The Racism Ploy

Here's a great piece by Dorothy Anne Seese at Etherzone about the way the word "racism" is being used a) incorrectly, and b) to perpetuate the liberal multi-culturalist fantasy and destroy any trace of national identity and pride. Here's an extract:

Now, if certain people of Mexican descent and probably nationality come and take over 40 acres of property that I own under the laws of our land, is it "racist" to dislike that act and take action against it? Let's test it not by just the issue, but by another, more modern standard: would I be just as angry if the people who came and grabbed off 40 acres of grazing land to which I own title are Finnish, is that "racist?" If you answer yes to the first and no to the second proposition, you have a big inconsistency and furthermore, a ridiculous answer. Neither you, whoever you are, nor I, are going to like a person or a group of people who come nabbing 40 acres. It just happens to be a way to defeat my objection to yell "racist" if the people belong to one group as opposed to another. It diverts attention away from the real issue, which is the nabbing of 40 acres of my land, to a supposed feeling I have against the nabbers because they have a different ethnic background and are perhaps of a different color. It shifts the crime from them (land-nabbing) to me (racism).

Isn't that a clever way to becloud the issue and shift the crime from the perpetrator to the victim? Of course. That's why it is being used in multiple nations, in numerous cases, for countless reasons, in increasing incidents, all over the Western world. Legal issues such as immigration according to the laws of the land have been made subservient to the supposed attitude of the landowners and citizens toward certain "races" of people, such races being in fact nationalities, religions or various skin colors.

SIAD

There will be a protest on September 11th this year outside the European Parliament building: Stop Islamification of Europe, by SIAD, who are are based in Denmark.

Read the whole thing.

My Good Deed Of The Day

I was walking up the High Street today and as I walked past a couple of cash dispensers I heard a beeping sound coming from one of them. This got my attention as ATMs only make those noises when a transaction is being made, but there was no one in sight. I did a double take and saw that there was a credit card sticking out of the machine. Someone was obviously in a rush and had taken their money without taking the card. I immediately handed the card in to bank.

It got me wondering how many people out of a random sample would have handed the credit card in, and how many would have made off with it. At least I can pride myself on being a good, moral, honest citizen.

Friday Share

A band this week that I don't actually like all that much...but I do like this song so I'm gonna post it.

"Our Truth" by Italian female-fronted metallers Lacuna Coil:

Hypocrisy Embodied

Filipino Muslims held a protest at which they made the oft-used call to "Behead Those Who Insult Islam"...they were protesting against a Christian leader who says Muslims are killers.

Work that one out if you can.

Racism In The Pharmaceutical Business

America's largest pharmacy chain has been sued by the government for alleged discrimination against black workers.

Walgreen illegally sent black staff to low-performing stores and shops in black communities, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) claims.

African-American employees - including pharmacists and managers - were also denied promotions, the EEOC claim adds.

There isn't much information to verify these claims, either way. One to keep an eye on.

Caliphate Alert

At The American Muslim, a very old article from 1993 (you mean BEFORE 9/11? But I thought jihadism against America and the West only happened because we responded to that!) has recently been reposted. In it, Issa Smith calls for Islamic sharia law to be implemented in America.

This is the ultimate goal of Islam, to spread the religion until the entire globe is living under Muslim rule, as decreed by Mohammed.

More Shocking Denial Of Truth

A Tory MP has been forced to quit his frontbench role after making comments on race in the Army which party leader David Cameron called "unacceptable".

Shadow homeland security spokesman Patrick Mercer said he had met "a lot" of "idle and useless" ethnic minority soldiers who used racism as a "cover".

Read the whole thing to actually get the feel of Mr Mercer's full comments.

David Cameron's line stands out for me:

He added that "racism is disgusting and has no part in any part of our society".

What's even more disgusting is the way this man has been treated for simply telling the truth, and not for saying anything remotely racist or hateful. I am absolutely appalled by this.

First Email

I received an interesting email today from my first known reader (one I can put a name or attribute a comment to), about a story I commented on in my March 5th Round-up about a supposedly racist comment made by a Texas radio DJ. Here it is in full:

Ben:

You write that you "find it difficult to believe Allred is racist when just before the 'darky' comment he says of Obama, 'He's a likable guy.'"

