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http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/24/caitlyn-jenner-halloween-costume-sparks-social-media-outrage-.html

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...een-costume-labeled-817515?utm_source=twitter

It's nowhere near October, but one ensemble is already on track to be named the most controversial Halloween costume of 2015.

Social media users were out in full force on Monday criticizing several Halloween retailers for offering a Caitlyn Jenner costume reminiscent of the former-athlete's Vanity Fair cover earlier this year.

While Jenner's supporters condemned the costume as "transphobic" and "disgusting" on Twitter, Spirit Halloween, a retailer that carries the costume, defended the getup.

"At Spirit Halloween, we create a wide range of costumes that are often based upon celebrities, public figures, heroes and superheroes," said Lisa Barr, senior director of marking at Spirit Halloween. "We feel that Caitlyn Jenner is all of the above and that she should be celebrated. The Caitlyn Jenner costume reflects just that."
 

Instagram has refused to remove an image depicting two black women holding the severed heads of white people, claiming that “people may express themselves differently” and that the picture doesn’t violate community guidelines.
The image, produced by an artist working under the name ‘sugarygarbage’, was shared to a page called ‘supportblackart’ and shows two obese black women posing with the severed heads of a white woman and man.

Despite an ongoing crackdown on offensive content, Facebook-owned Instagram refused to remove the ‘black art’, claiming it didn't violate community guidelines.
“Because Instagram is a global community, we understand that people may express themselves differently,” Instagram said in response to an enquiry about the piece.
It's really nice when extremely powerful multi-national corporations decide what is for the greater good for everyone to consume. And hold on..... doesn't Instagram institute a titty ban!? pic.twitter.com/ooetmukxJd
— Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) October 20, 2020
Needless to say, the piece generated strong reactions online. “I would put this in the same category of art as using a public toilet and not flushing,”wrote one critic.
Instagram’s stance on the piece also garnered a lot of negative feedback, with many arguing that, were the races reversed, the post would receive a vastly different response from those in charge at the social media company.
I understand proponents of #CriticalRaceTheory & organizations like #SupportBlackArt really hate the question "what if the races were reversed?" in response to ... their racism ... but um .... it is said for a reason. #Racism is bad. Inciting #racist violence, even worse.
— ThePinkGeologist (@PinkGeology) October 20, 2020
need to do a beta test and make an art image showing opposite races
— ektrader21 (@chitrader2121) October 20, 2020
The platform is one of many in the online world engaging in a crackdown on certain types of content, often drawing accusations of bias or hypocrisy in the process. Instagram recently announced it would ban all QAnon accounts for alleged promotion of “real world harm.”
The site was also accused of censoring independent media and helping in a wider effort to suppress stories regarding Hunter Biden and his ongoing slew of scandals involving his emails and alleged business dealings with foreign powers.
Also on rt.com The purges begin! Under new ‘independent’ oversight board, Facebook & Instagram ban QAnon & ‘Militarized Social Movements’
However, Instagram previously fell foul of Black Lives Matter after it accidentally blocked a plethora of posts relating to the movement because its algorithm mistook them for spam. The site quickly rectified the issue and issued an apology. “We want to be clear that using #blacklivesmatter is supported and celebrated on Instagram, and we are moving quickly to ensure voices using this hashtag are heard,” it said in a statement.


A drawing circulating on instgram of two black women holding beaten, decapitated heads of white people does not violate their guidelines because "people express themselves differently"
 


smells like absolute bullshit

Donald Trump’s Twitter account was hacked last week, after a Dutch researcher correctly guessed the president’s password: “maga2020!”, Dutch media reported.

Victor Gevers, a security expert, had access to Trump’s direct messages, could post tweets in his name and change his profile, De Volkskrant newspaper reported.

Gevers – who previously managed to log into Trump’s account in 2016 – gained access by guessing Trump’s password. He tried “maga2020!” on his fifth attempt and it worked. Maga stands for Trump’s oft used campaign slogan Make America Great Again.

“I expected to be blocked after four failed attempts. Or at least would be asked to provide additional information,” Gevers told De Volkskrant.

