Would you pay.....

finless brown · 11-07-06, 10:07 AM

to watch Saddam hang? This question was posed on Boortz's website this morning and I thought it raised an interesting socialogical question. Would you cough up 50 bucks to watch one of the worlds most infamous sheet-heads dangle? I prolly would not.

TroutTackler · 11-07-06, 10:20 AM

I don't know if I would, but I would like to see it. Watching justice in action is appealing to me.

I did have a good idea for funding the rebuilding of the WTC.... Capture Osama, then have him vs. me in the steel cage on PPV!! We're about the same size, and you can't tell me you wouldn't pay to see that. I would have a signature move, too -- The Nut-Kick!!

baldea · 11-07-06, 10:47 AM

Why pay $50 when within hours of it happening it will be all over the net if you so choose to watch it.

Tom · 11-07-06, 10:56 AM

I wouldn't pay 2 cents to watch. When we have so much violence on TV, both news and programming, and movies, and videos and recordings, why would I?

Now we have kicks to the groin, head stomping and other little acts commited by neandethals on the athletic fields and courts. And we have a commission meeting and studying why we have violence in our schools....are they kidding!

Trout8myfly · 11-07-06, 01:05 PM

In a word - No.

nativeplanter · 11-07-06, 01:41 PM

I'm not picking on you, FB, but I'd pay $50 for people to stop using phrases like "sheet heads". No matter how much an individual person is disliked, it is rather dehumanizing to an entire group.

sageboy · 11-07-06, 02:22 PM

............and I'm with NP on the "sheet head" thing.

finless brown · 11-07-06, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nativeplanter

I'm not picking on you, FB, but I'd pay $50 for people to stop using phrases like "sheet heads". No matter how much an individual person is disliked, it is rather dehumanizing to an entire group.

Yikes!! I regret that I offended you NP, but I will stand by my description of Saddam and his ilk. I'm not ashmed to state that I have the utmost disdain for muslim jihadists, and would use stronger language were this not a family forum.

chuckwagon · 11-07-06, 02:50 PM

What are they wearing on there heads?

Is there a real name for it?

For goodness sakes whats wrong with sheethead?

There is a saying somewhere? "Leave your feelings at home"

Come on!

Trey

nativeplanter · 11-07-06, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by finless brown

Yikes!! I regret that I offended you NP, but I will stand by my description of Saddam and his ilk. I'm not ashmed to state that I have the utmost disdain for muslim jihadists, and would use stronger language were this not a family forum.

Don't worry, Finless, I'm not mad at you. "Sheet head" is unfortunately used by others as well, and has become easy to slip off the tongue. You may not have even known how negative the phrase is. I have no problem with you having disdain for Saddam and his ilk. I think most folks do. We just need to remember that the people we dislike are defined by their actions, not by what they look like or what they wear.

Chuckwagon, I know you're trying to keep the thread from becoming a big debate. It's just that for some things, I can't sit idly by. The term "sheet head" is a derogative term for anyone of Muslim faith, and sometimes even middle-eastern heritage. As far as a real name, there are real names for head scarves, which are different depending on which type the person is wearing (I'm not an official on the different types of head scarves, but this much I know).

Lastly, I refuse to leave my feelings at home on this type of subject. Politics, yes, but not when it comes to clumping entire groups of people under a negative stereotype. I will voice my displeasure again and again. We have far too much cruelty in this world to be disrespectful to ordinary folks who are just trying to live their lives, whether they are next door or half a world away.

11-07-06, 10:07 AM	#1
finless brown Native Join Date: May 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,704	Would you pay..... to watch Saddam hang? This question was posed on Boortz's website this morning and I thought it raised an interesting socialogical question. Would you cough up 50 bucks to watch one of the worlds most infamous sheet-heads dangle? I prolly would not. Last edited by finless brown; 11-07-06 at 10:11 AM.

11-07-06, 10:20 AM	#2
TroutTackler Native Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 2,893 Blog Entries: 3	I don't know if I would, but I would like to see it. Watching justice in action is appealing to me. I did have a good idea for funding the rebuilding of the WTC.... Capture Osama, then have him vs. me in the steel cage on PPV!! We're about the same size, and you can't tell me you wouldn't pay to see that. I would have a signature move, too -- The Nut-Kick!! __________________ David Cannon

11-07-06, 10:47 AM	#3
baldea Native Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sandy Springs, GA Posts: 4,167	Why pay $50 when within hours of it happening it will be all over the net if you so choose to watch it. __________________ God is great, Beer is good, People are crazy.

11-07-06, 10:56 AM	#4
Tom Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Rabun Gap, GA USA Posts: 2,068	I surely hope he hangs, but I wouldn't pay 2 cents to watch. When we have so much violence on TV, both news and programming, and movies, and videos and recordings, why would I? Now we have kicks to the groin, head stomping and other little acts commited by neandethals on the athletic fields and courts. And we have a commission meeting and studying why we have violence in our schools....are they kidding! __________________ Regrets, I've had a few, but then, too few to mention.<P><BR>

11-07-06, 02:22 PM	#7
sageboy Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Lithonia, Ga, USA Posts: 924	Not if you paid me $50............ ............and I'm with NP on the "sheet head" thing.

11-07-06, 01:05 PM	#5
Trout8myfly Director, Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 4,552	In a word - No.

11-07-06, 01:41 PM	#6
nativeplanter Native Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 225	I'm not picking on you, FB, but I'd pay $50 for people to stop using phrases like "sheet heads". No matter how much an individual person is disliked, it is rather dehumanizing to an entire group.

11-07-06, 02:50 PM	#9
chuckwagon Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Athens,Ga Posts: 1,446	? What are they wearing on there heads? Is there a real name for it? For goodness sakes whats wrong with sheethead? There is a saying somewhere? "Leave your feelings at home" Come on! Trey

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