South African Radio Station Fined for Unflattering Mention of Islam

The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa(BCCSA) fined in an August 29, 2013 judgment a South African radio broadcaster for making an "unjustifiable connection with Islam" during news reports.

This punitive second-guessing of journalistic conduct with respect to referencing background material such as a religion entails the most negative of consequences for a crucially important unhindered discussion of Islam.

BCCSA fined the public broadcaster SAfm R10,000 each for two violations of South Africa'sBroadcasting Code on May 24, 2013. The complainant, SAMNET (South African Muslim Network), charged in the first instance that a SAfm noon bulletin discussed "immigrants protesting in Switzerland about employment and other issues." The clip stated that the "protesters were not linked to any religion even though some Muslims were present." "By inference…members of other religious groups" unnamed were present. This "blatant prejudicial reporting…casts Muslims in a negative light."

The second SAMNET accusation involved an afternoon news report of two men arrested for endangering a Pakistan-United Kingdom flight. Various news reports described "British nationals" involved in a "criminal offense" with no "terrorism angle." Yet SAfm linked the flight with the May 22 London murder of British soldier Lee Rigby described by SAfm's announcer as "perpetrated by two Islamic extremists." SAMNET objected that no information tied the episode to terrorism or Islam, and thereby "adding to the already anger [sic] against Muslims…after the Boston and Woolwich incidents, SAFM news is perpetuating misconceptions and prejudice."

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British soccer club forced to issue apology after using swastika-style logo on club newsletter to supporters


A lot of nonsense.  The logo spells MUFC, nothing else

Manchester United were forced to issue an ‘unreserved’ apology last night after using a swastika-style logo in a newsletter to fans.

The Premier League champions published the black and red image in an email sent to millions of supporters worldwide.

It featured the headline ‘New Order’ - a play on the Manchester band with the same name - which was used alongside images of the team’s emerging youth players, including Adnan Januzaj, David de Gea and Danny Welbeck.

But the term is also linked to Nazism because of Adolf Hitler’s call in 1941 for a New Order in Europe and caused widespread outrage among fans who received the United Uncovered e-mail.

Many took to Twitter, prompting the club’s head of media, David Sternberg, to tweet an apology. He said an internal investigation had been launched into how the email was cleared for publication.

‘The creative is completely inappropriate,’ he said. ‘We apologise unreservedly and are taking appropriate internal action.’

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British police sorry after they posted 'racist' Tweet with the words 'Officers 1 Immigrants 0' following raid on suspected illegal workers

Immigrants are a race?

Police have issued a grovelling apology after they posted a Tweet with the words 'Officers 1 Immigrants 0' which was branded xenophobic and racist.

Surrey Police were left red faced after they wrote the Tweet along with the hashtag 'We Will Catch Up With You' following an operation against illegal immigrants resulted in several people being detained.

However within minutes of the posting, at 9.30pm on Thursday night, dozens of people had replied to the Guildford Beat police site, accusing them of being over the top.

The original Tweet described how officers along with members of the UK Border Agency had carried out a raids at a mobile carwash in Sainsbury's in Burpham near Guildford, which resulted in eight people being detained.

One user called Dan Maguire wrote: 'Just seen the @Guildford Beat tweet. They shouldn't be allowed on the streets let alone Twitter if that is the attitude they have.'

Another user, Tim Travers wrote '@Guildford Beat institutional racism or institutional stupidity?'

The Tweet was eventually removed as Surrey police posted a series of apologies which read: 'The language used in that tweet was inappropriate and has been removed. Apologies for any offence caused.'

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"Coloured" a bad word in Britain

Somebody should tell them about the NAACP

Disabled pensioner is banned from using Sainsbury's home delivery service 'for calling their driver a coloured gentleman'

Marian Burke, 73, from Highgate, north London, says she used the term entirely innocently to refer to a ‘lovely’ deliveryman

However Sainsbury's says she has used racist language on three separate occasions and has been banned from using other words

Marian Burke, 73, says she used the term entirely innocently to refer to a ‘lovely’ deliveryman who works for the supermarket.  But she says a manager at Sainsbury’s immediately branded her a racist for saying the word and said her custom was no longer welcome.

