Recent content by McAllister Fawkes

Plus, I'm pretty sure that'd be illegal, too.

Again, I know that a lot of atrocities are committed in the name of Islam. That still doesn't make it cool to hate on all Muslims. I'm not conflating anything. A Muslim is someone who practices the religion of Islam. That's what the word means. It's people that call all of Islam a religion...

I agree that writing America off as full of racists isn't helping either, and I certainly won't hold it against you or anyone for not making a stand over something you have no control over. Sometimes all you can do is just say 'that's wrong'. But when I see people saying 'it's okay to...

Okay, I'm not watching a 30 minute video where Dr. Kleiner explains to me why it's okay to be a racist. That's not happening. Yes, I am aware that there are many acts of violence being carried out in the name of Islam. That doesn't mean that every Muslim should be treated like a criminal...

Not when you completely misconstrue that ideology and treat all members of a cultural group as if they were part of an extreme fringe subset and deny them privileges based on that false attribution. That's fucking racism.

We can't just be complacent. If we just accept racism as part of life, it'll never change. People need to know that this is wrong. What does that even mean. That doesn't mean anything.

It's an ugly situation all-around, but there's really no case for the girl to make. Her attacker already served his time. Yeah, she shouldn't have to cheer for him, but... she doesn't. She has the option of not being a cheerleader if cheering for the players is too distressing. It's rough that...

No, it's not indicative of all Americans or all Christians. It's still a shitty thing to have happen, and it happens all the time in America right now. Not actually true, depending on how you define 'terrorism'. Nowadays, the term tends to be attributed to Muslim extremists, but anyone who...