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Tender Branson
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« on: March 03, 2015, 08:55:46 AM »
« edited: March 03, 2015, 09:13:34 AM by Tender Branson »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L2fazw5Y9k

Some apparently think it is.
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« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2015, 09:01:17 AM »
If it has caused controversy then it is controversial.
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« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2015, 09:11:46 AM »
It says "not available in your country", but here's a version that is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhCjzYqtW4c

That said, as Snowstalker said, it's controversial because it's caused controversy.  Did you mean to ask whether we thought it was offensive or not?
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« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2015, 09:13:13 AM »
Quote from: Mr. Morden on March 03, 2015, 09:11:46 AM
It says "not available in your country", but here's a version that is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhCjzYqtW4c

That said, as Snowstalker said, it's controversial because it's caused controversy.  Did you mean to ask whether we thought it was offensive or not?


Yeah, "offensive" would have probably been better.
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« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2015, 09:22:24 AM »
« Edited: March 04, 2015, 02:44:18 AM by Tender Branson »
I do not really find it offensive, because the sketch is not only mocking ISIS but also Toyota.

US media has a long tradition to parody terrorists and dictators too.

Certainly not more offensive than the German satire magazine "Titanic":

"With brute force: Merkel destroys Islamic State."

[pic]http://oi59.tinypic.com/epeseo.jpg[/pic]
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« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2015, 10:15:35 AM »
RIP Tender.
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« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2015, 10:20:36 AM »
Why is Tender not banned yet?
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« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2015, 11:37:52 AM »
what the f**k man
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« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2015, 11:42:44 AM »
jesus f**king christ
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« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2015, 11:46:26 AM »

can you imagine if opebo (or hell, you or I) posted half the things tender has posted? these double standards are ridiculous
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« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2015, 12:08:11 PM »
Why should it not be possible to post pictures from a satire magazine here ?

So, Charlie Hebdo content can be posted, but a Godzilla-like naked Merkel wiping out ISIS can't ?
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« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2015, 12:11:08 PM »
Because plenty of non-moderator posters have been banned for posting much milder sexual content. I personally don't have a problem with it, I don't want you to be banned obviously, but I do have a problem with the rules not being uniformly enforced.
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« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2015, 12:20:05 PM »
I don't want to be a total dick, so I have changed the picture to a more comfortable one for the prudes.
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« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2015, 12:21:55 PM »
Quote from: Tender Branson on March 03, 2015, 12:20:05 PM
I don't want to be a total dick, so I have changed the picture to a more comfortable one for the prudes.

opebo was whacked 10 points for this

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=8668

You deserve muted, at the very least.
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« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2015, 12:23:17 PM »
Quote from: Tender Branson on March 03, 2015, 12:20:05 PM
I don't want to be a total dick, so I have changed the picture to a more comfortable one for the prudes.

OK, I've got to admit, that made me laugh out loud.
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« Reply #15 on: March 03, 2015, 12:30:50 PM »
Quote from: Antonio V on March 03, 2015, 12:23:17 PM
OK, I've got to admit, that made me laugh out loud.

Ditto.
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« Reply #16 on: March 03, 2015, 12:37:11 PM »
Quote from: Grumps on March 03, 2015, 12:21:55 PM
Quote from: Tender Branson on March 03, 2015, 12:20:05 PM
I don't want to be a total dick, so I have changed the picture to a more comfortable one for the prudes.

opebo was whacked 10 points for this

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=8668

You deserve muted, at the very least.

That's sad.

That picture is pretty neutral, actually. Not even boobs (well, covered).

Was this Inks' work ?

Also, can we get back to the original topic again plz ?
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« Reply #17 on: March 03, 2015, 01:38:21 PM »
What was the picture that so horrified everyone?
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« Reply #18 on: March 03, 2015, 02:45:01 PM »
Quote from: Tender Branson on March 03, 2015, 12:20:05 PM
I don't want to be a total dick, so I have changed the picture to a more comfortable one for the prudes.

Ahhhh, I was just about to ask if Yanis Varoufakis was already "famous" in October 2014...
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« Reply #19 on: March 03, 2015, 02:52:57 PM »
Why should the clip be offensive? After all, it promotes gender equality.
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« Reply #20 on: March 03, 2015, 08:52:55 PM »
Quote from: CrabCake on March 03, 2015, 01:38:21 PM
What was the picture that so horrified everyone?

Same photo, 'cept with nipples.

And goddamnit Tender, I was at work when I saw it.
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« Reply #21 on: March 04, 2015, 08:40:23 AM »
This really isn't a difficult concept. Dave is a "prude" who wants this site to be accessible for people who are at work and people who are as young as 13. He's repeatedly stated that he wants it to be family friendly and for schools to want to use it as en educational resource.

Given the policies that most workplaces, parents and schools have in the world of today (particularly the US) that means images like that one are a no-no.

If you want to rail about prudishness take that crusade to, you know, the ENTIRE FCKING WORLD. But please, please, please stop this counter-productive, misplaced whining about the Atlas ToS.

Also, why anyone would think it important to view nudity on a forum about political maps is beyond me. There's a whole bloody internet full of nudity at your service.
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