Female genital mutilation exposed in Swedish class

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15. There is de facto censorship on the subject of immigrant crime in some European countries

Holland has gotten better, but in Belgium, it was forbidden (though you'd never see it written down anywhere) for the press, when reporting on violent crimes, to say it was committed by a Morroccan (largest immigrant group). It was supposedly in the name of "tolerance," designed to dampen hostility toward immigrants. As is so often the case where theory takes precedence over reality, it had the opposite effect, and extremist rightist groups suddenly were like weeds that were waiting years to get watered. Now in Belgium, when a violent crime is committed, many Belgians, especially the Flemish speakers, say it was committed by "the Swedes." Since there are hardly any Swedish residents of Belgium, and those who are there are hardly the types to have violent tendencies, everyone knows who is really meant.

So, it does not surprise me that the Swedish press exercised self-censorship as to who committed these crimes (for crimes they were). It is ostensibly in the name of tolerance and not wanting to stir up anti-immigrant sentiment. It will, of course, have the opposite effect. It is rather arrogant on the part of the censoring authorities to assume the population in general is ignorant as to what parts of the world have groups that still practice this barbaric ritual.