Comments on: It’s all fun and games until a kid goes missing http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/07/22/its-all-fun-and-games-until-a-kid-goes-missing/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:25:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: patrick lagacé http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/07/22/its-all-fun-and-games-until-a-kid-goes-missing/comment-page-1/#comment-36443 patrick lagacé Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:26:46 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=2100#comment-36443 @Homer : Thing is, threats uttered by muslims that are reported by the media are, most of the time, related to a religious matters. You know, stuff like threatening to behead someone who drew a cartoon "deemed" offensive to Islam. The parallel with Mike Ward is void, totally, because Ward didn't bring up religion in the joke, hence the death threats, until proven otherwise, don't response to a perceived religious slight. @Homer : Thing is, threats uttered by muslims that are reported by the media are, most of the time, related to a religious matters. You know, stuff like threatening to behead someone who drew a cartoon "deemed" offensive to Islam. The parallel with Mike Ward is void, totally, because Ward didn't bring up religion in the joke, hence the death threats, until proven otherwise, don't response to a perceived religious slight.

]]> By: homer http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/07/22/its-all-fun-and-games-until-a-kid-goes-missing/comment-page-1/#comment-36377 homer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:03:43 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=2100#comment-36377 that's exactly right, it's not relevant, but i guarantee you, if a death threat was uttered by a muslim, his/her religion would be mentionned.... but i'm just bitter... in retrospect, sorry for the irrelevant post. that's exactly right, it's not relevant, but i guarantee you, if a death threat was uttered by a muslim, his/her religion would be mentionned.... but i'm just bitter... in retrospect, sorry for the irrelevant post.

]]> By: Karine http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/07/22/its-all-fun-and-games-until-a-kid-goes-missing/comment-page-1/#comment-36374 Karine Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:38:32 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=2100#comment-36374 If Chris Rock or George Carlin (may he rest in peace) had said the same joke using some proverbial missing white girl, it would be hilarious. My guess is it's the typical "let's not hurt anyone's feelings" attitude that is prevailing here.He should have added "What, too soon?" at the end of his joke. And not to beat on a dead horse but the joke is not about Cédrika but about Revenu Qc most likely having kidnapped the girl. If Chris Rock or George Carlin (may he rest in peace) had said the same joke using some proverbial missing white girl, it would be hilarious. My guess is it's the typical "let's not hurt anyone's feelings" attitude that is prevailing here.He should have added "What, too soon?" at the end of his joke. And not to beat on a dead horse but the joke is not about Cédrika but about Revenu Qc most likely having kidnapped the girl.

]]> By: Fagstein http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/07/22/its-all-fun-and-games-until-a-kid-goes-missing/comment-page-1/#comment-36369 Fagstein Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:57:46 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=2100#comment-36369 Not quite sure how religion is at all relevant to this. Not quite sure how religion is at all relevant to this.

]]> By: homer http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/07/22/its-all-fun-and-games-until-a-kid-goes-missing/comment-page-1/#comment-36367 homer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:50:59 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=2100#comment-36367 what was the religion of the people who uttered the death threats? I mean, why isn't that brought up? Maybe they are fundamentalists? Oh no, wait. They aren't muslim. what was the religion of the people who uttered the death threats? I mean, why isn't that brought up? Maybe they are fundamentalists? Oh no, wait. They aren't muslim.

]]> By: BruB http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/07/22/its-all-fun-and-games-until-a-kid-goes-missing/comment-page-1/#comment-36321 BruB Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:55:55 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=2100#comment-36321 Claude Poirier as been on French media for almost 45 years and to this day I don't understand why, he can't speak properly, french or english. He works with rumors most of the time and he's a big Bruins fans, if these are not reason to hate him, don't know what is. As for Mike Ward, doN,t like his humor, but that's a personnal choice, I don't believe his tasteless jokes deserves what he's getting, don't buy his tickets, don't buy his DVD if you don't like him, death threats is never an issue. Pardonnez mon anglais :) Claude Poirier as been on French media for almost 45 years and to this day I don't understand why,
he can't speak properly, french or english. He works with rumors most of the time and he's a big Bruins fans, if these are not reason to hate him, don't know what is.

As for Mike Ward, doN,t like his humor, but that's a personnal choice, I don't believe his tasteless jokes deserves what he's getting, don't buy his tickets, don't buy his DVD if you don't like him, death threats is never an issue.

Pardonnez mon anglais :)

]]> By: Marc http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/07/22/its-all-fun-and-games-until-a-kid-goes-missing/comment-page-1/#comment-36282 Marc Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:14:52 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=2100#comment-36282 Thanks for sticking up for free speech. I really hope he won't have to appear before a "human rights commission" like Guy Earle will have to for telling an un-funny joke. Thanks for sticking up for free speech. I really hope he won't have to appear before a "human rights commission" like Guy Earle will have to for telling an un-funny joke.

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