Last night the supermarket insisted the ban was justified and accused Mrs Burke of using a ‘racial slur’ on three separate occasions while being aggressive towards staff.

But wheelchair-bound Mrs Burke, who has a Kenyan carer, strenuously denied the charge and said Sainsbury’s should be ashamed of its actions.

Mrs Burke, who suffers from osteoporosis and cannot leave the house, says she is completely dependent on the delivery service for her £80 weekly shop.

Being unfamiliar with computers means online delivery is not an option, so for the last ten years she has phoned the supermarket with her shopping list of food and household goods.

After a string of mistakes in recent weeks with deliveries arriving without several essentials, she called the shop to inform them of their error.  She recalled: ‘When the manager asked me what the name of the delivery driver was, I had to tell him that I didn’t know. I said to him, “I don’t know his name, but he was a lovely coloured gentleman”.’

She continued: ‘Then all hell broke loose. The man on the other end of the phone called me a racist, and said they would never again take an order from me.’

Last night a Sainsbury’s spokesman claimed the company’s ban came after Mrs Burke had been ‘aggressive’ and used ‘racial slurs’.  He said: 'Mrs Burke's version of events does not reflect our experience of her. She was not solely banned for the use of the word 'coloured' but for a range of racial slurs on three separate occasions, used in an aggressive manner against our colleagues.

Last night one of Mrs Burke’s two carers said: ‘I heard the phone call. She was not rude and she was not racist at all.’

Using the term ‘coloured’ to refer to black people is considered to be offensive because it dismisses everyone who is not white as the same.

The term was in widespread use in Britain in the 1960s but is now viewed by many to be racist.

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White House aide fired over Twitter account

A White House national security official has been fired after it was discovered he was behind an anonymous Twitter account that criticised the Obama administration.

Jofi Joseph was non-proliferation director on the National Security Council and was involved in nuclear negotiations with Iran.

His postings on the @NatSecWonk account, which no longer is available on Twitter, often took shots at US administration policy and figures, including Secretary of State John Kerry and Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, along with members of Congress.

One tweet said: "More people should be asking why John Kerry installed two former aides, both with ZERO foreign policy experience, into top posts at State."

Another tweet said: "That Obama only called Kerry/Hagel AFTER he made decision with his WH aides on going to Hill underscores how all foreign policy is WH-based." The tweet referred to Obama's surprise decision in late August to seek congressional authorisation for military strikes against Syria as punishment for a chemical weapons attack in August.

Joseph could not be reached for comment. No one answered the phone at a number believed to be his.

In a statement to Politico, Joseph took "complete responsibility" for the Twitter feed, saying it started as a "parody account". He apologised to those he insulted.

A White House official confirmed that Joseph no longer works for the administration, but declined to comment further on personnel matters.

He said White House staffers cannot access social media sites such as Twitter from the White House unless they have an official, authorised account. Carney and many other senior administration officials have official Twitter accounts and often send many tweets a day.

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Sounds like some valuable free speech was silenced

BBC accused of defaming Prince Harry

To accuse the hugely popular Prince Harry of being a drug addict shows how far out of touch the BBC is.  Although the monarchy is a great source of satisfaction to most Brits, the BBC obviously does not like the monarchy at all.  Their Leftishness overcomes their Britishness


The defamatory BBC slob


The Prince

The BBC has been accused of defaming Prince Harry after a presenter read a joke that claimed he snorts cocaine.  Jo Brand made the comment about the fourth in line to the throne on Have I Got News For You on Friday.

Discussing the godparents named at the christening of Prince George, the comedian said: 'George's godparents include Hugh van Cutsem - I presume that's a nickname as in Hugh van cuts 'em and Harry then snorts 'em.'

Panellist Paul Merton was seen gaping at the guest presenter, while co-creator Ian Hislop balked: 'Have we lost the lawyers?'

The corporation is now under fire for permitting the joke to be written for the pre-recorded show - and leaving it in after editing.

The presenter, a member of anti-monarchist group Republic, told the Sunday Telegraph: 'I didn’t write it. I read it out from the autocue. I thought it was funny. I don’t really understand what the fuss is about.

The Prince, a captain with the Army Air Corps who has served on two tours to Afghanistan, has previously confessed to smoking cannabis when he was 16 with older friends in the family's Gloucestershire home.  But this is the first and only time he has been accused of taking class A drugs.

