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Newspeak
Freedom of speech has to be
protected in American society
In George Orwell's satirical masterpiece 1984, he made fun of j
those who would control the English language. In the book, the \
government edited English of "offensive" words like "freedom" ?
and "democracy" in order to keep the population from thinking
politically incorrect thoughts. This edited language was called
Newspeak.
Ironically, liberal-minded people today want to create their own
Newspeak. They would eliminate certain words from the vocabul~
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my uiai couiu oc poienuaiiy unensive 10 anyone. "Blackmail" ana
"blackballed" could offend black people (or African-Americans
even). "Mankind" is an insult to some feminists, even though
"man" is referring to all humankind.
There are even more ridiculous examples (such as replacing
"waitress" and "waiter" with the asexual "waitron"). Those who
would systematically edit English of these "rude" phrases are seriously
misguided. Freedom of expression is too important.
Some activists do not realize Americans have a right to be racist.
Americans have a right to be prejudice in their beliefs. They
cannot act on those beliefs if they are in a position of authority,
but the expression of opinion is the most important right Americans
have.
Political-correctness crusaders have a right to speak, but they
should not be so wrapped up in their self-importance as to deny
the same rights to others. "Blackmail" is not a racist word; let's
use it as much as possible.
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Basketball sta
Last week, USC basketball forward Joe Rhett
as arrested by USC Police. The Gamecock
jvereu me arrest wim ine state ana ine assolated
Press soon following suit.
Rhett refused to talk to this newspaper, but
e didn't hesitate to talk to the The State. The
nportant issue to remember is Rhett was given
i opportunity to respond to the charges, but
xlined to do so. Therefore, he deprived himilf
the chance to present his side of the story
> USC students.
In his conversation with The State, Rhett utred
perhaps the most asinine statement since
ichard Nixon's, "I am not a crook." Rhett said
tat he could not have thrown punches, as alged,
because "I have a bad heart."
So, it takes more energy to throw a few
inches than play forty minutes of basketball? I
in't think so.
Joe Rhett does not have a bad heart; he just
Desn't have one. He's full of pompousness and
)athy towards others.
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In reading your article on Sept
about Donald "Pee Wee" Gains'
attempted suicide, I discoved
a very offensive word to me D*
id my honorable associates. .Dig J
The word was "guards." I'd like 4. T 1
say we are not "prison guards." 3X U
re are correctional officers, ^ ?
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ofessionals who put our lives on
e line daily. waiting pa
We correctional officers find f .ay (
;uard" offensive just as you !n .
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) the editor: men shall
This letter is a reaction to your selves, coi
est editorial of Wednesday, blaspheme
pL 4, by Carl Maas. rents, unth
Mr. Maas, you seem to have natural afl
ur facts misrepresented as well false accus
your stand on capital punish- despisers <
?nt. I simply can't understand traitors, he
iw you can say justice was of pleasun
rved when Donald "Pee Wee" God; ever
iskins murdered a prison inmate to come tc
Death Row while he himself truth." (21
is on Death Row in 1982 (not I began
83 as you stated). You then go reason our
to say Gaskins will be done a tion are in
ijor injustice by being executed of one thin
Friday morning at 1:30 a.m. ness, forn
1't that a contradiction? and many 1
You also "forget" to mention families, sc
at Gaskins also murdered 12 and then
ler people including a 2-year-old REPENTA
by. It was not until Gaskins was For the
nvicted of the Death Row mur- examine <
r that he was sentenced to die. stand up 1
here is the justice in that? and for the
It is only a shame Gaskins did the time h
t die Thursday morning when he must begir
empted suicide. In my eyes the and if it 1
r should stop i
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Rhett is the same person who shot down
Coastal Carolina coach Russ Bergman as a "noname."
Question: what was Rhett doing when
Bergman led his team to a near-upset over Indiana
in the NCAA tournament? Probably salivating
in front of a TV or crying over a loss to
"basketball-power" Sienna in the "esteemed"
NIT.
If Rhett would have used his head, he would
not have been arrested. Regardless of who was
at fault, hasn't Rhett, like all other USC athletes,
been told to walk away from trouble
when it starts? It's not too much to ask a
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meone like Gaskins is shall the end be of thei
>etter off the world is. not the gospel of God
in no way like to imply 4:17)
itentional taking of hu- And finally, a mess;
irough execution is right, phecy for everyone fror
words of Perry Farrell, est to the least: Revel
pie should die!" ? "And whosoever wa
Andrew Tully written in the book of 1
HRTA senior into the lake of fire."
