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jeers16

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70 weeks ago @ KABOBfest - Don’t Ask, Just Kill · 0 replies · +3 points

This wasn't an attack on media coverage of LGBT rights. It was an attack on gays having the temerity to want to be treated equally in the military supposedly because gays believe that killing foreigners is how they'll be accepted, or some such nonsense.

If the writer wants to discuss why the media is focused on DADT and what that says about this society, he could have done that. Instead he chose to misrepresent and attack the what, why, and how of LGBT activism to make some unrelated point about militarism. That's bullshit.

70 weeks ago @ KABOBfest - Don’t Ask, Just Kill · 3 replies · -2 points

Sorry, it's not just that gays want to end anti-gay discrimination in the military. We want to end it in every aspect of society, which — what do ya know — includes the military. And nobody is just focusing on DADT. There's also the Employee Non-Discrimination Act and the Defense of Marriage Act, which denies gays marriage rights. Activists are busy working on all of these issues, not just one of them.

The bottom line is, either gay people are to be treated equally or not. If they're discriminated against in even one area of society, be it the military or whatever, then they're unequal, and that needs to change.

78 weeks ago @ KABOBfest - Rima Fakih Has The Bac... · 1 reply · +7 points

This is silly. She didn't do anything wrong, and if there are plenty of Arabs and Muslims who will be offended by this, I'm sure there will be plenty of Arabs and Muslims who'll have no problem with it.

She isn't under any obligation to not do anything that, in your opinion, would offend "many Muslim and Arab Americans." And it's unfair to judge her by that standard.

The way I look at it is that she's unafraid to talk about her roots, and not only that, but in a positive manner, too. In a time like this, any positive presentation of an Arab or Muslim is a good thing. I'm not gonna get mad just because she showed her bare back.

78 weeks ago @ KABOBfest - Ray Hanania Strikes Ag... · 0 replies · +2 points

What a freaking liar this guy is! The idea that opposition to his membership of the national board of the ADC is because of his religion is so ridiculous, it would be funny if it wasn't true. I mean, seriously, the ADC — the organization founded by a Christian and who's had Christians involved in its operations since the beginning — is now going to face protest because they appointed Christian Ray? Give me an effing break!

The most odious thing about this guy is his employment by the ultra-racist, anti-Arab, anti-Palestinian, anti-Muslim Jerusalem Post. You can't claim any high ground when you're *that* low.

96 weeks ago @ KABOBfest - ICAHD Director Jeff Ha... · 0 replies · +1 points

Jeff Halper's a good man. Good for him!

104 weeks ago @ KABOBfest - UPDATE on Lebanon's Ne... · 0 replies · +1 points

I'm glad this particular German has taken the time to learn the lessons of his country's history: as long as you're making a buck, prejudice is A-OK!

108 weeks ago @ KABOBfest - Ray Hanania Adopts Jac... · 1 reply · +1 points

The funny thing is, his posts (including the one bashing EI) over at palestinenote.com say that he's currently in Jerusalem.

It's the perfect opportunity for him to go to those villages and stand against the Apartheid wall. Will our most hilarious of Palestinian funnymen put his money where his mouth is, or will he continue to write about the "peace concessions" that Palestine must make?