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"Illegal Alien" Halloween costume is offensive Update
10-21-2009 6:09 PM by Hexpane. 77 replies.
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Decrypded:

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lessthanjizzle:

Freedom of speech...Not so much anymore.

There's still Freedom of Speech, but now it's Feedom of Speech*

I could go into detail as to what that asterisk stands for, but it's probably best I don't.

  1. This has nothing to do with the 1st Amendment. The government didn't pull the costume. This has to do with public relations and sensitivity, strictly within the company. Very irritating when people complain about violations of free speech when there was none.
  2. Not everything is protected under "free speech," as evidenced by the classic precedent-setting case where the judge said "the most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic." Clearly not everything should be allowed under free speech. (I'm not implying that this particular instance shouldn't have been allowed at all.)

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For any who seen the quote I had about not liking it when someone pisses in my cheerios...Decrypded has made a hobby of it! Storm

Where lessthanjizzle takes the constructive criticism well and then refines his point to be more accurate, you complain.

Good show. Pizza

Sorry if you feel like I have a hobby of "pissing in your cheerios," I was just making a note of the inaccuracy of both of your statements, and wasn't even singling you out. I just felt that if you're going to complain about something, at least have it pertain to the topic at hand.

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I didn't read the whole topic, but I'd just like to point out that an illegal alien costume isn't offensive. It's not pointed at any specific ethnic group, only people breaking the law. Kind of like the Martha Stewart jailbird costume. I could just as easily say that all the little kids dressed up as gangsters is offensive because it glorifies gang membership which results in much more violence and death than racism.

Racism is one of those subjects that people are just too sensitive about. If anything, whites are the ones that should be complaining. Where's "White History Month?" Where's my government money for being white? Why is it acceptable for a black person to call me a cracker, when I can't call them the n word. See that? I can't even type it out for fear of being flamed. Yet cracker is fine.

This world today is more racist against white people than any other race. The sooner everyone realizes that, the better off everyone will be.

That's just my two cents on the whole "racism" subject. Remember this just my opinion, and I will not respond to anyone who wishes to argue, because it always winds up being a long debate with someone who doesn't listen to reason and keeps bringing up the same ridiculous point no matter how many times I shoot it down.

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I am so going to wear that costume with a sombrero and maracas now

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VICVANCE2011:

I didn't read the whole topic, but I'd just like to point out that an illegal alien costume isn't offensive. It's not pointed at any specific ethnic group, only people breaking the law. Kind of like the Martha Stewart jailbird costume. I could just as easily say that all the little kids dressed up as gangsters is offensive because it glorifies gang membership which results in much more violence and death than racism.

Racism is one of those subjects that people are just too sensitive about. If anything, whites are the ones that should be complaining. Where's "White History Month?" Where's my government money for being white? Why is it acceptable for a black person to call me a cracker, when I can't call them the n word. See that? I can't even type it out for fear of being flamed. Yet cracker is fine.

This world today is more racist against white people than any other race. The sooner everyone realizes that, the better off everyone will be.

That's just my two cents on the whole "racism" subject. Remember this just my opinion, and I will not respond to anyone who wishes to argue, because it always winds up being a long debate with someone who doesn't listen to reason and keeps bringing up the same ridiculous point no matter how many times I shoot it down.

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VICVANCE2011:

I didn't read the whole topic, but I'd just like to point out that an illegal alien costume isn't offensive. It's not pointed at any specific ethnic group, only people breaking the law. Kind of like the Martha Stewart jailbird costume. I could just as easily say that all the little kids dressed up as gangsters is offensive because it glorifies gang membership which results in much more violence and death than racism.

Racism is one of those subjects that people are just too sensitive about. If anything, whites are the ones that should be complaining. Where's "White History Month?" Where's my government money for being white? Why is it acceptable for a black person to call me a cracker, when I can't call them the n word. See that? I can't even type it out for fear of being flamed. Yet cracker is fine.

This world today is more racist against white people than any other race. The sooner everyone realizes that, the better off everyone will be.

That's just my two cents on the whole "racism" subject. Remember this just my opinion, and I will not respond to anyone who wishes to argue, because it always winds up being a long debate with someone who doesn't listen to reason and keeps bringing up the same ridiculous point no matter how many times I shoot it down.

Why does it have to be a squirrel? Are you trying to say squirrels are inclined to facepalm? What? Racist... Pizza

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Fun article that I think has some great insight.

 

 

VICVANCE2011:
I will not respond to anyone who wishes to argue, because it always winds up being a long debate with someone who doesn't listen to reason and keeps bringing up the same ridiculous point no matter how many times I shoot it down.

