Weather "Girl" Incorrect

Two Canadian politicians are fighting over whether it is "sexist" to refer to weather "girls". I know quite a lot of old ladies who refer to one another as "girls", so I would have thought it was a complimentary term. But on planet Canada, you never know. Details here




A "Right" to do Business in Spanish in the USA?

I guess most readers have heard of this by now but for those who have not: Some Hispanic groups seem to think that they have got a right to walk into any U.S. shop and transact their purchase while speaking Spanish only.

A famous Philadelphia cheesesteak (I've never had one but they sound yummy) house has adopted a policy of taking orders in English only. Why should its staff be compelled to learn Spanish in a country where the Senate has declared English to be the official language?

But that's not good enough, apparently:

"Juntos, a Hispanic neighborhood organization, said it plans to send people to Geno's to try to order in Spanish and may pursue court action, depending on what happens."

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Tim Bono Update

On May 11th I mentioned the case of Christian businessman Tim Bono who refused to duplicate Lesbian propaganda for a customer.

The lesbian customer then lodged a complaint about that with the Arlington County Human Rights Commission, who ruled in her favour.

But Bono is not a quitter. With assistance from conservative lawyers, he has filed an appeal with the Arlington Circuit Court. He appears to have such a strong case legally that the ruling against him by the Arlington County Human Rights Commission gives the impression that it is little more than a kangaroo court. Details here




Fun!

From California:

"A suburban City Council wants to limit public comment during its meetings after a pastor said he was placing a curse on the city manager and his family."

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If they believe in the power of curses, do they really think that a ban on reporting them during council meetings would do any good?