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The BBC was historically known for censoring various songs from being played on its radio and television stations; from the 1930s through the 1960s, the BBC had banned songs such as "Hold My Hand" for its religious references, pop arrangements of classical tunes (though barring "Sabre Dance" because it was "not a well-loved classic whose ...
In 1963, Singapore banned the hit song Puff, the Magic Dragon, fearing that it referenced marijuana. [11] Janet Jackson's albums Velvet Rope and All For You were also banned due to homosexual and sexually explicit themes that the BPAA found "not acceptable to our society". [11] The bans have since been lifted.
Alabama's SBOE banned the teaching of concepts that impute fault, blame, a tendency to oppress others, or the need to feel guilt or anguish to persons solely because of their race or sex.” [6] Georgia's SBOE banned teaching that "indoctrinates" students. Florida's SBOE prohibited teaching about critical race theory or the 1619 Project. [6]
HOUSTON, Texas – Every year, Oxford adds words to the dictionary based on pop culture. In 2014, it was words like "humblebrag" and "binge-watch." But every year, Lake Superior State University ...
Schools across the country are discovering that there's no perfect strategy for curbing students' phone use. Saying phones should be banned in schools is easy. Actually doing it is a lot more ...
New legislation signed last week by Gov. Gavin Newsom makes it mandatory to ban or limit cell phone use during school hours beginning in the 2026 academic year. It was authored by Sacramento-area ...
On March 8, 2015, the national office of Sigma Alpha Epsilon disbanded the OU chapter and revoked the membership of its members, rendering them expelled from the national organization. Simultaneously, OU officials ordered the closure of the chapter house and gave SAE members until the end of March 10, 2015 to move out.
Some songs were written to provoke, while others have fallen foul of misinterpretation. Lizzy Cooney picks some of the most infamous cases of musical censorship ‘Why, why, why?’ – 9 famous ...