corner.nationalreview.com - 11/2/2009
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In Impromptus, I talk some about American feminists who wear headscarves in Muslim settings: Hillary Clinton, Cynthia McKinney. I say, among other things, “What message does the wearing of headscarves by American feminists send to women in the Muslim world who may wish to be free of this ...
corner.nationalreview.com - 11/2/2009
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Impromptus today begins with an item on “African-American”
and “black.” You may remember a hilarious-sad incident from...
the 2002 Winter Olympics. An American woman won a gold medal in the bobsled. She was the first black woman to win a gold medal in ...
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Black and Beautiful -- By: Jay Nordlinger
corner.nationalreview.com - 11/4/2009
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I’ll give you a little more mail on
the dangers of being wedded to “African-American” and allergic...
to “black,” and then get off the subject, because we could go on forever. Take three letters, plus a witticism: Letter 1: A couple of years ...
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What’s in a Headscarf? - Jay Nordlinger - The Corner on National Review Online
In Impromptus, I talk some about American feminists who wear headscarves in Muslim settings: Hillary Clinton, Cynthia McKinney. I say, among other things, “What message does the wearing of headscarves by American feminists send to women in the Muslim world who may wish to be free of this practice?” A reader chimes in, “Even more important, what message does it send to men who continue to subjugate women?” An excellent point.
Yes, Jay, we noticed. ...
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