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SedanChair posted:It's so tragic. Can you imagine what a deliberately left-wing comedy show would be like, that actually prized political correctness over comedy? Un-funny would be my first guess.
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May 11, 2014 01:55
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Everything that does not actively spread hatred for poor people, non-Christians, and gay people has liberal bias.
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May 11, 2014 02:00
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Speaking of which, remember when Rush was interested in being a part-owner of the NFL's St. Louis Rams? They drafted a gay player today, and I'm sure he's gonna have plenty to say Monday.
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May 11, 2014 02:35
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A bunch of stupid rednecks rode their ATVs through BLM land that was made off-limits to preserve the Native American archaeological sites found within a canyon. Expect stupidity.
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May 11, 2014 03:24
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Darkman Fanpage posted:A bunch of stupid rednecks rode their ATVs through BLM land that was made off-limits to preserve the Native American archaeological sites found within a canyon. Expect stupidity. Just imagine if it were the "New Black Panthers" pulling this arrogant anti-fed poo poo.
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May 11, 2014 03:52
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Vertical Lime posted:Speaking of which, remember when Rush was interested in being a part-owner of the NFL's St. Louis Rams? They drafted a gay player today, and I'm sure he's gonna have plenty to say Monday. He's already been freaking out over it even before the Rams drafted Sam.
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May 11, 2014 03:53
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A Fancy 400 lbs posted:He's already been freaking out over it even before the Rams drafted Sam. Oh god, what is he saying now about that? Is he actually saying that there shouldn't be gay football players or something equally horrible? It's kindof bizarre to me that anyone's reaction to openly gay players in the NFL could be anything other than "finally!"
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May 11, 2014 04:01
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Oh god, what is he saying now about that? Is he actually saying that there shouldn't be gay football players or something equally horrible? Rush is absolutely furious that we force football players to wear helmets and padding. It's the pussification of American sports. Any ridiculous bullshit you cook up in your imagination will probably be more reasonable than what Rush will actually have to say on the subject of homosexual players in the NFL.
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May 11, 2014 04:10
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:It's kind of bizarre to me that anyone's reaction to openly gay players in the NFL could be anything other than "finally!" There's also the legitimate reaction of "who cares". Who cares if a player is any kind of characteristic? If he can play the game at a high level, he should be in the NFL. There's a huge thing around this kind of thinking in sports, called You Can Play.
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May 11, 2014 04:12
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Oh god, what is he saying now about that? Is he actually saying that there shouldn't be gay football players or something equally horrible? It was just "He's only gonna get drafted because he's gay, he actually sucks" yesterday, but earlier in the year he was freaking out more.
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May 11, 2014 05:04
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A Fancy 400 lbs posted:It was just "He's only gonna get drafted because he's gay, he actually sucks" yesterday, but earlier in the year he was freaking out more. He's actually a fairly decent player, he just had a ton more scrutiny due to his sexual preference. I hope he crushes dudes
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May 11, 2014 05:24
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AsInHowe posted:There's also the legitimate reaction of "who cares". Who cares if a player is any kind of characteristic? If he can play the game at a high level, he should be in the NFL. The opinions illustrated in this post do not represent the positions of Babylon Astronaut or affiliates.
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May 11, 2014 05:30
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SedanChair posted:It's so tragic. Can you imagine what a deliberately left-wing comedy show would be like, that actually prized political correctness over comedy? It's funny that political correctness is even considered a liberal trait. Liberal comedians have always been the ones pushing the boundaries of sex and language and challenging the status quo. The conservative version of being politically incorrect is making fun of gay and racial stereotypes.
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May 11, 2014 05:39
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mr. mephistopheles posted:It's funny that political correctness is even considered a liberal trait. Liberal comedians have always been the ones pushing the boundaries of sex and language and challenging the status quo. The conservative version of being politically incorrect is making fun of gay and racial stereotypes. Conservative humor is super loving lame and spiteful. Just look at ANYTHING Dennis miller or nick dipaolo put out I was gonna link some but it's just loving distasteful, just say "human being-friend of the family lol" into the mirror three times and you'll get the picture Rexicon1 fucked around with this message at 05:46 on May 11, 2014 |
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May 11, 2014 05:43
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A Fancy 400 lbs posted:It was just "He's only gonna get drafted because he's gay, he actually sucks" yesterday, but earlier in the year he was freaking out more. Surely Rush Limbaugh said the same thing about Tebow, that he only got media attention because he is a fundamentalist evangelical?
