How do copy editors not fix this stuff? Seriously. You can see the web site here. Perhaps the answer is that Branson, MO may not be the most culturally sensitive town in the US. That almost makes it funny. This is, after all, the same town where the name of vigilante group (Bald Knobbers) ended up being used for one the longest running comedy groups (Baldknobbers) in this “family friendly” version of Las Vegas.
Categories: Culture · Race
Tagged: bald knobbers, baldknobbers, Branson, white flight
I’ve never won a Nobel Prize and, let’s be honest, I won’t. In a staggering misstep, James Watson, one of the co-discoverers of the double-helix structure of DNA and 1962 winner of the Nobel Prize, told a sold-out crowd that people of African descent are of lower intelligence than those of European descent. As I white guy who just had to make sure I spelled descent and not decent, I personally take issue with this.
