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more about #xenophobia randomnessish: Male power symbols? Ban the Eiffel Tower! Tear down the Washington Monument! Erect low, wide buildings with open ceilings! More stadiums! We need m... more » PennyArcadia: I won't defend anyone, male or female who voted for this, nor the way the campaign was waged, nor the racism and xenophobia that drove it. But I resen... more » LilSpitfire: I'm suprised no one has mentioned it but this is in direct violation of the Swiss constitution. I'm not quite sure how the court system works over th... more » Andalucía: Didn't Switzerland not allow women to vote at the federal level until, like, 1970? Switzerland is still a rather conservative country when it comes t... more » Cimorene: Wow, at first I was like, "Hm, interesting. Though ridiculous, I can kind of appreciate the banning of phallic symbols, probably they mean for public ... more » ice cream for breakfast: Here's some humour I found in this. The majority of Switzerland's Muslim population are Bosnian Muslims who immigrated from the Balkans in the 90s. Mo... more » Bitchplz: And while we are on the topic, here is a list of other symbols of male power we should ban: gothic spires, high rise towers, church steeples, lighthou... more » milominderbinder: From what Europeans I know have told me, it's the assimilation factor that is the biggest, I don't know if this is factual but from anecdotes I've bee... more » spikenard: I just feel like crying. I'm Muslim and I'm tired of defending Islam and dealing with Islamophobia. I'm fed up and I feel exhausted and this just hurts. more » Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: Hey Julia Werner, for you to advocate for islamophobia, xenophobia, and ignorance, on behalf of my vagina (or anyone else's) is seriously uncool. In f... more » annina9: I am Swiss and just like @eva.maria.leuenberger I am deeply disappointed and ashamed about the result of the vote. However, I think that it is wron... more » Bella_vina: I know it's a weak comparison, but: a lot of western european countries feel about radical muslims the way you liberal guys feel about the conservati... more » clockwise contemplates going counter: Dear Julia Werner, shut it. No, just shut it, really. Minarets don't make you live in a country with sharia law, just like churches don't spread b... more » labratintraining: Women lacked rights for a long time in the US and still have to fight for some even today. Yet no one has ever thought to blame it on that great phal... more » Jenloveshercurves: Are they banning church bell towers too? I think that loads of forward thinking churches should get together and construct "bell towers" (which oddly... more » attackflamingo: Dear Swiss folks (and French, while we're at it): Banning symbols of Islam ain't gonna make it go away and usually makes the situation worse. Love, ... more » pond-side-over: Islam is to Europe what cooties are to the playground - nobody actually bothers to find what it is or does, but assumes it's constantly spreading like... more » morninggloria: I believe that organized religion in the modern age is bad for society and an obstacle to peace. That being said, banning one particular religion whi... more » curiousgeorgiana: That campaign poster above is really making me angry. more » sayah: What do you expect from the country that houses Polanski? more » -
#politicsoffear
Minaret Ban Passes In Switzerland
In a vote deemed "a deep embarrassment for the government" of Switzerland by the New York Times, the Swiss have voted to ban the construction of minarets, and according to the Times of London, women played a large part. More » -
#dontspeak
Nashville Councilman Wants His City To Be "English Only"
Times are tough all over. So what better way to waste taxpayer money than to push a xenophobic city-wide resolution that states that English is the only acceptable language for government officials in Nashville, Tennessee? More »
