Judge reduces sex criminal's jail time because of his race - "A former university football player who sexually assaulted two women has been sentenced to just two years in prison because he is black and was feeling intense pressure around the time of the attacks, the judge said. Omogbolahan Jegede, 25, had choked one of the women almost into unconsciousness. “It should be noted that but, for the contents of the Impact of Race and Culture Assessment (IRCA), the pre-sentence report and all the mitigating factors surrounding Omogbolahan (Teddy) Jegede, this sentence would have been much higher,” Justice Frank Hoskins said... The author of an Impact of Race and Culture Assessment, a report funded under a new initiative from the Trudeau Liberals, wrote that Jegede was feeling intense pressure around the time of the assaults and did not have culturally appropriate support to turn to."
Equality before the law is racist
Meme - "Why are so many gymbro and self-improvement spaces right wing?"
"The seemingly "apolitical" values that are often reinforced in these spaces (individual success, hustle mindset, being the strongest etc.) align with common neoliberal and conservative talking points and thereby make it easy for people within these spaces to become more susceptible to classist, patriarchal, ableist, racist and other oppressive narratives."
Left wingers admitting that they hate self improvement and want people miserable and helpless so that they will fall prey to left wing ideology
Meme - "STUDENTS OFFENDED BY DISPLAY AT BRECKSVILLE HIGHSCHOOL
"NO COTTON HEADED NINNYMUGGINS ALLOWED"
clevelandremembrance.page: BRECKSVILLE- Parents and students are outraged after an offensive display was placed on the wall of the Brecksville high school. The school claims the quote came from the movie ELF... but being that the school is mainly an all white school with a small amount of Black students the students find the quote very offensive. After multiple complaints a parent claimed the school allegedly stated they will not be removing the display."
Meme - Woman: "Why can't you understand??? They just want to be Ieft alone!"
*Fat purple haired woman, Corporate Executive with Mickey Mouse Hat, Non-passing blonde MTF and half-shaved head thin woman wielding Media battering ram to door*
Cancelled – Jon Holbrook - "‘The Equality Act undermines school discipline by empowering the stroppy teenager of colour.’ Holbrook, a barrister, was expelled for, according to the BSB, expressing his view of the law! This 13-word tweet was enough, following his Chambers’ intervention, to trigger Jon Holbrook’s cancellation. Unable to cope with a political challenge to the Equality Act the woke left engaged in a Twitter pile-on that resulted in Holbrook’s expulsion from his Chambers after a thirty-year career at the Bar. On principle, he refused to remove the tweet. Although Holbrook’s chambers, Cornerstone Barristers, expelled him, his tweet was, as the Bar Standards Board noted, an expression of his ‘personal political opinion on a piece of legislation’ – a right that is protected in law. He has accordingly been exonerated by the barristers’ regulator and all those who called for his professional cancellation should reflect on how they behaved; and lawyers amongst them might ask if it was not they who have brought the profession into disrepute... In August 2021 the Bar Standards Board cleared Holbrook of all except one the 18 tweets it investigated. Rather like the playground bully desperate to save face the BSB imposed an ‘administrative sanction’ in respect of one tweet. This sanction ‘does not constitute a disciplinary finding’ as the BSB explains here. Holbrook wrote about this twist here and his appeal notice is here. The legal commentator and journalist Joshua Rozenberg has argued that ‘it is absurd to suggest that the tweet for which Holbrook was fined £500 could damage public confidence in the barristers’ profession’. The Bar Standards Board sought to keep Holbrook’s appeal in private, meaning that the public would not see or hear what was said, however, a judge ruled on Holbrook’s application that it had to be in public."
