Inclusiveness

Here’s a revealing account by an English MP of negotiations with The New York Times over an op-ed piece. The Times wanted to change “Guinea” to “Chile” in a reference to a bribe to the president of Guinea, and get rid of the interjection “Gee” because it means “Jesus” and might offend Christians.

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Diversity is our strength: young Arab men riot in Australia over Iraq war. Immigration policies there seem to be importing not only ethnic and religious conflict but also other Middle Eastern habits like denial of obvious reality: “Australian Arabic community leaders condemned the violent clashes but rejected police claims the perpetrators were Middle Eastern men.”… More ...

Here’s some interesting background (I would skip the commentary) on the religious restrictions our troops must observe in Arab countries: Keep it to Yourself. Was “Islamic tolerance” ever much more than a stick to beat Christianity with?

The wonders of the multicultural welfare state, chapter whatever: Anglican vicar attacked with bricks by mob of Asians trying to burn down his church. In addition to inheriting a variety of religious and ethnic animosities, it seems clear that these young people had grown up in a radically disordered social setting. The welfare state … More ...

“Inclusiveness” marches on. British local councils are increasingly banning hot cross buns as “offensive” to non-Christians. As one spokesman said, “We can’t risk a similar outcry over Easter like the kind we had on Pancake Day [Shrove Tuesday]. We will probably be serving naan breads instead.”

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Why is this a good idea? Here’s an overview of the Somali Bantu we’re taking in because they qualify as “a persecuted class of people who deserve to be resettled in America”:

“The Bantus have had little formal education, low literacy and English levels, large families, almost no U.S. support system, and an almost total

There will always be an England, or maybe some other country with the same name: Spectator and its Tory MP editor may face charges over Taki race rant. In a short opinion piece the columnist Taki used the expressions “black thugs” and “multiply like flies” in connection with West Indians. The Guardian, heir … More ...

Any incident is good enough when it’s something you want to do anyway: Connecticut College cancels classes to discuss problems of racism. A couple weeks ago someone wrote “nigger” on a poster relating to Black History Month, and a few days later someone told a “student of color” [sic] to “go back … More ...

Breaking down the barriers at Scotland Yard: London police change policy to recruit first transsexual officer . They had wanted to recruit transsexuals, whom they regard as an “under-represented group”, as police officers. Unfortunately, PC was stymied by a requirement that suspects be searched by officers of the same sex. Since transsexuals haven’t been able … More ...

The claim that race is a myth because of the overall genetic similarity of human beings was transparently silly, but people bought it because they liked the way it sounded. It’s hard to know whether the genome researchers who promoted it believed it or not, but it certainly helped them avoid funding problems. Here’s evidence … More ...