LA Times Watch
Seriously, what the hell is wrong with people at the LA Times? Their obit for Yusuf Ali Bey, a notorious anti-Semite from the Nation of Islam with responsible for the rapes of numerous underage girls, including his own daughters, (favorably?) includes the following touching contribution (via Daniel Pipes):
Some loyal supporters argued that Bey's sexual relationships should be viewed through the lens of cultural relativity.
"He was a born leader in the sense of an African chief or a Muslim caliph," said Maleek Al Maleek, a 62-year-old mathematician who attended Bey's memorial. "What is prohibited here is not prohibited in East India, where there are child marriages. I can show you chiefs in Africa who have 30 wives �.The ways of the high priests are not shared by the commoner."
I say favorably, because notions such as "accepting other cultures" have much cultural capital in the LA Times newsroom. I have trouble believing that this quote was included because the author was critical of its underlying assumptions.
In other LAT news, Patterico just did a of the year at the LA Times. Surprisingly, the review is not positive.
Some loyal supporters argued that Bey's sexual relationships should be viewed through the lens of cultural relativity.
"He was a born leader in the sense of an African chief or a Muslim caliph," said Maleek Al Maleek, a 62-year-old mathematician who attended Bey's memorial. "What is prohibited here is not prohibited in East India, where there are child marriages. I can show you chiefs in Africa who have 30 wives �.The ways of the high priests are not shared by the commoner."
I say favorably, because notions such as "accepting other cultures" have much cultural capital in the LA Times newsroom. I have trouble believing that this quote was included because the author was critical of its underlying assumptions.
In other LAT news, Patterico just did a of the year at the LA Times. Surprisingly, the review is not positive.
