1ST AMENDMENT NOT A TWO-WAY STREET
A billboard that was put up by the Alabama Freethought Association is causing debate, with some saying the sign reading "Imagine No Religion" is offensive and should be removed. The billboard along Interstate 20 near Pell City was placed there by the association as part of a national campaign by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The background of the sign is of a stained glass window with the words by John Lennon from the song "Imagine" on top.
(TUSCALOOSA NEWS)
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Saturday, July 11, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
New York Movies - Sacha Baron Cohen in Queerface for Brüno, Mumblecore Boys in Bed for Humpday - page 1
HE'S HERE, HE'S QUEER - OR IS IT ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE?
As the primitive Asiatic "other" Borat (at once crypto Jew and rabid anti-Semite), Baron Cohen articulated a violent antipathy, inciting the unwary to agree with him. As the sophisticated, though stupid, European "other" Brüno (at once narcissistic celeb and frantic wannabe), Baron Cohen courts that antipathy himself. In both cases, he confounds his audience, creating a persona we hate to love. Is Brüno a minstrel show? Co-opting gay culture? Evidence of new tolerance or ineradicable prejudice? Or is it just using queer-ness to talk about something else?
(VILLAGE VOICE)
As the primitive Asiatic "other" Borat (at once crypto Jew and rabid anti-Semite), Baron Cohen articulated a violent antipathy, inciting the unwary to agree with him. As the sophisticated, though stupid, European "other" Brüno (at once narcissistic celeb and frantic wannabe), Baron Cohen courts that antipathy himself. In both cases, he confounds his audience, creating a persona we hate to love. Is Brüno a minstrel show? Co-opting gay culture? Evidence of new tolerance or ineradicable prejudice? Or is it just using queer-ness to talk about something else?
(VILLAGE VOICE)
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA (NOT MISSISSIPPI)
More than 60 young black children from Philadelphia were turned away from a private swim club where their organization had paid to swim as part of summer camp. The explanation they got was either dishearteningly honest or poorly worded: "There was concern that a lot of kids would change the complexion … and the atmosphere of the club," John Duesler, President of The Valley Swim Club said in a statement.
(NBC)
More than 60 young black children from Philadelphia were turned away from a private swim club where their organization had paid to swim as part of summer camp. The explanation they got was either dishearteningly honest or poorly worded: "There was concern that a lot of kids would change the complexion … and the atmosphere of the club," John Duesler, President of The Valley Swim Club said in a statement.
(NBC)
The Patriot's Guide to Legalization | Mother Jones
THE "SKINNY" ON MARY JANE
Marijuana will probably not become legal. The United States, along with virtually every other country in the world, is a signatory to the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (and its 1988 successor), which flatly prohibits its legalization. Add to that the fact that there's virtually no political appetite for legalizing cannabis even though public opinion has made steady strides. The real action in cannabis legalization is at the state level. More than a dozen states now have effective medical marijuana laws, most notably California. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT ALL OF THE SIDEBARS IN THIS Patriot's Guide To Legalization SECTION IN MOTHER JONES
(MOTHER JONES)
Marijuana will probably not become legal. The United States, along with virtually every other country in the world, is a signatory to the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (and its 1988 successor), which flatly prohibits its legalization. Add to that the fact that there's virtually no political appetite for legalizing cannabis even though public opinion has made steady strides. The real action in cannabis legalization is at the state level. More than a dozen states now have effective medical marijuana laws, most notably California. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT ALL OF THE SIDEBARS IN THIS Patriot's Guide To Legalization SECTION IN MOTHER JONES
(MOTHER JONES)
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
IN THEIR BOOTS
We've come a long way in our attitudes in this country and the military is changing right along with us, albeit a little more haltingly. When I was in the service the military had a lot of prohibitions that were justified with old saws, things like long hair or women in combat zones. We'd point to the Israelis or the Dutch, but no matter, they were in charge and that was how it was. This is a post from Veterans For America, which means that not only is the military changing, maybe even the vet organizations are too.
There's a lot that people don't talk about regarding "Don't Ask, Don't Tell": If a gay servicemember is killed in action, his/her partner won't be notified; Partners of gays serving in the military have to be careful about writing "I Love You" on letters or cards sent to their partners; and can't say it on the phone. This episode of In Their Boots brings it all to light.
(BRAVE NEW FILMS, suggested by VETERANS FOR AMERICA)
We've come a long way in our attitudes in this country and the military is changing right along with us, albeit a little more haltingly. When I was in the service the military had a lot of prohibitions that were justified with old saws, things like long hair or women in combat zones. We'd point to the Israelis or the Dutch, but no matter, they were in charge and that was how it was. This is a post from Veterans For America, which means that not only is the military changing, maybe even the vet organizations are too.
There's a lot that people don't talk about regarding "Don't Ask, Don't Tell": If a gay servicemember is killed in action, his/her partner won't be notified; Partners of gays serving in the military have to be careful about writing "I Love You" on letters or cards sent to their partners; and can't say it on the phone. This episode of In Their Boots brings it all to light.
(BRAVE NEW FILMS, suggested by VETERANS FOR AMERICA)
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