Category Archives: Opinion

The Serena Williams cartoon exposes Australia’s ignorance on race – Alana Lentin

Posted on September 12, 2018 by kf1

The whole world has woken up to be faced with what we in Australia have apparently become immune to: yet another vile, racist cartoon, so base in its age-old reproduction of bestial caricature to nonetheless make us look again in … Continue reading →

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Flashback: Checking his privilege: A response to Tal Fortgang – By Neal Schindler

Posted on September 12, 2018 by kf1

For a while I’ve been meaning to address the controversial essay “Checking My Privilege,” by Jewish college student Tal Fortgang. At Princeton, Fortgang’s fellow collegians apparently advise him to check his privilege on a regular basis. Since I attended hyper-liberal … Continue reading →

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Flashback: Dear Privileged-at-Princeton: You. Are. Privileged. And Meritocracy Is a Myth. By BRIANA PAYTON May 6, 2014 (Response to Tal Fortang)

Posted on September 12, 2018 by kf1

When I read The Princeton Tory cover story “Checking My Privilege: Character as the Basis of Privilege,” written by my classmate Tal Fortgang, I realized that I had just witnessed an attempt at checking privilege that was so unsuccessful it was borderline … Continue reading →

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Flashback: Why I’ll Never Apologize for My White Male Privilege – Tal Fortang – 2.May.14

Posted on September 12, 2018 by kf1

There is a phrase that floats around college campuses, Princeton being no exception, that threatens to strike down opinions without regard for their merits, but rather solely on the basis of the person that voiced them. “Check your privilege,” the … Continue reading →

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Would be something..

Posted on March 6, 2018 by kf1

It would be great to see a statement from @PresRajapaksa callling for an end to attacks on #SriLanka Muslims and prosecutions of all who take part in religious violence & targeting of Muslim businesses. Silence is destructive. — Alan Keenan … Continue reading →

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Brown Twitter….a thread:

Posted on March 6, 2018 by kf1

Brown Twitter….a thread: — Manveer Singh (@manveerssihota) March 5, 2018

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Body politic: Women in the cinema of Partition – Feryal Ali Gauhar

Posted on August 7, 2017 by kf1

Jimi Mistry and Kristin Kreuk in Partition (2007) | IMDb The cinematic experience is a gratifying hoax, predicated on a suspension of disbelief. We are convinced that all the disparate elements contributing to the production of a filmic experience – … Continue reading →

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White saviours must stop speaking over Arab women

Posted on January 12, 2017 by kf1

One of the first viral videos to come out of the Middle East and North Africa region this year was from Saudi Arabia. It was a song sung in a local Saudi dialect that expressed female frustration at the patriarchal … Continue reading →

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Why Jews Must Fight for the Civil Rights of Muslims – Marc Schneier

Posted on January 12, 2017 by kf1

(JTA) — As we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., American Jews should reflect anew upon the epic struggle he led to free African-Americans from the shackles of bigotry and take pride in the singular role played by … Continue reading →

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c/o Angelina Jolie

Posted on July 7, 2016 by kf1

Yesterday an ISIS member stopped the car of a Christian couple. ISIS member: Are you Muslim? Christian man: Yes, I’m Muslim. ISIS member: If you are a Muslim, then recite a verse of Quran. Christian man recited a verse from … Continue reading →

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