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Signage
Category: Godlessness
Posted on: September 23, 2008 12:51 PM, by PZ Myers
You can tell a lot about people from signs. For instance, the atheists at the University of Alberta went to extra effort and expense to make a nice canvas banner that they could reuse at their events — so some helpful Christians decided to decorate it. They're going to have to make a new sign, but I think they should keep the old one, too, to remind everyone of the tolerance of the opposition.
This sign says a great deal about the person who made it, don't you think?
Politics
Comments
Posted by: DiscordianStooge | September 23, 2008 1:00 PM
Well, he is part plain-woven sheer to coarse cotton fabric, isn't he?
But he wouldn't be make believe if you were here with me! (musical fever, I think)
Posted by: boltgirl | September 23, 2008 1:00 PM
Oh, I hate those half-breed muslins. Any thread count below 300 just chafes way the hell too much.
Posted by: Desert Son | September 23, 2008 1:01 PM
What's a "half-breed muslin"?
Is that a mixed fabric? If so, I could understand why the Leviticus fetishists would be so up in arms.
Can a textile run for public office?
Inquiring minds wanna know!
No kings,
Robert
Posted by: Nankay | September 23, 2008 1:02 PM
Huh, I think I'm wearing a half-breed muslin shirt right now. What's wrong with that??? Reminds me Of Gilda Radner/Emily Litella from SNL. "Violins on televison? Why would anyone be against violins on televison? ohhh...Never mind."
Posted by: steve8282 | September 23, 2008 1:04 PM
Aalberta is the Texas of the great white north.
Posted by: Alverant | September 23, 2008 1:05 PM
Was anyone punished for vandalizing the University of Alberta banner?
Posted by: Psi Wavefunction | September 23, 2008 1:06 PM
You know, sometimes when I walk by a Christian sign/banner, I feel this burning urge to retort on it with a permanent marker. It's irrestistable, the allure of defacing someone's hard work with your opinion; the feeling of making the world a better place through force, etc.
But I don't. Not because I lack a permanent marker, but rather because some instinct tells me randomly harassing people will not make my life a pleasant one. The basic innate feeling of empathy enables me to associate with whoever made the sign and imagine the effort they put into it. I'd be quite pissed if someone damaged my work, and thus I feel the same for the maker of the sign -- note, regardless of the difference in opinion.
So I just make some mental retorts in my head and walk by. Peace remains untroubled on that little tiny plot of human territory. The sun shines on, and we all enjoy our day.
There is a time and place for battles of ideas. The corridor is generally not one of those.
Simple, isn't it?
Posted by: Phaedrus | September 23, 2008 1:07 PM
So is Muslin to Muslim like Iran is to Iraq?
Posted by: alex | September 23, 2008 1:07 PM
half-presidential candidate, half-textile.
Posted by: BobC | September 23, 2008 1:09 PM
"God loves you."
The Jebus assholes forgot the first part of it: "You're going to hell. God loves you."
Posted by: Holbach | September 23, 2008 1:09 PM
Leave it to a religious moron to get his "threads" mixed up! Egypt contributes both, but sure prefer the high thread count than the "other" high count. These religious morons are so desperate that rationalism is making inroads(?) into their insanity that any action, no matter how puny or significant, will suffice to assuage their god and their scrambled brains. Morons.
Posted by: Kobra | September 23, 2008 1:10 PM
Obama is half-Muslin is now a meme!
All in favor, say, "Yay!"
All opposed?
Posted by: Benjamin Geiger | September 23, 2008 1:11 PM
Psi Wavefunction:
That's why I make my defacements (as infrequent as they are) easily reversible. Post-It notes work well, or another sign nearby pointing at the original...
Posted by: Glen Davidson | September 23, 2008 1:12 PM
That Jesus, he needs to learn that there's more to life than coming. But the Xians keep on about his sexual habits, always telling us that he's coming again.
At least he has better things to do than be worried that we might have some freedom. Then again, do I really care if he's coming again?
Glen D
http://tinyurl.com/2kxyc7
Posted by: Danio | September 23, 2008 1:13 PM
"God Loves You" with a little heart inside the godly 'o' gave me goosebumps.
It's not a hate crime, y'all. It's a LOVE crime! The scariest thing about these fucking people is that they honestly don't see anything wrong with these kinds of actions. They're all just so full of the holy spirit they can't help but spread it around, especially when they see an individual or organization so obviously in need of 'enlightenment'.