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May 11, 2014 05:46
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Rexicon1 posted:Conservative humor is super loving lame and spiteful. Just look at ANYTHING Dennis miller Pre-9/11 Dennis was very good. I still like watching "The Millernium Special" and his interviews with Norm. I've also heard outside of a political context (which again is his whole schtick) he's still quite funny. but agreed on the PC thing, and I believe David Cross said it best in response to Larry the Cable Guy quote:But perhaps the funniest (oddest) thing in your book is you taking me to task for being P.C. Have you heard my act?! I’ll match your un-P.C.ness any day of the week my friend. I truly believe, and have said onstage amongst other things that, orthodox Jews are bar none, the most annoying people, as a group, that walk this earth. I absolutely refuse to say the term “African-American”. It’s a ridiculous and ill-applied label that was accepted with a thoughtless rush just to make white people feel at ease and slightly noble. I also believe that in the right setting that, as unfortunate as it may be, retarded people can be a near constant source of entertainment (fact!). Larry, whether northern, southern, straight, gay, male, female, liberal, conservative, Christian or Jew, I’ve walked them all. It didn’t matter if it was a room full of “enlightened” hippie lesbian wicans at Catch A Rising Star in Cambridge, MA or literally hundreds of students at the University of St. Louis (a Jesuit school) or a roomful of the cutest, angriest frat boys in Baton Rouge all threatening to beat me up, I un-P.C.’d the poo poo out of them.
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May 11, 2014 06:04
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Babylon Astronaut posted:The argument goes, that while the front office would never discriminate against a player, a player's sexual orientation could fragment the team and harm morale. Coaches could lose control of their locker rooms over the drama, and Christian players might not block as well for a gay QB. It could harm the unity of the team. I guess the hard thing for me to wrap my head around is the idea that people seriously believe there haven't been any gay football players in the NFL before now. It's like the time my brother tried to claim there weren't any gay men in the Navy. Even though I heard him say it, it's still hard to believe he actually said it.
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May 11, 2014 06:49
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Rexicon1 posted:He's actually a fairly decent player, he just had a ton more scrutiny due to his sexual preference. I hope he crushes dudes Him going late was a surprise given he was considered he's one of the top 2 defensive players in what's considered the toughest college region. There were a lot of excuses about how his size and talent put him smack in the middle of the pack as far as elite players goes and how he wasn't right to go one specific way, but at the end it'll all boil down to how well he does at Rams training camp. All he has to do is be good enough to ride out a 6-7 year career as a starter before retiring to have his legacy intact. Outside of him completely bottoming out and right-wingers mocking him and saying he was only drafted so a team could brag they had a gay player there's very little he could do to seriously screw up.
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May 11, 2014 06:54
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:It's like the time my brother tried to claim there weren't any gay men in the Navy. Even though I heard him say it, it's still hard to believe he actually said it. Is he loving serious? The History Channel did a documentary (back before it was poo poo) about gay soldiers and sailors who served in WWII. I remember one dude who said that people on his ship were so stressed out and horny after their first combat action that he ended up blowing about a third of the sailors on the boat over the following two weeks, including some of the officers.
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May 11, 2014 06:58
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Zeroisanumber posted:Is he loving serious? The History Channel did a documentary (back before it was poo poo) about gay soldiers and sailors who served in WWII. I remember one dude who said that people on his ship were so stressed out and horny after their first combat action that he ended up blowing about a third of the sailors on the boat over the following two weeks, including some of the officers. "Gay sailor" is a stereotype dating back to roughly the invention of boats.
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May 11, 2014 07:01
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Zeroisanumber posted:Is he loving serious? The History Channel did a documentary (back before it was poo poo) about gay soldiers and sailors who served in WWII. I remember one dude who said that people on his ship were so stressed out and horny after their first combat action that he ended up blowing about a third of the sailors on the boat over the following two weeks, including some of the officers. He was actually serious, it was pretty amazing, though this was about fifteen years ago or so. One of his gay friends was in the room and instantly responded with "Dude, I've blown enough sailors to man a battleship" or something similar which shut him up quick. moller posted:"Gay sailor" is a stereotype dating back to roughly the invention of boats. Yeah, that's specifically why it was so mindblowing. quote:[W]hen Winston [Churchill] was at the Admiralty, the Board objected to some suggestion of his on the grounds that it would not be in accord with naval tradition. ‘Naval tradition? Naval tradition?’ said Winston. ‘Monstrous. Nothing but rum, sodomy, prayers and the lash.’ http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/08/rum-sodomy-and-lash-winston-churchills.html
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As a winger, I'd be more concerned about the formation of all-gay carrier battle groups.
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moller posted:"Gay sailor" is a stereotype dating back to roughly the invention of boats. yeah but "it's not gay if you're underway" is almost as old
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SedanChair posted:It's so tragic. Can you imagine what a deliberately left-wing comedy show would be like, that actually prized political correctness over comedy? *ignores that Stewart has been relentlessly critical of every administration since Clinton* *is a conservative who doesn't actually watch the show*
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Hazo posted:*points and screams at The Daily Show* Having watched TDS since 2002, I'm always amazed when that comes up, because Stewart loving savaged the Congressional Democrats during the Bush years. He'd always take the easy swipes at Bush, but would absolutely lay into them when they had a congressional majority and still did nothing.