problem Jazz and media mu
SC: sin Censorsh
on INC nrnh
;ting in class listening to pi l/L
taking a few notes and
tiently for a nice Labor To the editor:
md with my family and My complaint cent
it before I left that class, academic censorship t
rage. In front of a class cised by certain professi
eople, the professor tend to keep all forms
sed my Lord and took literary theoretical pra<
le in vain. This incident being established in tl
ith others that week) Department Their inte
j just a fraction of what sustain the practice of a
i Paul stood against un- moded kind of literar
breath. the "New Criticism," a
tat weekend, a certain "Fugitive" offshoot of 1
ecame very real to me: Anglican Monarchism, I
w also, that in the last systematic failure of gr
>us time shall come; for dents during the wrii
be lovers of their own prehensive Examinatic
/etous, boasters, proud, field of 20th century An
rs, disobedient to pa- dies, the censorsip is ran
ankful, unholy, without The current monopol
fection, truce-breakers, tion also enables certain
?ers, incontinent, fierce, professors to profit by u
)f those that are good, ate students for person
ady, highminded, lovers tions within private bus
is more than lovers of lishing) outside of the ui
learning, and never able As professors are not
) the knowledge of the state their theoretical
"imothy 3:1-4, 7) prior to the Comprehens
to understand the true nation grading process,
universities and our na- liberty to declare an;
such turmoil is because theoretical application!
ig: SIN. Pride, drunken- counter as "inadequat
ication, homosexuality ship," or use whatever a
other sins have torn our guises available to fail s
:hools and nations apart, "in line" with New Ci
5 is only one cure: Textual Bibliography.
NCE. The English Departir
Christians, it's time to tly sponsored a serie:
ourselves, repent and tures," the Wessell lecti
or righteousness, truth were more or less hara
Lord Jesus Christ. "For tirades against modern
as come that judgment practices such as postst;
i at the house of God; and semiotics. Moder
~irst begin at us, what theories are a result of
talking junk
student-athlete to avoid trouble when his tuition,
room and board are paid for by the university.
Rhett's hot head embarrassed USC's entire
athletic program.
The USC basketball team needs an attitude
adjustment and, hopefully, this will be the start
ot it. Their conceited and lazy attitude is one
reason they fell apart against a wimpy Metro
Conference.
Steve Newton take heed. Develop a stronger :
hand than your predecessor. The team needs to
be taught die basics of not just basketball, but
civility. The USC basketball team consists of
public people. Therefore, they need to act like
public people, not refugees from Riverbanks
Zoo.
As for Rhett, if your heart is really that bad,
then get off the court I'm sure Chris Leso
wouldn't mind playing in your spot. Who '
knows, Joe? He might not even mind going to
the boards.
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that obey tific and philosophical revolutions
?" (1 Peter of the turn of the century (relativity,
pragmatism). They are diverse
age of pro- but generally regard literature as a
n the great- cultural artifact open to multiple ;
ation 20:15 scientific analyses, not simply
s not found those of traditional "literary" schoife
was cast larship. For example, anthropological
forms have shed new light on a
ph Henson depicted character's personal *
isic siuaeni growm, i.e., nie 01 passage.
Because there is a homogenized
1 n thinking in the English department,
i it sorely lacks minority participallPTTl
t*on" Modern literary theory opens
these doors and provides the
"voice" by which minorities can
offer an alternate interpretation to,
ers on an say Conrad's Heart of Darkness.
>eing exer- Consequently, the "universal" valors
who in- ues secretly and forcefully "pracof
alternate ticed," through "grading of Com;tices
from prehensives" by the dated New
he English Critics and Textual Bibliographers
ntion is to are an ideological repression which
rather out- tramples the spirit of pluralism.
y analysis, In the worst sense, what is hapright
wing pening in the English Department
f.S. Elliot's is a kind of bullying and cronyism,
through the a protection of economic turf (the
aduate stu- publishing racket) through a practten
Com- tice of elimination (farming) con>ns.
In the cealed in administrative procedure,
lerican stu- The examiners can rest assured
npant that their identities will not be
iized situa- known, and they will not be held >
influential accountable for their participation;
sing gradu- in this secretive censorship,
al applica- One more point, this theoretical
iness (pub- monopolization has hurt the status
liversity. and overall rating of the English
required to Department. It is no longer in the
orientation top fifty. Would a chemistry or enive
Exami- gineering department practice only
they are at one scientific approach? That
i alternate would be ludicrous, and most of
5 they en- all costly in terms of failure,
e scholar- Introducing a doctoral level maommentary
jor in Literary Theory in the Engltudents
not ish Departmet would be more in
riticism or tune and relevant to contemporary
culture. Most importantly, those
lent recen- now silent because of the current
s of "lec- stifling situation would have a
ires, which voice.
ingues and By way of example, I consider
theoretical Duke University to have a model
ructuralism department,
n literary v ~ Spiros Papleacos
the scien- Department of English