Comedienne Roseanne Barr, making a comeback on the comedy stage in a new TV special, railed against woke agendas and cancel culture.
“Cancel Culture”
Remembering Nancy Green
Since this is Black History Month, let’s talk about Nancy Green, the first Black corporate spokesperson in the United States. A few years ago, her identity was erased by progressive woke insanity, intent on destroying our nation’s rich and evolving heritage and history.
Green was born a slave in 1834 in Montgomery County, Kentucky. (The 1900 census shows her birth as 1854, but slave births were not precisely recorded, and the handwritten “3” might have been misread as a “5”.) When she died in 1923, Green was a national celebrity having become America’s first living trademark.
WTF?
My parents just got banned from AirBnB for being related to me.
They have never booked anything for me. They do not represent me in any way. They aren't publicly political in any way.
How is this sane in any way @Airbnb pic.twitter.com/SOF01xkJFS
— Lauren Southern (@Lauren_Southern) February 7, 2023
h/t XC
Pro-life Catholic students kicked out of Smithsonian Museum
It was all about blue hats. A group of Catholic school students visited the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum after participating in the annual March for Life. They were asked to remove their hats because of a pro-life message.
No cards, no candy: Ontario school bans Valentine’s Day, arguing it harms equity goals
An Ontario elementary school has cancelled Valentine’s Day on the grounds that the traditional celebration of love could “negatively impact our families and students.”
“While we acknowledge the celebration of Valentine’s Day, and are mindful of the popularity of that day, it is not celebrated by all students/families in our community,” reads a notice sent to parents and subsequently forwarded to local media.
Tom Jones: Delilah banned for choirs at Principality Stadium
Choirs performing at international rugby matches at the Principality Stadium have been banned from singing the Tom Jones classic, Delilah.
The stadium said it would no longer be performed by choirs after removing it from half-time playlists in 2015.
The song has caused controversy, with lyrics depicting the murder of a woman by her jealous partner.
A stadium spokesman said it was “respectfully aware that it is problematic”.
h/t Sweetpea
Alberta promising changes to campuses amid university ‘woke’ free speech standoff
The Alberta government says changes are coming to further protect free speech on campuses as a former professor speaking out on so-called “woke” policies prepares for a showdown with the University of Lethbridge.
Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says he plans to announce the changes in the coming days but did not give details.
He was responding to the case of Frances Widdowson, a former tenured professor at Calgary’s Mount Royal University, who was invited then disinvited to speak on campus this week about her concerns that a mob mentality and “woke policies” increasingly threaten academic freedom.
University of Lethbridge says speech from controversial professor moved off campus
The University of Lethbridge says a speech by a former Mount Royal University professor who was fired in 2021 amid an uproar over her controversial comments on residential schools won’t be allowed space on campus.
But the academic says she still intends to show up and give her talk entitled, “How ‘Woke-ism Threatens Academic Freedom.'”
“They will have to call security and forcibly haul me away to stop me,” Frances Widdowson wrote to CBC News in an email on Monday.
Jump or be pushed: German conservatives turn on ex-Nazi hunter over race comments
“… Now, after Maassen mused in an interview about “a green-leftist race theory” that casts “whites as inferior” and promotes “immigration by Arabic and African men”, the CDU have lost patience with a man who kept doubling down on culture war tropes, making himself a cult figure on the right fringes.”
Common sense prevails over woke bullying …
‘Context and intention matter: Alberta Justice firing over racial slur overturned
An arbitrator has overturned the dismissal of an Alberta Justice employee who was fired for using a racial slur during an online video work meeting.
The reference was made during a Webex call on Jan. 14, 2021, when the woman used the N-word in expressing her distaste for rap music lyrics she had heard her sons listening to.
… “There is an enormous difference between calling a Black person the N-word versus quoting, in a critical way, the use of the N-word in music lyrics.”
‘Anti-woke’ Apache carnival float in Saxony puts left on war path
First came the green-faced sea king with his trident and his mermaid bride, followed by a man in a suit studded with pretzels and a troupe of raggedy clowns thwacking small children with folded fans.
Then there were the dignitaries in particoloured jesters’ hats, a paddle steamer on wheels and a phalanx of dancing girls in frilly tricorn hats.
It was, in other words, a perfectly normal German carnival parade . . . until the Apaches came along.
Depraved? You call that Depraved?
‘Bikinis and balaclavas’: Northern Ireland spa resort apologises over ‘depraved’ ad
A Northern Ireland resort has apologised for causing offence by advertising a “bikinis and balaclavas” spa package, but said it would continue offering the service.
Rosnashane House in Ballymoney, County Antrim, drew criticism over the weekend for using the image of a woman in a black bikini and balaclava to market a spa treatment with gun range shooting.
The overnight package includes a hot tub, massage and the chance to fire handguns and machine-guns. “Round up the girls or boys for the perfect fun and pampering night out,” said its Facebook page.
Depraved? You call that Depraved? Never been to San Francisco I guess. Killjoys.
Scotiabank to Close Accounts of Controversial Podcaster, Army Veteran Jeremy MacKenzie, Bans Him From Branches
Jeremy MacKenzie, a Canadian Armed Forces veteran and former infantry soldier with three children, who runs a podcast called “Raging Dissident,” has been banned from his banking institution, Scotiabank, and told by the bank that it no longer wants him as a customer.
MacKenzie said he will consider legal action. “I might need to sue them because I feel like this is predatory. This is discriminatory because of my legal situation,” he said on the call with Scotiabank.
Penalty Box
Progressive sports media and LGBT advocates condemn Ivan Provorov for declining participation in the NHL’s Pride Night.
On Tuesday, Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov declined to signify support for the National Hockey League’s “Pride Night” in support of LGBGT activism, citing his Russian Orthodox faith. Pride Night is part of the NHL’s “Hockey for Everyone” initiative, intended to use “the game of hockey—and the League’s global influence—to drive positive social change and foster more inclusive communities.”
Trudeau Govt-Funded Groups Demand Venue Shut Down Jordan Peterson
Several groups who have received direct funding from the Canadian government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are demanding an Ottawa venue cancel an event featuring psychologist Dr Jordan Peterson.