On 12/6/04 3:38 AM, "Robin Hamilton" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Are you really implying that Richard's use of the term "towelhead" is
> remotely comparable to the use of the term "nigger" as a term of abuse?
I beg your pardon, Robin, it is totally comparable when people are being
shot for being "towelheads", when soldiers are told in their training to
"kill as many towelheads as you can", when pig ignorant orientalism (I'll
give you the references if you like) underlie the policies of the State
Department and the US Army which is making such a total fuckup of Baghdad.
It's totally offensive, and like all racism it's an offence with murderous
consequences.
This is making me angry, so I will butt out.
A
Alison Croggon
Editor, Masthead: http://www.masthead.net.au
Home page: http://www.alisoncroggon.com
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