Twitter, however, denied the report. “We’ve seen no evidence to corroborate this claim, including from the article published in the Netherlands today. We proactively implemented account security measures for a designated group of high-profile, election-related Twitter accounts in the United States, including federal branches of government,” a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement.

However, Gevers told De Volkskrant the ease with which he accessed Trump’s account suggested the president was not using basic security measures like two-step verification.

Gaining access to Trump’s Twitter meant Gevers was suddenly able to connect with 87m users – the number of Trump’s followers – and according to De Volkskrant’s story, it sent him into a bit of a panic.

“So, he tries to warn others. Trump’s campaign team, his family. He sends messages via Twitter asking if someone will call Trump’s attention to the fact that his Twitter account is not safe. He tags the CIA, the White House, the FBI, Twitter themselves. No response,” the paper reported.

A day after he gained access, Gevers noticed that two-step verification had been activated on Trump’s account. Two days later, the Secret Service got in touch. According to De Volkskrant, they thanked him for bringing the security problem to their attention.

Remarkably, it wasn’t the first time Gevers has gained access to the president’s Twitter account. In 2016 he and two others guessed Trump’s password and got into his account.

Back then Trump’s password was “yourefired”, according to VN news.
 
VICE: How Watching WWE Helped Me Come To Terms With My Sexuality
Growing up queer, I enjoyed watching wrestling matches for entirely different reasons than the rest of my family.
By Navin Noronha


Before my relationship with my father went to shit in my early 20s, the one thing that connected us was wrestling. Not with each other, but just watching WWE Monday Night Raw together. Okay, none of that sounds right, now that I think about it.
For so many of us Indian middle-class kids, watching wrestling was that one thing no one in the family objected to. In fact, at my house, it was the post-dinner TV-viewing session we looked forward to the most. The dishes were washed, the floor was swept, the mattress was spread, and all of us kids sprawled onto the floor as my father held the remote firmly in his palm. Once the lights went out, he switched from the news to Ten Sports (now Sony Ten), the only channel in India that would broadcast WWF matches in all their uncensored glory, every Monday to Friday.


The World Wrestling Federation (later changed to World Wrestling Entertainment, because pandas) is a sports entertainment company established in the 1950s, which only found worldwide fame in the late 1980s to early 2000s. It saw the birth of several wrestling superstars, who went on to become international stars in their own right, including The Rock and John Cena. And then, there were the OGs: Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker and the larger-than-life Yokozuna.

The effects of this gigantic spectacle were widespread. Their faces were everywhere—from playing cards and backpacks to Hollywood films and sex toys. Even the trademark finishing moves by the wrestlers made it to school grounds, infuriatingly allowing bullies to try the Tombstone or the Masterlock, rendering some poor little kid unconscious. Of course none of the kids were aware that in reality, it’s all pretend and the moves are performed in cohesion by extremely oiled stuntmen.


The unfortunate aspect of the commercial success of the show was that while the men got the meatier storylines and main matches, the female wrestlers (who were equally talented) got relegated to side characters or used as eye candies. Fellow comedian and WWE aficionado Abbas Momin recollects, “Even if the women did wrestle in a match, they were under the stipulation of a 'Bra & Panties' match or a 'Mud wrestling match'.” Yeah, those were real categories.
But despite its many toxic issues, WWE was the first time my little queer brain saw semi-naked buff men on the TV and I knew I’d do anything to see them up-close. Wrestling as a sport has always had a certain level of homoeroticsm attached to it. One has to just Google image search Turkish Wrestling to get a good glimpse into how having bodies slicked in oil can lead to the opponent’s hands sliding to some really uncomfortable spots. The way the wrestlers were portrayed on WWE, however, was entirely brand-driven. Each character had a storyline and an associating costume that accentuated a certain part of their body. Tight muscles, thick calves, abs for days, and in case of wrestler Rikishi, his bare butt.


I’d even sneak away after school to pay Rs 15 (20 cents) to a shady shopkeeper who had several PlayStations rigged up. Not to play the games myself, but to watch other boys having a go at it. It was dark, sweaty, noisy, and full of suppressed rage. Come to think of it, my father and I enjoyed wrestling for entirely different reasons.


