AND NOW, THE FIRST SEGMENT OF "TERRIBLE FRENCH INVENTIONS!!"
Featured today is: Covert Overt Racism!
Yes, you read correctly. France is the master of hidden, yet obvious racism! Now, you may be thinking, "You're really a crazy fool," but I assure you, I am not.
I'm not sure if you are aware, but France has a law saying Muslim girls are not allowed to wear their kimar in public schools. The idea is to seperate church and state. Their reasoning on this point I cannot disagree with. However, it does almost infringe on a freedom of religion attitude. You can practice whatever religion you want...just as long as it's on our terms......
So, seperation of church and state, love it. I think we need more of it in the States. However, I was walking into one of my schools, the "ghetto" one with mostly a Muslim population (coincidence, I think not), and what do I see? Take a guess.....
A giant fucking Christmas tree! Right there! Right in the middle of the lobby!! I cant' help but wonder, is this different than the US? To me, I would say it's different. While it's true we have a "Seperation of Church and State" clause in the Constitution, we still put Christmas trees in the lobbies of our schools, but we do not ban any religous attire from our public schools.
So, thank you France for inventing Covert Overt racism and using it so liberally.
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but it's a "secular christmas tree" haha :)
maybe they should try calling it a sapin de fetes?
and i know i bitch about this all the time, but as further evidence, let's not forget my bi-weekly random "konichiwa" and "ni hao" greetings on the street...
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