Patricia Ange's Blog, page 8
August 14, 2018
Alleged apartheid paedophile ring victim claims he was made Malan’s ‘wife’ for a night – report – The Citizen
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A recently published book by an ex- police detective and an investigative journalist has suggested that high-level apartheid government officials ran a pedophile sex ring. Not surprisingly, a week after the book hit the stores, one of the authors was found dead with a suicide note.
The purpose of this post is not to prove or disprove the validity of the claims made in the book but to generate reflection upon another way absolute power can lead to moral corruption.
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Former apartheid defence minister Magnus Malan, along with an accomplice, allegedly kidnapped, raped and forced a 13-year-old to perform other sexual acts, an alleged victim of a reportedly elite ring of apartheid paedophiles alleges.
The victim spoke to News24’s sister publication Netwerk24, describing to the news website how he had been allegedly abused in sex orgies.
This after a book released last week revealed how young boys were given food and booze just before they would be abused in sex orgies.
August 13, 2018
The Complete Guide to a Hostile Work Environment in 2018 | i-Sight
The Legal Dictionary formally defines hostile work environment as “unwelcome or offensive behavior in the workplace, which causes one or more employees to feel uncomfortable, scared, or intimidated in their place of employment”.
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In other words, a hostile work environment is the sum of actions, communications or behaviors from a work acquaintance (colleague, boss, client, vendor) that alter the terms, conditions, or expectations of a comfortable workplace for an employee.
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Here are some ways that harassment can be perpetrated in the workplace:
Offensive jokes
Threats
Physical assaults
Name calling
Work interruptions
Mocking
Racial or ethnic slurs
Insults
Epithets
Offensive pictures
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Four Questions to Ask
Most successful hostile work environment lawsuits tell a similar tale.
Were the incidents unwelcome?
Were the incidents discriminatory towards a protected class?
Did the incidents occur repeatedly over a period of time?
Was the incident both objectively and subjectively hostile?
If the answers to these are all yes, you might be at risk of a lawsuit.
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https://i-sight.com/resources/the-complete-guide-to-a-hostile-work-environment-in-2018/
Avakian: Oregon’s Legislative leaders allowed hostile work environment
Oregon’s outgoing labor commissioner alleges that top legislative officials have allowed a hostile work environment to fester at the state capitol.
Brad Avakian, a Democrat, filed a formal labor complaint Wednesday, Aug. 1, months after the rise of the #MeToo movement and an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against a state senator from Roseburg.
Avakian claims top legislative officials “have denied multiple individuals full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of the Capitol based on their sex, and that (Sen.) Jeff Kruse aided and abetted Respondents in these unlawful practices.”
Kruse resigned in March after an outside investigator found he repeatedly subjected women in the Capitol, including fellow lawmakers, to unwanted touching despite warnings from legislative officials to stop.
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Ex-Nike employees sue over gender discrimination, hostile workplace
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Nike is accused of “intentionally and willfully discriminated against [women] with respect to pay, promotions, and conditions of employment” in new lawsuit.
The lawsuit filed accuses Nike of systematically discriminating against women and fostering a hostile workplace that tolerated or ignored sexual assault.
Nike has taken a number of corrective steps since the allegations came to light in March, including ousting at least 11 executives and changing its pay practices.
August 12, 2018
Trump Has Increased Racial Tensions Since Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ Rally, Majority of Americans Say
Most Americans believe racial tensions have risen in the U.S. following the first “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville last year, a new poll has found.
Ahead of “Unite the Right 2” rally kicking off in the Virginia city on Sunday, CBS News released the results of a new poll conducted by YouGov, which found that 61 percent of respondents say racial tensions have increased over the past year. Additionally, 58 percent of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of race relations.
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https://www.newsweek.com/most-americans-say-racial-tensions-have-increased-1069967
Traveling While Muslim: The Case of the Exploding Chocolate – POLITICO Magazine
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As a person of the African Diaspora I know how people in authority in this country can and do use the power of their position to intimidate and harass minorities. It’s not right but it happens all to often.
I’m a U.S. Citizen, an attorney. I understand American culture, the English language, and the law—and CBP still tried to intimidate me with lies and threats. Relatively speaking, I’m a lucky man. I share my story of profiling not for sympathy, but for two crucial reasons. First, people have rights and should know their rights. Second, people of color have a habit of not sharing our stories publicly. This isn’t my opinion; it’s fact: Hate crimes and discrimination incidents are severely underreported—making reform more difficult. If we want to ever be safe in this country, people of color and minorities in general must share our stories. But let’s revisit the deep irony of the CBP detaining and repeatedly harassing me on suspected terrorism claims.
