In the "you need to find something to laugh at so you don't start crying" category:
Duke’s fulmination is clarifying on a variety of points. First, it makes clear that the white supremacist has never actually eaten gefilte fish, because he thinks it’s something someone would want to win in a bet.

In World’s Least Surprising Twist, David Duke Blames Melania Trump’s Plagiarism on the Jews

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Tags: anti-semitism, bigotry, hate speech, hatred, kkk, politics

I haven't been posting much on this; frankly because most of what I want to say is obscene. He's demonizing an entire religion, stomping on the basic tenets of the United States as he does so, and somehow thinks/claims that he's being reasonable and not flaming the fans of Islamiphobia/Immigrantphobia that is so dangerous to the majority of people who are from here/come here in peace.

I was talking with a(nother Secular) Jewish friend today, and explaining that it was a bit weird that I wanted to have a menorah this year, but it was just something I wanted to do. His response hit the reason on the head, though; "There's a feeling of another Kristallnacht in the air, so you feel like you should connect."

It doesn't matter who the Kristallnacht is aimed at. It's despicable, and those who promote that type of hatred are both bottomfeeders and walking right into what Daesh wants. They want the West to demonize innocent Muslims. They want a division between Us and Them. That wedge gives them an in; "They hate you anyway, you should join us. We're the only ones who care about you."

Those who never learned history are doomed to repeat it; I have no desire to have a repeat of Germany in the early 20th century. I wish even more people would feel the same way.

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Tags: current events, germany, hate speech, hatred, islamophobia, judaism, kristallnacht, news, trump

Via silmaril:

Texas GOP Official Platform Calls for Imprisonment of Homosexuals and Supportive Heterosexuals

I think I just vomited a bit.

Tags: bigotry, hate speech, homophobia, politics
Mood: disgusted

There were quite a few anti-Twilight SDCC goers (I'm mostly looking at you, anime kiddies) this year, who claimed that Twilight ruined SDCC.

Twilight did not ruin SDCC. Let me repeat - Twilight did NOT ruin the Con. Yes, the Twilighters were insane and camped out even longer than the Hero fans last year, which means the first 2 panels in Hall H on Friday were Twilight kiddies only. And, yes, I understand that the books & movie suck (I haven't read/seen either myself). However, here's 2 things these people need to keep in mind:

A) At least kids are reading. They'll grow more sophisticated taste at some point... probably.
B) They came to see their panel, and then they left. It was quite nice being in the dealer's room Saturday. You could actually move around in it.

These kiddies did not need to carry around signs Saturday night during Masquerade saying that Twilight ruined ComicCon. It didn't even come close.

They also did not need to wear this horrible Hate Speech of a shirt announcing that "Twilight is Gay". No one says that they need to like the movie/books or the fandom.

But if they want to make their views known, they need to do it without making derogatory remarks about homosexuals. That kind of speech is never "cool", good, or worthwhile.

Tags: 2009, anime, hate speech, san diego, san diego comicccon, twilight