Schools are turning children into judgmental, Left-wing hysterics - "We did not for a moment mistake school for a surrogate family, teachers for stand-in or improved parent figures, or anything they taught as sacrosanct. We didn’t look to them for much sympathy, largely because they were often not very nice to us, and we didn’t think they were particularly clever. The same applied to most adults, actually. Since that rougher but perhaps more robust era of childhood, the scope, remit, and – most disturbingly of all – the political function of schools appears to have grown dramatically. At their worst, some look to have become more like indoctrination centres – pushing green and gender ideology – than places where, when you aren’t laughing at the teachers, you learnt your times tables and the dates of the two World Wars. More than a decade of Tory government has not stymied the direction of travel, and last week saw Rishi Sunak try to claw schools out of the ideological swamp in which they have sunk. The Prime Minister made a long overdue pledge that the Government will finally publish guidance on how they should approach transgender issues. This followed a Freedom of Information investigation by the think tank Policy Exchange that found that a policy of always “affirming” a child’s gender – for instance by calling them by a new name or pronoun on request – has become “embedded within the classroom, meaning secondary schools are effectively facilitating medical interventions on site”. Crucially, parents are often kept in the dark about their children’s “new” gender at school – in defiance of common sense and, potentially, posing a so-called “safeguarding” risk to children. Sunak’s pronouncement might well be too little too late. With multiple genders now standardised, sex education classes have become such involved, complex courses that schools often buy in teaching materials from external organisations – some of them nakedly partisan in their approach to contested subjects like gender ideology. But despite being activist organisations, pushing an extreme vision of sex and gender, their packages can often be presented as simple, objective fact. In less political, more irreverent days, this might not have mattered so much because children wouldn’t have wanted to listen to anything a grownup had to say about sex. But a new generation of anxious teenagers and progressive teachers, in tandem with charities and a woke civil service, have transformed the educational – and cultural – landscape. Something similar is happening with climate change. Many schools seem to be doing their utmost not to inform children on the facts, but to terrify them into thinking the world is on the verge of being destroyed because of our selfishness. This must be part of the reason why nearly half of people aged 16-25 are petrified about climate change, driven to a state of nervous apprehension and into feelings of powerlessness so extreme that they do not want to have children. A large-scale study published in 2021 in the Lancet of thousands of young people around the world found that “climate anxiety and distress were correlated with perceived inadequate government response and associated feelings of betrayal.” This is a far cry from the frolicking, mischief-making, junk food-snacking childhoods of previous decades, when children tended to worry more about missing an episode of 90210 than their country’s carbon emissions. The politics of race have also been foisted inappropriately onto schools, with children taught about “white privilege”. Once again, the Government has been inept at cracking down on this. Despite weakly warning, in 2021, that teaching critical race theory as fact is unlawful, some schools appear to be continuing to do so. One Berkshire academy is reported to have handed out a worksheet which defined the police as “workers chosen by, protecting and serving people in power”, while promoting the problematic concept of “micro-aggressions”. A Lewisham secondary school also reportedly told pupils that white skin conferred privilege and that all should participate in protests. The woke – and green – axe has been ground and ground to the point that school children have been turned from jaunty jokers guzzling 99 Flakes into terrified basketcases – over-sensitive, morally judgmental, and carrying round a latent sense of injury. Getting them while they’re young is one thing when it comes to maths and chemistry – there’s no better time to learn the periodic table off by heart than childhood. But teaching them that the world is ending, that their elders are squeezing the life out of it, and that everything they thought they knew about gender and race is a big transphobic, racist lie is immoral because it is untrue. It’s good that teachers are nicer and more engaged than they used to be, but I fear that too many of them might be abusing their newfound positions of trust."
From 2023. Damn Christians indoctrinating children!