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I know from experience that if I tell CBP up front that I’m a civil rights lawyer, they’ll let me go in a flash. As a general rule, I don’t—because it’s not fair. I shouldn’t have to be a lawyer to get equal treatment under the law. I travel internationally six to eight times per year, and it doesn’t surprise me to get stopped at least half of those times. Every time I mention I’m a lawyer, they release me immediately. Funny how that works—they know they’re illegally profiling me because of my name, skin color or religion. As all this flashed through my mind I looked directly at the supervising CBP officer and said, “I’m a civil rights lawyer with expertise on racial and religious discrimination and profiling.” Womp, womp.
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How the Bajau ‘Sea Nomads’ Evolved for a Life of Diving – The Atlantic
Scientists are starting to uncover the genetic basis of the Bajau people’s incredible breath-holding abilities.
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The Bajau people of Southeast Asia are among the most accomplished divers in the world. In the summer of 2015, Melissa Ilardo got to see how good they are firsthand. She remembers diving with Pai Bayubu, who had already gone fairly deep when he saw a giant clam, 30 to 50 feet below him. “He just dropped down,” Ilardo recalls. “He pointed at it, and then he was there. Underwater, the Bajau are as comfortable as most people are on land. They walk on the seafloor. They have complete control of their breath and body. They spear fish, no problem, first try.”
Sometimes known as “sea nomads,” the Bajau have lived at sea for more than 1,000 years, on small houseboats that float in the waters off Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Traditionally, they came ashore only to trade for supplies or to shelter from storms. They collect their food by free diving to depths of more than 230 feet.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/04/bajau-sea-nomads-diving-evolution-spleen/558359/
August 7, 2018
The “Good Hair” Study Results – Perception Institute
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In August 2016, Perception Institute set out to explore whether Americans generally show bias – implicit or explicit – toward natural hair worn by black women, and whether black women share this bias. The potential for ‘hair bias’ to limit both perceptions of self and opportunities in the workplace has a distinct impact on black women. If bias linked to hair is present, what are the implications for how we perceive the natural hair, beauty, and professionalism of black women? Do black women who wear their hair naturally perceive social stigma as it relates to their own hair choices vis-a-vis dominant norms? And, amid a growing natural hair movement among black women, can the science offer any solutions that can help reduce bias and promote positive perceptions of natural hair both for women themselves and among others who see them?
Study Shows Bias Against Black Women’s Natural Hair | Teen Vogue
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For black women across the African diaspora, the choice of how one wears their hair is at times more than simply a personal choice. Often, it’s rife with social and political implications that can have a profound impact on all aspects of one’s life. Historically, narrow European-centric beauty standards have deemed black women’s natural features as unattractive and unprofessional, especially their textured, curly to kinky hair. These restrictive ideals have left black women in a compromised position, having to adhere to certain societal norms for the sake of upward mobility, whether that’s getting ahead professionally or fitting in a myriad of social environments such as school.
For black women across the African diaspora, the choice of how one wears their hair is at times more than simply a personal choice. Often, it’s rife with social and political implications that can have a profound impact on all aspects of one’s life. Historically, narrow European-centric beauty standards have deemed black women’s natural features as unattractive and unprofessional, especially their textured, curly to kinky hair. These restrictive ideals have left black women in a compromised position, having to adhere to certain societal norms for the sake of upward mobility, whether that’s getting ahead professionally or fitting in a myriad of social environments such as school.
http://www.teenvogue.com/story/black-women-natural-hair-bias-study-results
August 5, 2018
Marie Laguerre, catcalling video: Laws banning street harassment won’t stop the practice in France or the U.S.
On Wednesday, French lawmakers approved a new law prohibiting gender-based street harassment, threatening catcallers with 90 to 750 euro fines for subjecting women to sexist or sexually degrading comments in public spaces. The law was first proposed last year in the midst of the #BalanceTonPorc (#SquealOnYourPig) movement, the French analog to #MeToo, but gained urgency last week after a viral video showed a man physically assaulting a young woman in Paris after she told him to stop harassing her.
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The regulation is just one part of a broad bill on sexual harassment and assault, a piece of legislation that also reclassifies sex between an adult and a person aged 15 or under as child rape if the youth is deemed incompetent to give consent. That provision was inspired by a 2017 incident in which French prosecutors decided not to charge a 28-year-old man with rape for having sex with an 11-year-old girl. Women’s-rights activists had lobbied for a law that would have placed all sex between an adult and an under-15 child in the category of rape, but the Conseil d’État, France’s highest court and legal adviser to the executive branch, said that version might have been unconstitutional. The new law will also extend the statute of limitations for child-rape cases, giving underage survivors 30 years after their 18th birthdays to file a report—10 years more than was previously allowed.
