Bookworm on Apr 01 2008 | Filed under: Britain, Education, England, GBLT, Political correctness
In the world of presidential elections, we’re watching the fascinating spectacle of clashing identity politics. Neither Hillary nor Obama has a strong resume (or even a medium resume). Each is distinguished from the other, and from others in the field (remember Silky Pony?) solely because of gender or race. He’s black (sort of); she’s female [...]
Bookworm on Nov 12 2007 | Filed under: GBLT, Iran, Islam, Muslim violence
I firmly believe that military force should be the last option in dealing with Iran. But I also believe that, whether we talk with the Iranians, enact embargoes against the Iranians, threaten the Iranians, or whatever else the heck we decide to do vis a vis the Iranians (including an Osirak or Syria approach), [...]
Bookworm on Nov 10 2007 | Filed under: GBLT
The Larry Craig story, arising as it did in isolation, sounded almost silly, what with all the foot tapping and shuffling. It turns out, though, that there’s nothing silly about it, and it was such a problem for one local business that it called in the police:
Seven men ranging from 32 to 80 years [...]
Bookworm on Oct 26 2007 | Filed under: Christians, GBLT, Islam, San Francisco
. . . . a wonderful opinion piece that Cinnamon Stillwell wrote about the San Francisco drag queens dressed as nuns who took Holy Communion, not as an act of faith, but to ridicule the Church. Not only does Cinnamon expose the fundamentally anti-Christian attitude behind this attack on the deepest principles of the Church, [...]
Bookworm on Oct 24 2007 | Filed under: GBLT
As you recall, people cheered wildly at Rowling’s announcement that Dumbledore is gay, and many in the media have been thrilled. Certainly Dumbledore is one of the best and most honorable characters in the Harry Potter series. But think about it: Dumbledore’s first and only love was a murderous psychopath (clearly meant to remind readers [...]
Bookworm on Oct 19 2007 | Filed under: GBLT
In today’s Friday Quickies post, I wrote about the rather bizarre sexual identity civil war being played out in Congress now that the Dems are in control, as the different sides to the argument fight over whether “transgendered” individuals should be included in an employment discrimination bill.
By the way, before I get any further in [...]
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