here about how the Democrat Party has totally lost its way — how it strayed from a jobs and economy agenda; how it became hostage to radicals; how it submersed itself in identity politics; how it got mired in […]

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Comedian Kathy Griffin performs last August at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center. She returns to the Bethlehem venue Oct. 4.

Donald Trump, Entertainment, Hollywood, National, Political Correctness June 1, 2017

N.J. theater cancels Kathy Griffin show over Trump photos

The fallout over a widely derided photo shoot in which comedian Kathy Griffin was depicted holding a model of President Donald Trump’s decapitated head continues, as New Jersey’s State Theatre in New Brunswick has cancelled a planned November concert appearance from Griffin. The State Theatre made the announcement on its Facebook page on Thursday afternoon. […]

Easter, Political Correctness, Religion April 17, 2017

Here is How Google Celebrated Easter Sunday

New media and search engine giant Google celebrated Easter Sunday 2017 the same way it has celebrated Easter for years. Not at all. A.J. Delgado, writing at Mediaite, remarked on Google’s disinterest in Easter Sunday back in 2013. Google’s homepage is known for its ‘Doodles’ – temporary changes to its homepage logo to commemorate certain […]

Cultural Issues, Entertainment, First Amendment, Political Correctness April 7, 2017

Before Political Correctness, THIS Was Comedy!

Posted with permission from The Dan Cirucci Blog — — I last saw Don Rickles perform more than five years ago in Atlantic City at The Borgata. People of all ages had come to see the show in Borgata’s Music Box, a jewel of a venue where there isn’t a bad seat in the house. […]

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Cultural Issues, Education, LGBT, Political Correctness March 1, 2017

NOT SO FAST: Egg Harbor Rejects Transgender Student Bathroom Policy

“Nay” is the answer, Save Jerseyans. The Egg Harbor Township Board of Education (down in Atlantic County) voted 5-4 on Tuesday against adopting a new bathroom-related policy for transgender students which would’ve allowed children to use whichever bathroom conformed to their “gender identity.” ShoreNewsToday.com has the full story. The move comes one week after the Trump […]

Cultural Issues, Donald Trump, Education, LGBT, National, Political Correctness February 24, 2017

NJEA Flips Out Over Trump’s Transgender Student Policy Shift

The New Jersey (Mis)Education Association (NJEA) lashed out at President Donald Trump on Thursday, Save Jerseyans, criticizing his young administration’s decision to reverse Obama-era regulations (couched in the form of “guidance”) relating to transgender bathroom use in America’s schools. Local districts will now make their own decisions as to how to accommodate transgender students. NJEA leaders […]

Election 2017, Essex County, North Jersey, Political Correctness, Race February 20, 2017

UPDATE: Tsilionis, Jacobs Resign from Roseland Council

Two members of the all-Republican council in Roseland, New Jersey have resigned, Save Jerseyans, after New Jersey’s state-level GOP leadership called on them to step aside over a slur-laden text message chain. The Sunday resignations of Thomas Tsilionis and Peter Jacobs were first reported by The Progress, the same local online news source that broke the text message […]

Essex County, North Jersey, Political Correctness, Race, Religion, Uncategorized February 18, 2017

UPDATE: N.J. GOP Leaders Drop the Ax on Embattled Roseland Council Members

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The long knives are out this weekend in NJ GOP-land, Save Jerseyans, after a politically incorrect text message chain featuring racial/ethnic slurs between the all-Republican council membership and mayor came to light. The messages were first reported by a local paper, The Progress. In one particular textual exchange reportedly from May 2016, […]

Political Correctness January 4, 2017

PC Police Begin Actually Ticketing ‘Privilege’

A new fad has emboldened the political correctness police to target any views or statements they find triggering. Self-righteous, self-appointed PC officers are now issuing physical business card-like notices to the politically incorrect and essentially ticket them for exposing their “privilege.” The “Privilege Cards,” created and distributed by Casa Girl online, are sold in stacks […]