Jezebel: Xenophobia

Netherlands to Ban Burqas, Face Coverings

Erin Gloria Ryan — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:40:00 EST

The government of The Netherlands has announced plans to ban the wearing of veils that cover the face of the wearer that will take effect within the year, citing the need to see people's faces when greeting them on the streets. The French immediately scoffed at the announcement, as the law is just a French knock-off. More »

Horrible Racist Woman To Spend Christmas Yelling Epithets From Jail Cell

Erin Gloria Ryan — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:20:00 EST

A 34-year-old English woman will be spending Christmas in jail after her request for bail was denied. She was originally thrown in the clink after she let out a racist (and apparently drunken) rant during a train ride, yelling about how immigrants should just go back to their own countries — naturally, the episode went viral on YouTube. She's been receiving death threats, and white supremacist groups are rallying to support their barely coherent hero. Meanwhile, here in the US, we call that sort of talk a "Republican Presidential Debate" with nary a batted eyelash and everyone just watches whatever else is on TV instead. Things sure are nutty across the pond. More »

Today in Political Nincompoopery: Xenophobia And Eiffelphilia

Erin Gloria Ryan — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:40:00 EST

Everyone in the Republican Presidential field has said so many dumb things by this point in the campaign that it now appears that divorce expert and seasoned condescentionist Newt Gingrich might have a fighting chance to win the nomination. One candidate apologized for taking a sip of beer during his wayward teen years. One thinks that gay marriage will lead to people marrying monuments. And another thinks that Muslims make terrible doctors. Who said what? Let's find out! More »

Just When You Thought "Anchor Baby" Was the Ugliest Public Slur

Irin Carmon — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:19:37 EDT

What's more offensive than the debate about "anchor babies"? The fact that Rhode Island state representative Peter Palumbo recently coined "anchor embryos" on Fox News to describe prenatal care for immigrant women, which sensibly, even anti-abortion advocates support. More »

"Anchor Baby" Paranoia Has More Than One Factual Problem

Irin Carmon — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:04:20 EDT

Columnist Connie Schultz on the new Republican obsession with Latina women allegedly "dropping" "anchor babies." More »

Baby-Dropping Immigrant Women Targeted By Republicans

Irin Carmon — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:13:40 EDT

"We need to target the mother. Call it sexist, but that's the way nature made it. Men don't drop anchor babies, illegal alien mothers do." That statement was being pushed by the author of Arizona's immigration law. He's not alone. More »

Creepy Group Distributes Due Dates Of Allegedly Illegal Pregnant Immigrants

Irin Carmon — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:13:00 EDT

An anonymous group in Utah has been circulating a list of 1300 people it claims are illegal immigrants, plus personal information such as Social Security numbers and due dates of pregnant women. The government is investigating a possible leak. More »

Kal Penn Destroys Joel Stein's "Humor Piece" On Immigration

Hortense Smith — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:35:00 EDT

Writing for Time, Joel Stein thought it might be funny to lament the changes taking place in his hometown of Edison, New Jersey, due to an influx of Indian immigrants. But Kal Penn, writing for the Huffington Post, isn't laughing. More »

Minaret Ban Passes In Switzerland

Hortense Smith — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST

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 »

Greek Tragedies

Anna Holmes — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:10:00 EDT

[Athens, Greece; May 9. Image via Getty]

Nashville Councilman Wants His City To Be "English Only"

Hortense Smith — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:45:00 EST

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 »

Sarah Palin, Pals Wave Goodbye To That Last Shred Of Respectability

Megan Carpentier — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:30:00 EDT

Sarah Palin knows that John McCain's robocalls are pissing people off and she wouldn't do them if she were running the campaign. However, since she's not running things, she dutifully spoke into the robocall-making microphone like the big boys told her to. [CNN, TPM Election Central]
Also, in North Carolina, black people exercising their franchise is "cheating" and white people trying to harass them into leaving the polls and not voting is just sickening. [Washington Times]
But go watch some McCain supporters tell some fear mongers to fuck off at a Virginia rally, you might feel slightly better. [Attackerman]
And then just imagine the sweet bliss of an Obama SNL appearance on November 1st. [Mollygood]