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Albert Speer is offline Albert Speer
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Puerile Polemic
Mar 1999
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Defeating this local idiocy all around me... Got spare money?

I know yall think I have said some unbelievable misconceptions but mine are nothing compared to the slew of illogical statements I hear everyday. They leave me flabergasted and I never know what to say to disprove them because there's so much to say. Some things, like the belief that there are more muslims than christians in america are very popular [there are probably comparative numbers of muslims and christians in the city so its somewhat understandable] but this don't mean much so i dont bother with anything but a 'Trust me, you're wrong.'

some other misconceptions are problematic though so can yall help me out with coming up with a brief and conclusive response to the following misconceptions? They are so wild and obviously wrong to us that it's actually kind of hard disproving them cause i dont know where to even begin...

"You can only get AIDS from homosexual sex"
It's like the whole AIDS Awareness program spoke to a brick wall... I've encountered grown men who believed this was true.

"Police just break into your house and shoot black men for doing nothing but just because the man was Black"
Unfortunately, there are a handful of cases of such things happening (maybe not the breaking into your house part) but this is so incredibly wrong. What can I say to assure people that the police are a positive force?

"Being a fag is that cracker ****. Part of white weakness."
Now come on... how the hell am I supposed to respond to this? And the whole spanish men are fruity too thing?

"What women be wearing today... they just asking to get raped."
I try to say that the real wrongdoer is the sick rapist but then people turn it around and say that i'm trying to say that dressing slutty is alright. that's not the issue, you idiot! stupid people sometimes...

"When you take shahada, you must look like a muslim"
so, apparently, you must wear 17th century clothing everyday like an idiot?! And where did these moustache-less beards, supposedly being proscribed in the Qur'an, come from?

"Halloween is the devil's birthday"
Maybe this is crossing over into religious belief but it seems like pure jackassery cause you don't want to have little kids have some fun. how do i respond to this?

KrazyHorse is offline KrazyHorse
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there are probably comparative numbers of muslims and christians in the city


Which city is that? New Mecca, PA?

The Mad Monk is offline The Mad Monk
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Mar 2000
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  Old Post 20-12-2003 12:56
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The Mad Monk is offline The Mad Monk
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I wouldn't be surprised to see that in Chicago.

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Are there actually that many? Sounds very dubious to me, given that Muslims in the US are only at ~2.5%...

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Even New York has less Jews than Christians...

The Mad Monk is offline The Mad Monk
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"You can only get AIDS from homosexual sex"
It's like the whole AIDS Awareness program spoke to a brick wall... I've encountered grown men who believed this was true.


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"Being a fag is that cracker ****. Part of white weakness."
Now come on... how the hell am I supposed to respond to this? And the whole spanish men are fruity too thing?


It might be instructive to note the massive AIDS epidemic in sub-saharan africa and ask them which explanation they prefer.

The Mad Monk is offline The Mad Monk
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Nation of Islam is headquartered in Chicago, I believe.

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Feb 2000
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Jaguar is offline Jaguar
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It might be instructive to note the massive AIDS epidemic in sub-saharan africa and ask them which explanation they prefer.

Nice catch.

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It might be instructive to note the massive AIDS epidemic in sub-saharan africa and ask them which explanation they prefer.


Or the comparatively massive AIDS epidemic among black males as compared to white males in the US itself.

(5 or 6 to one, per capita)

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"Being a fag is that cracker ****. Part of white weakness."

I don't understand this one. What is white weakness?

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Wow, normally those are things I'd expect YOU to say, Speer. I'm glad you're wising up

Spiffor is offline Spiffor
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Nov 2001
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  Old Post 20-12-2003 15:51
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"You can only get AIDS from homosexual sex"
It's like the whole AIDS Awareness program spoke to a brick wall... I've encountered grown men who believed this was true.

You may want to try the scientific explanation, if it has any chance to work. I'm no doctor, but here's what I read in an awareness programme:
AIDS is transmitted when infected fluids make it to the blood. When junkies share their syringes, that's the most sure way to get AIDS. You can get AIDS by eating infected meat too. And lastly, you can get AIDS by having sex, as the infected fluids (both male and female) make it to your blood through the cracks of your membranes (whether ass hole, vagina, penis or mouth).
The ass's membrane is the most fragile, and as such, unprotected sodomy of man or woman is the most efficient way to transmit AIDS through sex. But the other ways are risky too, and you can even end up getting AIDS from licking your girl's puszy.

But TheMadMonk had a more catchy line

C0ckney is offline C0ckney
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Apr 2000
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yeah, talking to those sort of people you want to keep it simple

Kropotkin is offline Kropotkin
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Nation of Islam is headquartered in Chicago, I believe.

If one is to believe that members of NoI actually are muslims...

Theben is offline Theben
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I wouldn't be surprised to see that in Chicago.


Doubt it. Last time I checked blacks only accounted for 46% of Chicago's population. Hispanics and whites are most of the rest, and are ~95% christian (not to mention most blacks are too).

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You can only get AIDS from homosexual sex


Tell them that they should have sex with an HIV-positive woman, and see what happens. If they respond in any way, tell them that you really want them to, as they're too dumb to be in the available gene pool.

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Police just break into your house and shoot black men for doing nothing but just because the man was Black


I'd agree that police are harder on blacks than most, but I highly doubt any police officer would bother. Too much work.

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Being a fag is that cracker ****. Part of white weakness.


Every race has plenty of gays, and 'white weakness' seems to be a lot more powerful than anything else in this country at the moment.

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What women be wearing today... they just asking to get raped.


Tell them if they stop paying attention to scantily clad barely dressed women, and drool after women wearing puffy jackets in the summertime, then maybe women will start dressing in puffy clothes all year round.
Or try 'what those women are saying is, "look at me!".

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When you take shahada, you must look like a muslim


Assuming the speak is black, tell them they must undergo a partial Michael Jackson surgery to look less African and more Arabic.

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Halloween is the devil's birthday


Say, "Yes, it is. Hail Satan!!" That's very religious and crosses over into other races. In fact the last 3 questions aren't solely relegated to poor blacks in Philly.

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