Counselling therapist Deepak Kashyap notes that while the experiences after watching WWE may vary from person to person, these wrestling matches were perhaps the first time a lot of younger queer kids got the external stimulus they didn’t know their sexual awakening needed. “We get to see these bodies ranging from fit to chubby, well-built, powerful, greased up—these are the kind of things we mentally sexualise but when they finally translate on screen, we realise how it affects us,” he says.
“A lot of it has to do with power,” Kashyap adds. Some of the main roles that the wrestlers play in the ring are either dominating their opponent or willingly submitting when they have them in a body lock. While wrestling was never taught to me in school, we did have sports like Kabaddi (which again has nine men piled on top of one). Within the locker room confines, boys are strangers to physical touch or intimacy. God forbid they find out that you’re a queer. So what could never manifest in real life found its outlet through something like WWE.



In the late 90s, so many gratuitous sexual scenes were enacted on our television sets that my mom developed a coping mechanism of breaking into fits of laughter. And like a Christmas carol, we all joined in chorus. But while certain sexualised visuals made us cringe as a family, some scenes were difficult to watch on a human level. “One particular story angle that has aged terribly is when Trish Stratus, who had won the women's championship belt, was made to strip down to her undergarments in the middle of the ring by the evil boss Vince McMahon or else she would be fired,” says Momin.
Though not much can be said concretely as to how WWE sexualises the young minds since there isn't much research done in this specific area yet, psychologist Rutuja Thukarul says, “Some scientific assumptions or hypotheses can be taken into consideration on the basis of different psychological theories. Especially the Freudian perspective, according to which early life experiences unconsciously affect development and behaviour even in adulthood, so there is a high possibility that the erotic nature of WWE has been sexualising young minds.”

Thukarul also adds that childhood sexual development theories have shown that children may seek sexual arousal through different ways including visual sights, without knowing what it means or what they are doing. “Parents/caretakers need not worry about it,” she says. “Not shying away from discussions about sex and giving children a proper sex talk can foster a healthy sexual development especially with regards to various notions and perceptions of sex, attraction, partners and relationships.”
With the end of the Attitude Era in 2002, the producers and writers began scripting more family-friendly material, and introducing politically correct stars, which in turn led to people tuning out of the show. What seemed like the morally right thing for the industry to move towards ended up being its eventual downfall.
Most of us who were kids or teenagers in the noughties also grew up. Realising the facade that these matches were, we just shrugged it off and moved on, our playing cards now rotting away in some dingy corner, a depressing memory of the WWE that once was.
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This isn't really an interesting click-bait, op-ed, or whatever else. It's more a facepalm moment from a retard who doesn't deserve her own thread.

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Normally I would just roll my eyes at this. "Dumb colored cunt? Par for the course." But then I looked at her listed biography;

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This bitch is a law school graduate (presumably) and an elected official at the state level. She doesn't understand basic terminology about immigration or that states set their own minimum wage (above the federal floor.) I was going to look for more bullshit to post, but I could feel myself being infected with her stupid (and possibly AIDS.)
 

Florida man arrested after horse found butchered for meat​

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)—A man was arrested in St. Petersburg, Florida this week on suspicion of stealing and killing a horse that was found butchered last year in Palmetto, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said the horse was found dead in a field after it was stolen from a stable on Dec. 1, 2019, and that it had been slaughtered for its meat.

Authorities said they obtained surveillance video placing the suspect, Eladio Garcia-Gasca, at the scene of the crime. The video allegedly shows him walking up to the stables shortly before the animal was stolen.

Garcia-Gasca, 40, was arrested at his home and booked into the Pinellas County Jail. He is charged with grand theft and animal cruelty.

Eladio Garcia-Gasca
DOB: Aug. 7, 1970
619-590-0839
Docket Number: 1847003
5961 55th Ave. N.
St. Petersburg, FL 33709

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Ignorant urbanites have never seen a cow kick the shit out of a person. Granted, I'm a suburban brat, but I've seen some of the big animal vet shows, and no thanks. A cow is a big fucking animal that can hurt you by accident, even if it is mild tempered.

