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Beyonce's bid to ban the word 'bossy' for girls is as stupid and misguided as it is ironic
Mar 15, 2014 18:00
BY CAROLMCGIFFIN
Sunday People columnist Carol McGiffin slams a campaign by Facebook chief Sheryl Sandberg and backed by Beyonce and Victoria Beckham
Facebook chief Sheryl Sandberg, backed by the likes of Beyoncé and Victoria Beckham, is campaigning to ban the word bossy as it stops girls becoming leaders.
The campaign video says: Girls are less interested in leadership than boys because they worry about being called bossy. Really? I thought it was because theyre often more interested in becoming mums and nurturers than boardroom bullies.
And, in my experience, those girls who have or who want to become bosses or leaders will and would have anyway. A silly, arguably inoffensive word wouldnt have stopped them.
Another of its claims is that when a little boy asserts himself, hes called a leader. Yet when a little girl does the same, she risks being branded bossy.
For Gods sake, SO WHAT?
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Beyonce's bid to ban the word 'bossy' for girls is as stupid and misguided as it is ironic - Carol McGiffin - Mirror Online
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Wow, Beyoncé doesn't want to be offensive? Look up the lyrics to her latest album and tell me she cares about being a good example for young people.
It's getting insane the way colleges are trying to control speech. Virtually any action or word can be construed to be offensive by those who look at everything in a negative light.
Much to the relief of the liberals who like to use the most fowl language imaginable to bash southerners, Republicans, Christians and anyone else who stands up to their insanity, it's still politically correct to deliberately offend anyone who is not a minority, Muslim or Democrat.
Kids growing up under these new liberal rules are going to be hopeless, helpless sheep. Maybe that's the plan. Dumb them down and make sure they jump at their own shadow. An uneducated and unarmed public is required for some of the radical plans people like Sanders wants to implement. Sanders admitted today that debt is not relevant, but he would raise taxes. Of course, those who don't pay taxes and those who get 'their share' of other peoples' money are delighted to hear that.
These days, 'educated' does not mean intelligent. It means someone is indoctrinated to parrot the propaganda put forth by the current regime without question.
This whole effort to ban words is merely a means of training people. It's amazing how easy it is to convince some people to go along. Bashing conservatives is designed to ridicule and belittle them so no one wants to go along with them. It's all mind games and it's about controlling people by modifying their speech and behavior.