1. Saudi Labour Minister Ghazi Al Gosaibi has warned against growing racism among Saudis towards the millions of foreign workers in the kingdom, mainly domestics, media reports said yesterday.
It's not racism.
2. If you haven't heard about the "Obama the Magic Negro" controversy yet, here's a good summary and trenchant analysis.
Tuesday 30 December 2008
Monday 29 December 2008
Is it just Muslims that blow up planes?
I've been waiting for this to get onto Youtube for a while now, and it's here at last: a little bit of political incorrectness courtesy of, of all places, the BBC, from the sitcom "Outnumbered".
Sunday 28 December 2008
Saturday 27 December 2008
Round-up
1. Someone in Oregon bleats because not enough American football coaches are black.
2. Takeaways in Wrexham now have voice recording technology to catch drunken customers who racially abuse staff members.
3. Anti-racism basketball game to be held in Italy.
That'll do the trick!
2. Takeaways in Wrexham now have voice recording technology to catch drunken customers who racially abuse staff members.
3. Anti-racism basketball game to be held in Italy.
That'll do the trick!
Wednesday 17 December 2008
Ho Ho Ho!
Whoops, I forgot; that's one of the things I'm not allowed to say anymore.
Anyway, the point of this post is to say that I'm going to be away for the next few days and may not be back again until after Christmas. It's possible that I might be able to squeeze one more day of blogging in, but that remains to be seen.
So it only remains for me to say to every reader: have a Merry Christmas, whether you like it or not; this is a post-Judeo-Christian country. :)
Anyway, the point of this post is to say that I'm going to be away for the next few days and may not be back again until after Christmas. It's possible that I might be able to squeeze one more day of blogging in, but that remains to be seen.
So it only remains for me to say to every reader: have a Merry Christmas, whether you like it or not; this is a post-Judeo-Christian country. :)
Round-up
1. The Netherlands says it will stay away from a United Nations conference on racism scheduled for next spring unless draft documents disproportionately critical of Israel are amended. The announcement is the latest indication that a boycott campaign may slowly be picking up steam.
Canada and Israel already have declared they will stay away; the European Union is considering its position, while Australia and New Zealand have expressed concern.
Good.
2. Meanwhile, not to make any real connection here, but here's a troubling case of racism from Israel itself (that is, one Israeli individual, not Israel as a whole, lest anyone think I'm an antisemite or anti-Zionist).
Canada and Israel already have declared they will stay away; the European Union is considering its position, while Australia and New Zealand have expressed concern.
Good.
2. Meanwhile, not to make any real connection here, but here's a troubling case of racism from Israel itself (that is, one Israeli individual, not Israel as a whole, lest anyone think I'm an antisemite or anti-Zionist).
Tuesday 16 December 2008
Round-up
1. Yesterday I posted about a young black guy who was killed in Russia, and said that while racism was a possible motivation for the attack, it wasn't the only option. Well, today comes this report on the increasingly widespread racist violence in Russia, which also discusses this same incident. It therefore seems increasingly likely that race was a motivating factor in the attack, and that such bigotry is a worrying trend in the country.
2. Read this article on a new American dating show, "Momma's Boys". It is eye-opening and somewhat hilarious to the extent that it demonstrates not only the depravity of modern reality television in general, but also how a blatant racist is being cynically exploited for ratings by American TV producers, including Ryan Seacrest, the host of American Idol.
3. A courageous stand against the bullying of our intellectual elites who have forced us into believing that only whites can be racist, and that pretty much all whites ARE racist ALL the time.
2. Read this article on a new American dating show, "Momma's Boys". It is eye-opening and somewhat hilarious to the extent that it demonstrates not only the depravity of modern reality television in general, but also how a blatant racist is being cynically exploited for ratings by American TV producers, including Ryan Seacrest, the host of American Idol.
3. A courageous stand against the bullying of our intellectual elites who have forced us into believing that only whites can be racist, and that pretty much all whites ARE racist ALL the time.
Monday 15 December 2008
Round-up
1. Australian Race Discrimination Commissioner Tom Calma says there is insufficient monitoring of "cyber-racism" and the law does not provide adequate protection for victims.
Cyber-racism: "Are you the Negro John Connor? Prepare to be...terminated."
2. A black exchange student has been stabbed by unknown assailants in a southern Russian city in an attack officials say may have been racially motivated.
