Bomb Found Offensive

[Weapon X]

(Note from Weapon X: Sorry, but since this bomb was not being used against hpomosexuals, I don't really think that this particular usage of teh word "fags" was meant to be an "anti-gay slur.")

Anti-Gay Bomb Slur Wrong, Navy Says

WASHINGTON (AP) - An anti-gay slur written on one of the bombs used in the strikes on Afghanistan was inappropriate and commanders have been directed to prevent similar incidents, a top Navy official said.

Pilots or crews of U.S. warplanes often write messages on bombs, either taunting the enemy or praising America. Messages written on bombs during the anti-terrorism airstrikes have included several references to the Sept. 11 attacks.

A news photograph of a plane on the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier last week showed one bomb with the message, ``High Jack This,'' followed by an anti-gay slur.

The Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights group, complained about the bomb's message. Rear Adm. Stephen Pietropaoli, in a letter to the group Wednesday, said the Navy does not tolerate discrimination and the bomb's message was an ``isolated incident.''

Several newspapers across the country also asked the Navy about the bomb's message earlier this week, said Pietropaoli, the Navy's chief of information.

``We immediately notified Navy commanders involved with Operation Enduring Freedom to ensure steps were taken to prevent a recurrence of this unfortunate incident. They have done so,'' Pietropaoli wrote.

Elizabeth Birch, executive director of Human Rights Campaign, said in a statement that the letter was ``a welcome clarification and we are pleased the Navy has stated that this type of anti-gay behavior has no place in our armed forces.''

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/hTX/ap/20011018/us/attacks_bomb_slur_1.html

 

[MoneyBags]

the moment anti-gay slurs became a bad thing was one of the saddest moments in american history.

 

[Golfer18--old]

I could care less if they write that shit, personally i would write fuck the taliban and bin Laden can lick my nuts.

Nice post bro.

 

[the nature boy]

but I heard that bomb was supposed to be dropped in a terrorist gay bar. so in actuality the statement is quite accurate.

 

[minion]

Man that is so FUCKING gay!!!

 

[Crazier]

RIDICULOUS.

Just another reason FAGS have bad names. Sack up a little bit, realize you're the minority, and shut the fuck up!!!
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[PsychoSkitz]

FUCKING FAGS!

They're taking the fun out of everything.

 

[chesty]

How is that writing anti gay? It was directed at the taliban and al qaeda, not san francisco.

I wish they would go away and shut the fuck up!

 

[MoneyBags]

i say we nuke the shit out of san francisco!!!

 

[BigGuns2]

That is so damn stupid. Those pilots are risking their lives with every mission. They have the right to put whatever they want to on their bombs. I would not be offended in the least if they wrote "hijack this honkeys." People need to stop with all of this PC bullshit.

 

[Warik]

A news photograph of a plane on the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier last week showed one bomb with the message, ``High Jack This,'' followed by an anti-gay slur.

Notice how they did not use the word "fags" even though it would have been enclosed in quotes thereby indicating that it wasn't the newspaper that actually said it.

Has political correctness reached the point where even QUOTATIONS need to be euphemised?

Who the fuck is in command of the U.S.S. Enterprise now? If Picard were still Captain, he'd have Worf write that shit over all of the photon torpedos and even have them play a voice message before blowing up. Fuckers!!!

-Warik

 

[PsychoSkitz]

"HIGH JACK"

That proves Ryan's point that gays are better educated than straight people

 

[plifter]

Why is it that there are so many people on this board with anti-gay viewpoints but everyone wanted to kill me when I said that gay men spread AIDS?

BTW I think that bomb was pretty funny.

 

[DcupSheepNipples]

It does have other meanings, just to be PC. I think they really hate the sticks in Afganistan!

