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More Humor Ethics: the “Offensive Joke”

The quandary of the offensive joke, whatever that is. Continue reading →

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License Plate Ethics: Is a Hateful Message Unethical If Nobody Understands It?

14CV88 is offensive, or so says the Virginia DMV. But is it offensive if they don't tell us what it means? Continue reading →

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Katy Perry’s Cleavage and Sesame Street Ethics

As fun as it might be, the Katy Perry segment is not essential to Sesame Street's mission, which is educating and socializing pre-schoolers. Insisting on offending the parents of some of these children...

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Ethics Train Wreck at Howell High: the Teacher, the Belt Buckle, and the...

Use school for schooling. Everything else is too risky today. Continue reading →

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Here We Go Again! The Groupon Super Bowl Commercial: No, Not Unethical

A good and effective ad? Maybe not; we'll see. An offensive ad? Obviously to some; Tibetans have more to worry about than Timothy Hutton. Unethical? No. Continue reading →

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Dwarf Tossing Is Back. So What?

Is dwarf tossing unethical? Continue reading →

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The Fojol Bros., Innocent of Racism, Political Correctness Victims

Allow the Art Viscarras of the world to drive the Fujol Bros. into bankruptcy using their trumped up theories of imaginary offense, and the next targets will be drag shows, anyone singing "That's...

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Seth MacFarlane’s Outrageous Oscar Mistake (At Least, I Hope It Was A Mistake)

Seth MacFarlane was more offensive than I first realized, and, I hope, than he intended. Continue reading →

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Jonathan Capehart’s Confrontation Against Bigotry: Better Than Nothing, But...

Saying that you are offended is not enough, for the complaint has been devalued by overuse. Continue reading →

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The Hopelessly Muddled Ethics Of Halloween Costumes

Clearly, we need some rational ethics standards for Halloween costumes, but I doubt that we will ever have any unless political correctness is removed from the equation. Continue reading →

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Unethical Quote Of The Week: Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart

Stewart's statement, if it is taken as more than a momentary quip to tweak Kelly, is an endorsement of tyranny of the conveniently offended, which is another form of oppression. Continue reading →

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Ethics Quiz: Peeps Ethics

Ick, yummy, funny, or unethical? Continue reading →

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Comment of the Day: “Ethics Quiz: Peeps Ethics”

"...I’d say anyone who can’t handle the juxtaposition of a serious scene with a cutesy or comical medium is not emotionally mature enough to be trusted to react appropriately in today’s complex and...

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“What Would Jesus Do?” My Guess: Devote His Energy To Something Other Than...

I can't stand Dan Snyder, could not care less about the Redskins (my home team), and would be perfectly happy to see the name changed when the team's owner, based on his own balancing of factors and...

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The Bill Cosby Follies: Idiotic Blog Post, Atrocious Apology, Lame...

An ignorant and misleading post will never assist in finding the truth. Continue reading →

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The Political Correctness Snake Swallows Its Tale On The Yellow Brick Road

The Oneida are being accused of hypocrisy because they aren't applying the same tortured logic and absurd standards to their completely innocent and inoffensive use of the name of the road to Oz that...

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Unethical Quote Of The Month: Walmart CEO Doug McMillon

Thank you, Doug McMillon, for helping to bring us closer to an anti-American, fearful, censorious, dissent-free and individuality-crushing hell that is being pushed on this nation with increasing...

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The Great “Gotcha!”: Walmart Exposed As The Cynical Corporate Hypocrite It Is

I look forward to Walmart, lawyers and Social Justice Warriors explaining why a store can't refuse to make a gay wedding cake on religious grounds, but can refuse to make a radical Islam cake, or, if...

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Of Kanye And Caitlin: What Are Rational Ethics Standards For Halloween Costumes?

The annual October ethics debate... Continue reading →

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Ethics Dunce: Nutella

I'm throwing out that Nutella jar in the cupboard, and it won't be replaced. Continue reading →

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