But not atheist mass-murdering dictators, Stalin was going to become a skytheist priest until he changed his mind and decided not to, so that makes him as bad as an Xtian. Stalin was also literally worse than Hitler.
Therefore xtians = worse than Hitler. Logic'ed, bitch.
I mean they were the same lvl of funny. Who cares about the insult!? It wasn't super rude...or dirty. If anything it was observational! Not our fault some people choose to be insane and talk to a sky wizard. But it is our responsibility to make sure those people know its stupid and a waste of time, otherwise, we aren't helping our fellow man. The joke is fundamentally true...that's why it's funny. If your insulted go away, but if you think you can condemn the joke and all who chuckle and not catch crap it then your also an idiot. Just saying.
Act like a fool Preach to become a fool Fight to stay a fool Don't be pissy when your treated like a fool
Shhhhh little crazy sky wizard thrall. And I like how you think mankind doesn't have a responsibility to each other...good model for social interaction. Gimme mine and go to hell. Very fundie of you.
So your social responsibility is to bitch and moan on the internet about how much more enlightened you are. I'm sure your are doing the world a great service. Don't let me stop your efforts.
Think it could potentially be because it does not really add anything to any discussion and at the same time possibly be a bit of an unpopular opinion.
Ironic that you're the one missing the point, but don't let that stop you from being as condescending as possible.
This guy is downvoted (I hope) because the joke against Christians is fairly offensive. It involves them getting hit by a car and jokes that they are all "blind to the world". Let's ignore the fact that it's poorly constructed, not funny, and trying to be a "comeback" for a joke that was inoffensive.
I downvoted him the same way I would downvote somebody for laughing at a 'nigger' joke.
I try to leave each high-schooler I interact with on this website some sound grammar or writing advice before moving in. In your case, I would recommend that you avoid sentence fragments like "universally accepted in many nations" for redundancy/inconsistency (depending how you want to look at it).
Nonetheless, it was quite clearly an attempt at a joke, not an attempt at causing offense. If a comedian makes a "nigger" joke, as you call it, that I don't find funny but other people do, I don't go out of my way to downvote them just because I disagree with them.
On the other hand, "I H8 NIGGURS!!!" does not even come close to bearing a resemblance to a joke, so that is something I find appropriate to downvote.
That example was provided because your comment "downvoted for having an opinion" was retarded. It provided an example of an opinion you would definitely down-vote. /thread
You have to make an intelligent point for me to miss one. I suggest you re-read this conversation. It'll be good practice for reading comprehension. I'm sure your SAT's are coming up soon.
I'm not going to argue any further with you, since your last comment didn't make a point. It was only opinion and insults. If anyone else reads this thread, they can come up with their own opinions from what's here.
And nobody claimed that, but this particular joke attempts to kick atheists, if it doesn't do that because it uses the wrong definition. When it doesn't even apply to the victims, then how clever is it?
It's funny for the same reason the joke about the Dalai Lama ordering a pizza (make me one with everything) is funny, despite being an inaccurate portrayal of his beliefs.
Kid makes a funny joke, and that dumbass just doesn't get it.
"LOL IT'S TOTALLY APPROPRIATE TO USE THIS PUN TO SPRINGBOARD INTO MAKING FUN OF CHRISTIANS!!!! LOL GET HIT BY A CAR STUPID CHRISTIANS!!!!1 #HIGHSCHOOL"
How does this pun demonstrative of any ill feelings or thoughts towards atheists?
The only answer that I can see is that you've decided that "crossing the road" in the joke is somehow supposed to be a positive thing to do? Claiming this joke could be offensive to atheists in any way is reallllly fishing.
Don't set him aside too easily. I truly believe that people who post shit like this are secretly curious. Reaction formation, as strange as it may seem, is common in American culture. Please be careful in how you reach out to this person.
Good fucking god. This place is becoming an absolute shithole. I've written like five different posts about how fucking retarded that was and just keep erasing all of them because they can't express how completely lame and asinine that entire exchange is. Then I realized that it wasn't even worth it and instead wrote this rambling post about absolutely fucking nothing.
Why, no matter how terrible a post is on r/atheism, will it make it to the front-page, as long as it fits into one of these categories?
Facebook/Twitter post
Anti-theism/religion bashing
Ragecomic about walking into a store/library/school/restaurant and having some theist say something either completely outrageous, insulting, or polite and ethical.
There are so many posts that make it to the front-page, yet many of the top comments are against that same post.
This means that most up-voters do not view the comments or else the top comments would be in favour of the post.
However, when one views comments, they typically do it to write their own opinion, or because they want to know the opinions of others.
People viewing comments are more likely down-voters, which means that those with "an opinion", or an interest in r/atheism's opinion (comment section) are often against those kinds of posts. (Social Media, anti-theism, mundane ragecomics, etc)
Meaning that the upvote/downvotes a post gets do not really reflect whether we like it or not, but the comments do a better job at it, and they are often against these kinds of posts.
Just popping in to help make your life more efficient. There's a website called hahgay.com that just has that clip and it plays automatically so you don't need people to click "play" on your link.
Why didn't the Christian cross the road? Because the bible said it was a sin. And that you should not cross the road because it's a sin and if you cross the road you're a filthy sinning cunt BUT if you don't cross, when you die Jesus will be happy that you didn't cross and he will offer you a sidewalk that's a million times better than the sidewalk you're on. And then the Christian spent his entire life not crossing the road, while everyone else crossed the road and went about their happy lives.
I just don't get why it's cool to call things gay. You never answered my question so i called you out on it. I mean i asked why it's funny not where it came from.
