Category: Chick Stuff,

President of Locarno Film Festival defends burka ban 

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In Switzerland, people show their face and shake hands, Solari said in an interview on Tuesday with newspaper Blick. “Whoever comes here should abide by our rules” he added.

The case of two teenage Muslim brothers at a school in Therwil who refused to shake the hand of their teacher before and after class – a common practice in Swiss schools – generated headlines around the world at the beginning of April.

…The legislation does not specifically mention burkas or Muslims, but states that “nobody in public streets or squares may veil or hide their face”. It doesn’t apply to headscarves.

President of Locarno Film Festival defends burka ban – SWI swissinfo.ch

mmmhmmm

Muslim face veil ban for workers is not discriminatory, Austrian court rules 

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The court said although the comments were discriminatory, firing her for wearing the veil was not, because the clothing was likely to prevent her communicating with others.

Muslim face veil ban for workers is not discriminatory, Austrian court rules | Europe | News | The Independent

Yup!

Muslim woman asked to leave Gary Family Dollar store for wearing traditional Islamic garb 

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An Indiana Family Dollar manager asked a woman to leave the store for wearing a traditional Islamic veil known as a niqab.

Muslim woman asked to leave Gary Family Dollar store for wearing traditional Islamic garb | 13 WTHR Indianapolis

Sigh…

Honestly, I think women who need to cover their entire face should just stay at home instead. The whole idea of a Niqab (and I’m only referring to the fact that it covers the entire face here, removing all individuality from the visage of the woman in question) is a huge slap in the face to those who fought for the advancement and equality of women in our – or any- society. It’s also rather insulting to men because it seems to imply that all men are toddlers who cannot control their impulses. The practice is an abomination.  (Not to mention disrespectful to the first wife of the prophet.)

But! I’m not trying to say women CAN’T go out like that, I’m just saying that I find it disgusting, immoral, and beyond inconsiderate of others.

That said… It’s a shame this woman was thrown out of the store.

I would hope that anyone in the clerk’s position would behave better than this person did to a woman who entered their establishment. Disapprove of other’s choices all you want but still treat people with respect!

5 Things Women Want Most (You Won’t Believe They Don’t Have) 

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#5. Women Want To Be Believed About Medical Problems
#4. Women Want To Be Believed About Harassment
#3. Women Want To Be Believed About Rape And Sexual Assault
#2. Women Want To Be Believed About Their Specialties
#1. Women Want To Be Believed About Not Being Believed As Much As Men Are

5 Things Women Want Most (You Won’t Believe They Don’t Have) | Cracked.com

Seems legit.

Watch This CNN Panel Try to Hold It Together When Someone Says Voting For Hillary Is Sexist

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Right-wing pundit Scottie Nell Hughes appeared on CNN this morning to opine that if someone votes for Hillary Clinton merely because she’s a woman, that is vile sexism. “Why sit there and put favor on one [group]?” Hughes wondered. Now look at what fellow panelists Sally Kohn and Michaela Angela Davis did while she was talking. Look at the actual pain on their faces.

VIDEO: Watch This CNN Panel Try to Hold It Together When Someone Says Voting For Hillary Is Sexist

Sigh…

Men in Iran are wearing hijabs in solidarity with their wives who are forced to cover their hair 

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Men in Iran are wearing hijabs in a display of solidarity with women across the country who are forced to cover their heads in public.  Wearing a headscarf is strictly enforced by so-called ‘morality police’ in Iran and has been since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. 

Men in Iran are wearing hijabs in solidarity with their wives who are forced to cover their hair | People | News | The Independent

this story put a smile on my cynical face

Elizabeth Banks leads a pack of celebrities in an a capella version of ‘Fight Song’ for Hillary Clinton 

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In a celebrity endorsement move timed to coincide with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s historic nomination, a bounty of famous actors and singers released a buoyant new music video of them singing a cappella to Rachel Platten’s “Fight Song.”


Elizabeth Banks leads a pack of celebrities in an a capella version of ‘Fight Song’ for Hillary Clinton – LA Times

!!!!!

Watch a Woman Older Than Her Right to Vote Pledge Arizona’s Delegates to Hillary Clinton 

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The DNC is currently doing a roll call of delegates for procedural confirmation that, yes, Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee for president. One of the voices chiming in: 102-year-old Jerry Emmett, born before American women had the legal right to vote in a presidential election.

Watch a Woman Older Than Her Right to Vote Pledge Arizona’s Delegates to Hillary Clinton 

She voiced her state’s votes for Clinton and her excitement just shined.

What a wild, crazy, wonderful thing to be born before your own right to vote and then to help nominate a woman for President in one of the major political parties.

I mean, just, wow.

Bill Clinton wore a fetching navy pantsuit to honor Hillary Clinton’s nomination for US president

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Bill Clinton wore a fetching navy pantsuit to honor Hillary Clinton’s nomination for US president — Quartz

This article is perfection. I dig this so much! Literally laughed out loud.

Jenni Avins, whoever you are, if I ever meet you I am buying you a beer. Thank you for penning the best thing I have read in a long, long time.

Meet the Black Women Appointed to Lead the Democratic National Convention 

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Meet the Black Women Appointed to Lead the Democratic National Convention | LadiSav

I have a sheepish middle-class white person confession to make.

…Before I get into it, I want to make clear that in no way am I dissing, rejecting, or eschewing people of my own ethnic and cultural make-up. Quite the opposite in fact. Of course I’m way comfortable among folks who look like me. I’m a W.A.S.P.y-ass preppy-redneck and it’s hard to get much more Caucasian than that. The snow-white vanilla mayonnaise runs strong in my blood!

That said….

I don’t know if it is my background, where I’ve lived, or what, but I’m always more comfortable when there is a healthy mix of people from different backgrounds in any given group. Makes it more homey or something.

Plus, different people bring different strengths to the table, and that just makes the entire group stronger.

Anyways…

Go, ladies!

WNBA Players Continue Protests Despite Fines, Stage Media Blackout

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The New York Liberty played a game against the Indiana Fever this morning, the first game either team has played since being fined by the WNBA for wearing clothing that expressed support for Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Black Lives Matter, and the slain Dallas police officers. Based on events that took place after the game, it doesn’t look like the players have any intention of staying silent.

WNBA Players Continue Protests Despite Fines, Stage Media Blackout

Good on ya, ladies!

Texas Court Acquits Man Who Shot Woman Dead For Refusing To Have Sex With Him 

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A Texas jury has just acquitted a 30-year-old man who shot and killed a woman he met on Craigslist after she refused to have sex with him. The man in question, Ezekiel Gilbert, has been cleared of murder after the Texas court determined that his actions were “justified after he shot an escort when she took his money but refused to have sex with him,” according to the Daily Mail.

….The acquittal came from a Bexar County Texas court which determined that Mr Gilbert, who was facing a life sentence, should not be convicted of murder “because he was trying to retrieve stolen property.” 

Texas Court Acquits Man Who Shot Woman Dead For Refusing To Have Sex With Him – Counter Current News

WTF?!