Talk:It's a Good Life

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[edit] Political correctness

How has the story been used to illustrate the chilling effect of politically correct speech?

you mean the kind of speech where you have to treat people fairly? that's evil! Totnesmartin 19:58, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
Well I think that the anonymous person meant when people take it too far - when you try to never say anything negative about anyone out of fear, rather than true feelings. Not just avoiding racial slurs and the like, I mean (although I've heard the argument that forced political correctness is what causes things like that Kramer guy's outburst -trying to hide the feelings or some such). -Elizabennet | talk 20:20, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

I wanted to own that kid SO BAD!

I thought it was a parable about Soviet communism - having to control what you think, and there being a shortage of everything. Totnesmartin 20:00, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Anthony's age in the story

For the final time, in Bixby's published short story, Anthony is THREE years of age. It mentions it in the fourth or fifth paragraph from the end. Sir Rhosis 02:12, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

God, why don't people check discussion before making ignorant changes. I have reverted "six" back to "three" more times than I can count. Finally, put a <-- --> warning in there. Sir Rhosis 00:25, 7 August 2007 (UTC)