Blanche, I’m sure you’re a lovely person, but if you are going around believing the word “nice” means “ignorant”, then I don’t see how it is possible to have any sort of reasoned conversation with yo… (View Post)

Some expressions of Islam, as some expressions of Judaism and Christianity, are sexist and misogynistic. Liberals have spent centuries countering religious oppression and clericalism (usually Christi… (View Post)

I care about this country’s liberal traditions. Which is why I don’t want bigots in charge. (View Post)

I kinda think it shouldn’t take a genocide for us to stop being bigoted against a group. Why might we need the government to take some sort of action around Islamophobia? Well, look at this thread an… (View Post)

Phobia has a clinical definition, but neither homophobia or Islamophobia are clinical diagnoses. They ain’t in the DSM. We’ve ended up with words of a confusing etymology to mean bigotry against part… (View Post)