All-white town fights to preserve segregation in Mandela's 'Rainbow Nation' - World News


The only white tribe in South Africa thinks that segregation is supportive of Mandelas "Rainbow Nation" :crazy:

ROFL sex outrage!!

Here's a better picture where you can read some of the text :
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Oh the suspense!

"Bumming monkeys is not the only escapade that Jacko's ghost has been getting up to."

I wonder what else it has been up to :rofl:

"Pets were at risk of non-consensual buggery" has to be my personal favorite.

This is a bit rough to watch near the end

Viewer Discretion is advised especially for you animal lovers.

Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness - Crime - UK - The Independent

Seizing the personal possessions of homeless people, such as sleeping bags, bedding, and food in attempts to “reduce the negative impact of rough sleepers” is not only enough to make me physically sick but is this even legal?

Totally. Apparently when you're homeless you lose your personal property rights.

Did anyone mention the cops that choke and bear a young black child holding a puppy for giving them "dehumanizing stares?"

Miami police choke and tackle black teen for “dehumanizing stare” - Salon.com

That's fecking awful. It's like leave them a bit of dignity, a lot of them can't help being homeless for whatever reason. Instead of being ass holes how and taking the only possessions they could get hold of, how about working on getting them places to sleep which might reduce the amount of rough sleepers that way. I don't really know much about the amount of beds available in homeless shelters in the UK but I've read before that often they are over crowded.

Jesus christ, how can people even deny how ****ing racist cops are?

I'm all for calling out the racist ones but they aren't all racist.

I'd love to know what they consider the "negative effect of rough sleepers" to be as well. I'm assuming it's all down to trying to remove them from public areas (which is a little tricky when you, you know, don't have a home) and maybe into shelters. Is the way to do this really taking their food and bed? Is this even legal to do this? It's ****ing disgusting, whatever it is.

Middle-class-to-rich-people having to see and/or smell such undesirables.

Texas to Legalize Rape Since It Doesn

I wouldn't put it past Texas tbh

Thank goodness that is only satire.

Seriously? Racist ****s.

yeah I know but I really wouldn't be surprised if Texas did something similar to that.

Yeah I know I remember reading something somewhere a while ago that actually came from a Texan politician's mouth about how there are different kinds of rape, such as "wanted rape," where the girl claims she was raped but actually wanted it. What the ****? I'm pretty sure I read this somewhere at some point and was shocked and appalled.

I can't remember the specifics now, but I feel you're right. Something about different degrees of rape, which I'm sure included something along the lines of almost justifiable rape.

Yes that's right! He had a list of different "degrees" of rape so that rape, in some instances, could be justified. Just sickening.

I remember that. Sick stuff. :(

Poor Texans. Even when they're not guilty, they're guilty.

I'm especially hard on Texas because I was born there. I just really disagree with most of the things they do politically.

Not really a news story per se, but wow, what a snob.

That made be both very, physically angry, and laugh uncontrollably.

Wow, what do you say to that.

It may be the case that most of the children with names such as the ones she mentioned tend to come from working class families. I don't know, I haven't done any research, but I just have a feeling that statistics would support that. It is possible that you may be able to attach certain names to a social class.

However, why on Earth would anyone limit their child in such a way that they werent allowed to socialise with certain kids of a lower class, based completely on their name and name alone? What made me laugh is that she even admits she does that! She openly admits that she limits her children and she sees nothing wrong with this. That is, of course, also very, very sad. Especially for the kid.

What did make me laugh, so much, was that she is banging on and on about not approving of certain types of names, such as footballers, celebrities, and geographical locations. And then you find out that one of her own children is called India. Absolutely priceless.

I know, right?! Not to mention she's boxing these poor children into a stereotype before she's even met them or known them, probably creating a self-fulfilling prophecy about their social status and what they will become! :(

How awful. When I was a child I had the privilege of socialising with a range of different children from different kinds of families and different backgrounds and I cherish those friends that I made and life lessons that I learnt...

Alas... some people are just... strange.

I actually had the same experience, I was crushing on a Brazilian transfer at high school, had Asian and Egyptian friends. When I got to University and lived in a hall of residence with 162 people I was overwhelmed with wonderful people who were of different race and cultures, it was fantastic! I remember doing the 40 hour famine with a Korean guy who was spending 40 hours on a mattress in the lift. I joined him to do 40 hours of not talking! That was tough but we ended up hooking up between people using the lift hahaha.

Y'all are probably thinking of Todd Akin, the guy who was spewing some crap about "legitimate rape". However, he is a Senator from Missouri, not Texas.

Yeah, Texas politicians promote a lot of backwards thinking, but dont forget about people like Wendy Davis, who for 12 hours filibustered the passing of a law that would have virtually removed women's rights to choose to have an abortion.

There are a lot of backwards thinkers by the standards of many people on these boards, but there are plenty of forward thinkers too.

In conclusion, I would like to say Texas rocks.

The end.

My bad, NSW, I'm not really up with what's happening in US politics!

I would agree that a lot of awesomeness has come from Texas :) Some places just get a bad rap, and a load of stereotypes attached to them.

Sorta like how I ride a kangaroo to work and live in the outback.

Like how I supposedly live in an igloo, drive a snowmobile, and wear a parka year round.

Are you saying you don't put maple syrup on everything as well? :(

You don't live in an igloo? So you live in an ice castle?

Wow I can't believe these news stories.

All well and good what she did but your Governor is still trying to push forward a similar version of that bill. Good ole Rick Perry.

Rick Perry is not Texas. And Texas is not Rick Perry.

Rick Perry represents Texas while he is in office and Texas has way more disturbing habits besides him. I vaguely recall them wanting to get rid of school textbooks dealing with some issue. If I was at home, I would have provided a more detailed account of that issue.

I think that's unfair to the people of Texas, honestly. You're assuming that every Perry perspective is therefore the perspective of the state as a whole.
Bobby Jindal represents my state, and I can hardly name a single point I agree with him on, and I didn't even vote him in to office. He represents a state only insofar as he secured a vote from enough people, and we all know how marketing works in politics. It has very little to do with the soul of the voters when they make it into office, least of all the soul of the entire state.

I just think if you're going to generalize, at least tone down the generalization to the person, and not some arbitrary assumption that everyone supports his every endeavor.
Like I said. Texas isn't Perry, and Perry isn't Texas. Just like Louisiana isn't Jindal, and Jindal is most certainly not Louisiana. Even our conservatives hate Jindal. You gotta dig deeper than the shallow grave you're trying to bury an entire state in, bro.