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  • Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

    I have no problem with poking fun at someone about their faith, thus this meme is funny to me and so would the hypothetical one. But, actually being MAD about it seems odd to me.
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      Originally posted by WeWantMore View Post
      Would it be viewed that way in the media as a whole though? Hell no.
      Of course, since most reporters are nominally christian, as are most people in this country, it's kind of a "we can mock it because we are one" kind of thing. That it happens to involve the majority instead of the minority is, well, too bad for Tebow.

      Also, if a Muslim starred in a Super Bowl ad, wore eye black with verses from the Koran on it, proseltyzed generally, and started praying towards Mecca during the game...well, I bet he would get mocked.

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        Originally posted by state of hockey View Post
        I have no problem with poking fun at someone about their faith, thus this meme is funny to me and so would the hypothetical one. But, actually being MAD about it seems odd to me.
        Originally posted by unofan View Post
        Of course, since most reporters are nominally christian, as are most people in this country, it's kind of a "we can mock it because we are one" kind of thing. That it happens to involve the majority instead of the minority is, well, too bad for Tebow.

        Also, if a Muslim starred in a Super Bowl ad, wore eye black with verses from the Koran on it, proseltyzed generally, and started praying towards Mecca during the game...well, I bet he would get mocked.
        To be clear, I have no problem with the mockery of Tebow, or this hypothetical player.

        Simply making the point that we would see a whole lot more hand wringing over the latter case.

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          Originally posted by state of hockey View Post
          I have no problem with poking fun at someone about their faith, thus this meme is funny to me and so would the hypothetical one. But, actually being MAD about it seems odd to me.
          Of all the things that bother me, Tebow ranks pretty low. There are plenty of things to get more upset about (like the Patriots lack of a pass defense).

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            Originally posted by WeWantMore View Post
            I thought this article raised some interesting points.

            What if the NFL had a Muslim quarterback, and people mocked him by miming praying to Mecca? Bet that's not funny, right?

            On the other hand, like the article says, that hypothetical quarterback probably doesn't have the ardent batch of defenders Tebow has either.
            I dunno, does this hypothetical muslim QB's act of publically praying to Mecca become an internet meme where people take pictures of themselves praying in the middle of McDonalds that the media hypes up?
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              I think South Park needs to do a MuslimTebow episode.
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                I think South Park needs to do a MuslimTebow episode.
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                      They showed the champagne party celebrating the NBA lockout being over on The Ocho.

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                        Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View Post
                        They showed the champagne party celebrating the NBA lockout being over on The Ocho.
                        There was an NBA lockout?
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                            Originally posted by St. Clown View Post
                            There was an NBA lockout?
                            What is this 'NBA' you speak of?
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