Blairite Bullshit

[dotinthesky]

According to Labour MP Jack Straw "Muslim women who wore full veils made community relations difficult. He said he would prefer that women did not wear them because they acted as a 'visible statement of separation and difference'." Tony Blair agreed with him. [article]

And yet, here's Tony Blair also agreeing with devout Catholic Ruth Kelly, the Communities Secretary, that a new bill intended to give lesbians & gays equal rights to their straight counterparts should be blocked (her spin is that it's just "a delay"). And why? Because it makes faith-based organizations (i.e. Christians) uncomfortable having to deal with gays as if they are normal people. In other words, it's not OK for muslims to be different, but please let's not start treating queers as equal to us. [article]

I want to fill this post with very dirty words.

Comments

[sushidog.livejournal.com]

I find the whole Catholic thing bizarre; I mena, it mentions there that Catholic schools are worried that they'd have to allow gay groups to hold meetings there after hours; what are they afraid of, that gay germs will linger and infect the kids?

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

It's sad how all their energies seem to go towards their prejudices, instead of anything benefitial they actually do (when they are not busy apologising, that is.)

[wink-martindale.livejournal.com]

they wouldn't say it, but yeah i think that's exactly what they're afraid of.