A Silver Bike with the speed of molasses, a cloud without dust and a hearty Slow Down Silver – the PC Ranger. With his faithful nondescript companion Nonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider in the bicycle lane of life leads the fight for political correctness in the 21^st century.  Come with us now to the thrilling days of tomorrow --- the PC Ranger rides again.

Our hero begins his week the UK, posing as an animal rights activist, and seeking to cancel the performance of a Spanish folk dance at a festival in Kent. Protesters say the aluminum bulls and swordless dancer glorify a sport they consider gruesome. Ivan Darch of PETA likened the show to staging a mock rape.

While touring the UK, the PC Ranger also smacked the BBC after one of its sportscasters used the term “gay slap” to describe a somewhat wimpy punch thrown by a rugby player. Ten viewers who heard the comments by Brian Moore said the remark was offensive and reinforced stereotypes about gay people.  After a thorough investigation, the BBC sided with the protestors, saying the comment was “inconsistent with the BBC’s guidelines about avoiding hurtful or inaccurate stereotypes.

Now, to Reno, Nevada, where a mobile phone company committed the crime of using "non-standard English" and a wide-eyed black male in its billboard advertisements. The PC Ranger forced Nextel Communications to apologize for the ads which were geared toward teens and featured a black male asking “Where you at?” Critics said it exploits black youths and resurrects an ethnic form of slavery.

Finally -- to Florida, where the PC ranger found an offensive display in the governor’s office. A greeting card bears the image of the American flag with a cross instead of stars in the blue field. A Tallahassee photographer created the card for Gov. Jeb Bush in remembrance of Sept. 11.  But, the PC Ranger, Judith Schaeffer from People for the American Way, said a person who is Muslim, Jewish or some other faith "might feel like a second-class citizen" because of the display.

And so ends another exciting episode – but be sure to join us again next week when the PC Ranger rides again.