Eh, as long as they're supervised by someone who knows the cow and can take direction, they should be fine. You can pet a tiger at the Australia Zoo, provided the cat seems okay with it.
 
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Transgender Navy pilot carrying a female student crashes plane into someone's house. There are no survivors, but also no civilian injuries.
"If I misgendered you, would you die?"
"It would be extremely painful."
"You're a big guy."
"It's MAAAAAAAAAAA'AM!"
[crashes plane with no survivors]
 
Hey Zuck can we have GIBS :story: :story:
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Sorry for double post But,
NO mercy or Quarter for Twitch when your on top for Record mafia :story: :story:
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Twitch, Amazon Slammed by RIAA and Major Industry Groups for Using Unlicensed

Music; Twitch Disputes Claim

Twitch refuted some of the claims in a statement to Variety on Monday: “We are incredibly proud of the essential service Twitch has become for so many artists and songwriters to connect with their fans, especially when real world venues are closed and tours are paused around the world,” the comment reads. “Thousands of music creators rely upon Twitch to express themselves creatively, connect with their fans, and generate income during the global pandemic – and that number grows each day. We’ve partnered with dozens of labels, music distributors and promoters to ensure artists and songwriters have these opportunities during this challenging time. We’ve also continued to support the music economy by paying royalties to performing rights organizations like ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR, and licensing fees to labels and publishers for the use of music in Twitch’s own productions and projects. We are contributing to the health of the music community, and we are proud of that.

“We’re also proud of the work we are doing around recorded music on Twitch through Soundtrack. Soundtrack is a fully licensed service. Twitch has entered into agreements with rights holders for the recordings and compositions included in the service. Soundtrack is not only a fully-licensed way for streamers to play great music in their live streams but also an important discovery tool for independent artists and labels.

“Finally,” the statement concludes, “let’s be absolutely clear, Twitch responds to each valid DMCA notification it receives by removing the allegedly infringing content expeditiously in compliance with DMCA requirements.”

In response, RIAA chairman/CEO Mitch Glazier sent Variety the following statement: “Twitch raises a lot of points – none of which address the questions in the letter. Instead, Twitch continues to turn a blind eye to the same users repeatedly violating the law while pocketing the proceeds of massive unlicensed uses of recorded music. And Twitch’s claim that it responds to takedown requests it considers ‘valid’ fails to show good faith with music creators. Further, Twitch’s shifting of its responsibilities to artists who use the platform is certainly not the act of a company that genuinely wants to partner with creators. That’s why a broad coalition of organizations have united to call Twitch out on continuing to make available unlicensed recordings and compositions on its platform.”

Twitch’s Soundtrack partners include SoundCloud, CD Baby, EMPIRE, Create Music Group, UnitedMasters, DistroKid, Westwood Recordings, Dim Mak, Nuclear Blast, Chillhop Music, and the artist mxmtoon, among others. It apparently has not struck a deal with the indie label collective Merlin.

“Further,” the letter continues, “we are concerned by your responses to questions regarding licensing made during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on July 29, 2020. We note that you failed to confirm whether Twitch has acquired any licenses to make copies of musical compositions or digital performances of any sound recordings on your platform. You also failed to state what action Twitch is taking to prevent unauthorized copies and performances.

“Twitch’s neglect of the fundamental rights of musicians, songwriters, sound recording artists, and many others whose music is exploited on Twitch without due compensation stands in stark contrast to Twitch’s competitors and to the support of such interests extended by Amazon’s own Amazon Music services.”

The letter then references another letter, sent to Amazon and Twitch by the Artist Rights Alliance collective in August, which cites Bezos’ testimony during a House Antitrust Subcommittee hearing on July 29. The chief exec, who is the wealthiest person in the world, was asked by Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) whether Twitch allowed users to stream unlicensed music. Bezos claimed he didn’t know the answer and would investigate.

“We were appalled… by your inability or unwillingness to answer even the most basic question about Twitch’s practices in this regard,” the ARA letter says.

