"Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but, unlike charity, it should end there."

- Clare Boothe Luce

We were watching "So You Think You Can Dance" the other evening - okay so I will admit it, I watch all the reality shows.....

But anyhow, we were watching. One of the judges had apparently been made to apologize on behalf of the show for a Choreographer's routine he had designed in which all the contestants had to perform the same moves which were ostensibly a commentary on war and a hope for peace. I have to admit that the prior evening when the routines were actually performed I found it all to be pretty tedious, boring even. But the fact that it was made out to be anti-government and "unsupportive of troops" (itself a phrase I am getting tired of hearing) demonstrated to me how absurd the world has gotten. The performers had peace signs on their t-shirt fronts, and words like 'tolerance' on the backs. They danced and ended up walking toward the camera with their fingers in the 1960's-era peace sign and hopeful smiles. Egad how anarchistic!

What is wrong with us, that we now have to apologize for wanting to step back and declare that we've had enough? Shame on us.