Posts tagged “racism”
Had a nightmare dentist visit where the anaesthetic wore off mid-drilling. Wondering if I have a malpractice case. Lawyers, help me out. Also: the "suspicious" passengers removed from a plane were just Asian. Shocking to nobody. The hysteria of their fellow passengers deserves consequences.
Holocaust denial laws are misguided. Jailing David Irving for 17-year-old statements he already retracted highlights the absurdity: we're criminalizing specific speech rather than racism itself. You can't selectively ban one form of hate speech without appearing hypocritical, especially given our defense of the Muhammad cartoons as free expression.
Saw Festen last night and found the audience's reaction to its racism more disturbing than its incest. Growing up as a white minority in Trinidad, and later passing as invisible among white Britons, I've heard what people say when they think no one who'd mind is listening. Britain's racism is hiding, not gone.
I've had it with people making racist comments and then hiding behind "it's just an observation." My rule: would you say it if the group you're discussing was in the room? Silence implies acceptance, so I'll keep calling it out. Consider me black, Jewish, Pakistani, whatever it takes.
Launched dual-cam StalkerVision. Also: the BBC's undercover racism exposé in the police is a ratings grab but solid journalism. Shocked a cop admired Hitler, though it's just the tip of a deeper national racism problem. Could any British institution survive this kind of scrutiny?
A BBC reporter spent 7 months secretly embedded in the Greater Manchester Police, completing full training and covertly filming colleagues daily. His report airs tonight claiming overwhelming evidence of institutional racism. This is going to be a hell of a story.
Bush challenges Michigan's affirmative action policy on "equality" grounds, while ignoring a study showing Black-sounding names get 33% fewer employer callbacks. Just watched Bowling for Columbine and I'm convinced institutional racism is at the root of America's problems. Highly recommend it, flaws and all.
