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A Hop, Stilt & A Jump

GiggleSugar — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:00:00 -0700

You know what they say about a dude on stilts: he's gotta a whole lotta bounce. Need I say more?

Urban Sports: "Make Them Move"

GiggleSugar — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:00:00 -0700

Imagine this: You're quietly sitting in a park and enjoying yourself on a sunny day, when an obnoxious cowboy sits next to you and suddenly starts neighing like a horse. Then he tips his hat and gets in your face- like he's "gone mental." What would you do? Would you fight, or take flight? Welcome to urban pranking...

Muslim Woman Can't Become French Citizen Because of Burqa

LibertySugar — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:18 -0700

A French court has decided to deny citizenship to a Muslim woman because her practice of radical Islam, including the sporting of a burqa, conflicts with French values. The woman lives in France with her French husband and three French-born children.

Urban Affairs Minister Fadela Amara, a Muslim member of the French government, has voiced her support of the decision, calling the burqa poison, a straitjacket, and a prison. Amara thinks the choice could dissuade "fanatics from imposing the burqa on their wives." She also said:

"It is not a religious insignia but the insignia of a totalitarian political project that advocates inequality between the sexes and which is totally devoid of democracy."

While I would feel oppressed if I had to wear a burqa, I can't see how the court's decision to deny citizenship helps this woman, nor am I sure it will liberate other women. Perhaps France is justified in encouraging assimilation, but I can't help but think the decision simply punishes this woman for her own oppression. Do you think the man will allow his wife to stop wearing the burqa so she can become a citizen?

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I'll Have What She's Having

GiggleSugar — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0700

We see a lot of guys doing parkour, that urban sport of jumping over things that get in your way. This is the first time I've seen a woman do it. I can't even last for 10 minutes on a treadmill without wanting to call it a day! Maybe it's her brand of coffee...(Thanks, eBaum's World!)