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Saturday, August 12, 2006
Political correctness taken too far
I mean, look at this.
As Benjamin Franklin once said, "If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed." That is particular pertinent to India, actually, with too many people getting offended by stuff over the last few weeks, like "Tits, Clits n Elephant Dicks." These days, 'Freedom of Expression' is becoming 'Freedom of Expression BUT...'
(Flickr link via email from MadMan.)
As Benjamin Franklin once said, "If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed." That is particular pertinent to India, actually, with too many people getting offended by stuff over the last few weeks, like "Tits, Clits n Elephant Dicks." These days, 'Freedom of Expression' is becoming 'Freedom of Expression BUT...'
(Flickr link via email from MadMan.)
