Tag Archives: Political correctness

The Costs of Forbidden Thoughts

Posted on June 4, 2020 by N.S. Palmer

“Truth has nothing to fear from open discussion and debate: in fact, they are its closest allies.” Continue reading →

Posted in Human Relations, Political Science, Psychology, Science, Society | Tagged Ayn Rand, Censorship, Forbidden knowledge, Hatefacts, Political correctness, Social Conflict, Solving social problems, Steven Pinker, Thoughtcrime | Leave a comment

Is Cosplay the Same as Reality?

Posted on May 20, 2020 by N.S. Palmer

You might think it’s a joke, but I have a few serious questions. To me, the answers are obvious, but they’re obviously not obvious to everyone. “Cosplay” (costume play) means dressing up as a fictional character. Some people earn a … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Psychology | Tagged Bounding into Comics, Cosplay, Epistemic nihilism, FerociouslySteph, Gaming, Mental Illness, Political censorship, Political correctness, Postmodernism, Sargon of Akkad, Trust and Safety Council, Twitch | 7 Comments

Forgive Us Our Microaggressions

Posted on January 25, 2020 by N.S. Palmer

I have a question, but please don’t take it in the wrong way. I don’t mean to offend anyone. I’m just curious. How is a microaggression different from nothing at all? “Microaggression” is one of those new words made up … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Relations, Life, Psychology | Tagged Lunacy, Microaggression, Paranoia, Political correctness, Racism, Tolerance | Leave a comment

In Defense of Taylor Swift

Posted on August 25, 2019 by N.S. Palmer

There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who think that Glenn Miller’s 1941 song “Chattanooga Choo-Choo” absolutely rocks, and those who don’t. I think that the song absolutely rocks, which explains why I don’t know much about … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Psychology, Society | Tagged Big Band music, Gay, Glenn Miller, Leftist, LGBT, Life of Brian, Never satisfied, Party Line, Political correctness, Pop culture, Pop music, Taylor Swift, Woke | 2 Comments

X Marks the Spot

Posted on May 28, 2019 by N.S. Palmer

“Latinx?” What the heck is that? I see the word a lot lately. I finally figured out why media people have started using it. A Latino is a male Hispanic. A Latina is a female Hispanic. The words look like … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Relations, Life, Political Science, Psychology, Society | Tagged English language, Gender ideology, Hebrew language, Language, Latinx, Newspeak, Political correctness, Spanish language | 4 Comments

My Two Transgender Encounters

Posted on May 5, 2019 by N.S. Palmer

I’ve known a couple of people who these days would be called “transgender,” though I’m not sure if they themselves would embrace the term. Using the grammatical term ”gender” as not-quite-a-synonym for “sex” creates an anti-concept that confuses any discussion in … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Relations, Life, Psychology, Society | Tagged Anti-concept, Eccentricities, Feminism, Gender, Political correctness, Sophistry, Transgender, Transsexual, Women’s sports | Leave a comment

Challenge Makes Us Stronger

Posted on November 26, 2018 by N.S. Palmer

I just finished reading The Coddling of the American Mind, an excellent book by lawyer Greg Lukianoff and psychologist Jonathan Haidt. The subtitle is How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure. The book’s main thesis … Continue reading →