"No First Amendment in Europe" Roundup
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ITALY:
The good news: Declaring "Sporche negre — cosa ci fanno queste negre qua?" ("Dirty negroes — what are these negroes doing here?") does not necessarily constitute the crime of "racism" in Italy.
The bad news: There is even such a thing as the crime of "racism" in Italy.
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BRITAIN:
A schoolgirl has been told that she cannot wear a crucifix necklace to school because it might offend non-Christians.
Sikh students, meanwhile, are allowed to wear ceremonial kirpan daggers to that very same school.
The rationalization of the different policies? The Sikh religion requires that the dagger be worn; Christianity does not require the wearing of a crucifix necklace. (See also here — Sikh students in Quebec and Ontario are also allowed to wear kirpans to school.)
I wonder how each student would fare trying to enter a New York City public school (or a New York City subway).
The good news: Declaring "Sporche negre — cosa ci fanno queste negre qua?" ("Dirty negroes — what are these negroes doing here?") does not necessarily constitute the crime of "racism" in Italy.
The bad news: There is even such a thing as the crime of "racism" in Italy.
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BRITAIN:
A schoolgirl has been told that she cannot wear a crucifix necklace to school because it might offend non-Christians.
Sikh students, meanwhile, are allowed to wear ceremonial kirpan daggers to that very same school.
The rationalization of the different policies? The Sikh religion requires that the dagger be worn; Christianity does not require the wearing of a crucifix necklace. (See also here — Sikh students in Quebec and Ontario are also allowed to wear kirpans to school.)
I wonder how each student would fare trying to enter a New York City public school (or a New York City subway).
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6 December 2005
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