Where are we, North Korea? Freedom of speech and press and all that jazz. If you're offended then don't buy it.

 

This.

 

It's not a big deal. As someone previously said, fauxrage is way too popular right now.

Where are we, North Korea? Freedom of speech and press and all that jazz. If you're offended then don't buy it.

 

Freedom of speech doesn't end here. It also includes being able to be offended and rant about something.

Where are we, North Korea? Freedom of speech and press and all that jazz. If you're offended then don't buy it.

 

Isn't complaining about it freedom of speech as well? Same with stores refusing to sell it, they have that right to express their opinion.

Where are we, North Korea? Freedom of speech and press and all that jazz. If you're offended then don't buy it.

 

I pretty much agree with this.

 

Last night my wife asked me, probably after seeing a bunch of posts on this subject on Facebook, how do I feel about the Rolling Stone cover? My answer was, "Ehhh, I don't think it's a big deal...it's possibly in poor taste given all the damage, but...if people don't like it, they don't have to buy it."

As many people died in the botched airplane landing in San Fran as died in the great Boston Bombing of 2013. Yes, terrorism is on another level, but the day the tragedy happened in San Francisco people were making jokes about the pilots. Hell, just this week Colbert had an admittedly in poor taste but also hilarious 10-minute segment on pilot names and the crash.

 

To freak the f*** out over a terrorist's face on the cover of a magazine on which he's called a monster? I don't see it.

The Asiana plane crash is a terrible moment, but flights are meant to be safe and no one killed this people with ill will. The Tsarnaev's killed and injured with intention, which is a frightening experience and the idea of it - both specifically and in general - is what makes people uneasy.

 

I have no problem with it. Osama Bin Laden was on the cover of Time magazine, Hitler was the Time man of the year in 1938, and newspapers all over the country had the WTC's ablaze on the front page of newspapers on 9/12/01. This is far, far, far milder than any of those. I think people b**** and complain just to b**** and complain, and frankly, that's their right as an American.

Edited July 18, 201312 yr by witesoxfan

Does the picture of Tsarnaev look like what you'd expect a picture of a terrorist to look like?

 

If not, then that's the point. A kid who looks like one of your high school classmates committed a terrorist attack. Now we ask "how."

Freedom of speech doesn't end here. It also includes being able to be offended and rant about something.

 

they can't understand that part. they think free speech means you are free to say things they agree with. anything else is dangerous and should be forbidden.

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