Thursday’s letter concludes: “As Twitch uses music to grow its audience and shape its brand, the company owes creators more than the willful blindness and vague platitudes you offered during your Congressional testimony. For working songwriters and performers, fair royalties on a growing platform like Twitch can literally be a matter of life and death – the difference between having a place to live and homelessness and having access to health care or being uninsured. For others it’s the difference between being able to work as an artist or having to give up a lifetime of dreams.”


We hope you appreciate the gravity of the situation and will take proactive efforts to ensure that unlicensed music is not available on Twitch.

Sincerely,

American Association of Independent Music
Americana Music Association
Artist Rights Alliance
Church Music Publishers’ Association
Christian Music Trade Association
Global Music Rights
Gospel Music Association
International Bluegrass Music Association
Living Legends Foundation
Music Managers’ Forum – US
Nashville Songwriters Association International
National Music Publishers’ Association
Recording Academy
Recording Industry Association of America
Rhythm & Blues Foundation
SAG-AFTRA
Songwriters of North America
SoundExchange
UPDATED: Twitch, the rapidly growing livestreaming platform, and its owner Amazon received a blistering letter on Thursday signed by multiple major U.S. music organizations including the RIAA, the Recording Academy, the National Music Publishers Association, the Music Managers Forum, the American Association of Independent Music, SAG-AFTRA and more than a dozen others over its licensing situation with many major music rights-holders. The letter is addressed to Amazon founder/CEO Jeff Bezos, with Twitch CEO Emmet Shear on copy (a full list of signatories appears below).

The letter, obtained by Variety, accuses the service of failing to secure proper synch and mechanical licenses for its recently launched Soundtrack tool, as well as “allowing and enabling its streamers to use our respective members’ music without authorization, in violation of Twitch’s music guidelines,” among other claims. The platform was primarily used for gaming until the COVID-19 pandemic, when its music livestreams began to surge.
https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/trump-60-minutes-interview-ratings-1234815571/

“Twitch appears to do nothing in response to the thousands of notices of music infringement that it has received nor does it currently even acknowledge that it received them, as it has done in the past,” the letter continues. Twitch denied some of the claims in a statement posted below.

While Twitch announced a new tool called Soundtrack earlier this month that provides streamers with the use of licensed music for millions of songs from certain independent labels, the service lacks deals with all three majors as well as many publishers and other rights-holders, and lacks other rights on the songs it has licensed.

Twitch delivered some 5 billion hours of livestreamed content in the second quarter of 2020, a dramatic 83% year-over-year surge, per a report by Streamlabs and Stream Hatchet. As lockdown has paralyzed the concert industry, many artists have turned to Twitch as a platform for livestreamed concerts, DJ sets and other broadcasts involving copyrighted music. The service, which was acquired by Amazon in 2014 for $970 million, is expected to top 40 million U.S. users by 2021, according to eMarketer forecasts. The music-licensing issues have come to the fore in recent months because of the surge in music being streamed over Twitch, which was previously primarily a gaming platform.

“We represent artists, songwriters, musicians, vocalists, managers, producers, audio engineers, major and independent labels and publishers, and many other professionals in all genres of music in the United States,” the letter begins. “We read with interest Twitch’s recent announcement regarding its Soundtrack tool. According to Twitch, this tool gives Twitch’s users the ability to feature a curated library of licensed music in their live streams.[1] We appreciate that Twitch has acknowledged that it is good business to offer licensed music for use by its streamers, and we welcome that Twitch has started to enter into some agreements with rightsholders to provide licensed music for use by its streamers.


“However,” the letter continues, “we are confounded by Twitch’s apparent stance that neither synch nor mechanical licenses are necessary for its Soundtrack tool. We are also deeply disappointed that Twitch continues to allow and enable its streamers to use our respective members’ music without authorization, in violation of Twitch’s music guidelines.[2] We are further concerned that Twitch continues to host and widely make available unlicensed music on its platform despite the company’s announcements, most recently in June 2020, that it would remove such unlicensed music.[3] Twitch appears to do nothing in response to the thousands of notices of music infringement that it has received nor does it currently even acknowledge that it received them, as it has done in the past.”

