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You’d think so, but the general tone of a lot of the other comments (particularly from Pakistanis) leads me to believe that it was legit…
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Hmmm… maybe, but I still think it’s too perfect in its paradoxical stupidity to be real.
I did like this one though:
Sort of “My religion won’t let me do stupid things to harm you, but only this once.”
Are there any “SFW” or “NSFW” warnings/rules with Wikipedia?
I really don’t know.
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I’ve never come across one in all the hundreds of Wiki articles I’ve read and/or edited, including some of the most graphic and controversial ones out there. This leads me to believe they do not exist.
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The problem with blasphemy is probably the effect it has on those who ought to be a bit more faithful. Having laws about blasphemy is really about the exertion of power over the actions of the populace, rather than upsetting a delicate God.
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It probably doesn’t square well with the faithful when Joe Infidel can walk around bad-mouthing one’s own favorite Deity and his crew with impunity, particularly if one prefers to see Him as more “all-powerful” than “all-merciful.”
I could see the henchmen being motivated to take matters into their own hands if, say, Don Corleone demonstrated a curious apathy toward being called a cocksucker in public…
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It probably doesn’t square well with the faithful when Joe Infidel can walk around bad-mouthing one’s own favorite Deity and his crew with impunity, particularly if one prefers to see Him as more “all-powerful” than “all-merciful.”
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The correct generic infidel name is generally agreed to be Steve, darling.
I see the google adds are shilling “Muhammad Ringtones” in this thread.
Dare I hope Google is next on the Islamic protest/threat list? I know they’re down on images of the Prophet, peace be on him, but how about sound-files?
[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright]
The correct generic infidel name is generally agreed to be Steve, darling.
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Adam and Steve are infidels cause Jesus isn’t a…
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Internet to hard-line Muslims: Get off the Internet or prepare to be regularly offended.
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I would extend that to everyone - the internet is not yours. You don’t control it or its content. If you’re gonna get offended by things you can’t control, stay the heck out of cyberspace.
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My opinion? This is a disguised pitting.
Moving thread from IMHO to The BBQ Pit.
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Fact: that’s a bullshit reason. This is undisguised censorship. Yeah, I know, the SDMB is a privately-owned board and the management can do pretty much what it likes. Still.
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Fact: that’s a bullshit reason. This is undisguised censorship. Yeah, I know, the SDMB is a privately-owned board and the management can do pretty much what it likes. Still.
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If it were censorship the thread would simply have disappeared.
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..although the other way to do it would be to install Adblock in their browser and set it to block the images, or get someone else to create a filter blocking them…
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