Black Lives Matter Is Not a Hate Group 

Many of its harshest critics claim that Black Lives Matter’s very name is anti-white, hence the oft-repeated rejoinder “all lives matter.” This notion misses the point entirely. Black lives matter because they have been marginalized throughout our country’s history and because white lives have always mattered more in our society. As BLM puts it, the movement stands for “the simple proposition that ‘black lives also matter.’”The backlash to BLM, in some ways, reflects a broad sense of unease among white people who worry about the cultural changes in the country and feel they are falling behind in a country that is rapidly growing more diverse in a globalizing world. We consistently see this phenomenon in surveys showing that large numbers of white people believe racial discrimination against them is as pervasive, or more so, than it is against African Americans.It’s the same dynamic that researchers at Harvard Business School described in a recent study: White people tend to see racism as a zero-sum game, meaning that gains for African Americans come at their expense. Black people see it differently. From their point of view, the rights pie can get bigger for everyone.Black Lives Matter is not a hate group. But the perception that it is racist illustrates the problem. Our society as a whole still does not accept that racial injustice remains pervasive. And, unfortunately, the fact that white people tend to see race as a zero-sum game may actually impede progress.

Source: Black Lives Matter Is Not a Hate Group | TIME

Suheir Atassi’s swimsuit and our moral bankruptcy

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Syria’s Suheir Atassi

Millions of women around the world do this daily without attracting much attention, but recently, Suhair Atassi, a prominent, secular Syrian opposition figure was spotted wearing a swimsuit at a Turkish resort. When photos of her appeared in social media, a vicious campaign, mainly in Arabic, was unleashed.

It was shocking and painful to read the comments on Twitter by many, both men and women, pro and anti-Syrian regime, pro and anti Islamic State, openly insulting Atassi and describing her with disgusting descriptions. It was as if Atassi’s body became a unifying figure for most Syrians, regardless of political stances. They indulged in demonizing and demeaning her, with varying arrays of excuses.

In a brutal civil war, as in Syria, it is perhaps expected that Atassi’s opponents, the Assad regime’s supporters, would brutally attack her politically as part of their campaign to discredit their opponents. What…

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Here are the faces of L.A. County’s homicide victims – The Homicide Report – Los Angeles Times

Here are the faces of L.A. County’s homicide victimsEach image was captured in a moment — at the DMV for a new license, at graduation, at a wedding, on a sports field, holding a baby. Each life ended violently.Since it started eight years ago, The Homicide Report has had the goal of a story for every victim. Now we are expanding that goal to include a photograph for every victim. So far we’ve gathered pictures of 1,259 victims, about 9% of those killed. Help us do better. If you have a photo of a homicide victim to share, email it to homicidereport@latimes.com.

Source: Here are the faces of L.A. County’s homicide victims – The Homicide Report – Los Angeles Times

Gunman kills patient and employee at Florida hospital | US news | The Guardian (So… I did not find a CNN crew reporting, the President making an announcement, Trump spewing – what’s that mean?)

A gunman entered a Florida hospital through the emergency room early on Sunday, went to the third floor and fatally shot a patient and an employee apparently at random, police said.David Owens, 29, entered Parrish Medical Center at 2am and used a handgun to fatally shoot 88-year-old patient Cynthia Zingsheim and employee Carrie Rouzer, 36, who was sitting with Zingsheim in her room, Titusville police said.Owens left the gun in the room and was tackled by two unarmed security guards as he left, police said.“The bravery they showed was amazing,” Titusville police chief John Lau said.Authorities said they had found no motive for the shooting and no immediate connection between Owens and the women. All lived in Titusville. The shooting “appears to be extremely random,” Brevard County sheriff Wayne Ivey said.Owens was charged with two counts of murder. He was being held without bail at the Brevard County jail.Court records show that in 2011 he was found guilty of battery on a police officer and that twice in 2012 a judge ordered him to undergo a mental health examination. Records show that other arrests for cocaine and marijuana possession and domestic battery were dismissed.No one answered the phone on Sunday at the Brevard County public defender’s office, and it could not be determined if Owens had an attorney.The hospital was reopened.

Source: Gunman kills patient and employee at Florida hospital | US news | The Guardian

We killed Qandeel Baloch – The Ladies Finger

What Qandeel did was represent a changing Pakistan: a Pakistan where a viral celebrity could engage with mainstream media and thus the rest of the country, despite being provocative. We began to witness a nation that was now questioning its own conscience as a result of her growing popularity, presence in TV shows and rise to becoming a household name despite being labelled a ‘slut’.The irony of Qandeel is that she came home for just one week, before leaving for abroad (presumably Dubai) with her parents to seek safety from the death threats she was receiving. Little did she know that the biggest threat to her, as is the case with most women in Pakistan, is the threat at home. Threat from the ones you love and love you back from the ones you grew up and the ones who have known you since you were a baby and the ones who are supposed to protect and nurture you from the hate that is often found swirling around in our toxic society: Your family.Fariha Altaf, tweeted that she spoke to Qandeel the night she was killed and she sounded so happy and excited. Just like that — a woman loved by many, a human with a life of hopes and dreams, was taken away from us. She died at the hands of her brothers for living her life on her own terms.The murder of Qandeel Baloch sends a very frightening message to every woman in Pakistan: WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE KILLED. They will find a reason for all of us, one by one until we can challenge this toxic brand of masculinity and honour.

Source: We killed Qandeel Baloch – The Ladies FingerThe Ladies Finger

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