Whitewash? Hogwash...

Cameron Crowe has caused a stir amongst the politically-correct crowd by casting Emma Stone in a role portraying a character of part Hawaiian, Chinese, and Swedish descent. Evidently "Asians and non-Asians alike asked why they didn't pick an Asian actress to play a character who is part-Asian". Once again we see the multiculturalists' real-world accuracy for me, not for thee attitude when it comes to the portrayal of race in popular culture.

The Emperor's New Clothes, Hair, Makeup, and Breasts

The cover of the next issue of Vanity Fair features Bruce Jenner, post- "facial-feminization" surgery, wearing women's clothes, and insisting we now call him Caitlyn. Predictably, upon being greeted with this news, the brainwashed masses online reacted as if Mr. Jenner had just descended from the heavens in a burst of rainbows, mounted on a winged unicorn, and soared down to earth just in time to rescue five hundred orphaned ethnic children and as many puppies from a burning building.

Is the SNP a Jacobite Party?

Even a stopped clock is correct twice a day. It appears some SNP MPs turned up to the Queen’s Speech sporting the White Rose of York, long a Jacobite symbol. I suppose it’s possible they could just be showing their support for God’s Country, but it seems more likely they are indeed making a cheeky reference to the Scottish Stuarts. Whilst I doubt the restoration of the Stuart monarchy is truly high on the list of the SNP’s priorities, my inner High Tory was very pleased to see a nod, however slight, to the legitimate Royal family.

The Genocidal Implications of Modern Leftism

Eye-catching title, no? Good, glad I have your attention, though if you are some kind of trans-POC/rainbow-kin social-justice-type that somehow managed to stumble upon this page, I suggest you stop reading now and click 'back', lest ye experience some serious triggering.

I've been mulling over this idea much of late, and I've come to the conclusion that there is an argument to be made that leftism (or progressivism, as it is now wont to call itself) has genocidal implications for Christian, European peoples (or white people, as they are generally known). Bold words, I know, but if you will be so kind as to bear with me through the rest of this essay you will hopefully see that it is not an entirely preposterous proposition.

Baying for Blood: Liberal Outrage and the Internet

You may have read the rumours surrounding writer and director, and all around Nerd Overlord, Joss Whedon's departure from Twitter. Though likely coincidental, Whedon's exit occurred in the midst of some pretty disturbing vitriol from some incredibly upset SJWs over his apparent sexism (and, more bizarrely, racism). That anyone could accuse Joss Whedon, a man whose work consistently reveals nothing short of an obsession with strong, independent women, of being sexist is quite remarkable, but then again a Progressive mind and a strong attachment to reality have ne'er made particularly good bedfellows.

A Few Random Reflections

Race riots on the streets of Baltimore. Fun times. Much like when the Occupy Wall Street cretins were occupying parts of my beloved Gotham, I cannot help but think back to a more civilized and noble age, and dream of a more civilized and noble response to such blatant sedition.

Sorry SJWs, But Sexual Orientation is Not Analogous to Race

While at this point in my life I have become accustomed to the staggering depths of intellectual dishonesty to which leftists will descend to make a point, I am still somewhat shocked by the ease with which so many of them claim that the contemporary drive to undermine the traditional family through the redefinition of ancient institutions and the toleration and normalization of sexual deviancy for LGBTMNOPQRSXYZ "rights" is analogous to blacks' struggle during the American Civil Rights Movement.

Autophilia and the Puer Aeternus: the Twin Pillars of Modern Liberalism

"Conservatism is the negation of ideology: it is a state of mind, a type of character, a way of looking at the civil social order." - Russell Kirk
 
Ideologies can best be understood as secular religions. They are born when a person or people rejects God and Natural Law. As history reveals time and again, a people may divest a ruler of power, but they cannot eradicate power itself. Likewise, the history of ideas shows us that while a person or people may reject God and his laws, they cannot remove their instinctive need for religion. Enter ideology.

Reflections on Tanya Cohen's Thoughts on Free Speech

As I've mentioned before, it's not uncommon that I come across a leftist diatribe somewhere online so ridiculous that it seems like it could have been written by a right-winger having a bit of fun. Sometimes, however, I come across a piece so fundamentally absurd that I'm overcome with the uncomfortable sensation of wanting to both laugh and cry at the same time and the wish to lock myself away in a chapel somewhere saying however many Hail Marys and Our Fathers it takes until a chorus of sword-wielding angels descends from the Heavens to smite leftists everywhere. But I digress.

Some Dávila Quotes on Monarchy, Aristocracy, and Democracy

As usual, Nicolás Gómez Dávila can convey in a sentence almost perfectly an idea that would take me multiple paragraphs to summarize, so here are some of his brilliant insights related to the topic of my latest post:

On Monarchy, Aristocracy, and Democracy

 I am an aristocrat. I love liberty, I hate equality. - John Randolph of Roanoke

Of the many opinions I am wont to offer freely and unsolicited to my politically-inclined friends, the opinion which evokes the strongest reaction is easily my intense distaste for all things democratic. It isn't just the liberals, lefties and neo-cons, either: after stating my preference for feudal forms of government, plenty of libertarians, more mainstream conservatives, and even a disheartening number of paleo-conservatives have all looked at me as if I just suggested that setting fire to orphanages might be a fun way to pass the time.

