‘Lame’is a word deemed offensive by some disability campaigners, particularly when used in the sense of being ‘ineffectual’ or ‘unappealing’. According to the ‘Ableist Word Profile’ (an online guide that ‘explores a variety of feminist issues through a disability lens’), use of the word ‘lame’ is ‘pejorative’ as it ‘reinforces ableism in our culture by… Continue reading Problems with Diversity Part 90
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Campaign Against Halal Part 39
Food and drink producers pay Muslim halal certifiers fees to certify their products as halal. According to Australian One Nation party leader Pauline Hanson and others, certain Muslim halal certification agencies use profits from certification fees to fund terrorist attacks around the world. During an election campaign in Queensland in 2015, Hanson told reporters: “ASIO… Continue reading Campaign Against Halal Part 39
Problems with Diversity Part 89
Some Scots have suggested any non-Scot who wears the kilt is guilty of cultural appropriation — particularly considering England’s long history of ‘oppression’ against its northern neighbour. ‘Scottish Gaelic culture has been subject to rampant cultural appropriation for centuries as a result of its subordination to Anglophone culture in an Anglo-centric British Empire,’ laments Michael… Continue reading Problems with Diversity Part 89
Problems with Diversity Part 88
This traditional Caribbean dish became a recipe for a race row when chefs at Pembroke College, Cambridge, were ordered to rethink the menu after ethnic minority students complained that the ‘Jamaican Stew’ — as well as other dishes including ‘Tunisian Rice’ — constituted ‘micro-aggressions’ against them, since such offerings did not properly represent the foods… Continue reading Problems with Diversity Part 88
Campaign Against Halal Part 38
British law requires all non-halal abattoirs to stun livestock first to prevent unnecessary suffering but there is an exception for Jewish and Muslim producers. It is also an offence “to cause or permit avoidable pain, excitement or suffering to any animal” under animal welfare regulations. But it goes on all the time, it all has… Continue reading Campaign Against Halal Part 38
Campaign Against Halal Part 37
An abattoir which provides halal and kosher meat appears to ignore all standards of animal welfare despite the presence of a government inspector and two vets and boasting all staff have had proper training. The Food Standards Agency was so horrified at Simply Halal’s abattoir that it has closed down its operation pending an inquiry.… Continue reading Campaign Against Halal Part 37
Campaign Against Halal Part 36
There’s a hidden camera in this Halal Slaughter Abattoir. The killing of animals when they are still aware is Murder as far as I am concerned. The human beings that are involved in these daily acts are potential Murderers of People, they think Nothing of Life. Why is this being allowed in our country? What… Continue reading Campaign Against Halal Part 36
Tommy Robinson Part 20
You know, sometimes I feel Tommy Robinson can be a bit too ‘aggressive’ in the way he talks cause he and other have to get the true message out there. But what he witnessed with his kids in the car in Hitchen? I agree with the way he says it, I agree with every damn… Continue reading Tommy Robinson Part 20
Campaign Against Halal Part 35
Anne Marie Dorothy Waters is a politician and activist in the UK. She is the founder and leader of the anti-Islam party For Britain. She is also the director of Sharia Watch UK, an organisation launched in April 2014. She is standing in the Batley and Spen By-Election. She is ultra against Halal Food and… Continue reading Campaign Against Halal Part 35
Tommy Robinson Part 19
Tommy Robinson highlights the Assaults going on in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Three teenagers were arrested after an elderly couple were coughed at and assaulted. Police said the couple were approached by three males before one coughed in their faces in Paynes Park in Hitchin shortly before 1pm. One of the victims, a woman in her 70s,… Continue reading Tommy Robinson Part 19