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“Miss Beverly Hills” Advocates Death for Homosexuals(1)

February 24, 2010

It is also not the first time in recent history such views have been promoted. While Ashley may not wear a swastika armband, or have a funny little mustache, she is rapidly becoming the new face of hatred and potentially violent intolerance, Aryan looking young models who largely promote a patriarchal view of female sexuality, while they espouse hateful and violent views towards specific groups.

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Hate 101: The Cyber Bully

Many cyber bullies are serial bullies, and are also serial attention-seekers. More than anything else they want attention. It doesn’t matter what type of attention they get, positive or negative, as long as they can provoke someone into paying them attention. It’s like a 2-year-old child throwing a tantrum to get attention from a parent. The best way to treat bullies is to refuse to respond and to refuse to engage them – which they really hate.

On Celebrity Outings and Labelling

More than a few writers and commentators have suggested that Baxter is not a “real lesbian,” but is instead a lesbian-identified bisexual. Now, normally, I’m not a huge fan of labels, but this particular one, especially in the context it is used in, not only denies Baxter’s self-identification and expression of herself as a lesbian, but negates her entire past, not to mention her journey of self-exploration to find her true self and the happiness she sought.

IAAF: Semenya to Retain Gold, Test Results to Remain “Confidential”

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has ruled that the winner of last September’s Womens 800 Meter Race, Caster Semenya, will retain her Gold medal awarded, as well as the prize money, having found that she committed no wrongdoing when she competed in the race.  The IAAF has also ruled that they will not [...]


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