A Chorus of Caricature

If the early years of the second decade of the twenty-first century are to be remembered by political historians, they should be marked as the period in which the progressive left completed its spectacular descent into a complete and utter state of farce. The left has become a gross parody of itself; countless mainstream left-wing writers (and politicians and talking heads for that matter) peddle narratives and opinions so ridiculous that were a man of sound mind to encounter their screeds out of context he would be convinced he was reading a piece of conservative satire.

Vous êtes Charlie, vraiment?

While a few commentators have pointed out the giant Islamic-shaped, Arabic-speaking elephant in the room regarding the massacre at the Charlie Hedbo, most have kicked into full excuses-making mode. It's a familiar though sickening spectacle. Mohammedans murder innocent people, the Western powers that be and their media mouth pieces pretend to care for two minutes, and then preform painstaking mental acrobatics in order to find fault for the attack in anything other than Islam.

The Conservative Imagination: Orthodoxy and Popular Culture

Russell Kirk spoke often of imagination, specifically the "moral imagination". It was, in his eyes, perhaps the keystone of a conservative mind. He defined "moral imagination" as,

a man’s power to perceive ethical truth, abiding law in the seeming chaos of many events. Without the moral imagination, man would live merely from day to day, or rather from moment to moment, as dogs do. It is a strange faculty—inexplicable if men are assumed to have an animal nature only—of discerning greatness, justice, and order, beyond the bars of appetite and self-interest.

Refletions on the Race Racket Part II: The Great White Privilege

I still remember the first time I heard the term "white privilege". Though I can't recall the exact topic of the conversation that brought this concept to my attention, I can certainly remember my utter incredulity that such nonsense was, as my fellow conversant insisted, a "real thing", not to mention my horror that someone who I had hitherto assumed to be intelligent and sane could believe such blatant cultural marxist bunk. 

In theory, "white privilege"' refers to the alleged inherent advantages afforded to white people by virtue of their being the dominant group in society (for the purposes of this article the society in question is the United States). A closer examination, however, reveals that these so-called privileges are not inherently tied to race, and certainly not privileges which every white person can expect to claim.

Merry Christmas, Everyone (except heathens and militant atheists, of course)

It's the most wonderful time of the year again, so I thought I would share a short piece I wrote around this time last year for Trending Central. 

Christmas time is easily one of my favourite times of year. Yes, there’s the wonderful ubiquitous smell of pine, clove, orange, and cinnamon, the beautiful sights of greenery, red ribbon, and bright lights, communities coming together for things like carolling, tree-lighting ceremonies, and nativity scenes, and of course, the food. Oh, the food.

Then there’s that feeling – paradoxically both satisfying and depressing – that comes with the realisation that for a significant number of people everything I just described is a sort of kryptonite. I’m talking about the sorts of people who feel the need to do things like this. Now, I realise one doesn’t have to be a Christian to enjoy Christmas, but one certainly does have to be an anti-Christian to go out of one’s way to ruin Christmas for those who are. Being a modern liberal must be terribly tiring, to constantly take offence at everything, to live in perpetual fear of racist witches, sexist bogeymen, and old dead white monsters under the bed.

Reflections on Gay Marriage

I am frequently asked about my opinion on "gay marriage". In truth I have none, for in truth "gay marriage" does not exist; the premises on which the debate surrounding "gay marriage" is built are entirely false.

As is often the case, one needs look no further for evidence of the left’s stupidity on the matter than the words of Hilary Clinton:

[Homosexuals] are full and equal citizens and deserve the rights of citizenship. That includes marriage. That's why I support marriage for lesbian and gay couples. I support it personally and as a matter of policy and law.

This is the primary problem with the left’s arguments for allowing ‘gay marriage’: it takes for granted that marriage is some kind of right. What's interesting is that even if it were strictly a social right, under our current legal system it is arguable that gays are not actually discriminated against, as there is no law barring them from entering a normal (i.e. real), heterosexual marriage (having to write such a ridiculous tautology is painful). But the reality is that marriage is not a right of citizenship, and we need to stop talking about it as if it were.

The Egalitarian Rage Awakened

Living in New York I’m surrounded by all sorts of liberals and leftists, so it’s hardly surprising that I’m constantly finding myself in incredibly frustrating conversations about politics.

Of all the various species of leftist that inhabit this fair city, the one most likely to leap at the opportunity to start an argument with me seems to be the Feministus Novus Eboracus. Honestly, telling the average girl in this city that I’m a conservative seems to elicit the same reaction I’d expect were I to tell them I have the clap.

I know that as soon as one of my friends or I mention my political leanings it will be followed inevitably by a chorus of shrill, harpy-like screeching about the “war on women”. What drives me up the wall about many of these “feminists” is that in the same breath with which they attack traditional Western civilisation for being patriarchal or misogynistic or whatever other ridiculous slur some leftist pseudo-intellectual was able to come up with, they will attack our modern society for its “rape culture”, seemingly oblivious to the fact that said “rape culture” is a direct result of the destruction of the traditional values they claim were so awful and oppressive in the first place.