Police ‘brushed aside’ concerns about mosque visited by Manchester terrorist - "Police have been accused of “brushing aside” concerns about anti-Semitism at a mosque visited by the Manchester synagogue attacker. Lancashire Constabulary has been criticised after saying it found “no evidence” of hate speech at Masjid Sunnah Nelson, near Burnley, where an imam was filmed describing Jews as “treacherous”. It later emerged that Jihad Al-Shamie, the Manchester terrorist, visited the mosque years before his attack in Heaton Park on Yom Kippur in October, in which two people died. The Telegraph revealed that Abul Abbaas Naveed, the imam of the mosque, made a series of anti-Semitic and anti-Israel comments in his sermons... “There appears to be a reluctance by authorities to recognise hate speech when it is dressed up as theology.” The imam, speaking in October 2023, described Jews as “treacherous” in a sermon about a hadith, or Islamic holy text, that claimed a Jewish woman tried to kill the prophet Mohammed with poisoned meat. “This also shows us the traits of the Yahud [Jews], how treacherous they are and how much they betray and oppress people, because they did this with the greatest of the humans,” he said. Other sermons delivered at the mosque include one on Oct 1 this year, when the imam said: “Whoever has knowledge and does not act by his knowledge, then he has a resemblance to the Yahud [Jews].” In a third sermon on Aug 15, Mr Naveed branded Israel a “murderous Zionist regime”. “The people of Gaza ... are being suffocated of life, and starved by death,” he said. “And each day when you think that the murderous Zionist regime cannot become more evil and more depraved, they surpass themselves, and they add a new level of cruelty and brutality not seen the day before.”... “We strongly reject accusations of anti-Semitism or hate crimes at our mosque, based on out-of-context clips selected from a whole lecture. Our mosque regularly condemns extremism and terrorism, and emphasises the importance of living together peacefully.”"
Of course, if someone criticises Islam, that's Islamophobia and no amount of context makes a difference
We're told that not all Trump supporters are white supremacists, but all white supremacists are Trump supporters. But if you apply that logic to "anti-Zionists" and anti-Semites... Ditto for the "one Nazi at a table" rule
In our post-Soviet world, we have lost sight of the new enemy within - "There was a time when we knew who the enemy was. The people who were responsible for running the country and providing its essential industries had to be aware of the ever present threat of organised infiltration by Communism and its fellow travellers.
In our post-Soviet world, we have lost sight of the new enemy within - "There was a time when we knew who the enemy was. The people who were responsible for running the country and providing its essential industries had to be aware of the ever present threat of organised infiltration by Communism and its fellow travellers... You were instructed to join what might seem like any socially desirable movement – a community organisation, a local protest action, an apolitical social agency – and then to “bore from within”. That is, through persuasion and persistent argument, convince the membership that the real sources of their discontent were capitalism, and the “liberal democratic” order which seemed to be offering them a genuine platform for dissent was actually a tool of repression. That formula for undermining the West was hugely successful in its day. It mobilised scores of people, from industrial workers to academics to intelligence double agents, who engaged actively in destabilising the Western system of government.Then, with astonishing suddenness, Soviet Communism collapsed. There was to be no more contest between two competing (and basically coherent) ideologies for domination of the modern world. But the instruction book was left behind for future generations. The techniques for infiltrating and turning an existing organisation into an organ of a political campaign were there to be adopted by whatever cause wanted to make use of them. Like a virus that escapes from a laboratory, organised infiltration was set free to infect the world. So here we are – in a world in which all manner of things have become politicised: where politics has, in fact, become the raison d’ĂȘtre of everything from public events to intimate personal relationships. Gradually, the awareness is dawning that there has been a takeover of our entire discourse and understanding of the established purposes of national life. Political activism does not need to be hidden or insidious any longer – because it is no longer in the service of an official enemy. The transformation of institutions and attitudes into overtly politicised forces is now so widely accepted as to be almost imperceptible. To the extent that it is perceived, those who are critical of it are seen as putting themselves on the wrong side of history. But there are signs of a hopeful awakening. In one field after another, the whistle is being blown. Baroness Margaret Hodge released a resoundingly critical report on Arts Council England’s “Let’s Create” strategy last week, making it clear that ACE – which determines the fate of the publicly supported artistic activity of the country – had been consumed by political intentions. The notion that art should be judged on the basis of excellence or aesthetic criteria rather than on its social engineering goals had been almost entirely abandoned. Of course, the arts are an obvious target for political manipulation. Judgements