#NotAllLesbians – we can’t let the Massachusetts bar drama turn us all into a punchline: The Last Ditch Bar saga is a case of ridiculous lefty infighting. But well-meaning people often have to tolerate nonsense - "But while there is a lot of absurdity in the Last Ditch saga, I think it’s worth stressing that it is still ultimately a story about a woman who tried to create an inclusive space where some of the most vulnerable people in society could feel accepted. It’s easy to laugh at all the shenanigans, but the world would be a lot better if it had more people like Jackie Matellian in it: kind, well-meaning people who try to live their values. Of course, the problem with people like Matellian is that, because they are kind and well-meaning, they can sometimes tolerate too much nonsense. Narcissists who use a marginalized identity as cover for bad behaviour can find themselves drawn to places like Last Ditch because it’s the only space in which they will be indulged."
Philadelphia teacher admits to lying about being Palestinian and Black: ‘I hid the truth’: Local advocacy groups say they have cut ties with Hannah Gann, who ‘fully lied about her identity and background’ - "Meanwhile, a former University of Pennsylvania classmate told the Philadelphia Inquirer that Gann was known in college 'as a self-proclaimed white Jewish woman with family in the occupied West Bank. I watched her sudden transformation after she returned to Philly from the Peace Corps [in Rwanda]. She was clearly making herself look darker using makeup and fake tan, and speaking using [African American Vernacular English.]'"
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