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A new reality show on CBS this fall will feature forty children running their own ghost town. Does this Lord of the Flies rendition sound like an actual quality reality show? I think so. Here is the trailer for the new show this fall.

But, according to the parents of the children sent off (to win thousands of dollars these parents signed the rights to send their children on a six week survivor trip) to live in this western ghost town in the middle of the desert, things did not turn out so well. (more…)

Unless you’ve been under a rock I’m sure you’ve heard of the Don Imus controversy. They underlying point of this whole thing is free speech. Yeah Don Imus made a bad joke that wasn’t PC, but in this country he has that right under the 1st amendment.

The point of free speech isn’t to protect speech that you like and isn’t offensive, but the kind that is. Pretty much anything you say someone will be offended by. This country is made up of diverse groups of people from different backgrounds. Its impossible to know every little thing that will hurt people’s feelings. And if you do you should be able to say your sorry and move on, not his witch hunt that is currently happening. I can’t stand it when people say, “I’m for free speech, but…”, no there’s no but, either people should be allowed to say whatever they want or they shouldn’t there’s no middle ground.

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