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SnakePlissken posted:I didn't know the names of the actors but when you said firefly I thought it was probably that guy, and I guessed right. I once wrote up (but didn't bother to post) a slightly effortful post about how Firefly is a perfect capture of the rightward-leaning American's take on things, idealized of course. Especially the Confederate and cowboy gear in space are the best little frommages. I was at first taken back that it was a Fox production, but then it dawned on me that it was a perfect science fiction movie to draw nerds into the right-wing view as it stands today. I don't care, I'm still free, you can't take the sky from me....
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Darkman Fanpage posted:A bunch of stupid rednecks rode their ATVs through BLM land that was made off-limits to preserve the Native American archaeological sites found within a canyon. Expect stupidity. Like this? Los Angeles Times posted:At a rally Saturday before the protest ride, 200 people gathered at a local park, including Aamon Bundy, Cliven Bundy's son, and several armed supporters. That's when [San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman] surprised everyone, suggesting a drive into the canyon, but not into restricted areas.
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mr. mephistopheles posted:It's funny that political correctness is even considered a liberal trait. Liberal comedians have always been the ones pushing the boundaries of sex and language and challenging the status quo. The conservative version of being politically incorrect is making fun of gay and racial stereotypes. Also, conservatives are all about political correctness, when it's their own brand of it. Just think of all the poo poo you can say to get them up in arms.
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May 11, 2014 15:12
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FMguru posted:Even liberal comedians don't just tell six straight "George W. Bush is a dumbass" jokes in a row. I remember watching the beginning of some Margaret Cho video on Netflix years ago and turning it off because what I saw was 5 or 10 minutes of "gently caress George Bush, am I right?" *audience goes nuts*. It was painfully unfunny and embarassing to watch.
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Chantilly Say posted:Also, conservatives are all about political correctness, when it's their own brand of it. Just think of all the poo poo you can say to get them up in arms. I was thinking about the earlier comments about how it would be nice for the conservative forum members to step up and explain their beliefs, but the reality is their system of beliefs and policy aspirations are built around key counterfactuals like "decreasing tax rates will increase tax revenue" or "the US government is bankrupting itself paying for a massive social safety net wrought with fraud." These are religious beliefs, they are founded in faith. Beliefs imparted on them by tax dodgers trying to benefit the most out of our economy, while contributing the least. At some point, you stop feeling like conceding points-of-fact to their religious beliefs so they can tell themselves they didn't get swindled by tax dodgers.
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Rexicon1 posted:I was gonna link some but it's just loving distasteful, just say "human being-friend of the family lol" into the mirror three times and you'll get the picture Thanks, dick. Now I have the ghost of some annoying 4chan kid running around my house and freaking out the dogs
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Babylon Astronaut posted:I was thinking about the earlier comments about how it would be nice for the conservative forum members to step up and explain their beliefs, but the reality is their system of beliefs and policy aspirations are built around key counterfactuals like "decreasing tax rates will increase tax revenue" or "the US government is bankrupting itself paying for a massive social safety net wrought with fraud." These are religious beliefs, they are founded in faith. Beliefs imparted on them by tax dodgers trying to benefit the most out of our economy, while contributing the least. Would being a former conservative count?
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Everyone is a former conservative. Children are the ultimate in wanting no rules, yet making everyone else cater to their ridiculous whims. We're shutting down all proceedings because you won't take away Timmy's ice cream cone, because I already ate mine and that's not fair can get you into public office.
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Bill Maher wants you to stop being racists. In public. HuffPo posted:While most late night comedy shows have focused on Donald Sterling's overt racism in recent weeks, Bill Maher dug into a different aspect of the story on Friday's "Real Time:" Privacy.
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May 11, 2014 23:08
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I was unaware that it was the government who bugged Sterling. You know, the institution the constitution applies to.
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Maher is a pretty major proponent of privacy because he has a dismally low opinion of the US public and doesn't trust them to do anything right, or not to have the wrong reaction to any privileged and personal information they may come upon. I sympathize, unfortunately and I think this is a widespread sentiment. The public's antipathy towards itself is why attempts at a left populism are so abortive in America. Nothing to do with flaws in the US character, just about everything always getting distorted and misunderstood due to massive failure in organization and our sociopathic media. This is definitely a mini derail though because I have no idea what this has to do with Sterling, or how the bill of rights got dragged in.
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Orange Devil posted:I was unaware that it was the government who bugged Sterling. You know, the institution the constitution applies to. A commonly unknown aspect of the 3/5ths Compromise is that all black people and all things pertaining to black people are constitutionally bound.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:He was actually serious, it was pretty amazing, though this was about fifteen years ago or so. One of his gay friends was in the room and instantly responded with "Dude, I've blown enough sailors to man a battleship" or something similar which shut him up quick. Reminds me of a passage from this book, where the Naval Investigative Service thought the phrase "friend of Dorothy" referred to a secret cabal of gay seamen led by a shadowy figure known as Dorothy, and they spent considerable time and effort rooting her out by sending NIS agents into gay bars to find out Dorothy's identity. http://books.google.com/books?id=iOAmL6JPCE0C&lpg=PA383&pg=PA386#v=onepage&q&f=false
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