Coming from an international diplomatic background myself, I can attest that governments tend not to distinguish between consular and diplomatic staff in their treatment and privileges. I can guarantee that in India, until this happened, there was no differentiation in treatment between consular and diplomatic staff.…

Interesting fact: US diplomats owe the most in unpaid congestion charges in London! 7.2 million pounds in unpaid charges! And they claim diplomatic immunity exempts them from paying the charge.

See how US diplomatic staff accumulate (unpaid) parking tickets like they're a form of currency on the streets of London for the very definition of 'unfair'.

Now, the int'l relations question: should they have treated a diplomat the same? That's another question entirely.

American diplomats are accorded privileges which ordinary Indians do not enjoy. The US violated the Vienna Convention when it decided to strip search a member of the Indian diplomat corps. I would be very, very worried if I was a US diplomat based in India right now.

No, people are burning the American flag because by strip-searching a member of the Indian diplomatic corp, the USA violated the Vienna Convention and broke international law (again). People are kind of sick of that.

Her strip search was an outrageous violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations - and a hilariously counter-productive clusterfuck for US staff based in India. They've already removed safety barriers from outside the US Embassy, they've revoked many privileges, and you can guarantee the police will start…

Sorry, but this is complete nonsense. People despise her because she has left a terrible, poison pill legacy which has destroyed much of Britain, and the effects of which are still felt to this day. People despise her because much of what is so awful about politics today can be traced back to her reign. People…

Gillian Anderson rapes her (male) attacker with a firearm in Straightheads.

Sorry, you've lost me with the second paragraph - you're very specific with the type of murder that people are not afraid of (demonic possession-type murder/mutilation) but then you talk about a very broad category of sex crime? Either be specific with both, or broad with both - people are scared of murder and rape,…

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Sorry but this is bollocks. There is no discrimination against the Irish today, anymore than there is discrimination against ginger people, anymore than there is discrimination against people with 'posh' accents. Northerners make fun of Southerners, vice-versa, Londoners make fun of non-Londoners and vice-versa,…

To be honest, you've just described the general North/South divide - I'm from Kent and people are rude and unpleasant to everyone. In Kent specifically people are also extremely snobby yet paradoxically extremely uncultured and ignorant. In the North (Cumbria), where half of my family are from, people are very…

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You lost me at "Men hate feminism"

Aren't all human beings 'touchy' about being criticised about their appearance? I mean, nobody actually enjoys hearing their new haircut is vile, or that the outfit they decided to wear out is a hideous mess. And conversely, most human beings can take a good natured joke about a sartorial faux-pas they've committed.…

Gah, why are you so immediately hostile?! It was an amusing throwaway comment designed to evoke laughter and potentially some sympathy.

Then that's even more reason to make it! Showgirls is my favourite movie of all time! Wonderful trash.

The best way to combat institutionalised racism is to make ridiculous generalisations about other races! Duh!

I don't see how anyone can describe racialised generalisations as anything other than offensive and racist, irrespective of socio-historical context. Surely generalisations about racial groups are to be avoided entirely? Being subject to institutionalised oppression because of an arbitrary feature doesn't give you…