You are gullible, Ben. Yes, he said Obama was likable. But he was dripping with sarcasm, which should have been apparent to you even without hearing the audio, because immediately after saying Obama was likable he called him a "clean darky." Get it?

You also write: "It could be a joke, in which case it's absolutely fine, despite what PC tosspots will have you believe. The man said after the commercial break: 'See, I was making fun of politicians who say things like that.' Of course, the columnist writing this up doesn't seem inclined to believe him."

Here's what that's about: A Democrat U.S. Senator from Delaware running for President, Joe Biden, a man with no history of racism in his political background, said of Obama that he was "articulate and clean." This cause Biden some discomfort because some took it to mean that Obama wasn't "dirty" like, say, a typical black person In fact, Biden had clearly meant by "clean" that Obama didn't have any political baggage or scandals in his background or skeletons in his closet. That was apparent to anybody who knew of Joe's politics and heard what he'd said. Still, he had to explain it after it came out in print.

The two DJ's on the radio knew perfectly well what Biden had meant by his use of the word "clean." But of course, it didn't stop them from making a joke and calling Obama a "clean darky." Darky is a totally unacceptable and derogatory term for black folks. It is right up there with "nigger." Completely and utterly beneath contempt to say those words. But he did, just for laughs.

And actually, Ben, this DJ in Austin, Texas is a well known ass, old and in his 70's, who says stupid things all the time.

He just went a little too far this time, although it clearly didn't translate across the pond to where you are.

I'm happy that I've at last got a response to something I've written and discussion and debate on these issues is always welcome. I am also happy to be made aware of the facts as this gentleman has kindly done so.

Nevertheless, I still have trouble with the point being made. It seems to be accepted that Allred was making a joke based on the misunderstanding surrounding Biden's remarks. The main issue of contention is the use of the word "darky".

I'm split on this. On the one hand the words "darky" and "nigger" are not nice words that I would use. But a couple of points should be made. Allred, according to this email, is in his seventies. Look back to his heyday and these kinds of words were a lot more acceptable than they are now. We know old people are slow to change. I can recall an incident last year in which my own grandmother referred to black people as "darky people". I know there was no malicious intent in it, and in fact at the time we all laughed and gently corrected her on modern etiquette. It's simply a force of habit for people of this age.

Again, that does not mean that the word "darky" is a nice one, but I would certainly say that it is simply the product of a generation to whom it was not an issue.

The other point is the larger one I've raised here a few times before: that of the way race-related words seem to take precedence over others on the Offence-o-meter. Why SHOULD "darky" or even "nigger" be offensive to any reasonably civilised black person? It is only a word. Are they so thin-skinned that they are unable to rise above such language?

If I was to walk down the street and call someone a stupid fatty, a stupid baldy, a stupid four-eyes, a stupid anything else, not a thing could be done to prevent me. However, if I was to call them a stupid darky I would quickly find myself in court. Why is this? Not that I would do any of those things, but RACISM IS AS LOW-DOWN A FORM OF DISCRIMINATION OR BULLYING AS ANYTHING ELSE. It's not big and it's not clever, but if it is to be considered taboo in this day and age then I suggest that other non-racist words which could be taken in an insulting way are also made taboo.

Or preferably, they all remain "legal". That, my friends, is freedom of speech, and I defend it whole-heartedly.

It would be nice if this e-mailer could continue to come to the site and post comments. I have made comments open to anyone; not just BlogSpot members, so he is welcome to stop by, as is anyone else interested in discussing these issues. I'd like to thank him for the insightful email and wish him a good day.

Israel As Bad As Iran?

A majority of people believe that Israel and Iran have a mainly negative influence in the world, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.

It shows that the two countries are closely followed by the United States and North Korea.

