Cafferty sparked this issue on April 10th – which has caused consternation throughout China and Chinese people living abroad, and despite the demand for a retraction and apology by CNN from the Chinese Foreign Ministry, CNN has refused to acknowledge the extent of their insult against China, although some other Western media outlets have assured Beijing that CNN does not speak on behalf of all Western countries. China has clearly and carefully presented this case to CNN – but CNN has made matters worse by supporting Cafferty and applying a blanket silence.
Category: Human Interest
Anything that does not fit into to any of the other specific categories and is of general interest!
Crystal Palace and the Concrete Dinosaurs – the Original Jurrasic Park!
Knowledge of dinosaurs was in its infancy – but at the time no models had ever been made before for the general public to study. The dinosaur models are big and were placed in and around man-made lakes amongst various foliage. This may be considered a crucial step forward for the development of human science and the freeing of the human-mind from the ignorance of superstition and theistic religion.
Elderly Male Gay Couple Married in China
“It is very difficult within the context of Chinese culture for young and old (gay) people to fully express what they think and feel about one another to the wider society.”
Learning Humility and Respect for China
Another issue is that of Eurocentric academics who write tomes apparently ‘correcting’ Chinese people’s distorted interpretations of the world, without the slightest sense of awareness that what they are doing is committing academic inspired racism. This is because they are commenting on and criticising an entirely ‘imagined’ Chinese community that only exists in their minds,
Moses Waveman Refused Service in Torbay Because of His Wheelchair!
My father was taken-out today for lunch with members of the family in the Reddenhill Road area of Babbacombe, Torquay. Unfortunately he was refused service at two cafes in the area because he was in a wheelchair:
Chinese Performance Artist Protests Against Eating Dog Meat
During the evening of the 19.12.2011, the 40 year-old performance artist from Guiyang – Pian Shan Kong – took off his clothes, and whilst wearing only his underwear, he climbed into the metal cage that just 20 minutes before had housed the dog that had been slaughtered. He assumed a posture like that of a dog, together with a frightened attitude, in the hope that he could inspire compassion and loving kindness in the minds of those watching.
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 