January 2011
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Translation of selected parts from Benny Ziffer's...
Benny Ziffer a leftist “liberal” commentator on Haaretz wrote this piece today, proving that you don’t have to be a right-winger in Israel in order to be racist Orientalist. Reports in the Israeli media about the uprising in Egypt are full of stereotypes that I’ve discussed at length here, but this piece is disgusting even according to Israeli media standards. Below are...
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What the Obama administration really thinks of...
In a statement yesterday Hillary Clinton claimed that “our assessment is that the Egyptian Government is stable and is looking for ways to respond to the legitimate needs and interests of the Egyptian people.” [Emphasis added]
There are three main demands of the people in the streets of Egypt:
One: Raising the minimum wage to 1,200 EGP and providing subventions to the unemployed.
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“With respect to Egypt, which, as your question implied, like many countries in...”
– Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, January 25, Remarks With Spanish Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez After Their Meeting
Utterly disgusting.
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My submission for fuckyeahordinaryMuslimguy
fuckyeahordinarymuslimguy:
Submitted by http://elizrael.tumblr.com/
“This is not to say that people should self-censor and default to muted political...”
– Religion may be a red herring when it comes to anti-Islam sentiment | Nesrine Malik | Comment is free, Jan 24, 2011
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Even a feminist movie objectifies women
Just watched a TV movie starring Hillary Swank about the women’s suffrage movement in the US (hat tip for recommending the movie: VanderSister - Hebrew). The movie was quite interesting. It’s clear that whoever made it cares about this issue and cares about women. And yet, even this movie couldn’t avoid the objectification of women in it. Other than the poster, which illustrates...
Sharon
Mom: sharon says hi
Me: who is sharon?
Mom: the woman at costco giving out samples
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