1. In 2001 Carol Ann Demaret launched a boycott of a film that offended her. Which film and why?
[a] A.I.:
Artificial Intelligence. "Abusing children, even robot children, is wrong."
[b]
Planet of the Apes. "Ape actors should play the ape parts."
[c]
Bubble Boy. "It mocks people without immunities."
2. The Brazilian city of Cascavel has banned municipal workers from engaging in what practice?
[a] Praying. "Religion has no place in the workplace. Do it on your own time."
[b] Spreading gossip. "Public employees have moral rights."
[c] Drinking French roast coffee during breaks. "French roast encourages the perception that Brazilian roast is inferior."
3. A high priest of the British White Witches is protesting the Warner Bros. film
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for what reason?
[a] It shows witches in school. "Witches are born, not taught."
[b] It shows witches riding brooms with the brush end in the back - real witches ride brooms brush-end forward.
[c] It shows several black witches.
4. An organization in Florida launched a petition campaign to amend the state constitution to protect which of the following?
[a] Pregnant pigs, to protect them from "chronic stress."
[b] Brahma bulls, to protect them from "anti-Hindu terrorism."
[c] Human souls, to protect them from "abuse by atheists."
5. College professor Jon Willand, who has taught American history for more than 30 years, was reprimanded for doing what?
[a] Displaying an old recruting poster that depicts General George Custer and seeks soldiers to fight "militant Sioux."
[b] Stating that the civil rights movement was "all about ego."
[c] Arranging the seating chart so that all the "hot babes" sat in front.
6. Protestors outside the U.S. Embassy in Bombay, India, criticized the Bush administration's White House website (
www.whitehouse.gov) for which of the following reasons:
[a] Describing a rash as an "Indian burn" in a press release describing George Bush's first presidential medical exam.
[b] Showing a picture of the entire Bush family - parents, daughters, two dogs . . . and a cat named India.
[c] Stating that Bush "feels the same way about Indian food that his father feels about broccoli."
7. A Canadian activist orginization seeks to change Canada's national anthem in what way?
[a] Replace "Canadians" with "North Americans." (Endorses ethnic diversity . . . and better tourism.)
[b] Remove the reference to the "milk of our sacred land." (Offends vegans and the lactose intolerant.)
[c] Remove the phrase "all thy sons." (Sexist)
Subject: Who Wants To Win Resources! Politically-Correct Edition 
Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:50 am
