 MrAtari
Male, 30-39, Europe
 1076 Posts
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Monday, June 25, 2012 11:54:38 PM
no sense of humor... |
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 MeGrendel
Male, 40-49, Southern US
2332 Posts
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Monday, June 25, 2012 1:25:22 PM
GlockPants-"Actually, JUGGALETTEx0 pointed that out."
My regards to Juggalette. I musta missed it.
(psst...MacGuffin...this one's not about you, either.) |
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 WargMaster
Male, 30-39, Western US
41 Posts
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Monday, June 25, 2012 1:18:09 PM
"all these offended people are offensive . . ."
THIS!
Quit being whiny little bitches and just ignore it. |
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 GlockPants
Male, 18-29, Southern US
164 Posts
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Monday, June 25, 2012 10:35:53 AM
MeGrendel: "What no one's pointed out is that the construction workers in question CAN NOT EVEN SEE the patrons of the mall..."
Actually, JUGGALETTEx0 pointed that out. But it is still a good point to reitterate. |
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 photomstr
Male, 50-59, Canada
767 Posts
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Monday, June 25, 2012 4:29:23 AM
all these offended people are offensive . . . |
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photomstr
Male, 50-59, Canada
767 Posts
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Monday, June 25, 2012 4:27:31 AM
only in 'merca . . . jezuz wept |
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 Justin9235
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
1559 Posts
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Monday, June 25, 2012 4:19:29 AM
Wow... 404 - Sense of humor not found |
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 JUGGALETTEx0
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
1357 Posts
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 9:00:25 PM
@megrendel, yes, that was already pointed out that the construction workers cannot even seen the shoppers. |
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MeGrendel
Male, 40-49, Southern US
2332 Posts
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 5:01:33 PM
PizzaPits-"I'd like to think that the world isn't THAT stupid."
They're not. Even the people complaining about it aren't 'that' stupid. They just enjoy going around finding things to be 'offended' by. It gives their pitiful lives something resembling 'meaning', and delusions of mediocrity.
PizzaPits-"it's quite possible that most of the people who take this billboard literally are the ones who are offended by it."
Even THEY don't take it literally. They just see a good (in their mind) excuse to squawk and make some noise.
What no one's pointed out is that the construction workers in question CAN NOT EVEN SEE the patrons of the mall. The mall takes care that no patron can see the construction.
(pssst....MacGuffin....this post doesn't even concern you, so you don't even have to post about how you didn't read it.) |
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 PizzaPits
Male, 18-29, Western US
555 Posts
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 3:42:55 PM
"The thing is, one can change a tv channel. It takes a petition to change a billboard."
That's true, but I think the vast majority of people(including the teen girls everyone's so worried about) aren't going to take it literally as it's made pretty clear that it's a joke. Maybe I'm giving people too much credit, but I'd like to think that the world isn't THAT stupid. I think it's quite possible that most of the people who take this billboard literally are the ones who are offended by it. |
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MeGrendel
Male, 40-49, Southern US
2332 Posts
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 12:13:50 PM
MacGuffin-"I saw my name at the top. Of your post. But as I explained before, I honestly don't. Read your posts."
Translation: "My lack of rational argument forces me to fall back on the tried and true 'LA LA LA I CAN'T HEAR YOU' approach."
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 CoyoteKing
Male, 18-29, Southern US
2993 Posts
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 11:05:51 AM
So a bunch of ugly women were butt hurt that they were not actually getting whistled at and complained enough saying it was harassment. idiots. it was a clever sign, just leave them alone. |
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 MacGuffin
Female, 30-39, Europe
2597 Posts
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 10:30:10 AM
@MeGrendel: I saw my name at the top.
Of your post.
But as I explained before, I
honestly
don't. Read your posts. Because they're so
full of dist... (oh look - a squirrel!)
ractions, making them
painfully disjointed and
incoherent. |
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 jtrebowski
Male, 40-49, Southern US
3057 Posts
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 8:54:01 AM
"From an early age, people need to teach their kids that what they see on TV, in magazines, and billboards doesn't necessarily reflect the real world and shouldn't be taken too seriously"
That's a valid point. I suppose there's a lot of stuff on tv that others find offensive, but I don't. The thing is, one can change a tv channel. It takes a petition to change a billboard. |
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PizzaPits
Male, 18-29, Western US
555 Posts
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 8:37:38 AM
" why does it bother you and others that people with daughters might find it offensive?"
