Round-up

1. Singer Morrissey has been quoted in NME as saying Britain has undergone an "immigration explosion". The article adds that he wouldn't return to live in Britain because "the gates are flooded". But the singer denies the words are his and his management is calling the story "defamatory".

I'm not bothered whether Morrissey did or did not really say this (although it sounds like him). What bothers me is that these words really aren't all that offensive or provocative (in fact, they are *gasp* true), and yet people are still complaining about the insensitivity of them. Not only has there been an "immigration explosion" in this country, but there has also been a conscious effort by the Left to close down debate. Neither is good.

2. A school canceled its stage performance of Agatha Christie’s “Ten Little Indians” after an NAACP official objected to the novel’s original title, ditched by publishers six decades ago - "Ten Little Niggers".

Yes, the production has indeed been canceled because it was racist 65 years ago. But the kids wouldn't know that. And the title was deliberately changed because of its offensive nature. And yet some oversensitive moron still thinks it's offensive. PC culture MUST DIE.

3. A Belgian woman of Congolese origin recently set herself on fire in the centre of Luxembourg City, Belgium, to protest against racism.

Now why didn't I think of that?