Saturday Sanity Check
It's not you. It's them!
Someone invited people to caption the above photo on Twitter.
My Sky News colleague Rita Panahi suggested …
“Hamass”
Bravo!
Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called on Iraq to abandon Islam.
Well, okay, not quite. But check out this tweet she fired off during the week …
“We call on the Iraqi government to uphold the human rights of all its citizens and abandon laws that target and criminalise the LGBTQIA+ community and its supporters.
“We stand with those around the world who face targeted persecution and discrimination for being who they are.”
Penny wants the Iraqis to sprinkle a bit of rainbow same-same around Bagdad.
Imagine her surprise when she learns that Islam is the official religion of Iraq, where 96 per cent of the population are Muslims.
Faith in Islam is expressed on a daily basis in Iraq, through dress, dietary codes, regular prayers and language.
Gay pride? Not so much.
It’s just another example of the way in which our political and cultural elite continually dismiss the importance of religion in shaping worldviews.
If you fail to understand religion and take it seriously, you will fail to understand the world. That goes double for a foreign minister.
Incidentally, if Wong is in the mood to trumpet LGBTQ rights, she might want to tweet in support of Israel. It’s the only place in the Middle East were gays enjoy equal rights.
Nando’s have gone cashless, and check out their justification …
Why don’t they just go back to the old system where the person counting the coins was not the same person cooking the chicken?
Less time counting coins huh? So when do the time savings result in cheaper prices?
Hmm. I thought not.
Well, if they won’t take my legal tender, I’ll give them and their chooks a big miss.
US House Plant Joe Biden has accused close ally Japan of being xenophobic because it doesn’t readily admit immigrants.
With America’s southern border leaking like a sieve, with crime at an all time high and with pro-Palestinian protestors creating havoc right around the country, there are likely plenty of Americans who think a little xenophobia might not be such a bad thing.
Imagine a sovereign nation wanting to retain its own identity. Crazy!
Students at UCLA have been converting to Islam as part of their pro-Palestinian protests.
There are videos online showing hundreds of students bowing in prayer to Allah as they convert.
These kids thought the Christianity of their grandparents was weird. Now they are embracing Islamic extremism.
And some people thought society would become more scientific and more rational after abandoning community Judeo-Christian values. Ha!
Well young people, have fun with Isalm.
I just know you’ll love praying five times a day, no pronouns, no gender transformations, no gays, no women’s rights, and NO ALCOHOL.
Enjoy, suckers!
But a word to pastors, it’s time to start teaching theology rather than self-help sermonettes for Christianettes.
Could the West become Islamised? Of course it could.
I highly recommend Submission by Michel Howellebecq
Queers for Palestine …
Queers IN Palestine …
Everyone knows that minority status is currency, so if you need to kiss a girl and like it in order to sell your new TV show, why not?
Dani Minogue told viewers of her new dating show for lesbians, I Kissed a Girl, that she was in fact queer.
The Shadow of Kylie fought back tears of pride as she told the show’s contestants …
“I identify as queer in a weird way. You girls are hot. You know it. I love it. I'm here for it.”
What does “queer in a weird way” even mean? I’m guessing it means queer in the weird way of being a straight woman with a boyfriend.
She’s just a straight woman co-opting a homophobic term of abuse in order to claim minority status so as to promote her new show.
Yawn.
Kylie junior said of her new lesbian show …
“This is so important. There hasn't been a show for the girls in the reality gay dating world. It's like we need this to happen. I'm hoping that there are parties up and down the country.”
Yeah, nah.
Her name is Gillian Burke?
But seriously, yes it is jarring to hear elephants referred to as elephants.
Even worse is the fact that no one ever bothers to find out Jumbo’s pronouns. I can only imagine the pain that must cause.
Incidentally, I wonder if it is jarring for Gillian when she uses English pounds to by milk?
Thanks for following along with The James Macpherson Report this week.
If you’re near a TV tomorrow, I’ll be joining Rowan Dean and Rita Panahi on Outsiders from 9am - 11am.
And don’t miss Danica and James 8pm Sunday night.
Enjoy your weekend.
Wow James, there is a lot to digest here. Fatties for a free Palestine,!!! our fatheaded Foreign Minister living in cloud cuckoo land, UCLA students converting to Islam, Can't wait till they come to. fasting on Ramadan ,paying theZakat tax 5 times a day prayer, going on the Hajj to Mecca and why not a visit to Gaza ? I assume as they support Hamas they are Sunni Moslems now and those revealing clothes No! No! No!.and all that hair has to be covered as well
Non cash Nando's, never had one and looks like I'll stay that way. Submission a great book and caused a lot of controversy in France at the time
Great comparison again of the person on the train and the poor guy beheaded on the West Bank for being gay. Real example of cognitive dissonance.
Non gay Danii but, hey there's a tv show to promote
The BBC nutcase, My pet unicorns who live in my backyard , all speak fluent English and aren't at all offended if I refer to them by their english nouns. They are very particular about their personal pronouns though
James, you've given us a lot to think about, and perhaps the axis of the earth has really tilted and the lunatics are taking control
The two radiant examples of a healthy lifestyle might want to put their burgers down and and ask someone what the term watermelon means. Beautifully designed into their t-shirts looking all innocent and watermelony. EnormHamassive supporters need to grow a brain.
Pwong must go to Baghdad and give those Iraqis a stern talking to. Seriously, she could focus on the blatant discrimination occurring in Australia.