I don't have a problem with this. There is no evidence yet that the attack was a racist one (although the boy's mother seems to think it was), but I have no problem with keeping it open as an option. It's when the police and media automatically assume an incident WAS racist without any evidence that I get really cheesed off.
Le's hope this case is resolved as quickly as possible and that the student recovers just as quickly.
Cyber-racism: "Are you the Negro John Connor? Prepare to be...terminated."
2. A black exchange student has been stabbed by unknown assailants in a southern Russian city in an attack officials say may have been racially motivated.
I don't have a problem with this. There is no evidence yet that the attack was a racist one (although the boy's mother seems to think it was), but I have no problem with keeping it open as an option. It's when the police and media automatically assume an incident WAS racist without any evidence that I get really cheesed off.
Le's hope this case is resolved as quickly as possible and that the student recovers just as quickly.
Friday 12 December 2008
The Path To Decay
The new single from Sirenia, "The Path to Decay", from the album The 13th Floor:
I quite like it; I've heard the whole album and it's definitely a step up from the previous album, which went too simplistic. Still not up there with the band's best album, At Sixes and Sevens, but certainly more like what Morten Veland is capable of offering. It is remarkable that, as someone who doesn't really like growling vocals, this is the only band where I actually want MORE of them. And the growls on this new album are really good.
I quite like it; I've heard the whole album and it's definitely a step up from the previous album, which went too simplistic. Still not up there with the band's best album, At Sixes and Sevens, but certainly more like what Morten Veland is capable of offering. It is remarkable that, as someone who doesn't really like growling vocals, this is the only band where I actually want MORE of them. And the growls on this new album are really good.
Appeal Against Aquittal of German Police Officers Accused of Racism
Lawyers alleging police racism have filed appeals in Germany against the acquittal of two officers accused of letting a black man burn to death in a cell. The judge on the case has defended his ruling.
Letting a man burn to death because of his skin colour would be the most callous form of racism. However, not only is the evidence not conclusive that they actually did this, but there is no evidence at all that racism had anything to do with it.Thursday 11 December 2008
Round-up
1. Fifty Afghani taxi drivers in New Zealand have met and raised their concerns of widespread racism. Their meeting follows the fatal stabbing of 39-year-old father of five Abdulrahman Ikhtiari last weekend.
Mr. Ikhtiari's murder is tragic, but there is no immediately sign of racism at work here.
2. It can be a hassle waiting to hear your number called at the driver's license office, but some drivers are facing more difficulty than that.
Mr. Ikhtiari's murder is tragic, but there is no immediately sign of racism at work here.
2. It can be a hassle waiting to hear your number called at the driver's license office, but some drivers are facing more difficulty than that.
“I never was informed that I was going to get this special license,” said state resident, Edwin Palacio.
After waiting in line, giving his thumbprint and taking a new picture, Palacio got a Texas license in the mail that looked unlike any other he’s ever received. “It said 'Temporary Visitor' it came as a shock because I've never considered myself a temporary visitor,” said Palacio.
Palacio moved to the United States from the Philippines years ago. He's been in Austin since 2004. He says he is a legal resident. His license however shows he's still a temporary visitor.
“It may look good on paper for DPS to require proof of identity by a birth certificate or a colored passport, but this effort at best is misguided,” said State Representative, Ruth Jones McClendon.
Why?
Tuesday 9 December 2008
Racism or Observation?
A former employee of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (Louisiana, US) is suing the state, claiming her supervisors used racial slurs and subjected her to a hostile work environment. Williams, who is black, filed her lawsuit in late November in Baton Rouge state court. She is seeking an unspecified amount of damages.
And what was the "highly offensive language" she was subjected to?
Andrea Maria Williams says in her lawsuit that one supervisor said of a black Federal Emergency Management Agency grant manager that “Black women always cry racism so they just let them do what they want,’’ and, “You know, it’s that black woman thing’’ and, “He’s afraid to tell her anything because she is a black woman.’’
So it turns out that this was not racism at all, but a series of simple observations on how easy it is to play the race card in the US.
And what was the "highly offensive language" she was subjected to?
Andrea Maria Williams says in her lawsuit that one supervisor said of a black Federal Emergency Management Agency grant manager that “Black women always cry racism so they just let them do what they want,’’ and, “You know, it’s that black woman thing’’ and, “He’s afraid to tell her anything because she is a black woman.’’
