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Boozer stands up for Utah

Here's a fun little game for you.

"John Mayer outrage" = 70,300 results
"republican outrage" = 28,500
"Pedophile outrage" = 34 results
"Rape Victim outrage" = 8 results
"green party outrage" = 5 results
"Chuck norris outrage" = 1 result

I won't say anymore. Not exactly scientific, but a good little google experiment that I think has some validity.

This arbitrary choice of google search terms, all in one language, really proves my point I think.

Again, obviously my little google experiment wasn't serious, but I think it does confirm some real world things. According to google, the don't **** with me depth chart looks like this:

1. John Mayer
2. republicans
3. Pedophiles
4. Rape Victims
5. The Green Party
6. Chuck Norris

I think that's pretty accurate to the real world. Chuck Norris is largely known as a pushover and doesn't really care what you say about him too much. You offend John Mayer, you're more likely to hear about it or face real world repercussions.
 
JJ Rage said:
Religion is 100% choice. I was raised by a Baptist family and here I am as an adult, having freed myself from any sort of religious branding. Upbringing might make it hard to abandon your faith, but it's certainly not a biological impossibility. You can't be biologically religious. It's not like Christians are attracted to Jesus against their will.
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Ah, that's what I call street objectivist logic. Biology is not the only relevant force here. Do you think it a coincidence that most people believe the same thing as their parents? We are biologically designed as to trust our parents, as that is essential to the survival of the species. Living in certain environment for a prolonged period, specially in formative years, makes defection a challenge. Depending on how religious the family is, coverting (or deconverting) can have significant impact on personal (and business as is sometimes the case in LDS religion) relationships. It is not as simple as you seem to have convinced yourself.

Additionally, neither biology nor choice bear a connection to how offensive something is. Being offended is an emotional response. Most would be more offended if someone called their spouse a loudmouthed b, than if they mocked their height by asking them the weather "up there". The first is an offense on your choice (in marriage) and your spouse's. The second is mocking an out of your control biological trait.

Point is, people can make fun of whoever they want. The idiot journalist has the right to attack the Mormons, and the all the Mormons can do is accept it (or complain to deaf ears). Fact remains, he comes off as an unprofessional douche.
 
siromar said:
Ah, that's what I call street objectivist logic. Biology is not the only relevant force here. Do you think it a coincidence that most people believe the same thing as their parents? We are biologically designed as to trust our parents, as that is essential to the survival of the species. Living in certain environment for a prolonged period, specially in formative years, makes defection a challenge. Depending on how religious the family is, coverting (or deconverting) can have significant impact on personal (and business as is sometimes the case in LDS religion) relationships. It is not as simple as you seem to have convinced yourself.

Additionally, neither biology nor choice bear a connection to how offensive something is. Being offended is an emotional response. Most would be more offended if someone called their spouse a loudmouthed b, than if they mocked their height by asking them the weather "up there". The first is an offense on your choice (in marriage) and your spouse's. The second is mocking an out of your control biological trait.

Point is, people can make fun of whoever they want. The idiot journalist has the right to attack the Mormons, and the all the Mormons can do is accept it (or complain to deaf ears). Fact remains, he comes off as an unprofessional douche.
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Being biologically inclined to trust our parents is far different that being biologically religious. People are born gay, they're not born Christian. They're raised to be a Christian.

Regardless, I think we can all agree this DJ is a jackass and has no business being anywhere near a live microphone.
 
As for comparing this to gays, that doesn't fly because, frankly, it's still sociably acceptable to make fun of ***** folk.
 
I'm a non practicing Jew, and i'm a homosexual, for the record. Usually those two, if stereotyped like this jerkwad did to LDS, will garner outrage (not from me though, i take everything with a grain of salt, like when Tim Hardaway made his comments). Still, making fun of Mormons should be held to the same standard as making fun of Jews, Homosexuals, Catholics, or any race/religion/sexual orientation, even if the amount (in numbers) of the said group isn't that high. Rosenberg is a piece of trash and has a history of that...the guy was kicked off of WFAN for many reasons, including, when talking about a female athlete who was diagnosed with cancer " She's not gonna be so hot now with a shaved head and one breast".
 
moevillini said:
yup, this takes the cake as far as thread hijacks are concerned!
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Yeah, I hijacked the thread cause I have a problem with what the DJ said. Bien hecho! It's pretty relevant cause a) I'm LDS and b) I'm from Utah and c) he's obviously taking shots about both my religion and where I'm from. I can't have a problem with that? The double standard in being politically correct sometimes is beyond fail.
 
How can someone even compare something you are born as and cannot get away from if they wanted to (homosexuality, race, gender) with a clear-cut choice (religion, religion, religion)?

Anyway, this thread has officially become retarded (there's one of the former).
 
Also, getting back to the point, is there ANYTHING that Boozer can do or say (that isn't unreasonable or wholly silly) that will illicit any response other than disgust or pure contempt from most of you?
 
NUMBERICA said:
How can someone even compare something you are born as and cannot get away from if they wanted to (homosexuality, race, gender) with a clear-cut choice (religion, religion, religion)?

Anyway, this thread has officially become retarded (there's one of the former).
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Your reading comprehension needs some work.
 
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