Racism In Korea

I have a student in one of my classes from the United Arab Emirates. I'm happy to have him in the class, as his particular strengths and weaknesses add an unusual challenge for me and, as importantly, the other students as well. And he's an interesting guy. The new supervisor at work--a job which might've been mine, had I been interested--asked me if I'd "patted him down for bombs." What does one say to that?

Ye Who Is Without Sin

There's no doubt in my mind that Canada and the US are less sexist and xenophobic than Korea, but I wouldn't want to guess which is more racist. Check out this video. This one, too, which ably demonstrates that anytime someone says "I'm not a racist, but...", that person invariably goes on to prove that he or she is, in fact, a racist. Many Democrats believe that the next presidential election will be a blowout. I think that's badly mistaken, even though it shouldn't be. Here's hoping that the people in the videos don't get the government they deserve.