So in other words a majority believe that Israel, Iran and the US are all morally equivalent to each other. Never mind that one of these countries wants to blow another off the face of the Earth (clue: the US isn't involved in this). If this is truly a representation of global opinion it is a disgusting indication of the way the Western mainstream media, supplemented by Middle Eastern jihadist propaganda, has been able to twist the minds of the people to their immoral, dhimmified liberal stance. The idea that so many people think George Bush is as evil as Mahmoud Ahmedinejad is so repulsive it makes me want to vomit.

Racy Idol Pics Spark Racism Debate

More absurd non-thinking reactionist drivel:

Frenchie Davis, dumped by "American Idol" in 2003 for lingerie shots posted on a website, moved on to Broadway success and thought she had buried a humiliating chapter of her young life.

That changed in the last few days, after contestant Antonella Barba was allowed to stay on the top-rated Fox series despite the emergence of racy online photos that purport to be of Barba but with no verification.

The first big controversy of the show's sixth season swelled Tuesday when fans and a civil-rights activist rallied to Davis's side, saying she was the victim of unfair and potentially biased treatment. Davis is black; Barba is white.

"We object to having one rule for black contestants and a different rule for white contestants who exhibit the same behaviour," said Najee Ali, community activist and founder of Project Islamic H.O.P.E.

Look harder at that bit I've bolded. Case solved.

Sporting Round-up

No, this blog hasn't suddenly become the online continuation of Grandstand; it's just that today the two racism stories I've found are both football-related.

1. Police have said they are investigating allegations of racist chanting by a number of West Ham supporters before the 4-3 Premiership defeat to Tottenham at Upton Park. Footage of anti-Semitic chanting appeared on the Internet yesterday, but has since been removed at the request of the Police.

We all know my opinion: racist chanting is no worse than any other form of abusive chanting that happens throughout a match. If there are deep-seated prejudices among a significant portion of West Ham fans this should be investigated but I think racism is so overblown these days it can just become pointless to deal with it.

2. A football supporter accused of racially abusing Jason Scotland, the St Johnstone striker, has been banned from all football grounds in the United Kingdom.

Again, the idea of being banned for racist chanting when, as far as I know, no one was banned for the vile and disgusting abuse hurled at David Beckham after the 1998 World Cup, just assaults my sensibilities as FLAT OUT WRONG.

Round-up

1. Black rap-star Kelis - of "My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard" fame - has been arrested after screaming "racial epithets" at two prostitutes - who turned out to be undercover policewomen on a sting operation. It's not clear what the comments were or even what race the women belonged to, though.

But should she be arrested? In my opinion, no, if she had simply shouted abuse at them. If it's racist, who cares? But the report says she tried to attack them so that's understandable regardless of the race of the victims. That's really all there is to this story, the attack. I expect she'll be released before too long, though.

2. This Huffington Post column details a supposedly racist statement made on a Texas radio show:

Allred: "What happened to Bama Rock or whatever his name is?"
Cole: "He's moving up in the polls. Obama."
Allred: "He's a likeable guy."
Cole: "He's 'clean' is what what's-his-name said. Joe Biden told us that."
Allred: "Clean darky."
Cole: "Sammy!"

The guy involved has apparently been suspended.

It's difficult to tell whether this is really racist or not without hearing the thing in context. It could be a joke, in which case it's absolutely fine, despite what PC tosspots will have you believe. The man said after the commercial break: "See, I was making fun of politicians who say things like that." Of course, the columnist writing this up doesn't seem inclined to believe him.

I also find it difficult to believe Allred is racist when just before the "darky" comment he says of Obama, "He's a likable guy".

Islam Could Be Europe's Dominant Religion

As the Anglican Communion continues to fight over homosexuality and as church attendance plummets, experts say that Islam is well on its way to becoming the most dominant religion in Europe.

More Racism In Schools

Black pupils are three times more likely to be excluded than white, and five times less likely to be on the official register of gifted and talented students. Why? Because, according to a Whitehall report, teachers in England and Wales are unconsciously prejudiced against Caribbean-origin pupils.