Simply because they blow it out of proportion. The sign is harmless. Teens are an ignorant bunch, but I don't believe that just because a sign makes a joke about construction workers possibly whistling at them, that they're automatically going to think it's okay if it actually ends up happening to them.. Furthermore, it's the parent's job to teach their children what to do and how to react when they're harassed. It's a topic that should be included when your kid is getting to that age where they start to develop physically. I see this as a way for parents to point the finger and blame someone else for their lack of communication. From an early age, people need to teach their kids that what they see on TV, in magazines, and billboards doesn't necessarily reflect the real world and shouldn't be taken too seriously. |
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jtrebowski
Male, 40-49, Southern US
3057 Posts
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 7:57:03 AM
@PizzaPits: Ok, so it's not offensive to you, but why does it bother you and others that people with daughters might find it offensive? THAT was the point. |
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PizzaPits
Male, 18-29, Western US
555 Posts
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 7:37:11 AM
"Since you seem to have missed the point of this post.....Your Mom. Now, STFU. (no offense)"
I didn't miss the point of this post. I read the article. People were worried about their teen daughters getting the message that it's okay for them to be harassed by guys just because of how they look. The title of the post asked, "Is this Billboard Offensive?" My opinion: no it isn't. I actually posted my opinion about the article earlier. It's a few pages in. So you can STFU.
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jtrebowski
Male, 40-49, Southern US
3057 Posts
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 7:12:12 AM
MeGrendel: Striving to be nice doesn't mean imposing laws. I piss people off sometimes, but I take care in being aware of who I'm pissing off. |
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LordJim
Male, 50-59, Europe
2410 Posts
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 6:46:48 AM
madduck
Well put. |
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MeGrendel
Male, 40-49, Southern US
2332 Posts
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 6:36:38 AM
MacGuffin-"it's quite entertaining to see someone so willing to lay their ignorance bare."
Which why your posts are so popular. Tedious, but occasionally entertaining.
jtrebowski-"if we spent less time bitching about that and more time trying to be polite and NOT offend each other,we'd live in a better world."
Who says you have a right to not be offended? Why should anyone put any effort in not offending you? It's still a free-country. People can be as offensive as they want.
And you have the right to be offended. So what? The fact that you are offended does not affect anyone elses world at all. Nor is it worth a cash payout.
And how would living in a world where NO one is EVER offended be 'better'? Or are you still waiting for them to pass Amendments 211, 212, and 213 to the Constitution? (read "Harrison Bergeron") |
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 cfwestdotie
Male, 18-29, Europe
61 Posts
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 6:09:35 AM
everythings offensive these days, ridic |
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 Sistarose
Female, 30-39, Australia
371 Posts
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 2:28:08 AM
I laughed, was I offended, damn no. There are way to many really offensive people around to be worried about an half witted sign. |
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 madduck
Female, 40-49, Europe
2859 Posts
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 2:09:04 AM
I went to bed, but I 'think' the point some are trying to make is this- that some women find being whistled and barracked unpleasant- not all workers do it (this advert is unfair on those people)- but often whistles become shouts of either approval or disdain. Given that it is rare that a woman is whistled at for being chic- more often because she looks beddable- there are plenty of people who would assume that this poster is condoning what they see as rude and uncouth behaviour by workers. Generally we try not to condone rude and uncouth behaviour. Looking like a dowdy frump does NOT exclude one from barracking- it just changes its tone- which is just as unpleasant. |
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 DrProfessor
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
3524 Posts
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 12:29:05 AM
That's cute and clever, and playing off a cheesy (outdated) stereotype. People get offended way too easily. |
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 paperduck
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
983 Posts
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 12:28:54 AM
Oh now we're not free speech defenders... Maybe in one of tomorrow's posts we'll replay that card.
Everyone please sort out your own "rights and responsibilities" list in your brain. I'm tired of BS people flip flopping their arsenal of "principles" depending on whether they agree or disagree with something. |
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