The Very Real Threat of Islamophobia
Today, I’d like to do something I’ve been wanting to for a while. We’re going to go through a list of recent quotes on Arabs and Islam and replace them with the words “Jew,” “Jews,” and “Jewish.” Most...
View ArticleShame Day: Knockout
I once had a friend tell me that, in her opinion, being a teenager didn’t stop until you were 23. And that made me feel a little bit better, because teenagers do a lot of dumb things. In general, a lot...
View ArticleShame Day: Noah Bashers
I haven’t seen Noah yet, but I also haven’t seen anything by Aronofsky that I didn’t like. You probably know him from such movies as The Black Swan, The Wrestler, and The Fountain- all tending to...
View ArticleCulture War Correspondence: Circumcision
KAT: Greetings girls and boys, today Gordon and I are here to discuss something that I have no personal experience with…: circumcision. Kitten gifs- because, I’m not going to search for any...
View ArticleFixing Exorcism Movies
The Exorcist came out in 1973, and while pretty tame by today’s standards, was nonetheless an iconic film which arguably gave birth to the entire “exorcist-film” genre. Of course, by “genre”, I mean a...
View ArticleFame Day: The One-State Solution
This was originally going to be my topic for Monday, but I decided to put this discussion off for a few days and showcase it here. Our “Fame Days”, after all, aren’t just about celebrating achievements...
View ArticleThere Are Actual Newts Less Slimy Than Gingrich
This week’s post won’t be a long one. After all, there’s not much to say that we (and a thousand others) haven’t said already. It’s been another day, another senseless and tragic attack. Another wave...
View ArticleThe Unbearable Whiteness Of Being (Part I)
FACT: All Asian Americans are Asian by definition, but not all Asians are Asian Americans. The truth is that most Asians aren’t. While they may share an ethnic heritage, as well as many cultural...
View ArticleThe Unbearable Whiteness Of Being (Part II)
Last week, I asked what exactly it meant to be White. Today, I’d like to step back and show you what it was that brought up this question in the first place. It was this image here: Now that got posted...
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