about its purpose and quality have always been open to manipulation by authoritarian rulers. Stalin promoted Soviet Realist painting over what he saw as “decadent” abstraction because it was thought more relevant to the lives of workers. Hitler condemned abstract painting as “degenerate” – for largely the same reasons. Perhaps it was inevitable that once government subsidy became a dominant force in the arts, political priorities would dominate the scene. But what about health? How could medical treatment itself – as opposed to the funding of it – have become politicised? Surely illness and how best to treat it are empirical matters which cannot be subject to ideological dispute. But there is a whole branch of healthcare now which has explicitly dedicated itself to the furtherance of a very contentious political idea: that it is possible for people to be born in the “wrong bodies” and thus require medical intervention to correct that mistake. This field of what is now legitimate, officially sanctioned, medicine emerged because of an organised campaign by an activist lobby. Politics is now dictating not just the way medical care is financed and distributed, but what constitutes the subject matter of medicine itself. Then we come to the ultimate example of political activism in contemporary life: pathological Islamist aggression. There is nothing new about religious war. The hostility between Muslim and Christian nations is as old as the Crusades. But there is something quite anomalous about this latest manifestation. Most of the Arab nations of the Middle East seem determined to achieve respectability and influence in the Western world. They are eager to buy up American and European cultural outlets, to stage Hollywood-style film festivals, and to create viable tourist industries which will attract Western custom. So determined are they to be seen as modern players with social attitudes that will be acceptable in today’s world that they make special allowances for visitors to break what would normally be national taboos on alcohol, relations between the sexes, and public codes of dress. They have clearly gathered that their own younger generations do not wish to go on living in the Middle Ages, and that the life that is lived in the West, with all its personal freedoms, has too much to offer to be resisted forever. In their determination to join the modern age, they are having to produce a difficult and contradictory accommodation with their religious doctrine. To that end, they will not permit the anarchic forces of Islamist terrorism to flourish within their borders. The Muslim Brotherhood is a banned organisation in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, but not in the UK or France. So, ironically, this is where activism can flourish: in the mosques of European countries. They can become centres of violent sectarianism of a kind which most modern Muslim countries would not permit. Their ambitious leaders detest the hostility and fear which Islamism has fostered in the West – and they may be, in the end, the only ones who can put a stop to it."
Sir Keir Starmer sued by The Christian Institute over civil servant LGBT Pride marches - "Sir Keir Starmer is being sued by a religious charity over civil servants’ participation in LGBT Pride marches. The Christian Institute is seeking a judicial review of government employees taking part in such events, arguing that their involvement suggests they have “taken a side” on gender ideology. The charity has filed a High Court claim against the Prime Minister, who is minister for the Civil Service, on the grounds that “taxpayer-funded participation” in the marches breaches the impartiality required under their code of conduct. The claim referred specifically to civil servants who joined a Pride march in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, in September. Officials who took part were told by the Civil Service’s LGBT+ Network that it was “important to remember that at Pride events we are representing the Civil Service and must act in accordance with our rules and code”.The civil servants wore T-shirts and flags that identified them as government employees, the legal claim said... The Christian Institute is being represented by the legal team that in July successfully challenged the involvement of officers from Northumbria Police in Pride marches. Linzi Smith, a gender-critical activist, took the case to the High Court, claiming that the force’s “uniformed participation” in a march in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 2024 broke a police oath to act “with impartiality”... The legal action has been backed by the Free Speech Union"
Meme - wanye @wanyeburkett: "I think it's underrated in politics how much disagreement is driven by differences that hinge on whether this or that instance of some rare thing is significant, representative, indicative. Millions of Americans created entire political identities around the proposition that even a single incidence of police violence tells us deep truths about the American experience. Those same people might, on the other hand, soberly explain that a single instance of Venezuelan gangs commandeering an apartment complex is merely that - a single instance, rare, insignificant, unrepresentative - and so you shouldn't overreact on that basis."
Meme - Andy Lee @RealAndyLeeShow: "Decolonizing Identity on the Land: Somewhere in Yellowknife, your tax money is being used to "address colonial barriers of the gender binary and heteropatriarchy on the land spaces that lack the safety and inclusion of gender sexually diverse individuals.""
