Wednesday 1 January 2020

 
Racism is a form of tribalism – no wonder it flourishes in football
Of course it does. All of Britain is racist: it is part of our culture, whether black, white or brown. It may be inherent. It rears its head in Scots, Welsh and English. It is apparent in Home Counties vs North of the Watford Gap. It shows up in Yorkshire vs Lancashire or Catholic/Protestant/Muslim/Jew. Thinking that racism by colour is any different is mentally lazy: people did not choose to be Scots or English.

Ivanka Trump Says Family Separations Aren't In 'My Portfolio'
Look, she is a bit out of her depth here.  She does actually LIKE putting kids in cages and ripping their families apart, but that's her Dad's policy. So she tries to duck responsibility. Can't blame her: what would you do?  Say your dad is a fascist bastard?

Pope Francis Apologizes After Slapping Away a Clinging Pilgrim
He should apologise. 
After all, he was the victim and she was the aggressor, but in the #metoo movement: he is male and she is female, so of course it was his fault.

Science Panel Staffed With Trump Appointees Says E.P.A. Rollbacks Lack Scientific Rigor
Environmental Protection Agency’s Scientific Advisory Board says
Trump's EPA only cares about making money for his billionaire buddies: f#ck science.

Eddie Murphy says past jokes about gay people make him ‘cringe’
Sorry, Eddie, you can't apologize for that: once you are anti-gay you are always anti-gay and no amount of atonement will ever make up for it.
Your career should be ruined and no human being should ever talk to you again.   #metoo movement
   Worst of all, some of them were pretty funny.

Here Are 20 LGBTQ Celebrity Coming-Out Stories That Moved Us In 2019
We just don't care. What with climate change, homelessness, deficits, terrorism, Brexit, affordable housing, Trump, and the NHS, we really don't need to hear about people's private self-interest.


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