Bullshit Thread #7

[blixa]

i've dated a german before. his mum hated me. it's only because she thought i was an alcoholic, which was semi true at the time. but it's not really a german 'thing' anymore. it's been prevalent in the middle east even before nazism.

[black coffee]

are you talking about anti-Semitism?

[blixa]

yeah. anti-semitism will never not exist. i got sworn at by a few muslim guys on the train two weeks ago. they thought i was jewish. it wasn't pleasant.

[black coffee]

its something that has existed for many hundreds of years, the Nazis only took advantage of the general mistrust towards jews in a time the world economy was in a bad state with the great depression. Also lots of money was needed to build tanks and weapons so disowning the jews was an easy way to accomplish that. What I find so interesting is that pretty much every person has an opinion on Israel and the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and West Bank ... its an emotional subject for many, especially for Muslims. Then you have things like Boko Haram or the Islamic State movement in Iraq, Syria and Iran.... and people are more like "well this is terrible for the people there, but its kinda not my conflict". Whilst everyone knows things better when it comes to Israel.

[blixa]

umm, hello, pakistan? a lot of people seem to forget that millions of hindus and sikhs were displaced when that country was formed. lets not talk about how many people actually died. my friend is really anti-israel (he's palestinian) and when i got sick of his shit i brought up pakistan and his immediate response was, "that's different". no, it really isn't. at least with the jews they had some connection to the land in the way that they actually once lived there as opposed to the pakistanis. i guess because pakistan is a muslim country that they get free concession of some sorts in the eyes of other muslims. i think the israel reaction has been over the top but i understand why it feels that it needs to protect itself.

media reporting ever since the israel-gaza conflict has started has been unbalanced. whenever i viewed a post about people suffering under isis in iraq on fb there would be some fucking arsehole that would be like, "what about gaza? why aren't we talking about gaza?"

[blixa]

someone should organise the board awards. i feel like filling out questionnaires.

[Crazylegs]

You do it!

[bright lights, big city]

Mariam, you always clamor for them and end up doing the work. Why change things?

[blixa]

why do i have to do everything and by everything i mean the board awards.

[Crazylegs]

you seem to be the most enthusiastic about it.

[bright lights, big city]

oh we appreciate it and enjoy it, but we're all just lazy. you, mariam, on the other hand, are a real go-getter. a class act all the way. a true scholar and professional.

[blixa]

i have essays and an overdue assignment to do. i'm none of those things you mentioned, mark hahaha

[black coffee]

so what do yall think about the leaked nude pictures? I didn't see any of those of course, just interested in opinions.

[Crazylegs]

Top tier celeb nudity, no doubt.

[black coffee]

heres a link, not that I plan on downloading it as its wrong in so many ways

http://uploaded.net/file/tquusfkq/THE%20FAPPENING.rar

[Crazylegs]

lolz

[chick de la lynch]

Not a fan of women having their privacy invaded and their intimate photos spread across the interwebs without their consent.

[bright lights, big city]

Look, there's this impulse that really makes my friend think about seeing women naked. Especially with actresses in movies and when my friend is watching tv. "Oh my stars, I haven't seen her naked yet!" my friend tells me. So he clicks before his mind even processes what it's doing. That's just what I've heard from my friend.

[chick de la lynch]

I can understand the intrigue of it all, but the way the photos were procured is just not right. Here's an article every one should read:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/09/01/jennifer-lawrence-nude-photo-leak-isnt-a-scandal-its-a-sex-crime/

[blixa]

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