Category: Political correctness

Movie Review: Death Wish

“Death Wish” (2018) by The Closet Conservative Is this a movie that has Liberals squirming in their seats? Absolutely… A movie that is a Conservatives wet dream? Perhaps… A movie that will live in your minds as an all-time classic? Doubtful… A movie that will make you smile, laugh uncomfortably,

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Children's Literature 1810

Children’s literature: as didactic as ever, only with Progressive goals

Children’s literature once taught children to avoid danger and be good boys and girls; now it primes young people to accept a Progressive political agenda. The other night I went to an event at our local independent bookstore. I, along with about thirty other women and a few men, listened

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It’s time for trigger warnings for classic Hollywood musicals

To make classic Hollywood musicals today, you’d need serious trigger warnings to cover everything from gun violence, to misogyny, to rape and kidnapping. I’ve always adore classic Hollywood musicals. However, when talking to a friend about some of Fred Astaire’s best dances, it occurred to me that most Hollywood musicals,

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Milo Yiannopoulos

Learning to love the brilliant and controversial Milo Yiannopoulos *UPDATED*

[And timing is everything. The day after I wrote an encomium to Milo, who speaks forcefully about (among other things) gender dysphoria and the danger to children in bathrooms, PJ Media claims he supports gay pedophilia — or, at least, being a provocateur, provocatively says things he implies he does.

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The Bookworm Beat 10/21/16 — the “politics as usual” edition and open thread

The American media suddenly discovers antisemitism in America. You know it’s not a coincidence when several mainstream media outlets that every non-conservative Jew reads suddenly announce that Donald Trump’s supporters are crazed antisemites. These are, of course, the same media outlets that have been silent for years about the antisemitism at

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The Bookworm Beat 8/22/16 — the “as the world turns” edition and open thread

No wonder 1984 is no longer required reading in high schools. One of the Little Bookworms, after a summer of sloth, decided to read something noteworthy before returning to school. Her choice was George Orwell’s 1984, which I would include in any top 25 or even top 10 reading list.

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[VIDEO] An anonymous British comedian’s brilliant take on political correctness *UPDATED*

This guy is great. Does anyone know who he is? UPDATE: Not to diminish the comedic brilliance we see above, the comedian has some moral blind spots: Steve Hughes is brilliant, funny, but, dammit, he’s also hard left… comparing Israeli treatment of Palestinians to Nazi treatment of Jews, basically calling

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The Bookworm Beat 3/23/16 — the “catching up” edition and open thread

Bush didn’t, Obama wouldn’t, but the next president should: Call into the Oval Office the leaders of Muslim communities throughout America to say, “Because of the First Amendment, the fact that you and the people in your community practice Islam is irrelevant to us in America. Your faith is your

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The Bookworm Beat 3/3/16 — the GOP crackup edition and open thread

I’ve been collecting articles for days, so I’ll try to share them with you as efficiently as possible in a single post.  My goal — no more than two sentences per recommended article. Ted Cruz is a decent human being.  Contrary to Rubio, Trump, and Ted’s former college roommate (who

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