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Offline Raider179

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« on: May 31, 2005, 02:15:47 AM »
Production deadlines played a factor in Chappelle's reported meltdown, according to Farley — something which began to surface as far back as November of 2004.

"He was having problems throughout the writing," Farley added. "It dealt with some very difficult sexual and political and racial material ... He himself has sort of changed inside as he has become a practicing Muslim and so with all those issues and the fact that he wants to make sure the show projects him and his comedy in the right light."

WTF Dave Chappele a muslim?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8038045/
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« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2005, 09:43:20 AM »
Are you suggesting that Muslims can't be funny?  Seems a bit inflammatory...

I know plenty of funny christians.  What's the difference?
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« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2005, 09:54:02 AM »
You can joke with Christians about burning flags or bibles, for example.

For some reason Musilms don't find any type of "Koran" jokes very funny.

Hey...you asked.

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« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2005, 10:05:11 AM »
Mmmmmm according to your explanation, Curval, some christian americans posting on this board take jokes about burning US flags or bibles in a very "islamistic" way...
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« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2005, 10:09:37 AM »
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Mmmmmm according to your explanation, Curval, some christian americans posting on this board take jokes about burning US flags or bibles in a very "islamistic" way...


Not sure if that is accurate.  They may gnash teeth and stomp around a bit, but these same people here don't riot and kill people.

(not that we know of anyway)
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« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2005, 10:10:26 AM »
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Mmmmmm according to your explanation, Curval, some christian americans posting on this board take jokes about burning US flags or bibles in a very "islamistic" way...


Minus the bible part for me..

But yea.. don't joke about burning the flag...
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« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2005, 10:16:31 AM »
Ok, based on the respones so far, I postulate the following:

There is a direct inverse correlation between religion and humor.  For one to increase, there must be a linear decrease in the other.  To wit, the more religious a person is, the less likely they are to be funny, and vice versa.

This must be why I, the atheist, am so Golly-geened funny.

Rideo ergo sum
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« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2005, 10:21:14 AM »
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But yea.. don't joke about burning the flag...


Or what?
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« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2005, 10:23:20 AM »
It is my right as an American to burn the flag. Many have died to make sure I have that right. Why would you dishonor them by trying to reduce our freedom of speech?
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« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2005, 10:26:57 AM »
I bet this ruins his humor is it is true.. I do not think much of the old stuff is muslim friendly.
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« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2005, 10:27:05 AM »
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It is my right as an American to burn the flag. Many have died to make sure I have that right. Why would you dishonor them by trying to reduce our freedom of speech?
Seconded.  People who try to legislate against the burning of the flag have a basic lack of understanding about what our freedoms stand for.

I'd never do it myself, and I hate seeing it happen, but I'd die fighting to protect the rights of others to do it.  How could someone who loves liberty and the US not without being hypocrites?
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« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2005, 10:35:44 AM »
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Seconded.  People who try to legislate against the burning of the flag have a basic lack of understanding about what our freedoms stand for.

I'd never do it myself, and I hate seeing it happen, but I'd die fighting to protect the rights of others to do it.  How could someone who loves liberty and the US not without being hypocrites?



 Ditto

Though I would never do it personaly, nor would I have much respect for anyone who did.

BUT I fully support the right to do it. Just like with abortions.
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« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2005, 11:22:25 AM »
Seems to me that anyone who hates that flag enough to burn it, should forsake all the rights it represents.

Flag burning should revoke citizenship....yeah, I like it.


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« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2005, 11:24:54 AM »
Perhaps we should amend the constitution to say that only popular speech is protected.  That'll cover all of those niggling little freedom issues nicely.
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« Reply #14 on: May 31, 2005, 11:35:53 AM »
Well, absolute freedom of speech is not and never has been an American right.

Slander, libel, menacing, inciting panic--all of these are crimes which prevent absolute freedom of "speech".

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