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NY Times: Discussing Immigration, Donald Trump and Jeb Bush Use an Offensive Term
NY Times ^ | August 20, 2015 | Alan Rappeport

Posted on 08/20/2015 6:38:56 AM PDT by Zakeet

Donald J. Trump continues to overheat the Republican Party’s speech on immigration.

What is his latest protest against political correctness? “Anchor babies.”

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The phrase is as offensive as the word “illegals” for many immigrants who come to America.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


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To: Zakeet

The NYT’s war on English

I’m a Cruz supporter.

But I was very impressed with how Trump refuses to cede control of the English language to liberal reporters. He isn’t elegant like Cruz, but maybe elegance isn’t needed when dealing with those who have assigned themselves the job of Orwelling the English language.


21 posted on 08/20/2015 7:03:38 AM PDT by kidd
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To: Zakeet
The LEFT has used language every bit as much as their rewriting of history in their destruction of America tool kit for decades now.
22 posted on 08/20/2015 7:06:10 AM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: Zakeet

Everyone should Tweet or Email or otherwise post that the NY Times IS NOT THE ARBITER of Truth — The NY Times is not authorized to Control Speech ... Political Correctness done by News Media is an attempt to Censor Speech - to control what is said by creating their own ideas of what is correct speech ... And let the NY Times Know THAT News Media induced Censorship of the Free Speech of Americans will not be tolerated... And that continued attempts to Control Speech will be done at the peril of the NY TIMES...


23 posted on 08/20/2015 7:11:55 AM PDT by ICCtheWay (1)
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To: Zakeet

This is what the left has always tried to do. Shut down the argument by banning the terms. Trump refuses to do so.


24 posted on 08/20/2015 7:12:52 AM PDT by LydiaLong
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To: Zakeet

Okay, if we can’t refer to anchor babies as anchor babies, would Keys to the Welfare Office be okay?


25 posted on 08/20/2015 7:21:03 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Cecil the Lion says, Stop the Slaughter of the Baby Humans!!!)
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To: Zakeet

I stopped (several years ago) caring when some delicate liberal claimed to be offended. Anyone who bursts into tears when a queer is called gay, when an anchor baby is called an anchor baby, or when an illegal alien who committed a crime coming here is called an illegal and a criminal, it too helpless to be out in public. It’s their own fault for leaving the nice padded room where the nice guys in white coats take care of them.


26 posted on 08/20/2015 7:23:11 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Zakeet

Hey NYT, go stuff your ‘offensive term’.


27 posted on 08/20/2015 7:27:43 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: Zakeet
Makes me want to go out and shout WETBACKS!
28 posted on 08/20/2015 7:32:54 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: skeeter

Alien is now an offensive term. But it was okay to call Italians like Joe DiMaggio’s father an Enemy Alien during WW II and requiring Resident Aliens, who were all White people from Eastern Europe living in the United States to register at the Post Office every year up until the Wall fell.


29 posted on 08/20/2015 7:34:28 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: Zakeet

30 posted on 08/20/2015 7:35:21 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: Zakeet

What is his latest protest against political correctness? “Anchor babies.”

Eff off, Alan.

That they are allowed to be here at all and not whizzed back across the border at the first contraction offends ME.


31 posted on 08/20/2015 7:40:41 AM PDT by Adder (No, Mr. Franklin, we could NOT keep it.)
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To: Zakeet

NYT gets all bent out of shape over a term they consider offensive [anchor babies].

I don’t recall them referencing the PP ‘cracking’ as offensive.

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NYT’s and other Libs’ feigned offense-ats are getting old.

Political correctness is taking some hits in this election cycle. The general populace might get the idea that, when they confront those pushing PC, most times the PC advocators back off.


32 posted on 08/20/2015 7:48:18 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Zakeet
The term ‘New York Times’ is offensive.

When I hear it I experience it as aggression.

The term ‘New York Times’ MUST be dropped from polite speech - - it's a microaggression aimed at traditional Americans.

33 posted on 08/20/2015 7:56:42 AM PDT by GOPJ (The term "New York Times' is offensive to me - it's microaggression aimed at traditional Americans)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Would the phrase “baby wetbacks” be more acceptable?


34 posted on 08/20/2015 8:23:49 AM PDT by pfony1 (Let's welcome some Democrat congressmen into the Republican party and OVERRIDE!)
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To: Zakeet

I don’t want you to discuss Illegal Immigration and Anchor Babies. If I can get the PC crowd to ban the use of those words I have achieved my objective.


35 posted on 08/20/2015 8:33:37 AM PDT by I am Richard Brandon
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To: Zakeet

Antonio Gramsci is alive and well at the NYT. Cultural Hegemony restructures societal norms, in order for communism to be instated.

If we allow those who wish to fundamentally change the society of this nation, to control speech, we are handing them victory.


36 posted on 08/20/2015 8:49:37 AM PDT by Darnright (When a system acts illegally, its dictates are not the law of the land, they are the law of force)
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To: Zakeet

Dear NY Times, I’m offended that you care what illegal aliens think. I would suggest you use your profits to go find a country that uses language you approve of, but don’t think that you could scrape together gas money to reach Canada (not to mention your criminal records for DUIs and drugs would prevent entry.)


37 posted on 08/20/2015 10:07:48 AM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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