Posted by: S.Scott | September 23, 2008 1:13 PM
@ #4 NanKay - "What's all this I hear about the Presidential Erection? ...Ooooh Nevermind"
Posted by: Chris Swanson | September 23, 2008 1:16 PM
"Half-breed Muslin"? Is America ready for a fabricated president?
Posted by: Nick Gotts | September 23, 2008 1:18 PM
When Jesus is coming, does he say "Oh me oh me oh me OH MEEEE!", or "Oh Dad oh Dad oh Dad OH DAAAAAD!?
Posted by: Dahan | September 23, 2008 1:18 PM
I've said it before. God may love you, but you should still make him wear a condom.
Posted by: BobC | September 23, 2008 1:19 PM
The University of Alberta Atheists and Agnostics
They need to remove the word Agnostics. Agnostics have not completely ruled out the idea there's a magic fairy hiding in the clouds, and that's sucking up to religious stupidity.
Posted by: Quiet_Desperation | September 23, 2008 1:20 PM
An, of course, we know FOR SURE it was a "hate fueled" Christian and not just some bored dick with a marker pen? It's jackassery, but "serious hate crime?" C'mon...
Obama is half-Muslin is now a meme! All in favor, say, "Yay!" All opposed?
"Obama Loves You", "What Would Obama Do?" and "Obama Is Coming" work better for me. ;-)
Posted by: Sili | September 23, 2008 1:21 PM
Well - perhaps they're just trying to adobt slowly to Simplified spelling?
Though "muslin" is a funny speech impediment.
Posted by: No One Of Consequence | September 23, 2008 1:22 PM
No, no, no.Muslin is to Muslim as Iran is to Iram.
and no, I don't know what that means either
Posted by: Brownian, OM | September 23, 2008 1:22 PM
See what happens when alumni like me graduate and leave school? Our Alma Maters go right down the toilet.
But I blame the closing of campus pubs for this one. Back in the day, there were three campus pubs at the U of A: Dewey's, the Powerplant, and RATT, each generally inhabited by humanities students, science students, and engineers and AgFors, respectively. Dewey's was as close to a salon as one can find nowadays, the 'Plant was a great place for a cheap sandwich and a coffee during the day and gigs at night, and RATT has one hell of a view of Edmonton's skyline (such as it is).
Now that only tiny little RATT remains, students have nowhere to go to sit and discuss the issues of the day with each other, their profs, and people from outside their disciplines.
I suppose this is as clear an indication that I should go back to complete my Master's and kick a little uncritically-thinking ass.
Posted by: MediaWhore | September 23, 2008 1:23 PM
Agnostics have not completely ruled out the idea there's a magic fairy hiding in the clouds, and that's sucking up to religious stupidity.
Fuck you. I'm agnostic, but I've pretty much ruled that one out, thanks. There's a lot of different levels of agnosticism. Stop assuming you know what millions of other people think, or are you claiming to possess the power of mass telepathy?
Posted by: skyotter | September 23, 2008 1:24 PM
he's really Muslin? whoa! because i heard he was a Satin-worshipper ...
Posted by: Nick Gotts | September 23, 2008 1:26 PM
Quiet_Desperation,
What are you talking about? The only places the phrase "serious hate crime" appear in this thread are in your comment, and now here. Get a grip.
Posted by: me | September 23, 2008 1:30 PM
Ugh. Alberta is NOT the Texas of Canada.
Posted by: Benjamin Geiger | September 23, 2008 1:30 PM
Nick Gotts:
And in the linked article.
Posted by: Ian | September 23, 2008 1:30 PM
There's no suspects, and no videos, and I'm pretty sure Campus Security isn't going to try very hard on this case.
Posted by: Danio | September 23, 2008 1:30 PM
@ Nick Gotts:
Ian @ Terahertz (the blog to which PZ linked for the full story) said:
Seems like there's an ongoing campus confrontation of which this is only one sortie.
Posted by: MikeM | September 23, 2008 1:31 PM
Jesus H Christ, what a stupid religion.
Jesus is coming. Nah, he's just breathing hard.
The public school down the street leases out its multipurpose room on Sundays to a church, and they erect this same, stupid sign every Sunday. I have been tempted to vandalize it, but, you know, I'm a mature adult now, and that seems so infantile.
But I have harrassed and laughed at people as they go in.
(Kidding.)
Hey, has anyone else heard about this ridiculous Tony Alamo guy?
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/23/alamo.evangelist.raid.ap/index.html
What an idiot.