A Clarence House spokesman told MailOnline: 'We won't be making a comment on that. We wouldn't comment on something like that.'

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Don't do anything on Halloween  -- It's getting close to that

University of Colorado Boulder tells students to avoid costumes including cowboys, Indians, white trash or anything potentially deemed "offensive"

University students in America have been told not to wear "offensive" halloween costumes including cowboys, indians and anything involving a sombrero.

Students at the University of Colorado Boulder have also been told to avoid "white trash" costumes and anything that portrays a particular culture as "over-sexualised"- which the university says includes dressing up as a geisha or a "squaw" (indigenous woman).

They are also asked not to host parties with offensive themes including those with “ghetto” or "hillbilly" themes or those associated with "crime or sex work."

In the letter sent by a university official students are asked to consider the impact that their costumes could have.

Christina Gonzales, the dean of students, wrote: "Making the choice to dress up as someone from another culture, either with the intention of being humorous or without the intention of being disrespectful, can lead to inaccurate and hurtful portrayals of other people's cultures.

A university spokesman called cowboy costumes a "crude stereotype"

Students at the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities have also been asked to make sure their Halloween costumes are politically correct.

In a letter officials said: "please keep in mind that certain Halloween costumes inappropriately perpetuate racial, cultural, and gender stereotypes."

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UK soldiers investigated after performing Nazi-style salute in Helmand 







This is mainly the typical trawling for "offence" that is something of a blood-sport in Britain. 

The Nazi salute and the Red Hand of Ulster salute are similar but are quite different in concept.  In the Fascist salute the arm is held out just slightly elevated.  In the Red Hand salute the hand is held high -- to make sure enemies see it.  And, perhaps because the two salutes can slide into one-another, the soldiers even made clear that it was the Ulster salute by photographing it against a backdrop of an Ulster flag and a Loyalist flag.

The Northern Irish antagonisms are still fierce.  The fighting and bombing there has died down only because huge walls have been built between the two communities.  Politically correct bleatings will be completely ignored by both sides

In an image which will cause widespread outrage, two serving British soldiers appear to give Nazi-style salutes while standing to attention in front of the Union Flag.

Apparently taken at an Army base in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, the photograph will provoke international disgust as Remembrance Day approaches.

Last night the Ministry of Defence told The Mail on Sunday that both soldiers have been investigated by Army chiefs. A spokesman said: ‘The two people doing the salute in the photo have been spoken to.  'This sort of behaviour has no place in the Armed Forces. We take such matters seriously.’

The Ministry of Defence yesterday confirmed that the men in the photograph were genuine soldiers.

The photograph also shows the flag of Northern Ireland, while the Union Flag is inscribed with ‘Invicta Loyal’ – the name of a Glasgow Rangers supporters’ club, based in Kent.

There is a suggestion that the gesture may be a ‘Red Hand of Ulster’ salute, a gesture once used by Rangers football fans to show allegiance with Northern Irish Loyalists.

But Mr Mann, the MP for Bassetlaw, added: ‘Whether they call it  a “Red Hand salute” or whatever makes absolutely no difference – this is one of the most offensive  gestures they could make in the modern world.’

The Ministry of Defence said the men had been subjected to ‘administrative action’ – a process of investigation with possible punishment if the personnel are found to have breached Army regulations.

Soldiers are allowed to belong to political parties, but are banned from political marches and demonstrations, and are expected to abide by Army values.

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That naughty word "illegal"

The new Australian conservative government has started to call  illegal immigrants illegal.  Shock!  Horror!  And in a splendid example of projection (seeing your own faults in others) the Leftist rant below calls the new accurate terminolgy "a brutish manipulation of language".  All the Leftist euphemisms ("Asylum seeker", "undocumented person") are not "a brutish manipulation of language", of course.

As it happens, there would be very few real asylum seekers among the illegals concerned.  They are mostly just economic immigrants  -- in search of higher pay and more generous welfare.  So it IS the Left who are guilty of "a brutish manipulation of language".  The illegals concerned are mostly Muslims and mostly come via Pakistan and Indonesia, two Muslim countries.  So they already have asylum in those countries before they set out for Australia.  Paying a lot of money to get from those countries to Australia is an economic decision, not the product of being unsafe.  They are escaping poverty, not persecution

Let us call a spade a spade shall we, Scott Morrison? Your edict, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, that detention staff and members of your department now refer to asylum seekers as "illegal maritime arrivals" is shameless and shameful.

