If you had to give this blog a movie rating, what would it be and why?
Apparently, I earned that rating due to the occurrence of the word "death" and the B-word.
I'd have guessed that the "adult themes" (of bad actors in academic and scientific communities) would be more of a worry as far as what kiddies should be exposed to, but hey, I don't rate movies, I just watch 'em.
More like this
This is not a "cute" story. It's an infuriating story about a school climate gone mad. And, although I suspect an organizational psychologist could give a nuanced analysis of the situation, that's not my area of expertise, so I'm just going to tell the story.
Well, I thought that video was funny (though they flogged the joke to, err, death), but I also think this Monty Python sket
They used to say that "The problem with Democrats is that the eat their own young."
Not any more.
A few days ago I linked to this essay by Christopher Buckley, announcing his intention to vote for Barack Obama.
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I mean, sheesh.
Of course, most of the discussions are at a level that wouldn't be expected from a Hollywood movie, never mind a G-rated movie.
-Rob
A post on Salman Rushdie with "death" and "suicide", a post on Paul Hill with "shooting", and some quotes from the likes of David Hume, Alexander Hamilton and Mark Twain using the word "danger(ous)" referring to the government, got me an NC-17. It's not sex ... which is kind of refreshing, in a way.
What? With that scandalous photo of rabbits the other week, I figured you would at least get a PG-13!