Posted by: Quiet_Desperation | September 23, 2008 1:31 PM
I really don't cotton to these silly puns. Chintzy humor, if you ask me. Best to put a stop to it now lest we get folks linen up to fleece us with more.
Anyway, I doubt anyone will be suede by a bad protest sign.
Posted by: Cuttlefish, OM | September 23, 2008 1:31 PM
A simple sign, with scarlet letter--
Surely, one could make it better!
I knew I could, and so I drew
A heart, and cross, and "God Loves You".
"Jesus Is Coming"--there, I'm done;
That's much improved, and so much fun!
But now, sit back and watch--I'll bet
Those angry atheists get upset;
They're not content to turn a cheek--
They're uppity, they'll want to speak!
It's just like them, to be so rude...
And that's why they deserved it, dude.
Posted by: Quiet_Desperation | September 23, 2008 1:34 PM
@Nick Gotts: Well, I, for one, actually *read* the linked article where it did call it a hate crime. Right back at you with the "get a grip." (rolls eyes)
Posted by: Phaedrus | September 23, 2008 1:34 PM
"There's a lot of different levels of agnosticism"??
Say what? I thought agnosticism meant you weren't sure, so are you saying that today you might be 10% sure there's a bearded guy farting in the F-layer, but next week, you might be 60% or 2% sure?
Posted by: Andrés Diplotti | September 23, 2008 1:35 PM
Benjamin Geiger @13:
"I'm with stupid --->"?
Posted by: Danio | September 23, 2008 1:35 PM
Epic Faille. Cast off damask of superiority and lighten up, pal.
Posted by: Desiree | September 23, 2008 1:36 PM
I'm one of the hosts of Q Transmissions, a new skeptical radio show in Edmonton, Alberta. We'll be doing a short interview about the vandalism with a representative from the UAAA group at the start of our program this week.
We're live every Friday from 6-7pm MST, and you can listen online at www.cjsr.com.
Thanks!
Desiree
Posted by: Rod Clark | September 23, 2008 1:36 PM
Can you imagine the uproar if atheists had defaced a church? But then I remembered... atheists don't do stuff like that.
Posted by: Jon G. | September 23, 2008 1:37 PM
Speaking as a Theatre Stage Manager, I would hate to think that someone had defiled our Sacred Muslin by fornicating with it. I'm sure the theatre gods would be incredibly upset at the thought that Muslin would be used to such a purpose as breeding a thoughtful, intelligent, well spoken man.
I can also understand why the Christian extremists would be upset at such a thing. Why would you want someone born of fabric to deign to aspire to the presidency. Someone might point out that muslin is quite a rough fabric that has been around for a long time. It is kind of a cousin to burlap. I'm sure their precious baby jebus might have been wrapped in muslin or burlap, and I'm sure they'd hate to think of that being defiled by an upstanding christian who doesn't think exactly like they do.
Posted by: MikeM | September 23, 2008 1:38 PM
Quiet, #33: Don't be feeling too khaki about yourself.
Posted by: John | September 23, 2008 1:39 PM
Perhaps there has been some mistake and Obama is really a Demicravat?
Posted by: bernard quatermass | September 23, 2008 1:39 PM
Well, I hate to say it, but I hope someone tried washing the thing first.
I recall a prank by performance artist Boyd Rice where he and some friends "defaced" the giant lemon of Lemon Grove, California ... but did it with something completely water soluble! Of course the folks of Lemon Grove didn't think of this and repainted the entire ersatz citrus because, as the tut-tutting opinion piece in the paper said, they "so loved the lemon" ....
Posted by: Epinephrine | September 23, 2008 1:40 PM
Yes, it is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Alberta
Even the wiki article mentions this nickname.
Posted by: SC | September 23, 2008 1:45 PM
If they want to respond crudely, they could add the atheist bumper-sticker text featured on another science blog earlier this year:
Jesus is coming? Don't swallow that.
Posted by: Rev. BigDumbChimp, KoT | September 23, 2008 1:45 PM
Half breed Muslin? Obviously this is a very clever reference to Leviticus 19:19
That or just dumbfucks being dumbfucks.
Posted by: BMcP | September 23, 2008 1:46 PM
Does that second image go with the first? It isn't mentioned or shown in the linked blog you retrieved the first image from. Where did it come from?
That sucks the groups banner was vandalized, personally I wouldn't classify it as a "serious hate crime", maybe if it said "atheists get out, or else!" or "We will crush you infidels!" or some text along those lines I could see it that way, but I don't see any threatening statements or symbols. Still vandalism is a crime, so hopefully the guilty will be busted and have to pay the penalty for that crime.
