I figured it was just a ripoff of This Hour has 22 Minutes (a show, incidentally, that I cannot stand for more than 20 seconds at a time at three year intervals), which itself parodied the serious news show This Hour has Seven Days.
Weren’t you just bitching the other day that we should have a law about “hate speech”? :dubious:
Having read through this thread, all I can add is that I want the Miss USA contest to add some kind of punishment competition – to see who can take it best. Perhaps they should all be spanked, or maybe it should be more freestyle. with the contestants allowed to pick their own form of punishments. Then there could be points for creativity.
Nipple clamps, anyone?
Spanking. Definitely spanking. God, yes.
Seconded.
An excellent idea, but who could administer such a punishment. I mean, this thread is proof of how politically charged the pageant world can become. There would have to be strict controls to ensure absolute impartiality. The spanking would have to be delivered by a finely calibrated mechanical device. I can see no alternative than to use some sort of…
Android appendage?
-Joe
I think we could placate all parties if the spanking was administered by William Shatner. He’s Canadian, so it’s not like he’s a real person.
Also, somebody could punch Perez Hilton in the face.
I would not be pleased if William Shatner got to administer the spankings. Or anyone else, in fact. If I can’t have fun, why should anyone?
Let’s see if the Japanese can develop the Spankbot. I’m rather surprised that haven’t done so already. Or maybe they have but it’s only used at the highest levels of government.
So, first problem was that this pageant is decided by a panel of judges. I think you’re confusing it with American Idol that has a popular vote. The judges ask the questions, and then evaluate them. Prejean was an idiot to not recognize that.
Second, let’s pretend that it was by popular vote. Prejean spouts her bigoted nonsense, Kristen Dalton gives a reasoned and thoughtful explanation of why same-sex marriage needs to be recognized. Would we say that she was punished for her views by the people of California?
I think what this all comes down to is your projection onto the issue. You want to see liberals punished for their views. You’re hoping that you can find examples of liberals doing it to conservatives so you can relax and say, “see, they do it to.”
Lastly, you seem hung up on the word divisive. Maybe look it up and see if you fully understand the meaning. Then realize that there are ways to answer a question neutrally, or divisively.
Examples: “I’m against abortion because I hate woman and want them to suffer.”
“I’m against gun ownership because I hate rednecks and want them to suffer.”
“I’m against UHC because I hate poor people and want them to suffer.”
“I’m against world peace because I hate brown people and want them to suffer.”
She lost because she couldn’t think of a way to answer the question in a less divisive way. And what you should realize is that if you can’t come up with a less divisive answer, you’re probably wrong.
Go on, try to answer why “blacks/women shouldn’t be allowed to vote” without being divisive. You can include all the “no offense to anybody out there” and “that’s how I was raised” but you still come across like a bigot.
And now I have “Japanese spanking robot” in my search history. Can’t wait for my wife to type “J” and have Google autofill the rest…
Hey, Christmas is coming up.
I guess you’ll just have to buy her one for Christmas, then.
Edit to shake fist angrily above himself
I think I’d get more points if I bought a Roomba.
Now if only they made a Roomba that spanks…
Hell, I don’t even need that, I’d be happy with a Roomba that says, “you are very attractive and interesting” at random intervals (cab fare would be a bonus).