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...Photoshopped “models” sporting the sleek designs of the “your mom.” t-shirts. Kassim is quick to note, however, that the t-shirts are not meant to be insulting: “We don’t want to offend anybody—that’s why the shirts have a period at the end of the statement. We feel moms are important, especially ‘your mom’ in the abstract sense. That’s why we decided to put it on shirts...

Author: By J.k. Ames, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Yeah, Your Mom | 4/17/2003 | See Source »

...gang. Graham brings two strong qualities to the race. He is a former Governor - and therefore, of necessity, a decision maker and plain-speaker - and he stands an excellent chance of winning his home state, which is mythic among Democrats after the 2000 debacle. But Graham didn't offend anyone; I can't remember a thing he said. (Oh, yes: he reminded the audience that he voted against the war; this drew applause...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: You Remember The Democrats, Don't You? | 4/14/2003 | See Source »

...environment. But there is more to an education than reading writing and arithmetic; certainly, we ought to be equipping high-school students to become involved citizens, too. We should encourage the exercise of free speech rights on high school campuses, not shy away from free speech because it might offend someone. There is no better place for American youth to begin learning and engaging in public debate than in our public schools...

Author: By Michael J. Hines, MICHAEL J.W. HINES | Title: Speaking of Student Rights | 4/8/2003 | See Source »

...privacy after death in combat should trump all other concerns. There are other good reasons not to show the true face of war, especially when the photos in question are acts of aggression perpetrated by an enemy intent on damaging American morale. But the desire not to sicken or offend the noncombatant public should not be among them. There is real danger when journalists edit the truth, especially when we sanitize the cataclysmic impact of high-powered munitions upon human flesh. There are those who say such images might induce America to become a nation of pacifists, but the exact...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The PG-Rated War | 4/7/2003 | See Source »

...privacy after death in combat should trump all other concerns. There are other good reasons not to show the true face of war, especially when the photos in question are acts of aggression perpetrated by an enemy intent on damaging American morale. But the desire not to sicken or offend the noncombatant public should not be among them. There is real danger when journalists edit the truth, especially when we sanitize the cataclysmic impact of high-powered munitions upon human flesh. There are those who say such images might induce America to become a nation of pacifists, but the exact...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The PG-Rated War | 3/31/2003 | See Source »

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