More Political Correctness Run Amok
This time, it's the U.S. Naval Academy, which is considering overhauling a traditional ritual contest in the name of "safety".
The Herndon Climb, which involves a "thousand first-year midshipmen struggl[ing] to conquer a 21-foot granite obelisk coated with 200 pounds of lard," has been a part of the academy for many years, but may now be revised "with...safety in mind."
As many of those interviewed for the story point out, it's rather absurd to obsess about the safety of a traditional contest in a school that prepares sailors to go to war. Oddly enough, no one other than the academy spokeswoman had anything approving to say about the move.
When even the Washington Post can't manage to find someone with something good to say about your politically correct idea, it's time to reconsider. Let's hope the Naval Academy does just that.