Think racism is dead? LOL.

[Dysnomia]

well according to my family every culture in the motherfucking world wants to be WHITE and has been trying imitate white people since the dawn of man!  (exhibit a: geishas, and wanting to stay out of the sun as to not tan the skin)


Therefore it MUST be true!!!

[The Good Reverend Roger]

well according to my family every culture in the motherfucking world wants to be WHITE and has been trying imitate white people since the dawn of man!  (exhibit a: geishas, and wanting to stay out of the sun as to not tan the skin)


Therefore it MUST be true!!!

Wow.

[Dysnomia]

I love this country

[BabylonHoruv]

Damnit! Why is everyone faster than me?

I was gonna post this with the title

"Prop 8 was the start of a slippery slope"

And something clever about how if you let them think they can control marriage for one group they think they can control marriage for everyone.

None of this is anything new. Just sayin.

I know, but it is a fun LO5.  And one that I think should spread more widely.

[Halfbaked1]

While I'm here

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/15/investigation/index.html

CAIR is a non-profit organization of American citizens who are Muslim and their "mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding."  They stand accused of plotting to influence members of Congress and trying to help interns obtain positions in Congress in order to advance their political agenda.  That's consistent with what virtually every political advocacy group in the nation does; it's normally called activism and democracy.  But because, in this case, it's a group of Muslims who are doing this, these House Republicans are depicting it as some sort of nefarious espionage plot against the U.S. that demands a criminal investigation.

I know, Islam isn't a race.  But the vast majority of its practitioners are non-white, and I suspect that is more than a factor in this scapegoating.

It reminds me more of the red scare stuff in the 50s, where clearly anybody with the wrong ideology was a spy for the enemy.

This.

And I think it is safe to tell someone who says the thing about the Japanese, that the Geisha existed long before whites vistied them, and the paint covered all but the back of the neck.  The reason for that small patch to be bare was that it was supposed to be a very arousing and erogenous zone.  They have always preferred to be fair because to maintain a fair complexion meant that they were not commoners.  Only the commoners worked the fields and got tanned while the aristocracy could remain out of the sun.  It was a sign of distinction which was also found in Europe, so it is more of an aristocratic thing than a white thing. 

All that said, I realize that it means absofragginlutely nothing to someone who wishes to believe otherwise.  but its almost 0400 here and it was the first cognitive thought I have had since the last fire emergency we had.

[Idem]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091015/ap_on_re_us/us_interracial_rebuff

Interracial couple denied marriage license in La.
   
NEW ORLEANS – A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long.

"I'm not a racist. I just don't believe in mixing the races that way," Bardwell told the Associated Press on Thursday. "I have piles and piles of black friends. They come to my home, I marry them, they use my bathroom. I treat them just like everyone else."

Bardwell said he asks everyone who calls about marriage if they are a mixed race couple. If they are, he does not marry them, he said.

Bardwell said he has discussed the topic with blacks and whites, along with witnessing some interracial marriages. He came to the conclusion that most of black society does not readily accept offspring of such relationships, and neither does white society, he said.

"There is a problem with both groups accepting a child from such a marriage," Bardwell said. "I think those children suffer and I won't help put them through it."

If he did an interracial marriage for one couple, he must do the same for all, he said.

"I try to treat everyone equally," he said.

Bardwell estimates that he has refused to marry about four couples during his career, all in the past 2 1/2 years.

Beth Humphrey, 30, and 32-year-old Terence McKay, both of Hammond, say they will consult the U.S. Justice Department about filing a discrimination complaint.

Humphrey, an account manager for a marketing firm, said she and McKay, a welder, just returned to Louisiana. She plans to enroll in the University of New Orleans to pursue a masters degree in minority politics.

"That was one thing that made this so unbelievable," she said. "It's not something you expect in this day and age."

Humphrey said she called Bardwell on Oct. 6 to inquire about getting a marriage license signed. She says Bardwell's wife told her that Bardwell will not sign marriage licenses for interracial couples. Bardwell suggested the couple go to another justice of the peace in the parish who agreed to marry them.

"We are looking forward to having children," Humphrey said. "And all our friends and co-workers have been very supportive. Except for this, we're typical happy newlyweds."

"It is really astonishing and disappointing to see this come up in 2009," said American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana attorney Katie Schwartzmann. "The Supreme Court ruled as far back as 1963 that the government cannot tell people who they can and cannot marry."

The ACLU sent a letter to the Louisiana Judiciary Committee, which oversees the state justices of the peace, asking them to investigate Bardwell and recommending "the most severe sanctions available, because such blatant bigotry poses a substantial threat of serious harm to the administration of justice."

"He knew he was breaking the law, but continued to do it," Schwartzmann said.

According to the clerk of court's office, application for a marriage license must be made three days before the ceremony because there is a 72-hour waiting period. The applicants are asked if they have previously been married. If so, they must show how the marriage ended, such as divorce.

Other than that, all they need is a birth certificate and Social Security card.

The license fee is $35, and the license must be signed by a Louisiana minister, justice of the peace or judge. The original is returned to the clerk's office.

"I've been a justice of the peace for 34 years and I don't think I've mistreated anybody," Bardwell said. "I've made some mistakes, but you have too. I didn't tell this couple they couldn't get married. I just told them I wouldn't do it.

[Shibboleet The Annihilator]

What I said here:

Give it time man, the civil war just ended and people in the south are just going to have to adju... wait... oh, it's 2009?

Huh, that's pretty fucked.

Also, can we get a panel of scientists to explain to this guy that marriage is not part of the ability to procreate?

[Kai]

McCarthy isn't dead, he just took a vacation. And now hes BACK, BABY! 

[Thurnez Isa]

I hope we're going back in time

I wanna see some witch burnings

[Dysnomia]

[Kai]

I hope we're going back in time

I wanna see some witch burnings

ONCE AGAIN THE BURNING TIEMS!

[Dysnomia]

NEVAR AGAIN THE BURNING TIEMS!!   

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

HOW ABOUT THE BURNING ITEMS? I HAVE SOME ITEMS TO BURN.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

NEVAR AGAIN THE BURNING TIEMS!!   

Oh, no, you have NO idea.  The Pagans are now obsessed with the idea that "the next burning times" is upon us, in the form of Richard Dawkins.

[Cainad (dec.)]

NEVAR AGAIN THE BURNING TIEMS!!   

Oh, no, you have NO idea.  The Pagans are now obsessed with the idea that "the next burning times" is upon us, in the form of Richard Dawkins.

They are far too optimistic. The Burning Times would be preferable compared to what's actually happening: the Lulzing Times.

We shall mock them on the seas and oceans,
we shall mock them with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our sense of humor, whatever the cost may be,
we shall mock them on the beaches,
we shall mock them on the landing grounds,
we shall mock them in the fields and in the streets,
we shall mock them in the hills;
we shall never give it a rest.