Gay or Asian article?
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- clerk
Were there ever any follow-up on that article in Details? People got very upset and there was a mad petition online. Anyone heard anything about it? I'm just curious...
- Gilt0010
The following months "Letter From The Editor" was an apology. He pretty much called himself an ass for letting that go to print.
Funny how no one got upset about the "Gay Or Jesus" article. Making a racial remark is evidently worse than being blasphemous in American culture. Odd.
- k0na_an0k0
i heard they ended up killing the guy to make amends.
- Gilt0010
Yeah, they flayed him open with a Versace belt buckle.
Then stomped on him with Prada boots.
- vespa0
no offense but it doesn't seem very odd to me that publishing racist material is worse than publishing blasphemous material.
blasphemous publishing has in fact been central to a great many breakthroughs in human thought. not suggesting that the article in question is any work of genius.
- Mimio0
It's really not a racist article. People should really get a sense of humor before they have a heart attack and die.
- shant0
I am offended by that Mimio.
- Gilt0010
Oh that's right. I forgot, "One Nation Under God... but only when its conventient for me".
- Mimio0
You won't be getting an apology.
- shant0
I'm suing.
- vespa0
"One Nation Under God..."?
speaking of nationalism, i'm off to watch some real racism in action - documentary on a journalist who infiltrated the BNP for 6 months on bbc1 in a minute
whenever i feel a heart attack coming on i find it really theraputic to shout at stupid people on the telly
- Mimio0
What are you talking about Gilt?
- Gilt0010
I'm talking about the American way... look at that almighty dollar in your wallet and then tell me what you think this country has to do with God.
- TenaciousG0
No one got offended about the "Gay or Jesus" piece because most hardcore christians don't read details, and the believers who do read it can take a joke.
The "Gay or Asian" piece managed to offend about a sixth of the world population, however...
- Mimio0
This country is full of religious zealots, shit we were founded by them. I don't see what that has to do with Details magazine being racist.
- clerk0
I think there's a difference between making fun of peoples beliefs and making fun of a whole race.
- Mimio0
Sure they're obviously different. You mean one is more offensive than the other clerk? why?
- TenaciousG0
With religion, you're poking fun at a person's choice. With race, they were born that way, and can't change it.
- clerk0
I'm just saying that in general it's more accepted to make fun of institutions with power in the society e.g. religion, perhaps that's why it seems to be more accepted to make fun of jesus
- Mimio0
It's remarkable that a superficial thing like race is more "sacred' and considered off-limits than someone's beliefs.
- MrDinky0
i get very offended when someone says racist things
but yet, i make fun of other races