Insulting Americans

[John D Harris]

Originally posted by Melusine: It's impossible to be left-wing and not be a "pinko treehugging moron" or to be right-wing and not be a "fat-assed redneck gun-toting maniac".

Melusine, I weigh the same as I did in college with out any of the usual weight shift to to mid section or rear end. So that's " Mr. No-assed reckneck gun-toting maniac"

oh and just for good measure to irritate female lady type persons, I can eat anything I want, don't workout, sit on my non exsisting rear end and still keep my figure .

[John D Harris]

Originally posted by wellard: I mentioned this British newspaper headline on another forum yesterday. It really angered me then and it still does now. Regardless of our views of the GW Bush administration which are valid for everyone to criticize. To insult the good folk of The USA like this pisses me right off. Is this racist? if the newspaper 'USA today' had done the same thing about an election in Britain how would it be taken? I will not be buying this rag ever again.

Wellard don't let it get you down, the mirror is free to say what they want, keep reading it if just to learn what not to believe

[Sigmar]

The Daily Mirror?

wellard, don't waste energy reading that "newspaper".



It's for the reader's interested with "Jordan's Pregnancy test results" and "Peter Andre's love affair with David Beckham's second cousin once removed who spoke to Victoria Beckham about her secret love affair with some random z-list celebrity".

God almighty, the Daily Mirror? It's genuinely not worth it mate!

[Ziroc]

The Daily Mirror is garbage. Such a WASTE of good trees.

Same for all the damn credit card app's we get each DAY. And I'm sure everyone gets that many. Imagine all the trees being WASTED there too. I makes me so angry. CHOC! BREAK THE MIRROR!


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[Aerich]

So, Z, you have faith that a broken mirror's bad luck is crossed out by the black cat? [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

[Cerek]

Originally posted by Sigmar: The Daily Mirror? wellard, don't waste energy reading that "newspaper". It's for the reader's interested with "Jordan's Pregnancy test results" and "Peter Andre's love affair with David Beckham's second cousin once removed who spoke to Victoria Beckham about her secret love affair with some random z-list celebrity". God almighty, the Daily Mirror? It's genuinely not worth it mate!

That was my basic reaction too, Sigmar. I admit I know practically nothing about the Daily Mirror itself, but I figured it was nothing more than a tabloid...so I didn't feel it was worth my time to be offended by anything they said.

But I agree with John D. that they have a right to say whatever they want to (within the limitations of the law, of course). Obviously there is a demagraphic group that the Mirror caters to and if they want to read that kind of stuff, that is their right.

[Lanesra]

Originally posted by Mouse: quote: Originally posted by MagiK: As far as my fat gun totin ass goes....it's probably the slimmest part of me...I wish I had more of a caboose.....but oh well me bum is me bum and I have to accept that [img]smile.gif[/img]

As someone once said "You only need a big hammer if you've got a big nail" [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img]

Mouse ducks, covers then runs for the hills....... [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]Sir freddie Trueman.

[Memnoch]

The Mirror? That's just above the Sun when it comes to being a bastion of journalistic integrity, eh. Although I hear Donut subscribes!

[Stratos]

Completely off topic, but have you changed your sig a bit, Memnoch? The genie runs like he needs to take a crap really bad and is heading for the bathroom.

[ 11-06-2004, 09:49 AM: Message edited by: Stratos ]

[wellard]

Originally posted by Cerek: That was my basic reaction too, Sigmar. I admit I know practically nothing about the Daily Mirror itself, but I figured it was nothing more than a tabloid...so I didn't feel it was worth my time to be offended by anything they said. But I agree with John D. that they have a right to say whatever they want to (within the limitations of the law, of course). Obviously there is a demagraphic group that the Mirror caters to and if they want to read that kind of stuff, that is their right.

I used to buy it or the Guardian (20 years ago) it used to be good for sport. But even the 'Times' has gone down market and is no longer a broadsheet. I guess I should not be so angered by the headline but I wonder if that type of headline was used against another race of people like Israel or India would the newspaper not be fined for racial slurs? I am sure there are laws against it Cerek, but because it's America no one seems to care ... It just does not seem right to me.

[ 11-06-2004, 01:25 PM: Message edited by: wellard ]