"They represent the broad strata of our community," the RCMP says.
Yeah, if your community hangs out at the local Wahhabi Mosque or have all joined the Taliban Club. Personally, Tearfree thinks those women (scroll down for the photo) are more representative of Saudi society than Canadian.
Really, this has reached Monty Pythonesque proportions.
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Your racial slurs are offensive and inappropriate at best. I have been reading your "satirical" attempt at challenging the mommy blogging community with disdain. I haven't commented on that to add fuel to your fire.
But what you wrote here is not okay. And if you finished the sentence from which this quote was taken:
"They represent the broad strata of our community. Some are students, some are employed, some are unemployed," then you would have noticed the intent of the author.
That having been said, your blatent implications about the religious or cultural group is very troubling. We are a very multi-ethnic country and they do represent the "broad strat of our community" and most of the accused were born and raised right here in Canada.
I refuse to pretend that these people represent a broad strata of anything. They represent a specific Jihadi subculture and that's it, that's all. That this subculture has been allowed to flourish in Canada and attracted people born and raised here is indeed troubling.
I suggest you need to worry a little bit more about the intolerance of those with three tonnes of ammonium nitrate and a plan to blow up people who think differently from them than you do about a blogger whose opinion you don't happen to share.
This isn't about not sharing your opinion. This is about challenging racism and oppression. Don't put it out there if you don't expect to be challenged.
How was that a racial slur? I don't quite get that accusation.
If it was a sub-sect of the Catholic religion, lets say Opus Dei gone mad with a desire to kill a lot of people, for example, would it be wrong to say so?
And I ask this as a Catholic. And believe me, it wouldn't bother me and I wouldn't take it as an offence to my religion or my culture if it had been a bloodthirsty sect of Catholics and someone pointed that out. Tearfree wasn't slamming all Muslims -- she was slamming the ones who want to kill large masses of innocent people to make a political point.
Angry,
If you choose to jump up and down and shout racist in response to my post, go right ahead. I doubt anything I or any of the other commenters say here will change your mind and I couldn’t care less what you think of me or my blog.
I trust the readers of this blog to make their own judgments about whether those arrested represent a “broad strata of our community,” whether my comments are racist and oppressive, and whether you’re capable of serious thought.
Last word goes to you if you want it.
I don't disagree that those who are found guilty are reprehensible and do not "represent" the majority of Candians. What I take issue with is your comments about the women in the photo. The family members of the men arrested, dressed in their traditional clothing. They weren't accused of terrorism or supporting the Jihadi subculture. In fact some were interviewed as shocked that their sons and husbands were involved. Those women are a part of the broad strata of our community whether you like it or not.
If you want to sign up for some anti-opression training or spend time with anyone who has any experience in that field you'd see that I justly challenged the undertones in your comments.
I also pointed out that you chose to jump on the "broad strata of our community" line from the article to make a judgement based on culture and not what the author originally intended.
I am not surprised that your response is to accuse me of being in capable of serious thought, Tearfree. That is just par for the course with your arrogant approach to your blog. I trust your readers will make their own judgements and I don't expect them or you to agree with me.
angry,
you are very mistaken if you think that is "traditional clothing". it only became "traditional" in Iran after Khomeini came to power. and in a lot of other countries, burkas and headscarves are new not traditional.
if you're worried about oppression you might want to think how about how muvh you would like to be forced to wear that kind of "traditional clothing" on hot days.
the true oppressors are the people that make women and young girls wear this clothing.
right on, anonymous!
Anonymous is right. I just spent two years studying in Indonesia and Malaysia and lots of Muslims there are really upset that the local women are being pushed into wearing Arab-style head scarves. Their tradition was just to drape a pretty piece of cloth on their head, but now they're wearing fully attached, polyester imported scarves. Yuck.
www.theonion.com
it exists, and it is as funny as ever.
the weekly radio addresses by a bang-on bush imitator are particularly hilarious
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