RE: Fireman sam creator held for making racist remark.
February 27, 2012 at 4:57 pm
(This post was last modified: February 27, 2012 at 4:58 pm by NoMoreFaith.)
The problem with giving religion undue respect in a nutshell. Detaining someone for a thoughtless comment? Sheesh.
However, the only thing that is surprising is the lengths they detained him for in this situation.
The fact remains, despite any theological objections, muslim women have been passing through airports for years through security by being checked aside by a female member of staff.
I am wary of hysterics whom use this to put it on the muslim women, who will have passed security at some point.
No doubt there are occasional incidents, which by themselves are too much. But stories like this fuel aggressive nationalist hysteria which is blatantly unfair imo.
Don't get me wrong, I don't really support what the niqab represents, but misrepresentation of this story to claim they avoid security is false as far as I am aware.
EDIT: Not saying the BBC have done this.. but I can see what the Daily Fail and Sun etc will make of it in the UK.
However, the only thing that is surprising is the lengths they detained him for in this situation.
The fact remains, despite any theological objections, muslim women have been passing through airports for years through security by being checked aside by a female member of staff.
I am wary of hysterics whom use this to put it on the muslim women, who will have passed security at some point.
No doubt there are occasional incidents, which by themselves are too much. But stories like this fuel aggressive nationalist hysteria which is blatantly unfair imo.
Don't get me wrong, I don't really support what the niqab represents, but misrepresentation of this story to claim they avoid security is false as far as I am aware.
EDIT: Not saying the BBC have done this.. but I can see what the Daily Fail and Sun etc will make of it in the UK.
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If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
