Gay rights are instrumental in the War on Terror because American - TopicsExpress



          

Gay rights are instrumental in the War on Terror because American claims to respect rights of gays and lesbians become a mark of civility that contrasts the American nation-state with non-Western, specifically Arab states, that are condemned for their persecution of queer people. Like women’s rights, gay rights can be deployed as a justification for imperial wars against nations that do not respect human rights. The irony of course, is that homophobia is still prominent in the United States and even – as Puar demonstrates – within discourses about the War on Terror itself Source: Peto, Jennifer. 2010. The Victimhood of the Powerful: White Jews, Zionism, and the Racism of Hegemonic Holocaust Education.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 09:32:53 +0000

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