Posted by: Carlie | September 23, 2008 1:54 PM
Wow. That second one literally stopped me in my tracks, and I was unable to do anything but sit slack-jawed and stare at the screen for a couple of minutes. Astounding.
As for the first, Christians are petty. Nice for them to make sure everyone knows.
Posted by: mathyoo | September 23, 2008 1:54 PM
@#17
We already have one of those.
Posted by: Epinephrine | September 23, 2008 1:57 PM
Yes, but he'll be weaving office soon. Besides, Obama's more appealing to weft-wing voters.
Posted by: Steverino | September 23, 2008 1:58 PM
Posted by: Chris Swanson | September 23, 2008 1:16 PM
"Half-breed Muslin"? Is America ready for a fabricated president?
You mean a President that takes no sheet?
Posted by: Brian D | September 23, 2008 2:01 PM
Phaedrus:
1) If you read Douglas Adams (or even the God Delusion), it becomes clear that what some folks consider atheism is really very strong agnosticism. By some definitions, everything other than a 7 on Dawkins' scale is not atheism (note that Dawkins rates himself about a 6.8-6.9, if I recall correctly). So the choice of words is really one of semantics.
2) The U of A has something like 23 Christian groups on campus (of varying degrees of religious-guided mandate; some are full-blown How Big Is Your Jesus evangelical while others have their first purpose be charity), to say nothing about other faiths in student groups. There is precisely one freethought student group -- the UAAA. Would you propose we alienate free-thinking individuals simply because they accept uncertainty or NOMA? (That said, I volunteered at the club fair and of the folks who signed up, I recall at least one deist and one pantheist as well. These are definitely not atheistic or agnostic positions, but they aren't bound by religion or dogma. Where else would they go?)
Alberta really is the Texas of Canada. Admitting you don't believe in a sky fairy (or, depending on where you are, admitting that the sky fairy you believe in isn't the vengeful desert god) is almost as bad as being -- *gasp!* -- liberal (small OR capital L). There is no reason to discriminate further against free-thinkers just because they live a rational life for different reasons than some of us do. We get plenty of that from the Christians -- just see the sign. (On Ian's blog, he recounts a letter from one nutjob (also in his comments...) who thinks that separation of church and state is evidence that secularism is attacking Christianity... even when it's the Christian groups, especially our resident Big Jesus On Campus group, that are using vandal tactics on the atheists.)
Posted by: Rev. BigDumbChimp, KoT | September 23, 2008 2:03 PM
Strange (but not unexpected) link fail there.
Dumbfucks
Posted by: Sebastian | September 23, 2008 2:08 PM
I especially love the lower-case "d" on the second sign. That's what gives it that delicious illiterate je ne sais quoi.
Posted by: Pierce R. Butler | September 23, 2008 2:14 PM
Here's a very nice and timely sign; more info (including video link) here.
Posted by: Phaedrus | September 23, 2008 2:21 PM
Well let's put all those agnostics on board the Golgafrincham Ark Fleet God... err... Zeusdammit!! We need definitive action! None of this fence-sitting stuff!
Posted by: chris | September 23, 2008 2:22 PM
Obama's a Muslin, eh? Must be a Sheetite.
Posted by: David Marjanović, OM | September 23, 2008 2:26 PM
ROTFL!!!
The big J, too, is somewhat off. It looks more like a Dīng (this Chinese surname).
Posted by: catta | September 23, 2008 2:30 PM
Oh dear. Why didn't they use the internet, where all their worries would have been laid to rest here:
http://isbarackobamamuslin.com/
Posted by: KristinMH | September 23, 2008 2:32 PM
I spent a month in Edmonton once. The best part? The large banner in the airport that read "EDMONTON: ALBERTA'S CAPITAL CITY".
That's one heck of a town motto.
This doesn't surprise me one little bit.
Posted by: horrobin | September 23, 2008 2:39 PM
The Obama sign is in the grand tradition of rightard own-goals such as:
this pro-war guy.
Oh, and I'd like to see PZ do something to anger the muslins, if he's brave enough!
Posted by: RN Lee | September 23, 2008 2:44 PM
But I don't. Not because I lack a permanent marker, but rather because some instinct tells me randomly harassing people will not make my life a pleasant one.
