It's possible Political Correctness just died as result of faulty fables

[theivoryqueen]

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Nursery rhymes put kids 'at risk'

"All the king's men" should have given Humpty proper care
Some nursery rhymes send dangerously inaccurate messages to young listeners, according to Canadian researchers.
They are concerned that characters in popular rhymes suffer major injuries without receiving proper treatment.

The characters include Humpty Dumpty, who had a great fall, and Jack and Jill, who tumbled down a hill.

Children are told these stories "without people stopping to really look at what's happened", according to the tongue-in-cheek research.

The team from Dalhousie University ridiculed the idea that all the king's horses and all the king's men should even try to put Humpty Dumpty together again.

"What sort of EMS (emergency medical service) training and equipment did these first responders have?"

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3307953.stm

[HEyHEY]

1. jesus christ

I hope they had to do a bottle drive to get funding for this. Cause if they got a federal grant....

[TennesseeWalker]

2. This kind of foolishness one of the reasons we lose elections.

PC has really hurt the Democratic Party.

[Cheswick2.0]

3. hey TW, you are from the state of my favorite politician

I am rather fond of PC myself, however I understand your concern.
Hey, come join us in the lounge for the "FEEL THE LOVE THREAD". Some of us are taking a break from high blood pressure.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=522786&mesg_id=522786

[TrogL]

5. Did you actually read the article?

It's Canadian research from Dalhousie University.

The article notes that it's "the tongue-in-cheek research".

[theivoryqueen]

8. Yup - thought it was funny and a bit odd....

I like to post items that aren't necessarily political

[tom_paine]

4. No, PC has been resurrected and Truly Sovietized by the Busheviks

I would gladly take the weenie old racial PC over this monstyrous Orwellian PC with all the topics that aren't allowed to be discussed on Corporate TV Pravda.

The Busheviks are turning our once-beautiful nation into a Free-Market Soviet Union, and this new Bushevik PC is but the first of many steps...

[rucky]

6. This is a satire, right?

right?

[theivoryqueen]

7. sort of - there was an actual study, but they said it was "lighthearted"