Tuesday's Blogs from the Bog!

IB TIMES: HYPHEN OR NOT, YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE

JUL 14 This post on the International Business Times examines Bobby Jindal's ethnic identity crisis, through the prism of similarly-situated Indian-Americans. The consensus is, you can change your name and reject the hyphen, but "race is something that follows you."

DREHER ON GAY MARRIAGE, SEGREGATION AND THE SOUTH

JUL 14 Now here's an interesting post from blogger Rod Dreher. It's a thoughtful examination of gay marriage and Jim Crow. Some of the same old Christian folk who are now horrified that gay marriage is legal even though it's (allegedly) outlawed in the Old (OLD, the OLD, not the NEW) Testament are the same folk who were OK with segregation, even though that concept also is outlawed in the Bible. It's an interesting discussion.

IAN TRIES TO EXPLAIN THE ABSURDITY OF WHITE PRIDE

JUL 14 Blogger Ian McGibboney, who is definitely a white guy, attempts to explain why the idea of white pride is so stupid. There's a reason we don't need white history month, you know? Because every month is white history month. Hello?

FORGOTSTON: EVEN LEGES SHOULD UNDERSTAND THIS

JUL 14 Blogger CB Forgotston offers comments on what he calls an unconstitutional tax passed during the last legislative session (Tax?! Does Grover know about this?) In any event, a lawsuit over the tax is the legislature's responsibility, he says.

ARE THE HIPSTERS KILLING THE SOUL OF FRERET?

JUL 14 Here's the latest post from Gambit that takes a look at the issue of gentrification in New Orleans. It's a constant conversation in the city, where many feel gentrification is squelching all the life out of the most unique areas of the city. Many feel that NOLA shouldn't be another Seattle.

CAPTAIN OBVIOUS SAYS THERE'S NO WAR ON CHRISTIANITY

JUL 14 This post on Salon takes a look at the alleged persecution of Christians, as described (created?) by the likes of Ted Cruz and Bobby Jindal. Best we can tell, this war on the majority apparently consists of people they can't control having the audacity to exist.