It is a brutish manipulation of language to suit your, and your government's, political purposes.

This week The Sun-day Age published an email written by a department official to detention centre staff that states: "The department has received correspondence from the minister clarifying his expectations about the department's use of terminology." People who arrived by boat were to be referred to as illegal maritime arrivals. Those held in detention centres were to be known as "detainees", rather than "clients".

The minister subsequently said he wouldn't apologise for "not using politically correct language to describe something that I am trying to stop".

"I'm not going to engage in some sort of clever language to try and mask anything here," he said. "I'm going to call a spade a spade. People who have entered Australia illegally by boat have illegally entered by boat. "I've never said that it is illegal to claim asylum. That's not what the term refers to. It refers to their mode of entry."

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British Environment Secretary angers Morris dancers



Mr Paterson earlier this month said that he would apply a “Morris dancing filter” to ensure that European Union money would not be spent on inappropriate schemes under the reformed Common Agricultural Policy.

His comments have angered the Treacle Eater Clog troupe of Morris dancers who have now demanded an apology from the Cabinet Minister for making “derogatory” comments about their hobby.

Speaking at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester Mr Paterson said: “What I also want to put in place is what I call a Morris dancing filter. There have been mistakes in the past and I want to make absolutely sure they are good schemes that deliver good worthwhile projects that are good for the economy and good for the environment.”

Julia Catovsky, secretary of the group of Morris dancers, based in Somerset, wrote: “Many of our members have been Morris dancers for 30-plus years and we are saddened that you have used the term ‘Morris Dancer filter’ in this derogatory manner to imply wasting funds on inappropriate rural projects.”

She added: “The 10,000-plus Morris dancers in this country of all ages and from a wide range of backgrounds, both rural and urban, receive no funding from either the UK government or the EU subsidy in pursuance of our minority sport.

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Mr Paterson does seem out of line.  If no public funds are spent on Morris Dancers in the first place, they can hardly be an example of wasteful government spending.

City-Owned Cemetery Refuses to Engrave 'Jesus' on Preacher's Wife's Headstone

The family of a Colorado preacher’s wife is still fuming after the director of the city-owned cemetery refused to engrave her final resting place with the name ‘Jesus’ because it might offend people. The city eventually reversed course under public pressure.

“We were in disbelief,” said Stacy Adams, the daughter-in-law of Linda Baker. “Who tries to censor Jesus from a cemetery?”

Linda Baker lost her battle with cancer last week. She was the wife of Mark Baker, the pastor of Harvest Baptist Church in Ovid.

Adams said her mother-in-law was passionate about her Christian faith and her family. Her final wish was to have her cemetery marker engraved with the ichthys, a symbol of early Christianity. She also wanted the word ‘Jesus’ written inside the fish.

“At first they told us it wouldn’t fit,” Adams told me. “But after we kept pushing them the cemetery director told us that it might offend somebody. They weren’t going to allow it.”

The family was devastated and asked the cemetery director to reconsider. He refused.  “He said, ‘What if somebody wanted to put a swastika?” she recounted. “My reply was, so what if they do? It’s not my business how they want to be remembered.”

The family then took their concerns to the Sterling city manager – but once again they were rebuffed.  “He refused to work with us,” she said. “He said he would have to take it to the city attorney. They were being difficult.”

She said city officials kept telling them that people would be offended by the name of Christ.  “We weren’t asking for a six-foot neon sign,” she said. “We did not want to put a cross on everyone’s tombstone. It’s a six-inch fish with the name ‘Jesus ‘ on it.”

So the family decided to post their plight on Facebook – and that’s when the city had a change of heart.  “We gave them fair warning,” she said. “We gave them time to do the right thing.”

Sterling City Manager Joe Kiolbasa told 9news.com they would no longer censor religious references on headstones and cemetery markers. He said the cemetery manager made a mistake.

