The Uncensored Household
Well done to the Everyday Sexism Project – what incredible women they are.
They have won their battle against Facebook for having pages that glorify and poke fun at “hilarious” topics like “Raping Your Girlfriend Just For Fun” and another one that shows women lying in pools of blood “failing to make a sandwich”.
At first, Facebook came back with free speech arguments
An article in today’s New York Times highlights the increasing levels of racist attacks on immigrants inGreece and the relative complacency of politicians, police and the public at large.
In economic downturns, immigrants are always the easy target to vent political inaction and even the local population taking their fair share of responsibility and ‘blame’ for their own phobia against paying taxes and penchant for loans.
Of course it is more newsworthy and scandalous
A Norwegian friend at university once made a hilarious impression of MPs at the House of Commons with their napping and sudden jeering. It was the 90s and I confess his impression was accurate at the time although thank goodness things have changed.
The British political chamber is mild, however, compared to Indian, Pakistani and now shockingly that of GREECE. I was surprised when I saw my first televised fist fight in Indian parliament but nothing prepared me for the physical attack on live television between a Greek far-right politician and two women MPs.
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