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March 14th, 2011

Monday, March 14th, 2011 07:03 am
Is this... Christian privilege? Racism? English-centrism? All three? YOU DECIDE! Five different news accounts of the same event:Quote from one spokeswoman: "We've since learned from law enforcement that the passengers onboard were practicing a traditional Orthodox Jew ritual called Tefillin." Which involves small boxes containing scripture and leather straps. And speaking in Hebrew. Depending on the sensationalism of your news editor, this is either "elaborate" or "bizarre."