Lol

Random observation: I'm pretty sure every white savior movie ("Avatar," "The Last Samurai, "Dances with Wolves," etc.) features a hot-headed native who's initially skeptical of the protagonist, but then is won over by the latter's courage and fighting skills.

Ah, yes. Next you'll tell me that Black Lives Matter should focus more on "black-on-black crime." And I highly recommend you stop defending the indefensible.

And Christakis’s email was in response to an entirely reasonable message from the school asking students not to wear racially insensitive costumes. The fact that a faculty member, along with her husband, felt it appropriate to tell students to police themselves is pretty galling. It IS the school's job to create an…

I dunno, man. I'm sure there are libertarians who would gladly defend him.

"This fall’s racially charged incidents are not one-off events, at Yale or most any other American university. Last year, the son of New York Times columnist Charles Blow, then a junior at Yale, was held at gunpoint by campus security on his way home from the library. A current junior, Briana Burroughs, wrote an op-ed…

Yes, I do. Tell me: what were they protesting against, exactly?

That's fine, and Tina Fey certainly has the right to avoid engaging in those discussions. I just find it odd that some comedians are so taken aback by political correctness. You say or write provocative things, you're probably going to get a reaction of some kind.

We're not discussing other countries though. We're discussing the United States, and our supposed commitment to freedom of speech. Again: political correctness can be annoying, but it's nowhere near as pernicious as demonizing an entire religious minority. I don't think all Trump supporters are violent bigots; but his…

The violence may be "fringe," but the rhetoric certainly isn't. Islamophobia (and racism generally) is far more pervasive than the extreme political correctness we've been discussing. And aren't you doing the same thing by assuming that the most obnoxious elements are somehow representative of college students and the…

Ah, yes. Substance. Tell more about how anonymous Twitter trolls and college kids are the greatest threat to the First Amendment in American history. I'm sure that's going to hold up historically. And it's funny that you mention Bernie and those evil BLM activists. Didn't he release a platform addressing racial issues…

When have creative types been immune from criticism? Jesus, people used to riot over ballets. That's the price of celebrity. Some times people are going to say mean or stupid things. One would assume that comedians, of all people, would know that.

Take a look around and observe the crowd that makes a habit of complaining about "political correctness." Spoiler: they're not actually very concerned about free speech or intellectual discourse.

Minorities and/or protestors are treated differently than the rest of the population. Hence how the media treats one unrepresentative incident at Mizzou as the end of free speech as we know it, while the harassment of Muslim-Americans is never framed as a First Amendment issue (if it's acknowledged at all).

Um, except that the success of demagogues like Trump indicates that the radical right is not "fringe." In fact, there's nothing more American than infringing on the rights of women, minorities and the politically unpopular. The spread of Islamophobia is far more threatening to free speech than college kids demanding…

Um, no. It's not "fascist" to ask that your fellow students refrain from wearing black face on Halloween or drawing swastikas on dorm buildings. And it's not "fascist" to ask fraternities to be less racist and misogynistic. People can do and say what they like, but no one has a right to be immune from criticism and…

I'd definitely say malice. People who go on and on about "PC culture" are usually just arguing out of bad faith.

The pendulum resides permanently on the side of the "anti-PC majority." As I mentioned in another comment, I didn't see much hand-wringing in the media over five Black Lives Matters protestors being shot by white supremacists in Minneapolis. Apparently the First Amendment only comes into play when wealthy people feel…

It's so out of control. Just yesterday Daniel Tosh was sent to a gulag. When will someone stand up for our beleaguered celebrities?

They're not just protesting "saying something college activists don't like." They're protesting against administrations that allow a toxic environment to exist on their campuses.