“Smoking a Fag”

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I have decided to delve deep into the topic of the controversial word, faggot. Throughout history the meaning of this word has changed drastically and is now a very derogatory term for a homosexual. There have been many cases of celebrities saying it and reacting drastically to the term. Some have suffered consequences, but many… Continue reading “Smoking a Fag”

Kendrick Lamar Stopped Fan Singing the N-word On Stage

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  Photo By: Business Insider Kendrick Lamar Calls Out Fan For Using N-Word | The Guardian Article Kendrick Lamar, the first rapper to ever win the Pulitzer Prize for music, uses the n-word in many of his songs, but recently made it clear that he does not want his white fans singing the word. The… Continue reading Kendrick Lamar Stopped Fan Singing the N-word On Stage

Ban War, NOT transgender warrior

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The United States Supreme Court voted five (yes) to four (no) to grant President Trump his policy of banning certain transgender people from the military. This policy prohibits “transgender persons who require or have undergone gender transition” from serving. The ban has limited individuals with a history of gender dysphoria, or when a person’s biological… Continue reading Ban War, NOT transgender warrior

Sports Teams with Native American Names

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For many years, Native Americans have been referred to in a derogatory manner as “Redskins.” According to Merriam-Webster, the term Redskin is a term to describe Native Americans and is “usually offensive.” It seems like this term has no place in our society if it is a derogatory, slang term that is usually offensive, but… Continue reading Sports Teams with Native American Names

R-Word “Respect”

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This podcast is about President Trump and the incident where he mocked reporter Serge Kovaleski at an election rally back in 2015.  The feud started after Kovaleski made statements regarding the credibility about what Trump said he saw after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.  Instead of defending his previous statements, Trump took shots at Kovaleski's physical… Continue reading R-Word “Respect”

Stop Degrading Women

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Over the past two weeks, we have been discussing offensive words and phrases in today’s society. A topic that I feel is very important to cover are words and phrases that degrade women. I will first be focusing on the word “slut” which was discussed in last week’s discussion board. The word slut has been… Continue reading Stop Degrading Women

Censorship through the Years

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Censorship has been a popular discussion lately because of the increase use of offensive words, images, or ideas. “There are for major types of censorship: withholding information, destroying information, altering or using selective information, and self censorship.” The one that interests me the most is destroying information. This spurs from my knowledge on the book… Continue reading Censorship through the Years

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil

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The phrase "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" was something that was introduced to me when I first joined Facebook back in 2011..funny enough it was actually the caption to my first profile picture. I didn't really think too much into what it meant, to my 11-year-old brain I just thought it… Continue reading See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil

My thoughts on Censorship.

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Censorship comes in many common sources including Governmental, Social Networking, Employers, Schools, Media Producers, Religious Leaders, and many more. Of these common sources I am really interested in the way the government handles censored information. As stated, only the government has legal right to use force to enforce their laws and views. Because the United… Continue reading My thoughts on Censorship.