Twitch refuted some of the claims in a statement to Variety on Monday: “We are incredibly proud of the essential service Twitch has become for so many artists and songwriters to connect with their fans, especially when real world venues are closed and tours are paused around the world,” the comment reads. “Thousands of music creators rely upon Twitch to express themselves creatively, connect with their fans, and generate income during the global pandemic – and that number grows each day. We’ve partnered with dozens of labels, music distributors and promoters to ensure artists and songwriters have these opportunities during this challenging time. We’ve also continued to support the music economy by paying royalties to performing rights organizations like ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR, and licensing fees to labels and publishers for the use of music in Twitch’s own productions and projects. We are contributing to the health of the music community, and we are proud of that.

“We’re also proud of the work we are doing around recorded music on Twitch through Soundtrack. Soundtrack is a fully licensed service. Twitch has entered into agreements with rights holders for the recordings and compositions included in the service. Soundtrack is not only a fully-licensed way for streamers to play great music in their live streams but also an important discovery tool for independent artists and labels.

“Finally,” the statement concludes, “let’s be absolutely clear, Twitch responds to each valid DMCA notification it receives by removing the allegedly infringing content expeditiously in compliance with DMCA requirements.”

In response, RIAA chairman/CEO Mitch Glazier sent Variety the following statement: “Twitch raises a lot of points – none of which address the questions in the letter. Instead, Twitch continues to turn a blind eye to the same users repeatedly violating the law while pocketing the proceeds of massive unlicensed uses of recorded music. And Twitch’s claim that it responds to takedown requests it considers ‘valid’ fails to show good faith with music creators. Further, Twitch’s shifting of its responsibilities to artists who use the platform is certainly not the act of a company that genuinely wants to partner with creators. That’s why a broad coalition of organizations have united to call Twitch out on continuing to make available unlicensed recordings and compositions on its platform.”

Twitch’s Soundtrack partners include SoundCloud, CD Baby, EMPIRE, Create Music Group, UnitedMasters, DistroKid, Westwood Recordings, Dim Mak, Nuclear Blast, Chillhop Music, and the artist mxmtoon, among others. It apparently has not struck a deal with the indie label collective Merlin.

“Further,” the letter continues, “we are concerned by your responses to questions regarding licensing made during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on July 29, 2020. We note that you failed to confirm whether Twitch has acquired any licenses to make copies of musical compositions or digital performances of any sound recordings on your platform. You also failed to state what action Twitch is taking to prevent unauthorized copies and performances.

“Twitch’s neglect of the fundamental rights of musicians, songwriters, sound recording artists, and many others whose music is exploited on Twitch without due compensation stands in stark contrast to Twitch’s competitors and to the support of such interests extended by Amazon’s own Amazon Music services.”

The letter then references another letter, sent to Amazon and Twitch by the Artist Rights Alliance collective in August, which cites Bezos’ testimony during a House Antitrust Subcommittee hearing on July 29. The chief exec, who is the wealthiest person in the world, was asked by Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) whether Twitch allowed users to stream unlicensed music. Bezos claimed he didn’t know the answer and would investigate.

“We were appalled… by your inability or unwillingness to answer even the most basic question about Twitch’s practices in this regard,” the ARA letter says.

Thursday’s letter concludes: “As Twitch uses music to grow its audience and shape its brand, the company owes creators more than the willful blindness and vague platitudes you offered during your Congressional testimony. For working songwriters and performers, fair royalties on a growing platform like Twitch can literally be a matter of life and death – the difference between having a place to live and homelessness and having access to health care or being uninsured. For others it’s the difference between being able to work as an artist or having to give up a lifetime of dreams.”


We hope you appreciate the gravity of the situation and will take proactive efforts to ensure that unlicensed music is not available on Twitch.

