Auto-Correct Is Not Ruining Spelling
22 May 2012, 5:37 pm
Today in studies that claim the Internet is ruining our lives, the BBC informs us that auto-correct and spellcheckers have turned us into a bunch of illiterate idiots. But our spelling has been degrading for much longer than iPhone auto-correct has been around. In a survey of more than 2,000 British people, one third of the participants could not spell definitely and two-thirds could not spell ...

Friend's status updates are racially charged (5/22/2012)
22 May 2012, 2:11 am
Dear Amy: I have a girlfriend who's African-American, and she is constantly referring (on Facebook) to her job as "The Plantation" and her bosses as "overseers." What (if anything) can I say to get her to understand this is degrading to her?

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21 May 2012, 11:13 pm
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Amy: Girlfriend's ranting reflects badly on her
21 May 2012, 12:15 pm
Dear Amy: I have a girlfriend who's African-American, and she is constantly referring (on Facebook) to her job as "The Plantation" and her bosses as "Overseers."

Angola: Stop Rape, Abuse of Congolese Migrants by Security Forces
21 May 2012, 8:48 am
[HRW] Johannesburg - Angolan security forces frequently abuse irregular migrants during expulsions from Angola, including sexual violence and other degrading and inhuman treatment, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

UK Border Agency 'detaining children in degrading conditions' at Heathrow
15 May 2012, 10:33 am
Children held in small, stuffy rooms at airport for hours, often sharing space with adults they are not related to, watchdog finds The UK Border Agency is detaining children in "degrading and disgraceful" conditions at Heathrow, according to an official watchdog. The Heathrow independent monitoring board (IMB) says children of all ages are being detained at the airport for immigration purposes ...

Children being held in 'degrading' Heathrow units
14 May 2012, 5:31 am
Children and adults are being detained in "degrading" conditions at Heathrow Airport while their right to enter Britain is checked, according to a new study.

Children's detention 'degrading'
14 May 2012, 3:46 am
Children detained by the UK Border Agency at Heathrow Airport are being held in "degrading" conditions, a report says.

UK Border Agency Detaining Children In 'degrading And Disgraceful' Conditions
14 May 2012, 12:06 am
The UK Border Agency is detaining children in degrading and disgraceful conditions at Heathrow Airport, it was claimed. Children of all ages are held there...

Aubrey O'Day: Arsenio Hall's Insults Are "degrading Across the Board"
8 May 2012, 5:33 pm
Aubrey O'Day isn't going to tolerate name-calling. In a new Q&A with Celebuzz , the Celebrity Apprentice star, 28, is firing back at fellow contestant Arsenio Hall , who she says has "crossed boundaries" in their war of words, resorting to misogynistic slurs.