The Brickbats section of Reason magazine is always good for
a laugh. It exposes how far Big Brother can go. Some mild
examples.
Officials in Falun, Sweden, have ordered a local school to
reduce its vegetable buffet by half and to start serving
store-bought bread instead of freshly baked bread. The city
ordered lunch lady Annika Eriksson to make the changes because
it wasn’t fair that students in other schools did not get the
same choices.
Charles Oliver
Gus Hooker, 13, wanted to grow his mustache out for Movember,
when men grow their facial hair to raise awareness of prostate
cancer. But officials at the Priory Academy in England turned
down his request, saying it isn't an "inclusive" activity
because girls and younger boys can't grow facial hair.
a laugh. It exposes how far Big Brother can go. Some mild
examples.
Officials in Falun, Sweden, have ordered a local school to
reduce its vegetable buffet by half and to start serving
store-bought bread instead of freshly baked bread. The city
ordered lunch lady Annika Eriksson to make the changes because
it wasn’t fair that students in other schools did not get the
same choices.
Charles Oliver
Gus Hooker, 13, wanted to grow his mustache out for Movember,
when men grow their facial hair to raise awareness of prostate
cancer. But officials at the Priory Academy in England turned
down his request, saying it isn't an "inclusive" activity
because girls and younger boys can't grow facial hair.
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