"Qmunity Camp Nwt
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Agreement: Decolonizing Identity on the Land"
Meme - vittorio @lterIntellectus: "> remove hero's journey (fascist)
> remove masculinity (toxic)
> remove redemption arcs (excusing harm)
> remove sacrifice (trauma)
> remove beauty standards (problematic)
> remove attractive women (sexist)
> run everything through HR and sensitivity readers
> "why doesn't any art resonate anymore"
you killed it on purpose and now you're confused by the corpse"
expatanon @expatanon: "It's a sign of something extremely ominous that during a time of massive social upheaval seemingly no one can produce even passably interesting art about what we are all living through."
expatanon @expatanon: "Was a single good movie or television show released this year? Not even great, just good?"
Meme - "The growing popularity of Korean fried chicken reflects a greater familiarity with Korean culture. But its origins can be traced back to African American soldiers fighting in the Korean War."
Readers added context they thought people might want to know: "Korean-style fried chicken goes back further than the Korean War. A 15th-century Korean cookbook describes a dish called pogye, seasoned chicken fried in oil and sauce, eaten by aristocrats. Korean fried chicken, unlike in the U.S., is fried at least twice."
‘The Office’ Actor Rainn Wilson Admits There’s ‘Anti-Christian Bias In Hollywood’ Following ‘The Last Of Us’ Episode - "Actor Rainn Wilson admitted there’s anti-Christian bias in Hollywood. The former star of “The Office” made the comment regarding the penultimate episode of “The Last of Us” on HBO Max. In episode 8, “When We Are In Need,” the show’s main character Ellie encounters a group of survivors led by a cult-leading cannibal who keeps quoting the Bible. “I do think there is an anti-Christian bias in Hollywood. As soon as the David character in ‘The Last of Us’ started reading from the Bible I knew that he was going to be a horrific villain,” Wilson wrote on Twitter. “Could there be a Bible-reading preacher on a show who is actually loving and kind?”... While the show has mostly stuck to the original game content for many details, one social media user pointed out that David was not a pastor in The Last of Us video game... The actor’s followers may have been surprised to see Wilson pointing out this Hollywood reality as he’s an outspoken leftist, especially on Twitter."
Joe Rogan, Russell Brand Slam Critics Who’ve Labeled Them And Others ‘Right-Wing’ For Being Against ‘Censorship’ - "The host joked, “yeah, you and Glenn Greenwald, super far-right.” “Right, married, gay,” Brand laughed. “Tulsi Gabbard, super right-wing,” Rogan added. “It’s nuts. Anything alternative to the censorship model they’ll talk of as right-wing.” Earlier in the show, both Brand and the host talked about being labeled “right-wing” because they’ve presented counter narratives from everything regarding the COVID-19 pandemic to the war in Ukraine."
Museums hide objects because of tribal gender rules - "Museums have hidden sculptures of naked males because they were designed for women’s eyes only. Manchester Museum has ensured carved figures and other objects remain in storage and out of respect for African cultural taboos. Part of the University of Manchester, the museum keeps wooden sculptures from public view because in their original cultural context, they were only intended to be viewed by women. Sculptures depicting naked male figures, created by the Vai people of Liberia and Sierra Leone who have a range of female-only rituals, are kept out of sight. Other objects intended for men’s eyes only are also hidden. These include a charm from the Ogoni people of Nigeria, who have several male-only rites such as masquerade dances, and look to “juju” men to lead spiritual practices. The Manchester Museum said: “We honour the specific cultural restrictions in each circumstance, providing access according to agreed protocols.” Curators have also ensured that sacred stone pipes created by the Sioux and a stone phallus from Australia are not on view. Pipes can be considered sacred, while Aboriginals have a range of practices and objects specifically for men. National Museums Liverpool has removed a Native American rattle, probably used in sacred ceremonies, from its own displays. The museum group has other artefacts in storage, such as another sacred rattle and two pouches filled with male-only Aboriginal ritual objects that will remain off public display to respect cultural taboos. Sensitivity about transgressing rules has been on the rise in British museums, where content warnings are increasingly used to warn visitors about encountering certain artefacts. At the Pitt Rivers Museum, attached to the University of Oxford, the image of a mask created by the Igbo people of Nigeria was initially not shared on an online database because it was labelled “must not be seen by women” by its initial collectors."
Damn Christian misogyny! Time to condemn white men again!