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Australian election poster has been called "Horrific"



So this is a political pamphlet that’s been distributed to residents living in the Queensland seat of Moreton.  A similar pamphlet was reportedly distributed in the Victorian seat of Issacs.  And in the Queensland seat of Petrie.

This is not about Labor or Liberal. This is not about Government versus Opposition. This is not even about left or right.  This is about right and wrong.

Suggesting that somehow same sex couples are harming their own children is sick and insulting in the extreme. To imply that the children of gay and lesbian Australians love their parents any less because of their sexuality, is abhorrent.

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About time somebody spoke up for the children.  The best evidence is that children need BOTH mothers and fathers. See e.g. here. You can get by with one parent but two give the child much more.  In my view, a child has a RIGHT to know, and have at least some contact with, both their natural mother and  father.  Frustrating though it is to lesbians, ALL children do so far have a natural mother and  father.

Newspaper Compared the Redskins to WHAT?‏



The New York Daily News published a political cartoon Thursday comparing the Washington Redskins to Nazis and Confederates.  The cartoon’s caption reads, “Archaic Symbols of Pride and Heritage.”

The cartoon is, of course, in reference of the team’s name, which is facing controversy over charges that it’s “racist,” “insensitive” and “politically incorrect.”

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British supermarket forced to apologise after managers use 'motivational' poster of man about to shoot himself in the head


   
Supermarket giant Tesco has apologised for using a 'motivational' poster of a man pretending to shoot himself in the head.

The store has come under fire from mental health campaigners after it put the poster up in the staffroom of a supermarket where sales were falling.

The poster features a man holding a gun to his head along with the words: 'Goodbye Haverfordwest, it's been nice knowing you!'

Staff at the supermarket, in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, saw the poster above the monthly sales report every day when they clocked in and out of work.

But one Tesco worker took a picture of it and complained to his managers.

A worker at the supermarket said: 'It was supposed to get us motivated - but you just felt like they were holding a gun to your head.  'It wasn't funny or inspirational - it was just a bit sick.'

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I gather that the poster was a warning to staff that they would be out of a job if their supermarket did not get better results.  But some idiot took it as disrespectful to mad people!

Australian woman falls foul of America's race neurosis

For context, The High Court of Australia ruled a few years ago that the word "n*gger" is not offensive in Australia

Pix at source.  The costumes were obviously donned by people with only vague knowledge of Africa.  There were Red Indians, tongue-poking Maoris and the KKK portrayed  -- as well as simple blackface

The whole thing was obviously just naive fun with no knowledge of American hypersensitivity

AN AUSTRALIAN woman has been forced to defend herself amid accusations of racism by international websites.

The woman, named Olivia, threw a 21st birthday party with an African theme, in which guests were asked to wear costumes in line with the world's second largest continent and, as with most post-party photos, uploaded the shots to her Facebook page.

In the pics, some attendees have painted their faces black which have some up in arms.

The photos surfaced soon after on Tumblr user BlackinAsia's account and American websites were quick to pick up.

"This is what resulted … blackface, elephant and gorilla costumes, warpaint, Native American headdresses (?!) and more …. I'm at a loss for words," wrote BlackinAsia.  "And yes, this is from 2013.

"The girl posted the pictures proudly and flatly refused to take them down when confronted by another individual about how they were racist apparently. Pictures were reported to Facebook weeks ago and they still have not been taken down. Wow.

"In case you ever wanted to know how white folks saw us black Africans … here you go."

Buzzfeed have since deemed the party pics "incredibly offensive." Meanwhile, Jezebel, whose story runs with the headline, "Racist 21st Birthday Party Gleefully Documented on Facebook" describes the pictures as "ignorance, insensitivity and racism ahoy!"

In a response on Tumblr, which she has now deleted, Olivia defended herself, writing, "It was my 'African themed' party and it was honestly made that theme because I have always wanted to go to Africa (to teach English) but haven't made it there yet. In no way was this party intended to hurt anyone's feelings or upset anyone at all.

"However, some guest (sic) did decide to paint themselves, although this was in no way my intention or encouraged in the slightest. I understand that this has offended some people and I have no idea how these photos have even been seen, they were simply put on Facebook for my guests to see the photos of themselves.