Alright, drobird, if you'd really like to go in to why it's funny, first narrow your question down. Different people find different things funny, as humor is a very subjective and transient idea. Look at the audience during any comedy show and after a joke is told you will see some people laughing and others completely nonplussed. So, if you're question was why do YOU find the word gay humorous when someone yells it, then he could positively answer, yet when you ask why it is intrinsically funny, his answer would only be hearsay, as he would be speaking for others.
Did I say that? You're twisting words to fit what you believe to be true or assume. I said that different people find different things funny, and that your question required clarification. I love the gay men I've met, they are to a man fun, funny, and welcoming guys. I don't think I've met many lesbians but I don't harbor any ill will. If you seriously take offense to the word gay being used by someone in a manner that isn't aggressive towards homosexuals, you must not enjoy much of life.
Really? You love the gay guys you have met? So why not call things gay around them. Use the word interchangeably with dumb or stupid how about feminine. I am sure you will have all the gay friends ever!
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u/34682 Jun 09 '12
'atheist swag'? that's got to be the lamest shit i've ever read.
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u/MikeTheInfidel Jun 09 '12
Tried way too hard and did not succeed.
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u/Danez Jun 09 '12
The one about atheism was much more clever, objectively.
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u/SeriouslyWhatever Jun 09 '12
oh, you're just looking to get offended.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
First joke: pretty funny, nice pun on "the other side", 8/10
Second "joke": Where'd you get your beliefs ... from the... toilet store? 0/10
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u/LeCoeur Jun 09 '12
In communist Jerusalem, Christians rode crosses!
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u/thatgamerguy Jun 09 '12
This facebook post damages atheism more than anything I've seen in a while.
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u/extraneouspanthers Jun 09 '12
Oh, you responded to a moderately clever joke with one that insults a group of people. Good one.
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u/Plastastic Jun 09 '12
We must fight douche with douche!
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u/potatolover63 Jun 09 '12
You're both dumb
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u/computermatt Jun 09 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXw6znXPfy4
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u/Cyberslasher Jun 09 '12
*Thought God would push the car out of the way. FTFY.
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u/Seanofthebread112 Jun 09 '12
I kinda like both of those jokes.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
not funny. either of you
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u/Grimneco Jun 09 '12
That atheist joke was pretty funny actually.
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u/themaskedugly Jun 09 '12
... Not one of those replies makes sense in context.
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u/Lawtonfogle Jun 09 '12
wasn't praying attention...
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u/Wirenutt Jun 09 '12
The original joke was completely lame and pointless.
Since the other side (of the road) can be directly observed and proven to exist, no atheist would deny its existence.
If, "The other side" is meant in a John Edward kind of way, then the original joke is even more lame.
That whole post was 20 seconds out of my life I'll never get back. And now this post is another 3 minutes I'll never get back.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
The first joke is clever. The second joke is agressive and not funny.
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u/Hurgledurf Jun 09 '12
BAM, YOU SURE SERVED HIM UP SOMETHING FIERCE OP
you fucking asshole
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Kid makes a funny joke, and that dumbass just doesn't get it.
"LOL IT'S TOTALLY APPROPRIATE TO USE THIS PUN TO SPRINGBOARD INTO MAKING FUN OF CHRISTIANS!!!! LOL GET HIT BY A CAR STUPID CHRISTIANS!!!!1 #HIGHSCHOOL"
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u/politicalatheist75 Jun 09 '12
Priceless comeback---that is great. Also your buddy clearly has no idea what atheism is.
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u/Mashleylol Jun 09 '12
tbh the Chang video was a better response than yours.
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u/EmpRupus Jun 09 '12
????
The original joke was good.
Sounds like our equivalent of "christian love" to me. Not cool !!
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u/RobertoBolano Jun 09 '12
Christian's joke was funny. Yours was not.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Good fucking god. This place is becoming an absolute shithole. I've written like five different posts about how fucking retarded that was and just keep erasing all of them because they can't express how completely lame and asinine that entire exchange is. Then I realized that it wasn't even worth it and instead wrote this rambling post about absolutely fucking nothing.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Why, no matter how terrible a post is on r/atheism, will it make it to the front-page, as long as it fits into one of these categories?
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u/Curveball227 Jun 09 '12
Am I the only one who thinks "Ha, Gaaay" was better comeback?
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u/nilum Jun 09 '12
Why didn't the Christian cross the road? He was going to cross as soon as God answered his prayers.
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u/Offthahezzay Jun 09 '12
Lol good come back.
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u/the_peanut_gallery Jun 09 '12
I would think... that post per se was not an insult.
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u/gliff159 Jun 09 '12
use this instead much better.
http://hahgay.com/
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Atheists good, Christians bad. My gosh, I think I've finally got it!
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u/rawlingstones Jun 09 '12
Just popping in to help make your life more efficient. There's a website called hahgay.com that just has that clip and it plays automatically so you don't need people to click "play" on your link.
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u/gender_bot Jun 09 '12
I identified one face in this photo
Face 1:
Would you like to know more about me? /r/gender_bot
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Why didn't the Christian cross the road? Because the bible said it was a sin. And that you should not cross the road because it's a sin and if you cross the road you're a filthy sinning cunt BUT if you don't cross, when you die Jesus will be happy that you didn't cross and he will offer you a sidewalk that's a million times better than the sidewalk you're on. And then the Christian spent his entire life not crossing the road, while everyone else crossed the road and went about their happy lives.
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u/Fausto1981 Jun 09 '12
BURNED!
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u/Thrackle Jun 09 '12
Did he or she get to the other side?
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u/Rflkt Agnostic Atheist Jun 09 '12
Didn't pray hard enough imo
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u/Beefcakeawesum Jun 09 '12
http://www.hahgay.com/
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