So it turns out that this was not racism at all, but a series of simple observations on how easy it is to play the race card in the US.
Monday 8 December 2008
Round-up
1. AUSTRALIA: International students with jobs are being paid less than Australians, face discrimination when applying for rental properties and are treated "less favourably" by teachers, an inquiry has been told.
2. US: A Broward Circuit Court judge declared a mistrial Thursday in a landmark tobacco case of a Cooper City widow suing cigarette maker Philip Morris on a wrongful death claim. An expert witness, on the second day of the trial, used a racist term while explaining his research into a project about racism within the tobacco industry, said Gary Paige, an attorney for Elaine Hess, the widow of Stuart Hess.
Robert Proctor, a professor of history of science at Stanford University, triggered the mistrial while explaining that research into the topic cannot be done without using the word "nigger". "He mentioned it within context of his research project," Paige said. "But the judge felt that the context the jury heard it within was prejudicial...that the jury was hearing about racism by the tobacco industry." Two of the jurors and one alternate were African-American, Paige said.
2. US: A Broward Circuit Court judge declared a mistrial Thursday in a landmark tobacco case of a Cooper City widow suing cigarette maker Philip Morris on a wrongful death claim. An expert witness, on the second day of the trial, used a racist term while explaining his research into a project about racism within the tobacco industry, said Gary Paige, an attorney for Elaine Hess, the widow of Stuart Hess.
Robert Proctor, a professor of history of science at Stanford University, triggered the mistrial while explaining that research into the topic cannot be done without using the word "nigger". "He mentioned it within context of his research project," Paige said. "But the judge felt that the context the jury heard it within was prejudicial...that the jury was hearing about racism by the tobacco industry." Two of the jurors and one alternate were African-American, Paige said.
Thursday 4 December 2008
Antisemitism is not the same as Islamophobia
In this article at the Jerusalem Post, there is a decent analysis of why "Islamophobia", to the extent that it exists at all, should NOT be compared to antisemitism. Here's a short extract:
RACISM HAS a rational dimension; its use to justify exploitation is one central purpose. Anti-Semitism, with its irrational, implacably genocidal dimension, is totally different. Furthermore, there are some Islamicists who openly advocate the takeover of Europe, the West and the world. The nonsense in the Protocols notwithstanding, the Jews have never had or claimed such a goal.
To equate anti-Semitism with racism, let alone to try and draw a parallel with the term Islamophobia (a word invented by the Islamic Republic of Iran), is therefore dangerous. It has nothing to do with scholarly research, nor with an accurate examination of the real and significant threats posed by Islamic Jihad...
Too right. In his new book Stealth Jihad, Robert Spencer chronicles how Muslim groups attempt to silence true statements about Islam, and honest examinations of how Islamic jihadists use Islamic sacred texts to justify violence. The end result of banning such a thing, of course, is that we will be left mute and defenseless in the wake of the advancement of the jihadist threat. Which is just what those Muslim groups want, all along.
RACISM HAS a rational dimension; its use to justify exploitation is one central purpose. Anti-Semitism, with its irrational, implacably genocidal dimension, is totally different. Furthermore, there are some Islamicists who openly advocate the takeover of Europe, the West and the world. The nonsense in the Protocols notwithstanding, the Jews have never had or claimed such a goal.
To equate anti-Semitism with racism, let alone to try and draw a parallel with the term Islamophobia (a word invented by the Islamic Republic of Iran), is therefore dangerous. It has nothing to do with scholarly research, nor with an accurate examination of the real and significant threats posed by Islamic Jihad...
Too right. In his new book Stealth Jihad, Robert Spencer chronicles how Muslim groups attempt to silence true statements about Islam, and honest examinations of how Islamic jihadists use Islamic sacred texts to justify violence. The end result of banning such a thing, of course, is that we will be left mute and defenseless in the wake of the advancement of the jihadist threat. Which is just what those Muslim groups want, all along.
Wednesday 3 December 2008
Racism on the Rise in Europe?
According to this report published by the European Network Against Racism (ENAR), "extremism and racism" are on the rise throughout Europe and racist political discourse is increasingly common in mainstream European politics. The report makes a number of vague, unsubstantiated assertions about "racism" in Europe, without any real, solid facts.
The agenda of the findings becomes clear way down the page. The president of ENAR is named Mohammed Aziz. And one of his spokesmen, speaking of the report, says that anti-terror policies in Europe tend to "stigmatise Muslim communities and equate Islam with terrorism." ENAR also hopes to see an end to racial profiling activities which are carried out "without justification," the spokesperson added.