Sincerely,

American Association of Independent Music
Americana Music Association
Artist Rights Alliance
Church Music Publishers’ Association
Christian Music Trade Association
Global Music Rights
Gospel Music Association
International Bluegrass Music Association
Living Legends Foundation
Music Managers’ Forum – US
Nashville Songwriters Association International
National Music Publishers’ Association
Recording Academy
Recording Industry Association of America
Rhythm & Blues Foundation
SAG-AFTRA
Songwriters of North America
SoundExchange
 

Sweden: 33 do 72​


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An excellent study on crime in Sweden was published in Society journal earlier this year (13 Jan 2020). The study,Migrants and Crime in Sweden in the Twenty-First Century,’ investigated crime rates over a 15 year period, discovering that migrant populations commit hugely disproportionate amounts of crime, relative to their total share of the population of Sweden. The study also found that this over-representation continues among the children of migrants (i.e., second, third, etc. generation migrants).

This isn’t exactly groundbreaking information. However, what was interesting about this study is that it completely cut the crap and was free of all insane, Leftoid, “politically correct” biases. It seemed to be written in an almost exasperated manner, as if to say “what the fuck are we doing?” (Fair enough, really, Sweden has been turned into a crime-ridden shithole). This is pretty rare in academia — most studies covering badthink topics are shrouded in a thick layer of Leftoid psychobabble (for examples of this, see my long post on studies that document the negative effects of diversity).

Most relevant information can be found in the study’s Abstract, Introduction, and Figures (graphs), which are quoted below.


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[Abstract]​

The investigation (from 2002 to 2017) covers seven distinct categories of crime, and distinguishes between seven regions of origin. Based on 33 per cent of the population (2017), 58 per cent of those suspect for total crime on reasonable grounds are migrants. Regarding murder, manslaughter and attempted murder, the figures are 73 per cent, while the proportion of robbery is 70 per cent. Non-registered migrants are linked to about 13 per cent of total crime. Given the fact that this group is small, crime propensity among non-registered migrants is significant.

[Introduction]​

“The situation for us Swedes is, then, infinitely more fortunate. Our population is homogeneous, not only in terms of our race but also regarding so many other issues.” (Erlander, 1965, p. 60.) The words belong to Tage Erlander, Sweden’s Social democratic Prime Minister between 1946 and 1969. We are a prosperous and fortunate country, he maintains, because we are unified. We think alike and act alike. By means of careful and persistent social measures, our population has slowly been trimmed and finetuned so as to achieve a historically unique sense of trust, social order and efficiency. In modern language, Erlander would claim that our country is fortunate because it is not characterized by multiculturalism and “diversity”.

Since Erlander’s time, a silent revolution has occurred at the heart of the reformist left. Now, diversity is said to give us prosperity, while defending the idea of a unified population is fraught with imminent political risks. Social democratic views of the 1960’s are now considered far right-wing – a psychological trauma as if straight out of an Ingmar Bergman movie.

As a result of the hegemony of multiculturalism and diversity in Sweden since the 1990s, we have accepted very large immigration, especially from the Middle East and Africa. During the refugee crisis of 2015 only, Sweden received 163,000 migrants. As a result of an expected immigration of relatives – often labeled “family unification”, the figures might rise to over 2 million individuals.

Migration, we are told, is beneficial for Sweden. But if this is so, it would also show in crime statistics. According to the present investigation, the first more comprehensive study since the 2005 report by the Swedish Crime Prevention Agency, this is, however, not the case. In 2017, 58% among those suspected for crime on reasonable grounds are migrants. Regarding murder and manslaughter, the corresponsing figures are 73%. These figures are interesting out of purely scientific reasons. Due to migration, murder rate in Sweden has quadrupled.

As a universal role model for social and political prosperity, Sweden’s recent crime trends has gained international attention. What can we do about it? What does it mean? The are no answers to these pressing questions. But Sweden might point towards an uncertain future. In a global world with increasing migration where the nation state is being eroded by neo-liberals from the outside and multiculturalists from the inside, these Swedish trends may soon spread throughout the Western community.

[Figures]​

% of Population
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% of Total Crime
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% of Rape and Attempted Rape

% of Other Sexual Offenses

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% of Murder, Manslaughter, and Attempted Murder

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% of Assault

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% of Robbery

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