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Nuclear Unicorn

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57. I never came close to suggesting bigoted speech cannot be castigated as such.

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 08:19 AM

Jan 2015

Hebdo published material that offended many of my deepest beliefs and as such they should be confronted but the moment they were threatened with violence those same beliefs tell me they are to be protected.

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Some people just insist on showing their "but"s [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 OP

i like buts Enrique Jan 2015 #1

In most cases I agree, and I think that's always the side to err on. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2015 #3

bigotry WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jan 2015 #48

Five year plan? For your pleasure? N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2015 #54

explained WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jan 2015 #70

I think that that is obvious nonsense. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2015 #78

Question: Does chewing out a BUT Monkey make you a BUT Muncher? TheBlackAdder Jan 2015 #29

Murdering over anything is wrong, given the definition of murder randys1 Jan 2015 #2

Sounds a tad too tautological. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #7

R. Crumb loves showing Ralph (Mohamid) Bakshi's butt Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #4

the flies are a nice touch Enrique Jan 2015 #5

Almost reminiscent of a Mad Magazine cartoon. nt TheBlackAdder Jan 2015 #30

Interesting how he implies even he is scared to present a profane image of the prophet oberliner Jan 2015 #13

He spoke of this cartoon today. I don't think he is scared at all. Raine1967 Jan 2015 #23

Yes, he definitely clearly is oberliner Jan 2015 #24

It's a "but butt" cartoon, that.... nt MADem Jan 2015 #33

I like how he takes a swipe at Ralph Bakshi in the process. Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #22

I know about R. Crumb and Fritz the Cat separately but what is the connection? Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #25

Fritz the Cat was a Crumb character, originally Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #26

Forty-two years and counting. Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #27

Seriously. Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #28

Seriously, Terry Zwigoff's film, Crumb, is totally worth checking out, too Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #35

Oh yeah. Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #38

Bleak might have been the view of the two conspicuously absent sisters from the film Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #40

"Get a load of this".. I think I've heard that one, before. Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #41

Crumb was my neighbor years ago before he bolted to France Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #45

How cool!~ I think butt biting is technically different from frotting--- but probably not by much. Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #53

lol nt m-lekktor Jan 2015 #46

But, but, but ... rock Jan 2015 #6

Sir Mix-A-Lot would be happy here. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #8

...and he cannot lie. nt MADem Jan 2015 #34

It's the "imps and whores" culture that have been allowed to engulfed America. eom Hutzpa Jan 2015 #9

You mean Tyrion Lannister? Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #18

For real. bravenak Jan 2015 #51

Do you like everything the police do? CJCRANE Jan 2015 #10

I see you added a second comment, which is more in line with the OP. This particular post isn't Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #15

The context of the police discussions is, some people died at the hands of the police. Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #20

Yes, but the NYPD say that you shouldn't criticize them otherwise CJCRANE Jan 2015 #68

Telling people what they are allowed to say brer cat Jan 2015 #11

Where did I make any pretense at restricting speech? I simply noted people are making Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #14

Perhaps I failed to see the point of your OP. brer cat Jan 2015 #32

If the cartoons are offending people... CJCRANE Jan 2015 #12

It's an indication of not wanting to talk about ... frazzled Jan 2015 #16

"Sometimes, you just have call a cigar a cigar" Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #19

victim blaming. Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #17

Is it possible to discuss how people chose to use their right to free speech el_bryanto Jan 2015 #21

How about we discuss how people use their right to freedom of religion? Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #37

I'm not sure what you are trying to communicate here. nt el_bryanto Jan 2015 #39

that right there is the problem Skittles Jan 2015 #49

Then explain it to me. nt el_bryanto Jan 2015 #55

If Seth McFarlane had just been killed for his off-putting jokes a couple days ago Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #42

Fair enough. el_bryanto Jan 2015 #43

On any given day I could be counted among the critics of Hebdo for their bigoted nastiness Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #44

The Duke lacrosse case bluestateguy Jan 2015 #31

you really, really had to stretch there Skittles Jan 2015 #50

Don't tutch the but meow2u3 Jan 2015 #36

Yup... countryjake Jan 2015 #52

these apologists make me SICK Skittles Jan 2015 #47

bullshit. you are demanding hypocrisy from people. no. how about that. no buts. just a no. seabeyond Jan 2015 #56

I never came close to suggesting bigoted speech cannot be castigated as such. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #57

no one calling out the hate is saying they deserve it. and when you come on here and claim seabeyond Jan 2015 #59

How is my being critical of the but monkeys restricting free speech for but monkeys? Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #60

if anyone walks from your script of what is allowed ot be said, you call them but monkeys and tell seabeyond Jan 2015 #61

So challenging me is NOT suppression but my challenging the but monkeys is Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #62

you are not challenging what others say. you are demanding that others not say it. if they do, seabeyond Jan 2015 #63

You're delusional. I made no such demands. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #64

Just say, "No" to BUT monkeys. ??? no to but monkeys is what i quote and you call me delusional. seabeyond Jan 2015 #65

What's insulting is having words put in my mouth. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #69

I don't condone gang rape, BUT TorchTheWitch Jan 2015 #74

Your analogies fail because none of them ascribe culpability to the victim. Simply adding the word Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #75

What a pant load TorchTheWitch Jan 2015 #80

If you insist on claiming my OP is about trying to silence the but monkeys than you are either Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #81

if people are allowed to criticize charlie hebdo, other people are allowed to criticize those people, too. Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #71

Subordinate clauses are difficult for the sub-literate. LanternWaste Jan 2015 #58

I have more in common with Charlie Hebdo than I do with the terrorists, **BUT** ... dawg Jan 2015 #66

ah. thank you dawgs. very good post. i have not really been in a lot of the threads. seabeyond Jan 2015 #67

Lots and lots of buts Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #72

But what about us HOWEVER monkeys? Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #73

"Are we destined to live forever on the fringes of free speech flamefests?" Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #76

The word but stands in direct opposition to black and white thinking. NCTraveler Jan 2015 #77

Try "and" instead of "but." Iggo Jan 2015 #79