"I am 100% sure that parties would be held that would be 'Australian themed' or American themed or even countries of the world, and in that instance I don't believe anyone would be offended. People wear Oktoberfest costumes to parties and no one cracks it that they are not German? So what I am saying is I do understand the people who have painted themselves have offended people, although none of them intended that …. but how can people be annoyed that the majority of the people at the party were celebrating another countries culture."

She continues to describe a Mauritian friend who painted himself white for the party, but interestingly those photos did not make the cut in BlackinAsia's post.

She maintains she never received a request to take the images offline.  "To be honest I am not a racist person at all so I didn't think anyone could possibly take it that way."

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Australian retailer  falls foul of America's race neurosis



Australian fashion retailer Best & Less has apologised to disgruntled commentators on social media after its latest catalogue was attacked for carrying racial overtones.

The cover of the retailer’s latest catalogue depicts a dark-skinned woman eating a watermelon and a small group of its Facebook followers were quick to point out the likeness to racial iconography used in the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries.

“I hope it's just the case that you didn't know the cultural reference instead of being racist,” one man posted on Best & Less’ Facebook page on Sunday.  “Imagine if you run this in USA.”

Best & Less marketing director Jee Moon told Fairfax Media her team were unaware of the American stereotype when they designed the cover, which was meant to “celebrate summer,” using a diverse range of models to reflect its broad customer base.

“I genuinely was unaware of [the stereotype] until yesterday, it’s not from a point in time and a culture that I’m familiar with - if we had known we wouldn't have done it,” she said. 

“It really was not the intention to offend anyone. That said, I’m not apologising for including different women and in breaking the mould.  “Throughout our catalogues we have had a theme of celebrating real women.”

Best & Less apologised for the misunderstanding in a Facebook post on Tuesday, which received 204 likes and 117 comments within its first couple of hours of going live.

“We apologise if anyone is offended by our catalogue cover - this is not at all our intent,” it read.  “We're proud to show greater diversity of ages, sizes and ethnicity in our models, which is reflective of our wonderfully broad customer base.” “Thank you for sharing your perspective on the cover and again, please accept our apologies for any offence caused.”

While many people assumed the oversight was innocent, they were critical of the retailer’s advertising department for its lack of awareness.

“Although unintentional, it does warrant an apology and discussion in the advertising department about people researching the possible effects of their creative choices before going to print,” Monique Kowalcyzyk posted.

Others were more sympathetic. “Why would you be apologising for embracing diversity?” Nikki Bee said.  Are you now ashamed of the campaign?”

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Feminist jealousy at work

Lorde is the stage name for a talented 16-year-old New Zealand singer whose sparse and catchy indie pop has gained her significant notoriety over the last couple of months.

Lorde’s chart-topping single “Royals” has primarily driven her rise to popularity. However, in a recent Feministing article, Veronica Bayetti Flores described the song as “deeply racist,” ascribing a hateful intent to the song’s lyrics that, to any reasonable person, simply poke fun at rap’s culture of excess. These are the “offensive” lyrics:

    But every song’s like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin’ in the bathroom

    Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin’ the hotel room,

    We don’t care, we’re driving Cadillacs in our dreams.

    But everybody’s like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece.

    Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash.

    We don’t care, we aren’t caught up in your love affair.

As usual, privileged American feminists are doing the eminently meaningful work of being offended on behalf of a group they aren’t even a part of. Veronica Bayetti Flores, a white and/or hispanic woman, writes for a major website but apparently does not even know the definition of racism:

Racism: noun: :  A belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race

In the least charitable interpretation of Lorde’s lyrics, she is blasting the hip hop culture for embracing materialism and insisting that her own group (Females? New Zealanders? Indie pop artists?) are not trapped by such vices. It would be an incredible jump in logic to make even the flimsiest of arguments that she is citing her race’s superiority over another’s rather than simply criticizing the behavior of a particular group.

The author’s incoherent diatribe also ignores other parts of the lyrics that seem to reference stereotypically white excess — I can’t remember the last rap video I saw featuring “ball gowns” and “trashing hotel rooms” (a cliché for predominantly white rock-and-roll bands). Are these references racist as well? Most likely, that these are the words of a girl getting into an industry driven by appearances and citing the hypocrisy and ostentation therein.

