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...itself by conflating those who pervert Islam to excuse unspeakable acts of violence with the faith on the whole. TAP’s Web site makes a host of sweeping generalizations, over-dramatizations, and mis-interpretations of Islam. From the suggested film clips (entitled “The Islamic Mein Kampf,” and “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West”) to the link to a “Jihad Watch” Web page, the public face of TAP is one of cultural stereotyping. “Jihad...
...Love it. 9) Change the house newsletter “wellness tip” to “Burn calories skating on the Charles—the ice will hold you! We promise.” 10) Submit a recipe to HUDS detailing the authentic way to make lo- mein out of Adams’s beloved canine, Pip. 11) Sabotage the pot market in Cambridge—without “inspiration,” the Adams House GPA will plummet. 12) Wallpaper Adams with articles from the Salient, and allow a minority uprising to do your work...
...oddly invisible. Depictions of Adolf Hitler and Nazi symbols are mostly outlawed in Germany, and it remains something of a taboo to mention him in day-to-day conversation. So, it has been a bit of a shock in recent days to see posters plastered on subway walls advertising Mein Fuhrer, a new film about the German dictator. Even more jarring, the film is supposed to be a comedy. Hitler has been the subject of gags in the Anglophone world for some time, in films such as The Producers, but not in Germany. Mein Fuhrer, The Truly Truest Truth about...
...went to see Mein Fuhrer at a downtown cinema the day it opened. I laughed twice during the film, and felt a bit uneasy doing so. And I didn't learn much, for all the hoopla. I suppose I am not outraged that the film was made. But it did feel weird barking out the words mein fuhrer in Berlin, even at a cinema ticket window...
...publish’ does not mean ‘to endorse’; it means ‘to make public.’ If you doubt that, ask the mainstream publishers who keep Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” in print to this day.” If Regan really believes that she was only “making public” a certain kind of literature, then why did she issue her apologetic release...