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Assaulted because of hair style

dimanche 3 avril 2016 à 02:00

Watch a Black Student Assault White Teen Because His Dreadlocks Are Cultural Appropriation.

No person or group is entitled to own a hair style or any other cultural practice.

Imitating practices that in some other group have a meaning you don't understand can in some cases be insensitive, and doing so might make you look foolish -- but that doesn't entitle them to stop you. And some practices, such as your hair style, don't have any meaning unless you say they do.

"Moderate" prosecutor

dimanche 3 avril 2016 à 02:00

Merrick Garland is a "moderate" in the sense that he decides cases to support the power structure. He was a prosecutor, so his decisions tend to support the state over people and especially accused people.

City of Nantes moving to LibreOffice

dimanche 3 avril 2016 à 02:00

The city of Nantes is moving its administration completely to LibreOffice. I hope this will be followed by moving to GNU/Linux.

The article uses the confused term "intellectual property" which refers to a dozen or so unrelated laws and misleadingly suggests they are similar. Too bad.

Killer thugs won't be prosecuted

dimanche 3 avril 2016 à 02:00

The thugs who shot Jamar Clark while he was handcuffed will not be prosecuted.

US ex-officers condemn Trump

dimanche 3 avril 2016 à 02:00

US ex-officers condemn Trump for rejecting the Geneva Conventions.

Soldiers understand that they depend on the Geneva Conventions as much as, or more than, civilians do.