What nonsense. NO evidence is presented to show us that teachers are collectively racist, and no one considers the possibility that these findings may be influenced by factors completely out of the teachers' control. As I covered in my first month in the blogosphere, different races come in different positions in the school achievement charts. What no one wants to acknowledge is that there are factors within the black community that MAY have an effect on these things, rather than just racism which MAY also have an effect. Such as the absence of fathers for black children, among others. The fact is that all races of people have traits that CAN be generalised to large quantities of their population. Not everyone from that cultural group is the same, of course, but we are deluding ourselves if we deny that the stereotypes DO have some basis in fact.

I'm not for a minute suggesting that what I'm about to say is definately the case, but WHAT IF black people are on average less intelligent than white people? The first people on Earth, after all, were black and originated in Africa. White people are essentially evolved versions of the original humans. Isn't it perhaps possible that biologically and psychologically, black people ON AVERAGE could perhaps have slightly less evolved brains than whites, related as they are to early man, and that this could contribute to decreased intelligence and thus worse exam scores? Isn't it also possible that black gun and ghetto culture could promote anti-social behaviour which could lead to being expelled?

There are, of course, many very bright black people, but that does not take away the fact that different races do have common traits. For example, working at a bank for many years, my dad noticed that all his Nigerian clients would suddenly zone out and stare into space for thirty seconds in the middle of a conversation. Is it racist to point this out? I think not. What we need to do is, instead of crying racism at every available opportunity, actually examine culture differences and how they affect academic achievement and other aspects of everyday life.

Don't get me wrong: all of this COULD be down to subconscious racism by teachers. But my point is that people are too quick to close down debate by saying this from the off, preventing serious analysis being made. If black people are biologically less intelligent, don't you think it's fairer that we accept this and try to help them? If that was the case, deciding it's "racism" and remaining ignorant of the root causes isn't doing them any favours at all, is it?

Friday Share

There of a lot of things I find to criticise this band for: the pointless fast drumming in many tracks, the singer's high-pitched voice, the over-reliance on lightning fast guitar solos...but they've released something like 11 albums to date, so amongst all that music I have found maybe thirty songs I do like, which is fairly impressive for one band. This is one of them. Not one of their best by any means, but a decent song and they tend not to release their best songs as singles anyway.

"Maniac Dance" by Finnish power metal outfit Stratovarius:

Blue Burqua Band

I thought the Teapacks (see yesterday) were weird......then I saw this:



Wow.

Round-up

1. A White council worker who was sent "racist" jokes by text message is trying to sue for racial harassment - even though the jokes were not directed at her or anyone in particular.

Firstly, there is nothing wrong with race-related jokes. If we forget the over-exposure by the media, someone's race is EQUALLY valid to be made fun of as anything else about them. I doubt the people who send the texts really mean the things they say. They're just not stuck in PC Land and fancy a laugh at someone else's expense; and if that includes race then so be it - perfectly normal.

Secondly, how can you possibly hope to win a claim for harassment when no one is being harassed? Ludicrous and I'm sure this won't succeed.

2. The UN says India is a racist country because of it's caste system (the nearly-whites hold the most power and treat darker-skinned Indians like dirt).

At last, REAL racism is finally being addressed somewhere.

3. There seems to be some racism going on here as a Police Chief stands to lose his job because he hired a black assistant chief.

It does appear racist but but perhaps the council have other motives.

4. Online student groups at Ryerson University are raising concerns of racism because they are devoted to white students. Examples are the groups "I'm a White Minority @ a Toronto University" and "Equal Rights for Whites".

Now, there COULD be some white nationalism going on here. But I think it's far more likely that white people at this university simply don't think they are being treated fairly as a minority race. Of course, if they were any other race these groups would be hailed as a triumph for diversity and equality but if you happen to be white and do the same thing you should expect to get burned.

Something Quite Bizarre

This is...odd. After Lordi won Eurovision last year, the Israeli entry this year is this little number called "Push the Button" by a group called The Teapacks, which has a political message about terrorism. Check it out; it's very very peculiar.

More Annoying Than Racist

I see the TV advert for Trident chewing gum showing a Jamaican guy running around shouting has received a hundred complaints for being racist.

Is this ad "mocking the Jamaican accent"? Isn't it possible that the actor involved really does talk like this?

Either way, I would support a ban of the ad - not because it's racist, but because it's very VERY irritating and goes on for far too long.