Tag Archives: FacePalm

Quick Takes – Pronoun Pins; Pronoun Nametags; Pronoun Crimes

Posted on November 3, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: “Say my preferred gender pronoun, OR ELSE!!1!”      First, a little mood … Continue reading →

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Nevada Early Vote Update 2016 (First Week of Early Voting)

Posted on October 29, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The first week of early voting have finished and the Blue Wave holds steady: Democrats have built up a voter edge of 28,508, less the ca 1000–1500 from rural counties that haven’t reported as of posting, for a voter lead … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Academia: Purging the Unfaithful; Purging H8rz; Purging Academic Study

Posted on October 13, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: All the little Eichmanns…      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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How the University of Iowa Warns You Who NOT to Hire

Posted on September 27, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The cancer that is “social justice” has been infesting colleges for decades, spreading from department to department, and college to college.  Now it has metathesized into is final form: The University of Iowa will be giving out degrees in Social … Continue reading →

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Modern Cult of Telos

Posted on August 31, 2016 by The Political Hat

     An opinion piece from the New York Times surprisingly acknowledges the emotional fragility of modern students and their need for validation.  Unsurprisingly, this is used as an excuse to condemn teaching children self-discipline, self-reliance, and a stoic ability to endure. … Continue reading →

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The Hegemonic Dynamics of Children Swimming

Posted on August 5, 2016 by The Political Hat

     When left to their own devices, boys will tend to play with boys and girls will tend to play with girls.  This startling bit of obviousness was stumbled upon by University of Southern California graduate student Michela Musto, as seen … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump and the GOP Establishment

Posted on July 21, 2016 by The Political Hat

     There is the belief that the “GOP Establishment” opposed Donald Trump and that anyone who opposes Trump is a tool of this “Establishment.”      This of course, ignores statements from Trump that place him close to Hillary Clinton ideologically and governmentally.  … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Tool of White Supremacy (in the 3rd grade)? Brownies!

Posted on July 19, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Brownies, the moist chocolaty treat, is now considered racist. “A third grader had made a comment about the brownies being served to the class. After another student exclaimed that the remark was ‘racist,’ the school called the Collingswood Police Department, … Continue reading →

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Fighting The White Man With Native Feminist Time Traveling Dogs

Posted on July 5, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Time traveling ghosts may certainly make for an interesting read in a fantasy fiction story.  As a serious academic study, they invoke laughter cum despair at the state of academia today.      Such is the “study” by a newly minted Ph.D. … Continue reading →

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Toilet Witches for Transpersons

Posted on June 23, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Funny, how it is always the “scientific” Left who keep on invoking witchcraft in support of their political and social ideals.  A company called “Problem Glyphs” are offering posters that promise to “hex” anyone opposed to grown men using the … Continue reading →

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