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by Mary Cappelli, MFA, JD, PhD Recently at my very liberal high school in West Los Angeles, I was called into the Administration because a student complained about the use of derogatory descriptions of the Congolese people in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darknes... More »
Apparently trigger warnings were not enough to save the cinematic legacy of the silent film star Charlie Chaplin. Streaming services, globally, have removed all of Mr. Chaplin’s work from their catalogs, as have other media entities. The remarkable six-day... More »
By Dan Geddes NEW YORK – CNN today announced its new policy of issuing trigger warnings before showing the face of President Donald Trump to viewing audiences. “We know the mere mention of President’s Trump name or the sight of his face is enough to trig... More »