Tag Archives: Xenophobia
French veil ban goes into effect
TweetFrance’s ban on the full face veil went into effect yesterday. The ban on veils, specifically the burqa or niqab, is framed generally but is clearly designed to target Muslim women. Yes, New York Times, the ban targets Islam for cultural exclusion in general, but let’s not pretend there isn’t a specific lived, gendered reality [...]
Also tagged International, Religion, Sexism Comments closed
What is wrong with people? Hate speech edition
Tweet*Trigger warning* Some news days seriously make me question my faith in humanity. Last week Chloe posted about just such a day, and again today there are just too many stories about people being hateful and heartless. First, there’s the inhuman responses from some to the devastating tsunami and now nuclear disaster in Japan. A [...]
Also tagged ableism, post-racial America, Racism Comments closed
CAIR launches ads in response to anti-Muslim attacks
TweetThe Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is launching as series of ads in response to the anti-Muslim hatred and misinformation that’s being spread around the “mosque” controversy. The Upshot highlights a number of other initiatives by other Muslim-American groups in efforts to counter the xenophobia and racism that’s resulted because of the right-wing hoopla around [...]
Also tagged 9/11, Religion, Uncategorized Comments closed
Sweatshop Cinderella
TweetWomen Make Movies has some great new films available. This one, in particular, caught my eye as it seems like such an interesting amalgam of issues we are facing in a big way, though in a different context, today: immigration, labor and worker’s rights, sexism, notions of America. Check it out. Has anyone read Bread [...]
Also tagged Immigration, Movies, Sexism, Work Comments closed
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