Tag Archives: racism

I am More Than a Uterus

Guys, one of the worst possible things you could ever accuse a woman of, if she voices an opinion, is having PMS. Taking a woman’s opinion and telling her that she only has it because she happens to bleed (in most cases) once a month is kind of like saying that a man only has [...]

I Think They Have a Case

WHNT, WAAY, and WAFF reported tonight that the NAACP has filed a lawsuit against the Athens Police Department for targeting black residents over white residents for the crime of “disorderly conduct”.  The NAACP has alleged that the city is discriminating against black residents.  The Athens Police Department has said that this isn’t true, since they [...]

The Truth of the Matter

People are easily frightened by the prospect of strangers who might harm their lives or the lives of their family members. This fear contributes to issues such as xenophobia and racism. Illegal immigration unfortunately breeds an atmosphere of contempt, which allows for people to suspend their interest in finding out facts about immigrants. About 40% [...]

Dear Media

If you run a Facebook page, there is a way to delete individual items without deleting a whole thread of comments.  If someone is violating TOS, then you have an obligation to get rid of these posts.  This obligation does not mean that you have the right to delete benign comments.  In fact, when you [...]

Dissentingly Yours

As I mentioned yesterday, Mo Brooks said that he would do anything short of shooting illegal immigrants to cure the immigration problems.  This has caused the Facebook page of WHNT, the local CBS affiliate, to pretty much explode in comments.  Most of these comments reeked of racism.  Some were even advocating violence (including murder) against [...]