Round-up

1. The number of racially-motivated attacks in Ukraine has increased noticeably in the last two years, according to watchdogs. At the same time, the number of foreigners residing and seeking asylum in Ukraine has grown in the last three years.

2. A coffee mug which had the Confederate Flag on it is causing a stir in Connecticut, where some have accused its owner, A Commissioner for the Department of Public Safety, of racism.

As far as I can see, there is little to connect him with racism apart from the fact that the flag is used by some racist groups, no evidence existing to suggest that he belongs to any of them. It has also become an emblem of the American South. You know, the south, the part of America that liberals and PC types like to perpetuate lazy stereotypes about and level unfocused discrimination against on the basis of those stereotypes - it's OK because they aren't black or foreign, you see.

First we had the Horrible Ham Hate Crime, now we have mug-related incidents; whatever next - egg whisk racism?