Oakville Beaver, 11 Dec 1994, p. 3

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(Continued from page 1) stressful 60‘s, telling it like it is was the banner of rebellious youth. Today, anyâ€" body who tells it like it is â€" is accused of sexism, racism, and of being insenâ€" sitive." He told a story of a children‘s juvenile hysteria and paranoia are retained." With a background that includes being president of both Ryerson and the University of Guelph, political corâ€" rectness in the academic world is a big concern of Segal‘s. "I found it asked Tom McCormick. Segal explained there were two main movements at work; the first being the legitimate transformation of role structures in society. ‘"There have been tremendous gender transformaâ€" tions with the changing role of women, and these are legitimate claims to change... We went from chairman to chairperson to chair. Some words were changed because they reflected the dominance of males." "The second movement was the transformation of society brought about by changes with immigration Publisher says political correctness dominates universities and power...power in terms of control of access to opportunity. When people can‘t get changes in reality, they get changes in languages, which makes them feel better," he said. "The core of my thesis is it‘s one thing to change language, and another to use it to control speech." 1 1 "When people: profoundly disâ€" turbing that univerâ€" sities have become dominant arenas for attacks on freeâ€" dom of speech," he said. "At universiâ€" ties, the freedom afforded by tenure is used to protect one‘s job and not author, who wrote a book which used | darkness and light to represent fear and bravery. The editor wouldn‘t publish the book with these words, fearing that some people might take these words to have racial overâ€" tones. The author ended up replacing darkness with cold. Another striking example took place in Massachusetts, where signs that said, Slow Children, were deemed to be offensive to mentally handiâ€" capped children. The signs were removed. "Political correctness is a mutation of the 60‘s, where all the crazy aspects of that decade are diffused and all the can‘tget | changes in reality, they getchanges in languages, which makes them feel _ better." O L I D AY S A V ING S ! BomBAy‘s MorE THAN A FurnitTURE StoRE! ComE In Anp Discover UNtQUE GIFTS LIKE TneEsE Exciusive Woop BoOXES In A MaKOGANY FinisH. BomBAy TREASURES... SALE PRICED Now! G RE A T H F661 ‘}| ‘Aepungs ‘puayaam 19ne9g â€" € 4 5 BE m one‘s principles." The Showboat controversy was another example used by Segal, to point out that "the attacks on Showboat were not courted by independent thinkers. School children from all over Ontario have been to see Showboat, except for kids in North York, where trustees say kids can‘t see it. If that isn‘t censorship, I don‘t know what is." "How did we get into this mess?" Reg. $79 THE MEMORY BOX A treasured gift to hold keepsakes. Engravable brass plate; engraving not included. 13%/4"h x 12"w x 3"/2"d Reg. $99 THE MEMORY ALBUM A Bombay exclusive, the 10 paper pages oto: H. Wilson ’ $ . 3+3 wl C Isn‘t it amazing what modern phone technology can do. A simple phone call is all it takes to create change. Because when you call and make a donation, people everywhere can begin to help themselves. Together, let‘s break the circle of poverty, so that ads like this won‘t be needed anymore. Call 1â€"800â€"466â€"9326. have faux leather overlay mats in vertical and oxfam horizontal sizes to frame photos. Engravable Prea2Canada brass plate; engraving not included. 10‘/a"h x 12"w x 2‘/4"d Page refills: 10 pages, 20 mats, $29 Do You Own x MutuaAL FuNDsS:? Wondering if you made the right choice? JY Reg. $129 THE TEA CHEST Our exclusive chest is lined and filled with 72 packages of imported Ashby‘s teas. Holds jewelry or mementoes when the tea is gone. 4"h x x 11"d For a free, objective analysis of your mutual funds â€" or for help in making the right choice before you buy â€" call Nesbitt Burns today. Nesbitt Burns â€" working in your best interests. Call: Your Nesbitt Burns Investment Advisor 815â€"0090 NESBITT BURNS Member of the Bank of Montreal Group of Companies Sale prices effective through December 24, 1994. Ask for our free catalogue. Weaccept MasterCard, Visa and American Express. 229 Lakeshore Road East (west of Trafalgar) 842â€"4088 Free street and lot parking evenings after 6 p.m. Free lot parking all day Saturday and Sunday. 6 1994, N BOMRAY COMPANY, INC l4 KNOWLEDGE l_S POWER V The Bombay Company ? Blue Chip minds think alike 844â€"CHIP For the best financial advice... Karl Zimmerman, Financial Advisor Paul Stewart, Financial Advisor Peter Lambert, Financial Advisor MIDLAND WALWYN B L U E/C H IP T HJL N K TN G" TM BLUE CHIP THINKING is a trademark of Midland Walwyn Capital Inc.

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