http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/22129881/detail.html
EITHER
"what WERE they thinking?!"
OR
" team america... fuck yeah" (the slow version)
OR,OR
"freakin sweet" (said in the style of Peter Griffin)
I don't know how anyone could say they were in bad taste because I don't know how anyone could even figure out what they're supposed to MEAN.
I couldn't really make out what the intended message is either. Some people don't need to understand a message to let it make them angry.
When I first heard and saw I thought they seemed pretty pro-America, if they were even supposed to be intended to hint at The Towers.
Quote from: Felix on January 08, 2010, 03:15:35 AM
I couldn't really make out what the intended message is either. Some people don't need to understand a message to let it make them angry.
EITHER
This ought to be repeated at the beginning of every thread, and again after every three posts
OR
Put a burqua on it
Time to wonder if the reaction would have been the same had the students not been of Arab descent.
I like to think so, but I wouldn't bet money.
Quote from: The Right Reverend Nigel on January 08, 2010, 04:37:31 AM
Time to wonder if the reaction would have been the same had the students not been of Arab descent.
Yeah, that's what I thought. Because if people see a person of Arab descent wearing something they immediately think "ZOMG that brown person must be against Amurrica and all it holds dear." without thinking much more about their identity. Us vs Them paranoia. Feh.
Some of the comments are retarded, and some of them are really good. I feel bad for the kids, because now every white soccer mom in Detroit is going to want them deported.
Quote from: Felix on January 08, 2010, 03:15:35 AM
Some people don't need to understand a message to let it make them angry.
Ooooooo this should be forum news!
I approve of this message (that I don't understand).