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Over the years, explanations proposed for the black-white gap have ranged from socioeconomic status and prevalence of single-mother households to varying levels of impulsiveness in different racial groups...
...tells us what we were doing was offensive to some degree, but I can’t put my finger on anything fundamentally wrong with getting a laugh out of cultural differences. The problem seems to arise out of the fact that cultural differences are so closely tied to racial differences. Perhaps the saving grace of our activities is the fact that they had the best intentions—after all, how much nicer would our world be if we laughed at our differences rather than beating each other up over them? Brendan D. B. Hodge...
...wake of the explosions of violence that has rocked the country's blighted suburban housing projects for three weeks - even reaching places like Blois, which few would ever equate with gritty urban strife. But if it took this month's fury to alert France to the unemployment, economic deprivation, racial segregation, and social exclusion felt in its banlieues, everyone in Blois seemed fully aware of the problem. "We have the second largest housing project population-per-total municipal population in France," comments Willy Spitz, president of the "Quartier Proximit?" association, whose 16 members pair off each night to patrol Blois...
...those looking for a comedy show with the extra editing capabilities only film can afford, “Jesus is Magic” is a worthy expenditure. No stage can accommodate a ’60s-themed music video—in which Silverman parodies through song every racial stereotype, only to find herself standing awkwardly in front of one of the targeted parties—and then jump to a skit of Silverman attacking her manager for failing to bring her Fiji water. The film allows Silverman to highlight both her extemporaneous stand-up routines and her more scripted...
...have chosen to call home. My suggestion is to take the British stance: it is time to begin deporting immigrants who propagate terrorism or incite violence. Russell W. MacDonald Huelva, Spain Your story on the disaffection of young European Muslims suggests a parallel with European Jews. Despite centuries of racial, religious and social discrimination and economic deprivation, not to mention the pogroms and ghettos of the World War II era, Jews have produced philosophical, artistic and scientific geniuses like Baruch (Benedict) Spinoza, Felix Mendelssohn, Gustav Mahler, Franz Kafka, Albert Einstein and Marc Chagall - not suicide bombers. Jack Hoffmann Allerod, Denmark...