We read:
"A diversity plan from a group of journalists says reporters should not be using the term "illegal aliens" because it is not constitutional.
"Frequent use of the phrases 'illegal immigrant' and 'illegal alien' by our mainstream media is being questioned in order to remain faithful to the principles of our U.S. Constitution," Leo Laurence wrote in the "Diversity Toolbox" column on the website for the Quill, which is produced by the Society of Professional Journalists.
He said the organization's "Diversity Committee" met during its 2010 convention in Las Vegas and "decided to engage in a yearlong educational campaign designed to inform and sensitize journalists as to the best language to use when writing and reporting on undocumented immigrants."
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So now the factual term, "illegal aliens" is not constitutional? And, is it now up to the radical Leftists of the MSM to decide what is, or is not, constitutional? Because if we've sunk to that level, we'll be living in Venezuela North in no time!
Although by most accounts, PC was started by Leftists in academia, it was quickly picked-up by their fellow Leftists in the MSM. They have been the main "carriers" of this freedom-killing virus, using the print media and the public airwaves to spread it. There is no longer a "news" outlet that does not subscribe to "PC-speak". And yes, that includes Fox. Because we have become a nation of weak-minded sheep, we have allowed our langauge to actually be changed by these Leftists, without so much as a wimper of protest.
This is simply more evidence of how destructive the insidious virus known as political correctness truly is. There is nothing that poses a greater threat to our freedom and liberty than PC, and that includes terrorism.
Speaking of people who manipulate truth and reality, here's an example of a few of our more famous, or infamous, ones;
"The Reverends Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Jim Wallis, and Jeremiah Wright, and Father Michael Pfleger, insist that racism is alive and well in America. And they are right. All they need do is look in their respective mirrors to see some of its most active proponents...I suggest that the true racists are those who constantly try to pit one race against another -- that those the reverends lead are victims not of white racism, but of a racist game being played by the reverends themselves and those like them. The simple fact is that victimization is big business. If it were not, the reverends would not enjoy the incomes they do or the political influence they wield. It is beyond irony that what the reverends actually achieve is the perpetuation of slavery: emotional, intellectual, economic, and, in a sense, physical. It is the slavery of ignorance" -- Harry Beadle
You are welcome.
The word is UNDOCUMENTED FUTURE DEMACRAT VOTER AND SUPPORTER
@Birdzilla, ahh, I see. I stand corrected.
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Don't blame those who use PC to their advantage. The fault is ours for allowing it to florish. And as of today, 12/20/10, i've not heard one strong voice stand up and vigorously denounce it.
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