Lame Explanation
Over at NRO Mark Steyn notes:
Gee, whiz. That’s a toughie. Wonder what the reason could be. But don’t worry, the University of Amsterdam is on top of things:
Half of the crimes were committed by men of Moroccan origin and researchers believe they felt stigmatized by society and responded by attacking people they felt were lower on the social ladder. Another working theory is that the attackers may be struggling with their own sexual identity.
Bingo! Telling young Moroccan men they’re closeted gays seems certain to lessen tensions in the city! While you’re at it, a lot of those Turks seem a bit light on their loafers, don’t you think?
The social stigma explanation has got to be one of the lamest explanations ever. Its the same explanation that has been used for minority failure in this country. African American’s do poorly because the ’system’ is against them. Woman do worse because the ’system’ is against them. Talk about a snooze-o-rama in explanation. A dog could offer more useful insight.
December 5th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
says the white man.
December 5th, 2007 at 10:10 pm
What’s your excuse? It’s normally along the lines of how people are keeping you back because of arbiturary measures…. Is that lame?
December 5th, 2007 at 11:51 pm
Nope.
December 6th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
Poe says that she is held back by ignorance and lack of tolerance from those who are not black and have opposable thumbs. She also wants Steve come over and give her unlimited cookies. You are right, a dog could be more insightful.