Even if one ignores the dig at white stereotypes and insists that Lorde is solely criticizing the world of rap, why is it forbidden for a person to critique a culture that is steeped in excess and ostentation while the community that dominates its fanbase remains largely low in socioeconomic status and unable to create wealth? Have we reached a point where any criticism of a subset of a racial group is met with a reactionary branding as “racist” and shamed out of existence?

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Must not comment on the American-Indian-ness of people who dress as American Indians

They draw attention to themselves as Indians and then don't want anyone to notice?

University of South Dakota officials said they plan to strengthen student conduct policies and do more work on cultural sensitivity after a racial incident during the school’s Dakota Days parade.

USD Dean of Students Kim Grieve said the actions are in response to an episode that happened just before the parade Oct. 5. Rosebud native Alexis Oskolkoff said she and her 10-year-old son, Joseph, were dressed in tribal regalia and walking to meet their group when students on a nearby float yelled out, “Look at those Indians,” and began making war whoops with their hands to their mouths.

The look on her son’s face at that moment nearly broke her heart, said Oskolkoff, 30, a senior at USD majoring in anthropology and Native Studies.

“He was really upset,” she said. “You could tell it hurt his feelings. I shouted at them so they stopped. I mean, I’m used to having racial things said to me. But when it comes to my son, I put my foot down. I’m not going to let them do that to my son.”

Grieve called the incident “very, very disappointing, very troubling. The university as a whole is very disappointed.”

Representatives from Strollers, the university’s oldest student-run organization and the group responsible for the float from which the taunts came, apologized verbally and in writing to Oskolkoff and her son last Thursday.

Strollers adviser Lindsay Sparks said the taunters have not been identified. But Strollers president Chris Jahr, who was not present at the time of the incident, said apologizing was the right thing for him and his group to do.

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The New Broadcast Profanity: ‘Redskins'?

Conservatives begin by revering tradition; liberals often by trashing it. In fact, it doesn't bother liberals that something they found acceptable one day is declared — by them — repugnant the next. It's taken only a few days of liberal media agitation for MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell to announce that Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder is "the George Wallace of the NFL."

Snyder saying he'll never change his team's name has somehow become historically comparable to George Wallace's "segregation forever." It's suddenly so offensive, apparently, that the leftists who have gone to court to make the airwaves safe for every profanity imaginable, in the name of free speech and tolerance, are now petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to ban "the R-word" from television.

They're urging the broadcasters to "self-regulate" the team name out of existence. But why would you petition the FCC to urge the media to self-regulate? It's nonsensical — unless self-regulation is merely a first step.

The word "Redskins" is so apparently offensive they've made the team sound like a porn film. Here is the insanity: They'd be less offended — and in some circles of the libertine community, openly supportive — if Snyder renamed the team the "Foreskins."

These liberals are not reflecting a nation's outrage. They are attempting to create it.  Only 11 percent of Americans (and 10 percent of Native-Americans) are offended by "Redskins,"

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'Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure' At Universal Studios Hollywood Is Homophobic?

Universal Studios Hollywood apparently missed the memo.

The company premiered a major Halloween event this month titled "Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure." The show is reportedly supposed to be a twist on the plot line for "The Wizard of Oz," but incorporates major events and figures within popular culture throughout the course of the past year.

The "protagonists" of the show, Bill and Ted, reportedly get sucked into the land of Oz (by Cory Monteith's ghost) and must kill a number of witches in order to return home. For some reason, Superman joins the two on their witch-hunting quest -- that is, until a witch sprinkles the Man of Steel with fairy dust that turns him gay.

We're not sure which is worse -- the blatantly stereotyped and homophobic depictions of Superman or the audience's roaring laughter and applause.

According to Vice:  "Superman's voice and posture changes. His lips purse, his toes point inward, and his wrists become limp. His new voice sounds like a homophobic uncle doing a drunken impression of Richard Simmons, complete with lisps and frequent use of the word "faaaaaaabulous!"... Then, because Superman is now gay, he minces over to Bill and Ted, blows kisses at them, and slaps Ted on the ass. As he does this, Bill and Ted say "awwww dude!" with disgusted voices... General Zod tells Superman to get on his knees. Because Superman is now gay, he assumes this is an invitation to give Zod oral sex. "Finally!" he squeals."

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Sounds amusing. But the whiny Left can't laugh.