Yeah, same here, pretty much. My family's fundamentalist, and my dad used to embarrass the hell out of me as a kid by stopping at the bulletin board whenever we went to the library and removing any fliers for religions and political stuff he found objectionable. It's left me with a lingering chuckle whenever fundies pull that "We just want *tolerance*" nonsense and very little tolerance, personally, the odd times I encounter atheists or liberals or leftists or whoever else I might agree with, doing the same thing.
Just not cool, whether you're a pro-lifer doing it to abortion rights folks, or vice versa.
Posted by: Mena | September 23, 2008 2:49 PM
The muslins must be dyed!
Only in Alberta...
(and perhaps Saskatchewan)
Posted by: Milo Johnson | September 23, 2008 2:50 PM
It's rude to call Barack Obama a "muslin." They should have said "fabrican-American."
Posted by: Benny the Icepick | September 23, 2008 2:52 PM
This could all be remedied with some addenda to the messages.
"Jesus is coming!" ("Look busy!")
"God loves you!" ("but everyone else thinks you're a putz")
Posted by: Noophy | September 23, 2008 2:56 PM
Anyone else in Edmonton going to the lecture tonight? It's posted on the groups UofA web page.
Posted by: Brownian, OM | September 23, 2008 2:56 PM
Careful, KristinMH. We're a plucky little town that tends to be the only liberal bastion in a conservatron provice, when we aren't busy stabbing each other all over the place, that is. Besides, Calgary's motto isn't much better: "Calgary: We ain't no liberal pinkos like them Edmontonians."
Thanks for the heads up, Desiree. If I can get myself to a radio on Friday, I'll be tuning in for sure.
Posted by: negentropyeater | September 23, 2008 2:56 PM
BobC,
That Agnostics may not be as anti religious as Atheists is a figment of your very limited imagination...
Posted by: JStein | September 23, 2008 3:13 PM
Oh well... I feel bad about the Atheist sign, but the Obama sign cheered me up.
I suppose we know who they'll be voting for:
McCain-PaliM '08!
Posted by: TheWireMonkey | September 23, 2008 3:31 PM
There was a crime on Long Island (a long time ago--I think there was a murder involved) and near by a playground was vandalized with the words "Satin Lives", the work, obviously of satin worshipers. They never did determine if it was the silk sect or the polyesther sect however. Honestly, you'd think Anna Wintour really WAS god!
(erm, for those of you who don't know--Anna Wintour is the editor of Vogue magazine).
Posted by: Quiet Desperation | September 23, 2008 3:41 PM
Quiet, #33: Don't be feeling too khaki about yourself.
This is getting woolly. I'd better bolt. It's curtains for this thread.
Posted by: Capital Dan | September 23, 2008 3:46 PM
Why do Christians have the social skills of toddlers?
I mean, seriously. Do these brainwashed gomers even stop to think about how stupid they look when they do what they do?
Posted by: CP | September 23, 2008 3:59 PM
The "muslin" sign reminds me of a photo I once saw. It had been taken in the late 60's when the Omaha public schools were being integrated. The picture shows a man holding a sign that said "NIGER GO HOME."
Posted by: scooter | September 23, 2008 3:59 PM
Me @ 28
That's right. No Woody Guthrie, no Molly Ivins, no Jim Hightower, no Willie Nelson, no 500 elementery schools named Travis, no Davey Crockett Alamode, no ZZ Top, no fire ants, no carpetbaggers, no Shiner Bock flat piss beer, no hurricanes...
face it, yall are just BORING
quiet deperation @ 72 wins the pun density contest for sure
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Posted by: Zach | September 23, 2008 4:14 PM
I guess
1. Muslin is bred
2. God and Jesus love you but Christians don't
Posted by: bastion | September 23, 2008 4:30 PM
Ah, I see.
In addition to Lying for Jesus, Threatening for Jesus, Fraudulently Subscribing PZ to Magazines for Jesus, we now have an example of Vandalism for Jesus.
Wherefore, by their works you will know them.
Posted by: Marc Abian | September 23, 2008 4:31 PM
What did they hope to achieve with the Obama is a muslin sign?
When it comes to rabid atheists lke ourselves, that stuff just won't wash.
Posted by: The Chemist | September 23, 2008 4:40 PM
I've seen "There is no God" or "Dawkins is right" scrawled on stuff ranging from bathroom stalls to the stuff put out by Christian student groups on my campus.
There's a guy who gouges his name "Dave" into every screen or display he can get his hands on, now he annoys the fuck out of me. Still, a cat will spray a tree, it's not insidious, just basic animal shit.
People vandalize. Shit happens. No exceptions.