Strange thing to post on a forum if you don't want any kind of discourse or response. I don't mind if you don't reply, but I would like to address some of your points... some of which aren't even worth addressing.

VICVANCE2011:
Where's "White History Month?"

It's all year round, in the History books that our kids read at school. Har har.

VICVANCE2011:
Where's my government money for being white?

The issue of "reparations" isn't implicit to the issue of racism and racial sensitivity. The vast majority of people do not think reparations are a reasonable solution to racism and racist perpetration of the past (slavery, Native American genocide, etc). This is a fallacy.

VICVANCE2011:
Why is it acceptable for a black person to call me a cracker, when I can't call them the n word. See that? I can't even type it out for fear of being flamed. Yet cracker is fine.

This is also a fallacy. Who said use of the word "cracker" is fine? I have yet to see any intelligent person whose opinion I respect weigh in on the issue and conclude "yes." Both words that you mentioned are pretty prime examples of ignorant speech.

 

VICVANCE2011:
It's not pointed at any specific ethnic group, only people breaking the law. Kind of like the Martha Stewart jailbird costume.

I agree with this, the main topic of the thread.

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mafafu:

VICVANCE2011:

I didn't read the whole topic, but I'd just like to point out that an illegal alien costume isn't offensive. It's not pointed at any specific ethnic group, only people breaking the law. Kind of like the Martha Stewart jailbird costume. I could just as easily say that all the little kids dressed up as gangsters is offensive because it glorifies gang membership which results in much more violence and death than racism.

Racism is one of those subjects that people are just too sensitive about. If anything, whites are the ones that should be complaining. Where's "White History Month?" Where's my government money for being white? Why is it acceptable for a black person to call me a cracker, when I can't call them the n word. See that? I can't even type it out for fear of being flamed. Yet cracker is fine.

This world today is more racist against white people than any other race. The sooner everyone realizes that, the better off everyone will be.

That's just my two cents on the whole "racism" subject. Remember this just my opinion, and I will not respond to anyone who wishes to argue, because it always winds up being a long debate with someone who doesn't listen to reason and keeps bringing up the same ridiculous point no matter how many times I shoot it down.

Why does it have to be a squirrel? Are you trying to say squirrels are inclined to facepalm? What? Racist... Pizza

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This whole topic just swarmed my hotmails account  inbox. Please lets just all get along and focus on the true enemy the Giant Enemy Crab!

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Is this the culprit we need to focus on?

Poor guy never stood a chance.

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Decrypded:

Catastrophic:

For any who seen the quote I had about not liking it when someone pisses in my cheerios...Decrypded has made a hobby of it! Storm

Where lessthanjizzle takes the constructive criticism well and then refines his point to be more accurate, you complain.

Good show. Pizza

Sorry if you feel like I have a hobby of "pissing in your cheerios," I was just making a note of the inaccuracy of both of your statements, and wasn't even singling you out. I just felt that if you're going to complain about something, at least have it pertain to the topic at hand.

I'm not complaining, I'm being sarcastic, but its hard to get that via the internet. I find it funny that I make a lot of comments on things and you pop in and take me down a notch. Its a hate/hate relationship. You bastard.

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Shr00mies123:
It's funny how most of you , well are showing "hatred" towards PEOPLE made up of flesh and bones like the rest of us. These are humans not aliens. Get it right. Let me ask ALL of you who well shared your negative opinions here about these people. IF YOU were in their shoes, what would you do? If you had a family which was starving and you KNEW that by taking a big risk and departing to another country which would help to "save" your family .... wouldn't you go? Wouldn't you take your family and stay in that very country? Wouldn't you try to go somewhere better? Sure, I disagree with ILLEGAL crossing to ones country but that's not the point. Most people who are deported are more likely to be sent to a slow death. whether it's hunger, sickness or anything else.

For some yes, however we have to keep in mind that many illegals come here to run away from their military, run away from the law, come take our jobs then go home and use the money they worked for to get drugs, and a few are even terrorists.

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As a heterosexual white man, I can honestly say I'm sick of being everyone's Badguy. But until everyone finally gets it through their thick-ass skulls that skin tone doesn't mean a god**** thing, we're all (as in all of us, everywhere) just going to have to deal with the prejudiced idiots.

If living in New York has taught me one inarguable truth, it's that the color of someone's skin in no way dictates how they act, speak, or think.


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As a heterosexual white man, I can honestly say I'm sick of being everyone's Badguy.

All you'd need to add to that is Christian and you'd be a modern day Satan.

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