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[edit] Chriminalizing Christianity

The youtube user who posted this video claims that "My life is all about getting on my knees and faithfully servicing Jesus until He comes." Sounds legit. Lady Corvex (talk) 15:27, 2 April 2013 (UTC)Lady Corvex

OnKneesForJesus isn't a poe or anything, he just uploads whatever wacko religion stuff he finds. Should I have put this in world instead, sorry? Is clogosphere only correct if you're linking direct to the source? Polite Timesplitter Let's move on to some other area of sodomy! 18:42, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
Youtube clogs are fine Scherben (talk) 17:13, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

[edit] PC whining

Nice to know that advocating for the rights of trans and genderqueer people to marry is just "whining." I suppose it's also liberal claptrap too? I'm trans, and even though I expect to be legally female when I marry (so I don't think it would directly affect me), I want to know that we aren't being left out. The HRC has consistently done exactly that. And it is pretty awful that their logo is what people are choosing to represent the same-sex marriage stance, without considering the HRC's history on the issue. The article was overall brilliant, and I don't think it deserved to be in Clogs.

(I will note that there were some side points made that were questionable, such as the idea that marriage itself may be racist. But the fact that someone is actually paying attention to how trans people feel about SSM outweighs those side points.) Wehpudicabok (talk) 07:12, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

I would have preferred the article stay and get downvoted to show how bad it was, but then again I don't know the guidelines in full for commenting out. Considering this place reacted pretty strongly vote-wise to what the HRC did I'm surprised someone thought it would be a good idea to call that "whining" and a "clog".
I can see where you're coming from regarding being annoyed at the HRC getting attention with the icons, but on the other hand A: many people (myself included) using it / versions of it know the story behind the HRC and just use it to show support for SSM (some even say explicitly so, and I decided to make this), and B: many are copying it just knowing what it means and not knowing who's behind it. I'm more interested to see how few people praise the HRC after the case if it passes this summer. I'd wager they'll be all but forgotten, and what attention they do draw to themselves will be put down by bringing up these incidents.
Also, funnily enough, I was wondering this morning if there are any trans or other trans* people on RW. The more you know. Polite Timesplitter Let's move on to some other area of sodomy! 12:06, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
There are a lot more than that on RW. Osaka Sun (talk) 12:48, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
Me for a start, and there are some others here but I'll let them say if they want. SophieWilder 17:40, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
Er... *raises hand* Balaam (talk) 17:42, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
Me too. - LucidFox (talk) 15:37, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

[edit] Erik Rush

Pretty sure that's an attempt at humor on Rush's part. At least I hope so Captain Swing (bringer of nachos) 22:02, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Then you have no idea who Erik Rush is. --Seth Peck (talk) 15:45, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

[edit] Donkey Kong WIGO

Seriously, a Wigo for youtube comments? Yes, 100% vile shit, but I likely could crash the server with Clog WIGOs if the comments on random videos are valid. I'm not going to touch it, but I think thats too low hanging fruit. --Revolverman (talk) 07:28, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, it's a bit like Wigoing throw Daily Heil's comments instead of the article. it's the bottom half of the internet. PsyGremlinParla! 07:52, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
It's true that there's plenty of stupidity on YouTube comments generally, but I felt this particular case warranted the link because it's relevant to what's happening elsewhere in the clogosphere: the way some male gamers are responding to feminist criticism of gaming with particularly violent rhetoric. The way they bring up Sarkeesian, a woman who had absolutely nothing to do with this, is particularly telling. Wehpudicabok (talk) 07:56, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
Or they're just latching on to a current name. This is on the level of creationists snarking about fat atheists. Please let's not WIGO youtube comments. SophieWilder 09:51, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
Yeah, on second thought I think you guys are right. TBH sometimes I WIGO things to blow off steam. (I've been thinking of starting a blog for that instead.) I removed it. Wehpudicabok (talk) 10:03, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

[edit] Bush 43

"Pronounce us guilty a thousand times over: the goddess of the eternal court of history will smile and tear to pieces the State Prosecutor's submissions and the court's verdict; for she acquits us." Godwin's Law Scherben (talk) 12:26, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

[edit] Ann Coulter

Isn't she one of those who screams and cries about tyranny and oppression? Scherben (talk) 21:50, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Tyranny and oppression are fine for Ann Coulter so long as it only affects people she doesn't like.--"Shut up, Brx." 22:44, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

[edit] Weird woman on Enlightenment and the Holocaust

Apart from the barking mad statement connecting the two, what's the empirical evidence for Original Sin? Scherben (talk) 18:27, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

The Bible, obviously.OverworldTheme (talk) 00:33, 4 May 2013 (UTC)

[edit] 1918 Flu

I was reading the article about vaccines and came across this tidbit which I hadn't heard before. Apparently the deaths of 3-5% of the world's population in 1918 wasn't caused by the Flu, they were killed by asprin! Pdoke2 (talk) 05:15, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

Some links posted to CTSTDT suggested that people genuinely think it was a hoax. Scarlet A.pngsshole 11:48, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
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