15 November, 2010
Whataboutery du matin
I've just been listening to the ever-cringeworthy Forum programme on the BBC World Service, in which a sycophantic presenter invites three notables to discuss topics relevant to their respective specialisms. A bit like Radio 4's Start the Week and Midweek but overstructured and (thankfully) with a bit less prominence given to the book and gig plugging.
Anna Chen (of Madame Miaow blogging fame) and philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah have just concurred in asserting the moral equivalence of
Discuss.
(NB. Do not attempt to write on both sides of the paper at once.)
Anna Chen (of Madame Miaow blogging fame) and philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah have just concurred in asserting the moral equivalence of
- Foot binding in China
- Female genital mutilation in Africa (or "cutting" as they euphemistically refer to it)
- Breast enlargement in Europe and North America
Discuss.
(NB. Do not attempt to write on both sides of the paper at once.)
# posted by Edwin Greenwood @ 02:00 