So this is really just a piece of Muslim propaganda aimed at portraying European Muslims as victims who must be mollycoddled and accomodated at every turn, or else we will be accused of "racism" (what race is Islam, again?). The ENAR spokesmen does not specify what is a legitimate justification for security profiling, so obviously this is just aimed at making sure security officials and the general public feel hesitant in reporting suspicious activity by Muslims or subjecting them to extra security checks, the same way CAIR did in the "Flying Imams" case. The end result of this, of course, is that Islamic jihadists get away with their acts of murder without anyone being able or allowed to stop them. Just as Mohammad Aziz and Co want.
See Robert Spencer's new book, Steath Jihad, for much more on this and other related topics.
The agenda of the findings becomes clear way down the page. The president of ENAR is named Mohammed Aziz. And one of his spokesmen, speaking of the report, says that anti-terror policies in Europe tend to "stigmatise Muslim communities and equate Islam with terrorism." ENAR also hopes to see an end to racial profiling activities which are carried out "without justification," the spokesperson added.
So this is really just a piece of Muslim propaganda aimed at portraying European Muslims as victims who must be mollycoddled and accomodated at every turn, or else we will be accused of "racism" (what race is Islam, again?). The ENAR spokesmen does not specify what is a legitimate justification for security profiling, so obviously this is just aimed at making sure security officials and the general public feel hesitant in reporting suspicious activity by Muslims or subjecting them to extra security checks, the same way CAIR did in the "Flying Imams" case. The end result of this, of course, is that Islamic jihadists get away with their acts of murder without anyone being able or allowed to stop them. Just as Mohammad Aziz and Co want.
See Robert Spencer's new book, Steath Jihad, for much more on this and other related topics.
Tuesday 2 December 2008
Community Relations
Gay activists and blacks showed their ugly side during two Prop 8-related events last week in Los Angeles.
Blacks were reportedly cursed and taunted with the "N" word on the fringe of one of several massive protest marches held recently in Los Angeles against the passage of Proposition 8. That's the initiative that encodes in the California Constitution wording that defines marriage as exclusively between a man and a woman.
A few days after that, several blacks took the microphone at a town hall on black and gay relations and lambasted gay activists for comparing the gay rights struggle to the black civil rights struggle. One of the speakers emphasized the point by spewing out the words "sissy," the "F" and the "P" words to refer to gays. Some in the audience gasped, but other blacks didn't flinch at the epithets.
Just doing their bit for civil rights.
Blacks were reportedly cursed and taunted with the "N" word on the fringe of one of several massive protest marches held recently in Los Angeles against the passage of Proposition 8. That's the initiative that encodes in the California Constitution wording that defines marriage as exclusively between a man and a woman.
A few days after that, several blacks took the microphone at a town hall on black and gay relations and lambasted gay activists for comparing the gay rights struggle to the black civil rights struggle. One of the speakers emphasized the point by spewing out the words "sissy," the "F" and the "P" words to refer to gays. Some in the audience gasped, but other blacks didn't flinch at the epithets.
Just doing their bit for civil rights.
Monday 1 December 2008
Round-up
1. Hundreds of people have been taking part in a march and rally against racism, in Glasgow.
2. Oh dear; here's jihadist propaganda if I saw it: "Devoted author Khondakar Golam Mowla seeks to clear up misunderstandings about Islam while indicting nations that have oppressed their Muslim populations in his new book, The Judgment Against Imperialism, Fascism and Racism Against Caliphate and Islam: Volume I."
In other words; "I will tell you that Islam is a Religion of Peace while in the same breath talking about a caliphate (a sign of Islamic political might) and threatening anyone who points out my hypocrisy with charges of 'imperialism, fascism and racism'."
2. Oh dear; here's jihadist propaganda if I saw it: "Devoted author Khondakar Golam Mowla seeks to clear up misunderstandings about Islam while indicting nations that have oppressed their Muslim populations in his new book, The Judgment Against Imperialism, Fascism and Racism Against Caliphate and Islam: Volume I."
In other words; "I will tell you that Islam is a Religion of Peace while in the same breath talking about a caliphate (a sign of Islamic political might) and threatening anyone who points out my hypocrisy with charges of 'imperialism, fascism and racism'."
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