BreadstickNinja

joined 2 years ago
[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago

But now to white people in Europe, too! Not just brown people in South America... and the Middle East... and Southeast Asia... and Africa.

[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Troubleshooting tips on the inside lid of a washing machine.

Problem: Washer does not start.
Possible Cause: Lid is open.
Solution: Close the lid.

And so on.

[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

This seems unlikely. Ahmed comes from the same root as Muhammad. His cousin was interviewed and named Mustapha, also an epithet of Muhammad. I don't know too much about Maronite Christian naming conventions, but these two names have a pretty explicit association with Muhammad in Arabic.

[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

The article also cites a cover-up of an incident where they killed women and kids. They gave the murderer an award to make it look legitimate.

Non-white would seem to be the primary factor here, in that proud Anglo-American tradition.

[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

LG similarly uses Life's Good as a slogan/brand name in the West. It actually stands for Lucky Goldstar.