Lila Abu-Lughod: Do Muslim Women Need Saving? | TIME.com

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Lila Abu-Lughod: Do Muslim Women Need Saving? | TIME.com

I get the whole leaving this out to make your point thing but come on! your point would be better made if you pointed out that extremists in any religion are assholes instead of this insultingly Pollyanna bullshit.

Yes, all cultures have dressing norms but it seems rather biased to pretend that morality police do not exist in many countries to make sure women dress in a certain way, whether they want to or not.

No, Malala’s troubles do not stem from being Muslim but they do stem from extremist Muslims thinking they know better than she does and she is far, far from alone in her plight.

Perhaps I am wrong but I find it hard to believe that many women in rural areas of the Middle East are making their own decisions about marriage so the Egyptian example the author brings up falls a little flat.

Great idea for an article, piss poor execution of an idea. 

I think women and Muslim women in particular would be better served by having someone who is less of an ignorant jizzbag with an agenda speak for them.

Cop in this video charged with a felony

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Cop in this video charged with a felony

Wow, a first.
A police officer charged for a violent crime that they actually committed?
State Atty Alvarez deserves a medal.
Officer Hart is criminally violent bully, not a good cop.
Who the fuck cares if he was upset? Welcome to life asshole, sometimes people at work are a pain. It doesn’t mean you get to violent assault them, even if you carry a badge.
If Officer Hart is not convicted, jailed and relived of his badge without possibility of pension  then clear the city of Skokie is dangerous, lawless place.

Google Employees Confess The Worst Things About Google – Business Insider

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Google Employees Confess The Worst Things About Google – Business Insider

If I gave half a crap about why google brands’ quality has started to suck I might wager that this factor plays in.

“Many of the engineers are arrogant. Unfortunately, in spite of the common belief, I think the average level of Google engineers is mediocre. With a lot of arrogance, too. Everybody believes he (males dominate) is better than his neighbor. So it is really hard to discuss any issue unless it is your friend you are talking to. Objective discussions are pretty rare, since everybody’s territorial, and not interested in opinions of other people unless those people are Important Gods.”

When you are too arrogant to see -let alone admit- when you are on the wrong track there is nothing to turn you around and get you pointed in the right direction.