It has become increasingly popular to speak of racial and ethnic diversity as a civic strength. From multicultural festivals to pronouncements from political leaders, the message is the same: our differences make us stronger. But a massive new study, based on detailed interviews of nearly 30,000 people across America, has concluded just the opposite. Harvard… Continue reading Problems with Diversity Part 79
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Problems with Diversity Part 78
A word some social justice warriors claim carries ‘nasty racial underpinnings’. US fashion editor and blogger Katie Dupere says ‘exotic’ is ‘a major verbal micro-aggression’. https://vk.com/video503532632_456240785 [user-submitted-posts]
Problems with Diversity Part 77
Use of this braided hairstyle by white people is said to represent cultural appropriation. When the designer Marc Jacobs was criticised for using a group of predominantly white models wearing dreadlocks in a show, he argued — not unreasonably — that this was similar to black women straightening their hair. This was met with further… Continue reading Problems with Diversity Part 77
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The Political Correctness Nutters continue their work – Applause was banned by the National Union of Students’ Women’s Campaign over concerns that it could ‘trigger anxiety’ among nervous students. Whooping and cheering have also raised concerns. Instead, politically-correct students now show support for a speaker with a bizarre display of ‘jazz hands’, a form of… Continue reading Problems with Diversity Part 76
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Suffolk County Council stopped using traditional signs warning drivers ‘Cat’s eyes removed’ after fears that real cats may have been killed to manufacture these reflective road safety measures. Ipswich resident Rebecca Brewer was reported as saying: ‘I have a five-year-old daughter who was very upset the first time she saw the sign — she really… Continue reading Problems with Diversity Part 75
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Transgender campaigners condemn such phrases as inaccurate and offensive. Even ‘biologically male’ and ‘biologically female’ are deemed ‘problematic’ by the influential US gay rights ‘media monitoring’ group GLAAD which used to be called the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, because they ‘oversimplify’ the ‘complex subject’ of gender. We’re told the correct usage is to… Continue reading Problems with Diversity Part 74
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Oxford University’s Equality and Diversity Unit tried to accuse people who avoid eye contact with others of ‘racist micro-aggression’ — before it was pointed out that such advice might be seen as discriminatory against people with autism who may struggle to look others in the eye. https://vk.com/video503532632_456240732
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Identity Politics has established a code of conduct against ‘crimes’ such as so-called ‘micro-aggressions’ — ‘brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioural and environmental indignities’ that are said to communicate hostility. But far from promoting a tolerant society — which is their proclaimed aim — this bullying brand of identity politics simply creates friction between people,… Continue reading Problems with Diversity Part 72
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I really don’t care if you call me “racist.” I’m not bothered if you think I look down on your culture. I can live with you being upset that I find your religion backward & bigoted. I support the interests of my group. You can always leave, but we’ve got nowhere else to go. https://vk.com/video503532632_456240710
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Britain, without the native population in complete dominance, will enter a new Dark Age. Our people will never be safe. Our culture will be degraded. Our values & traditions lost. Our heritage ended. The most influential ethnic group the World has ever known will be destroyed. https://vk.com/video503532632_456240700