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That Danish Cartoons Thing - A Reminder...
Hey, remember when we were making all that fuss about how Muslims shouldn't be starting violent riots in order to protest being accused of having a violent religion?

A few facts:
- The violent protests didn't take place straight after the cartoons were published. They took place several months later.
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Disclaimer before you start reading: Article contains sarcasm.

Anti-'Ground Zero Mosque' Rally Freaks Out at Black Guy

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Both supporters and opponents of the "Ground Zero" "Mosque"-a proposed community center-held rallies in lower Manhattan today. Can you guess which side started chanting "no mosque here" at a black guy wandering through the crowd?

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People here may remember a relatively recent post where I pointed out a blog entry from a priest/teacher about how utterly untrustworthy the British tabloids are. There's been a follow up post about a story which seems to be making the rounds on the internet right now.

The point is that before we get on our high horse about a particular story it is ( Read more... )

Pat Condell's latest vid points out a situation whereby someone was given compensation because someone told him a joke about the Irish and he found it offensive.

So... what's Pat Condell not taken into account?

Here's the really telling line:
"I couldn't believe my ears - we were in the midst of a racial discrimination hearing."

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When searching in vain for the actual interview from the Radio Times, I found this very sensible comment. Saves me the bother of writing it myself. Needless to say, not all claims of Islamophobia are correct and sensible. It's important to consider each case properly.
Don’t let the burka stifle free speech
Tuesday 10 August 2010
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Ah, the Tabloids, bless them!


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Link to article about Conservative MPs comments and also featuring horrible Stormfront poster which I am not about to feature on my blog.

In short: Yes, a burkha ban is f***ing racist dammit!

Update 1: Image from article recommended by midwinterspring  about the recent ban on the burkha in France, to make this post look pretty. :D


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I'm not going to bother with a tirade today. I am mainly just going to post what other people have written. Unless stated otherwise the comments I have posted are from the Richard Dawkins Website where I discovered the video.

First of all, a comment summarising the basic gist of Pat Condell's latest video post:
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Rifqa Bary is a girl from a Muslim family who was indoctrinated by an evangelical Christian group who helped her run away with them. I have previously written posts on this here, here and here.

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