“White privilege” strikes again.
Tag Archives: Curious Customs and Beliefs
Magical Albinos Hunted In Tanzania, Live Leak
They will be fined if they go over 150 meters.
China Officials Seek Career Shortcut with Feng Shui, New York Times
Brains are not enough.
Mexican Catholics mix indigenous religiosity with Christianity.
‘Sorcerers’ Beheaded After Three Days of Torture in Papua New Guinea, Telegraph (London)
But all cultures are, of course, equal.
When you import people, you import their problems.
The con started in San Francisco and has moved East.
The Congolese have a fool-proof method for determining if someone is a witch.
Islamic Cleric Decrees It OK for Syrian Rebels to Rape Women, Washington Times
So long as they are not Sunnis.
Saudi Arabia May End Execution by Beheading as It Runs Short of Swordsmen, Telegraph (London)
Just can’t get good help these days.
African Dancers, Bongo Drums and a Punjabi Hymn… The Oh-So Modern Arrival of Britain’s New Archbishop, Daily Mail (London)
The Duchess of Cornwall couldn’t suppress her laughter.
More wisdom from the party of Obama.
Nurse Who Caused Baby Boy to Bleed to Death After Botched Home Circumcision Walks Free from Court, Daily Mail (London)
Nurse claimed she had lots of experience in Nigeria.
In Nigeria, You’re Either Somebody or Nobody, New York Times
And author does not claim it is the fault of white people!
Mother, 20, Accused of Being a ‘Witch’ and ‘Killing a Boy with Sorcery’ Tortured and Burned Alive on Pile of Tyres, Daily Mail (London)
Bishop says sorcery-related killings are on the rise in Papua New Guinea.
Marriage or Rape? 90-Year-Old Saudi Weds 15-Year-Old Girl, Al Arabiya News
We must not make value judgments about cultures.
Pet Dogs Not for Blacks—Zuma, IOL News
That’s part of the white man’s culture.
‘Rape-Provoking’ Miniskirts and Crop Tops Banned by King of Swaziland with Offenders Facing Six Month in Jail, Daily Mail (London)
One source says two-thirds of Swazi teenage girls have been sexually assaulted.
Some apartments are being renovated to suit the preferences of Muslims.
Witchcraft and Execution: The Darker Side of Gambia, Telegraph (London)
Gambia’s president blends “statecraft with witchcraft.”
Jacob Zuma Backs Traditional Courts Instead of “White Man’s Way”, Telegraph (London)
With four wives, he’s already married the “traditional” way.
Voodoo Practicing JFK Baggage Handler Gets Three Life Sentences for International Drug Smuggling Ring, Daily Mail (London)
Man turned American Airlines into his own “personal narcotics shuttle service.”
Voodoo a Voo-Don’t in Slay Trial, New York Post
A witch doctor will not testify for the defense after all.
And $1.4 million to spruce up another one’s palace.
Mercedes-driving Africans tortured 15-year-old until he begged to die.
Inventor claims success “by the grace of Allah.”
‘Bona Fide Rock Star’: Archbishop of York’s Controversial Evangelical Preacher Brother, Telegraph (London)
Ugandans make a mark for themselves.
Immigrants with Multiple Wives Will Get More Benefits, Officials Admit, Telegraph (London)
Britain recognizes polygamy if the marriages took place elsewhere.
More evidence that all cultures are equal.
Rioters Were Having Spiritual Experience, Says Bishop, Telegraph (London)
The problem is “structural sin,” which appears to be like “institutional racism.”
Social Workers Considered Sending Boy to the Congo for Exorcism, Telegraph (London)
And spent £4,000 deciding not to.
Dogs Destined for the Table: Horrific Images Show Animals Being Killed, Cooked and Served Up as a Meal in Chinese Tradition, Daily Mail (London)
Some Chinese beat dogs to death “to release blood into the meat.”
That is the equivalent of about $7,000.
Briton Arrested with Roasted Human Foetuses for Use in Black Magic Ritual, Telegraph (London)
This “Briton” thought they would bring good luck.
Pills Filled with Powdered Human Baby Flesh Found by Customs Officials, Telegraph (London)
They are supposed to pep you up.
Chad denizens blame witchcraft.
Polygamous Jacob Zuma Marries for Sixth Time, Telegraph (London)
Par for the course in the new South Africa.
Bizarre Baby Tossing Ritual in India, Telegraph (London)
Throwing babies off building in ritual is supposed to make them stronger.
“If a woman runs around and if a man runs around with her, both of them should be killed.”
Outrage as Egypt Plans ‘Farewell Intercourse Law’ So Husbands Can Have Sex with Dead Wives Up to Six Hours After Their Death, Daily Mail (London)
And some would have us believe all cultures are equal.
Christians Nailed to Crosses in Gruesome Good Friday Re-Enactment of Jesus’s Death in the Philippines, Daily Mail (London)
17 Filipinos were “crucified.”
Part of the cult of La Santa Muerte.
Indigenous judge’s novel approach to jurisprudence.
Human Fetuses Found in Luggage at Miami Airport, KTLA (Los Angeles)
Brought in from Cuba to be used in a Santeria ritual.
One in Five Young Asians Think Honour Violence Can Be Justified, Telegraph (London)
There may be as many 8 “honor crimes” every day in Britain.
Sister Guilty of Witchcraft Torture Murder, Telegraph (London)
Inflicted more than 130 injuries on her brother before he died.
Husbands whose wives don’t want polygamous relationships often resort to violence.