Main Entry: 1fag
Pronunciation: 'fag
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): fagged; fag·ging
Etymology: obsolete fag to droop, perhaps from fag (fag end)
Date: 1772
intransitive senses
1 : to work hard : TOIL
2 : to act as a fag especially in an English public school <fagging for older boys during his first year>
transitive senses : to tire by strenuous activity

Main Entry: 1fag·ot
Variant(s): or fag·got /'fa-g&t/
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English fagot, from Middle French
Date: 14th century
: BUNDLE: as a : a bundle of sticks b : a bundle of pieces of wrought iron to be shaped by rolling or hammering at high temperature

 

[thebabydoc]

Where's Bill Maher when you need him
(The fag!!!!)

Oh yes, the Afghani gov't said that that exact bomb killed 5 civilians!
Oh the horror!!!

 

[JayBro]

Terrorist gay bar.......that is some funny shit.

 

[JohnyJuice]

Unbelievable!!! Some people are such pussies. "Ohhh Ohhh, this offends me. it must be removed at once!"
What bullshit.

 

[dballer]

but I heard that bomb was supposed to be dropped in a terrorist gay bar. so in actuality the statement is quite accurate.

I love it when you make good comments!!!

 

[dballer]

the moment anti-gay slurs became a bad thing was one of the saddest moments in american history.

Great post MoneyBags!! You have succesfully make me choke on my food laughing once again.

 

[nycdefender]

So for those that think that the slur was just fine, would you have been offended had the word "fags" been replaced with "niggers"? I suspect that more people would have been offended with the racial slur.

 

[Latimer]

So for those that think that the slur was just fine, would you have been offended had the word "fags" been replaced with "niggers"? I suspect that more people would have been offended with the racial slur.

I know I would've been offended. Everyone knows that the correct slur to use is sandniggers.

 

[Frackal]

Bwaaahahhahaahaah that shit is fucking hilarious....ahhahaa I love it. Get a sense of humor for god's sake...

 

[Weapon X]

IMO, we have to take into account the context in which any word is used before we consider it a slur.
Fag and nigger are unlike many slurs due to teh fact that their use no longer is bound by one group of people.
Someone can be called a "fag" these days without it implying anything about their sexuality.
Same with "niggers" or "niggaz."

What if the bomb said, "You niggaz are fried!"

I am not supporting the use of anti-gay slurs any more than I am support racist slurs. I support neither. I merely think we need to look at the context of their usage.

We all agree that the words fluctuate in meaning: one black man may call another black man a "nigger," while one homosexual may call another homosexual a "fag."
In fact, flexed1 remarked that he did not like "fags." Yet he was not being anti-gay.

I'm not trying to play games with words here or support racist or anti-gay language.

 

[Frackal]

Damn, I just realized they spelled Hijack wrong though..That's kind of embarassing. Oh well, it's still the funniest damn thing I've seen all week. lol

Look, I mean, can we just be a LITTLE LESS ridiculous? Hey, aren't liberals supposed to be for freedom of speech? Oh, what's that? Only freedom of speech on their terms? Well that very sentence is an oxymoron, just like the people who bitched about the writing. I hate pantywaist liberals just as bad as I hate extreme christian right-wingers.

 

[Weapon X]

WTF??!!!
Someone gave me bad karma for this thread?? I even explained that I wasn't being derogatory to homosexuals!

Chickenshit didn't even give a reason for it.

This fucking karma system is going to be abused all to fuck if you're not one of the popular kids...

 

[spentagn]

I know I would've been offended. Everyone knows that the correct slur to use is sandniggers.

I seriously spit my protein shake back into the cup. Wasn't expecting that one.

 

[thebabydoc]

I know I would've been offended. Everyone knows that the correct slur to use is sandniggers.

Beyond funny!!!!

 

[thebabydoc]

Oooooh, ouch looks like I got "bad" karma from some pussy for laughing!

Now we're going to PC police personal taste in humor? Thanks CryanH!

 

[morbid316]

its sandniggers or camel jockey

 

[cyberstiener]

Like there isn't enough people have to worry about, it's not time to be P.C.

 

[MP5]

That photo is awesome, nothing like some payback motherfuckers. I copied it and sent it to all my friends.

 

[Gorlim]

fucking prissy faggots should all be put on their own island, they'd all be dead of aids pretty quick with no meds.