Wanderthread

mindysan33 · January 9, 2019, 6:39pm

Well, now, sure… but do you know how long women with masochistic streaks had to struggle to get the same respect as men? Decades, I tells ya… /s

Wanderfound · January 9, 2019, 10:32pm

Wanderfound · January 9, 2019, 10:44pm

Shitlb of the day:

More daftness in the replies as they argue with criticism.

Wanderfound · January 9, 2019, 10:48pm

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Wanderfound · January 9, 2019, 10:53pm

Wanderfound · January 9, 2019, 10:55pm

Privilege continues.

Wanderfound · January 9, 2019, 11:03pm

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Wanderfound · January 10, 2019, 1:02am

Wanderfound · January 10, 2019, 1:07am

Quote:

If Jesus was here today, how would he have dealt with the aggressors and bullying powers? Would he have tolerated this? Or would he have resisted, defended the oppressed, and asserted human rights?

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Somewhat unusual source:

nimelennar · January 10, 2019, 1:14am

Not so unusual, seeing as how many Christians can’t be bothered to learn Jesus’ teachings.

Wisconsin_Platt · January 10, 2019, 1:22am

’ I like your Christ , I do not like your Christians

apocryphal Gandhi quote

nimelennar · January 10, 2019, 1:32am

Less apocryphal:

II have a great respect for Christianity. I often read the Sermon on the Mount and have gained much from it. I know of no one who has done more for humanity than Jesus. In fact, there is nothing wrong with Christianity, but the trouble is with you Christians. You do not begin to live up to your own teachings.

Attributed to Gandhi by James E. McEldowney

Wanderfound · January 10, 2019, 3:30am

Wanderfound · January 10, 2019, 3:47am

The BCRI’s decision is generating a growing backlash.

On Tuesday, the city council in Birmingham, Alabama, unanimously adopted a resolution“recognizing the life work of Angela Davis” – an implicit rebuke to the BCRI.

Davis, who suffered incarceration and political persecution for her support for Black liberation, grew up in Birmingham’s Dynamite Hill, a neighborhood that got its name from the frequency of bombings and violent attacks targeting its residents by white supremacists.

City council member Steven Hoyt, who proposed the council resolution, told media that the institute’s move was “absolutely embarrassing.”

“Everybody respects her but us. In academic communities as well as society and various groups,” Hoyt added. “I’m embarrassed. I’m embarrassed to even serve in a city that would do that.”

On Monday, Black activists called for leadership changes and protests at the BCRI, an institution ostensibly established to honor and advance the cause of civil rights.

On Wednesday, the BCRI’s chair, vice-chair and secretary resigned from the board.

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