EPTBrother Mack prays for IdrA - Page 9
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serA
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Qzy
Denmark1121 Posts
 Whatever he talks about, let him have his fun! | ||
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MousecL1ck1
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SmoKim
Denmark10305 Posts
i mean, it is the church of E-sport, seems like a no-brainer  | ||
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Zeri
United States773 Posts
On January 15 2011 19:23 serA wrote: I personally find it a offensive coming from a Christian background, I shouldn't be so uptight (maybe I should?) but yeah. Funny jokes and comments that are golden, but just offends me. No reason that these videos should offend anyone at all. | ||
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Deadlyhazard
United States1177 Posts
Seems about right. | ||
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iNdo-Man
United States191 Posts
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KevinIX
United States2472 Posts
On January 16 2011 08:16 Zeri wrote: No reason that these videos should offend anyone at all. Well, he's satirizing Christians, so it's fair that Christians might be offended. But for the rest of us, it's comedy gold. | ||
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CuttyFlam
Belgium523 Posts
On January 16 2011 08:25 KevinIX wrote: Well, he's satirizing Christians, so it's fair that Christians might be offended. But for the rest of us, it's comedy gold. People - Christians or w/e - should not be offended at all by satire. Why? cause it's SATIRE... Strange that there are people on tl who actually reason like that and are offended that easy , no offense but i am just surprised by that... | ||
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KevinIX
United States2472 Posts
On January 16 2011 08:39 CuttyFlam wrote: People - Christians or w/e - should not be offended at all by satire. Why? cause it's SATIRE... Strange that there are people on tl who actually reason like that and are offended that easy , no offense but i am just surprised by that... That's not true. Satire is meant to ridicule someone or some group's shortcomings, in the hope that through shaming them, it can change their behavior. If you're a part of the group being made fun of, it's understandable that you'd be offended. It doesn't mean that satire is bad, though, because it is just a form of social commentary. | ||
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Fa1nT
United States3423 Posts
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CuttyFlam
Belgium523 Posts
On January 16 2011 09:00 Fa1nT wrote: satire points out stupid stuff, the only way you can find satire bad is if you subconsciously believe it Well put sir... Food for contemplation! | ||
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Voros
United States222 Posts
On January 16 2011 08:25 KevinIX wrote: Well, he's satirizing Christians, so it's fair that Christians might be offended. But for the rest of us, it's comedy gold. He's satirizing a very specific kind of Christian, namely a shyster televangelist with a puerile mind. I had to watch way too many of those "evangelists" at the homes of elderly relatives in the late 80s, and Brother Mack's satire is spot on. | ||
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echO [W]
United States1495 Posts
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Denizen[9]
United States649 Posts
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TritaN
United States406 Posts
On January 15 2011 19:23 serA wrote: I personally find it a offensive coming from a Christian background, I shouldn't be so uptight (maybe I should?) but yeah. Funny jokes and comments that are golden, but just offends me. No you shouldn't. I come from the same background. In fact, went to church for 19 of my 22 years of age. People really shouldn't get offended by things. | ||
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levelping
Singapore759 Posts
On January 16 2011 15:17 TritaN wrote: No you shouldn't. I come from the same background. In fact, went to church for 19 of my 22 years of age. People really shouldn't get offended by things. You should realise that your comment, in asking him to be more tolerant of good humor, is also being rather intolerant of his sensibilities by trying to tell him what he should or should not be upset about. If you have really gone to church for 19 years, you would at least see how it would be possible that someone with serious religious convictions would be offended by someone comparing God to a 4GB memory stick. And I wanted to point this out especially since serA made his point a really a personal observation. He's not calling on us to not watch the video, or saying it stinks, just that he was personally offended. He isn't telling us to do anything, but you are. Imho serA there's nothing wrong sticking to your religious convictions, and this comes from someone who is pretty much areligious. More on topic, awesome vid. I wonder if day9/idra knows about this guy. | ||
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Alay
United States660 Posts
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TritaN
United States406 Posts
On January 16 2011 18:14 levelping wrote: You should realise that your comment, in asking him to be more tolerant of good humor, is also being rather intolerant of his sensibilities by trying to tell him what he should or should not be upset about. If you have really gone to church for 19 years, you would at least see how it would be possible that someone with serious religious convictions would be offended by someone comparing God to a 4GB memory stick. And I wanted to point this out especially since serA made his point a really a personal observation. He's not calling on us to not watch the video, or saying it stinks, just that he was personally offended. He isn't telling us to do anything, but you are. Imho serA there's nothing wrong sticking to your religious convictions, and this comes from someone who is pretty much areligious. More on topic, awesome vid. I wonder if day9/idra knows about this guy. Of course I see why he is offended. That goes without saying. I could write an essay about this topic, but I don't want to derail the thread and waste people's time with giant walls of text, so i'll sum it up: People should put themselves past being offended by comedy. The world would be a better place. | ||
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gibb
Sweden288 Posts
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