Stuart Curran

Design habituee, activity modeller and sequential art lover. I'm ready to believe you. Occasional film reviewer at

[Stuart Curran @stuartcurran]

@ATRightMovies That is a great film but it’s called Wake In Fright like the novel

[Talking Pictures TV @TalkingPicsTV]

Cult sci-fi-horror classic THE STONE TAPE (1972) tonight at 10:10pm #TPTVsubtitles Part of #TheCellarClub hosted by #CarolineMunro

[Bella Vida @Bornawoman99]

I mean all Labour have to do to win is turn up and not be too mean or racist or misogynistic and they can’t manage that….

[Dr EM @PankhurstEM]

1. History repeats. Emmeline Pankhurst talks about how her and another suffragette were surrounded by ragefull men and boys and beaten in mid-Devon, stronghold of Liberalism in 1907. #LetWomenSpeakBrighton #LetWomenSpeak

'After the declaration at the polls, my companion, Mrs Martel, and I started to walk to our lodgings...Suddenly we were confronted by a crowd of young men and boys... these young men who wore the red rosettes of the liberal party, had just heard of their candidates defeat... one of them pointed to us crying "They did it. Those women did it!" A yell went up from the crowd and we were deluges with a shower of clay and rotten eggs' p.94

[Rafe Heydel-Mankoo @RafHM]

1. Islamophobia is not racist. Christianity isn't a race, and neither is Islam

2. "Islamophobia" is an insidious term created to advance an Islamist agenda

3. Under Labour's new "blasphemy law", criticising child marriage or polygamy could be deemed Islamophobic if someone - anyone - "perceives" it so

How did we arrive in this chillingly dystopian world?

It's important we understand the origin of "Islamophobia" as a tool to advance a radical Islamist agenda through the strategy of victimhood.

The term was first popularised by the violent & extremist Muslim Brotherhood as "an ideological weapon to silence critics" of Islam and to "criminalise any criticism of their religious and political beliefs".

The term was then (naively?) popularised in the UK by Trevor Phillips, who later lamented how it has been twisted, more often being used as a cudgel to silence dissent and free speech.

Labour says "Islamophobia" is racist because most Muslims are non-white. This is absurd.

The majority of communists in this world are Chinese. Is it racist to criticise communism? A majority of Catholics are non-white. Is criticism of Catholicism racist? This is the logic of such a risible argument.

Sunni and Shia Muslims preach violent hatred towards each other. Are they guilty of "Islamophobia"? If not, why not?

We must speak out and vehemently protest the criminalisation of a sinister term which conflates criticism of Islam with hatred of Muslims.

"Islamophobia" should be expunged from our vocabulary. The correct phrase should by "anti-Muslim hatred", a hatred as abhorrent as anti-Semitism.

It is a cornerstone of free speech to be able to criticize or attack any religion or ideology, including Islamic beliefs, practices and culture -- indeed, Mohammed himself. This is entirely different from hating members of the Muslim faith.

The freedom to criticise both religion and ideology has rarely been more important than it is now -- but it has never been at greater risk.

How so?

When the Labour Party forms Britain's next government it will desperately seek to appease and win back its disaffected Muslim base (much of which is angered over Labour's support for Israel).

Labour will do this in part through its proposed "blasphemy law" banning criticism of Islam by incorporating the APPG's chilling definition of Islamophobia into legislation.

This will be either through its proposed Race Equality Bill or as standalone legislation. It is expected that Islamophobia will be defined as "a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness”.

What is "Muslimness"?

Well, for example, under the APPG definition, simply to criticise the Muslim practice of polygamy or child marriage might be deemed Islamophobic if someone -- anyone --perceives it so. It might even affect how one describes Muslim r&pe gangs. This is chilling stuff.

Under Labour, free speech will be tested as never before.

The oft-quoted definition of Islamophobia as “a word created by fascists, and used by cowards, to manipulate morons”, did not emanate from Christopher Hitchens (that honour belongs to Andrew Cummins).

But Mr. Hitchens was no less vociferous in his strident condemnation of the term.

Many years ago, with remarkable prescience, he correctly foresaw the sinister erosion of free speech we now see unfolding before us.

Hear his prophetic words below and share them widely:

[Stuart Curran @stuartcurran]

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[Fergus Craig @FergusCraig]

Four years today since the Detective Roger LeCarre extract which led to two books.

[SEEN in Journalism @JournalismSEEN]

What happened in Brighton today is news, and the continuing lack of coverage of such intimidation is deliberate.

Last week @bbcnews ran two whole stories on a Pride flag being taken down.

This 👇 story undermines the ‘both sides toxic’ framing, so it has to be ignored.

[Eldur - The Icelandic Gay Guy @justgayice]

@OnChairs @firehorse21 Absolutely shocking. Shame on Brighton.

[It's Nice That @itsnicethat]

The next phase of interface design? How AI could streamline the way we use our devices > https://t.co/QAfKcuNLA8

[Hillel Neuer @HillelNeuer]

Today in The Hague I was attacked right from the start by UNRWA's apologists. But things didn't go quite as they planned.

@stephanvbaarle @sarahdobbe @danielle_h_be @ineskostic

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

Tech product development, explained

[LGB Alliance @AllianceLGB]

We have written to Sadiq Khan about this shocking campaign. We have requested a meeting as a matter of urgency.

https://t.co/2u6wTfE9I9

[Darren Johnson @DarrenJohnson66]

I couldn't vote Green if I lived in Brighton Pavilion. Sian Berry says she is concerned that the Cass Review is being used to restrict hormone treatment for young people.

[Agent P @AgentP22]

Scotland under the SNP has the:

Worst drug death rate in Europe.

Worst child mortality rate in Europe.

Lowest life expectancy in Europe.

Highest rate of alcohol deaths in the UK.

Now this:

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[Ewan Morrison @MrEwanMorrison]

With Universal Music making AI clones of all their past musicians (alive & dead), we approach the dystopia that Mark Fisher foresaw - in which our culture is merely 20th century culture rebooted & regenerated through 21st century tech.
My article: https://t.co/WAVlTaYuFD

[Stuart Curran @stuartcurran]

The soundtrack to my summer has arrived in the form of this glorious album https://t.co/jiVs1rkaWc

[Rosie Kay @RosieKayK2CO]

NEWS

Life has not gone the way I expected it to recently.

In the summer of last year, I discovered a lump in my breast, and from September 2023 onwards I have been dealing with the outcomes of that discovery.

[Stuart Curran @stuartcurran]

@RosieKayK2CO Can’t wait to see you on tour next year. My son is studying dance and was so inspired by Adult Female Dancer.