Posted by: theinquisitor | September 23, 2008 4:46 PM
That does it. Next time I see one of those christian fish symbols, I'm drawing legs on it.
Posted by: Nick Gotts | September 23, 2008 4:49 PM
Quiet_Desperation@35,
Oops. Apologies!
Posted by: Tulse | September 23, 2008 4:59 PM
Hey, now, don't go dissin' the Shiner Bock!
Posted by: Carlie | September 23, 2008 5:01 PM
Tulse, have you ever had a Shiner Bock? A few of my tastebuds just died from the memory of it. [shudder]
Posted by: Jarvik | September 23, 2008 5:08 PM
@24/Brownian:
RATT, Deweys, and the Powerplant all still exist. Deweys and the Powerplant are now basically the same thing and there are no lives though. The only "pub" that is gone is the Ship in Lister Center which is now dry.
Posted by: Tulse | September 23, 2008 5:10 PM
Way more than I care to admit -- Rice University was Shiner's biggest customer (literally).
Posted by: Sven DiMilo | September 23, 2008 5:17 PM
Fresh Shiner Bock is a definite step up from the usual American lager beer, and I've had very many of them (both Shiners and comparators); I'd put it in a similar class with Yuengling or Leinenkugel.
"Half-breed"--that's all I ever heard
"Half-breed"--how I learned to hate the word
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
Both sides were against me since the day I was born
-Cher (from The Complete Wit and Wisdom of Sonny and/or Cher)
Posted by: Danio | September 23, 2008 5:17 PM
The Lord hemps those who hemp themselves.
Posted by: Chris Clarke | September 23, 2008 5:18 PM
The whole muslin rumor was deliberately spun by rightwing PR flax.
Posted by: Brad D. | September 23, 2008 5:19 PM
Agnostic, Atheist, you can be both really. I consider myself to be both.
-Brad
(a chemist, but not "The Chemist")
Posted by: bluescat48 | September 23, 2008 5:25 PM
[quote]What's a "half-breed muslin"?[/quote]
another rightwing piece of BS
Posted by: Brownian, OM | September 23, 2008 5:29 PM
Jarvik, but can you get a pint at either Dewey's or the Plant during the day or night? (BTW, the REAL Dewey's was in HUB mall. It's limped along since it took over what was then the Grad Student's Lounge in that little room in the Plant back in '97, but only as a shallow imitation of itself.)
Posted by: Emmet Caulfield | September 23, 2008 5:32 PM
I wasn't sure how I felt about the awful list of puns, and thought of ticking people off, but then I thought that would net me nothing: 'twill be better after a nap.
Posted by: Kel | September 23, 2008 5:34 PM
It's a sad sign that racism is still prevalent in society. why are the intolerant tolerated?!?
Posted by: Ryan | September 23, 2008 5:35 PM
Not visible is the fact that the UAAA's website and email were cut off the bottom of the poster, meaning that even if we were able to remove the Jesus crap, we'd still have to squeeze that info back in somewhere.
Posted by: jj | September 23, 2008 5:48 PM
This reminds me of a photo I saw years ago. Some stupid woman was holding up a sign during a civil rights demonstration that said "Go home niger." That summed it up for me--she was so stupid, she didn't even know how to correctly spell her vile, racist epithet!
Posted by: Ernesto García | September 23, 2008 5:56 PM
Religious vandals REALLY piss me off. Who the fsck do they think they are to deface and destroy someone else's artistic work? Some years ago here in Argentina three Catholic whackaloons bursted into an art exhibition by the artist León Ferrari and vandalized some of the sculptures with the excuse that those offended their faith. When a judge imposed to them a fine of $10.000 (about 3.100 U.S. dollars) León was able to exact his vengeance on the kooks: he donated that sum to the C.H.A., a gay activist organization. I'd have loved to see the faces of the morons when they learned that their money was going to help a cause they despise. :-D
Posted by: Farb | September 23, 2008 6:07 PM
I'm going to save the Obama sign for posterity.
The vaunted superiority of this Eurocentric religiosity should properly be reflected in the bigots' racist diatribes meeting certain minimum quality standards.
These should properly include recognizing the subtle distinctions between a world religion and a style of cotton weave.
Posted by: Paul R. Welke | September 23, 2008 6:08 PM
"Jesus is coming"... I'm sorry, but for some reason, I'm not swallowing that.
Posted by: Alan C | September 23, 2008 6:40 PM
So Obama is a man of the cloth?
Posted by: Rolan le Gargéac |