[Vader]

'People who claim Muslims won't integrate are furious they might enjoy Christmas': Backlash at ‘racist idiots’ who blasted Tesco for including Islamic family in their festive advert

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... amily.html

This hasn't gone down well in some quarters...

Vivelo, here, United Kingdom, 22 hours ago
I won't be going to Tesco for my Halal Turkey.
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tran, buderim, Australia, 22 hours ago
Never shop in Tesco's again
Click to rate 7741 5065

Cariadb, swansea, United Kingdom, 11 hours ago
I think one of the most interesting things about the advert is not that Muslims are celebrating Christmas - that¿s fine. It¿s that there are no overtly Christian images eg churches, vicars, nativity scenes etc. Very surprising and a little disturbing for what is at heart a Christian celebration.
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Although a dissenting voice did make it amongst the top-rated comments:

R1979, midlands, United Kingdom, 23 hours ago
My in laws are Muslim and we all celebrate Christmas together every year!
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The funny thing is, there are two types of people who are against Muslims celebrating Christmas:
- Far-right extremists who are against Muslims 'appropriating' their customs
- Muslim extremists who are against other Muslims 'diluting' their puritanical customs

Two sides of the same intolerant coin.

[Bones McCoy]

'People who claim Muslims won't integrate are furious they might enjoy Christmas': Backlash at ‘racist idiots’ who blasted Tesco for including Islamic family in their festive advert

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... amily.html

This hasn't gone down well in some quarters...

Vivelo, here, United Kingdom, 22 hours ago
I won't be going to Tesco for my Halal Turkey.
Click to rate 7741 2298

tran, buderim, Australia, 22 hours ago
Never shop in Tesco's again
Click to rate 7741 5065

Cariadb, swansea, United Kingdom, 11 hours ago
I think one of the most interesting things about the advert is not that Muslims are celebrating Christmas - that¿s fine. It¿s that there are no overtly Christian images eg churches, vicars, nativity scenes etc. Very surprising and a little disturbing for what is at heart a Christian celebration.
Click to rate 3099 212

Although a dissenting voice did make it amongst the top-rated comments:

R1979, midlands, United Kingdom, 23 hours ago
My in laws are Muslim and we all celebrate Christmas together every year!
Click to rate 5458 2973

The funny thing is, there are two types of people who are against Muslims celebrating Christmas:
- Far-right extremists who are against Muslims 'appropriating' their customs
- Muslim extremists who are against other Muslims 'diluting' their puritanical customs

Two sides of the same intolerant coin.

I'm reminded of that time when the Nation of Islam and the American Nazi Party tried to coordinate their policies.

[Zuriblue]

'People who claim Muslims won't integrate are furious they might enjoy Christmas': Backlash at ‘racist idiots’ who blasted Tesco for including Islamic family in their festive advert

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... amily.html

This hasn't gone down well in some quarters...

Vivelo, here, United Kingdom, 22 hours ago
I won't be going to Tesco for my Halal Turkey.
Click to rate 7741 2298

tran, buderim, Australia, 22 hours ago
Never shop in Tesco's again
Click to rate 7741 5065

Cariadb, swansea, United Kingdom, 11 hours ago
I think one of the most interesting things about the advert is not that Muslims are celebrating Christmas - that¿s fine. It¿s that there are no overtly Christian images eg churches, vicars, nativity scenes etc. Very surprising and a little disturbing for what is at heart a Christian celebration.
Click to rate 3099 212

Although a dissenting voice did make it amongst the top-rated comments:

R1979, midlands, United Kingdom, 23 hours ago
My in laws are Muslim and we all celebrate Christmas together every year!
Click to rate 5458 2973

The funny thing is, there are two types of people who are against Muslims celebrating Christmas:
- Far-right extremists who are against Muslims 'appropriating' their customs
- Muslim extremists who are against other Muslims 'diluting' their puritanical customs

Two sides of the same intolerant coin.

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[The Red Arrow]

'It's revolutionary!' Barbie unveils its first ever hijab-wearing doll, modeled after Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first US athlete to compete in the Games while wearing a headscarf

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[Messianic Trees]

Foreign Office staff invited to wear hijab for the day: Civil service accused of promoting 'oppression of women' after giving out free headscarves
Foreign Office bigwigs invited staff to wear Islamic headscarves for the day
The mandarins claimed they symbolised ‘liberation, respect and security’ to staff
Meanwhile women in ultra-conservative Iran burned their headscarves in protest
Event held just days before 100th anniversary of UK women being given the vote

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ation.html

Pete25, newbury, United Kingdom

you could not make this up. What county are we living in again?

Long chat, Faraway, United Kingdom

How vomit inducing. I could think of nothing worse.

VInce, Brackley, United Kingdom

Shall we have wear a crucifix day next

[bluebellnutter]

Civil service again. Drip drip drip.

[Safe_Timber_Man]

This story which broke yesterday hasn't exactly received much prominence:

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And a pretty depressing amount of red arrows:

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[Zuriblue]

A pretty good takedown of a scare story about immigrants in Paris

[The Red Arrow]

Quick update -

[Bones McCoy]

Quick update -

The problem here is that the damage is already done.
The usual types will be chattering about this down the pub, at the hairdressers and on the clapham omnibus.

My mother - god bless her - is a lovely lady and clever in some ways, but incredibly simple when it comes to spun news.
Much as I try to point out that "They had to pay damages to that professor", or "The police found it wasn't te people the mail holed it was", she persists with her view "They wouldn't be allowed to print it if it wasn't true".

This is somebody well above 50% on the intelligence distribution.
But somebody who holds the common (among a certain age) view that the police will actually take action against journalists who peddle falsehoods.
This despite the daily evidence that the press distort and manufacture news, and lie and deflect when called out.

[Big Arnold]

Man, 21, accused of stabbing woman, 22, and her mother, 49, to death is her SHARIA LAW HUSBAND as he appears in court on murder charges after victims were heard 'screaming like animals'

What possible relevance is that?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... court.html

[MisterMuncher]

All inter-family violence involving those of a darker hue must be cast in the mould of "honour killings".

I have issues with this.

[Safe_Timber_Man]

Some of these comments (and ratings) are shocking, even for fucking scummy Mailites:









Credit: @DMReporter

[Andy McDandy]

Fuck them. You know where "The immigrants" live? In my neighbourhood, and we all get on great.

[Big Arnold]

If there's a story where the comments should be moderated, that's it.