Growing rudeness is a sign of the times

By Arthur Page

Release Date: November 10, 2005 This content is archived.

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An article in the Sacramento Bee on a video that ran before Sacramento's basketball home opener against Detroit that showed a disparaging view of the City of Detroit, including burned out cars, dilapidated building and garbage-filled streets quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, who says the video "is a sign of the times in general. It has become more and more acceptable to be rude and insulting and talk trash. People have lost control of any kind of civility." .