Is this funny or not? :)

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notmyown

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posthuman said:
depends -- is this funny?
if you don't want to watch the video -- it's a "social experiment"
the first half is just like the OP. a man in Arabian traditional clothing drops a small case near random people, yells "Allah Akbar!" and runs off. people react with fear & anger.
in the second half of the video, a man wearing typical American clothing drops the same case near random people, yells "Praise Jesus!" and runs off. people are not startled and mostly ignore him.
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maybe they thought a Christian "terrorist" would drop casseroles?

:)
 
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kaylagrl

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Ive seen this before and rather than funny I see it as sad. A very sad state of the world. And for those who have lost loved ones in this manner I dont think they would see the humor in it. I think I have a fairly good sense of humor,but I saw this as sad.
 
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kaylagrl

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posthuman said:
depends -- is this funny?

[video=youtube;516czVdGsLY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=516czVdGsLY[/video]

if you don't want to watch the video -- it's a "social experiment"
the first half is just like the OP. a man in Arabian traditional clothing drops a small case near random people, yells "Allah Akbar!" and runs off. people react with fear & anger.
in the second half of the video, a man wearing typical American clothing drops the same case near random people, yells "Praise Jesus!" and runs off. people are not startled and mostly ignore him.




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I dont see that as a social experiment. Terrorists are almost exclusively Arab, Christians are not seen as a threat because they have not committed terrorism on the scale Arabs have.
 
Yeraza_Bats

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Yeah, very few terrorist attacks have been started with the cry "Praise Jesus!", so most people wouldnt make that connection.

Seriously, if someone did that to me, I think Id believe that they dropped a Bible in front of me : p
 
Dude653

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No this is not funny. It's extremely insensitive and in poor taste. This guy should be in jail
 
trofimus

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Dude653 said:
No this is not funny. It's extremely insensitive and in poor taste. This guy should be in jail
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Oh please, do not be such an extremist.

Jail is for dangerous and evil individuals only, intending to harm somebody.

Also, what law was broken? You cant go to jail without any law broken. Not in a democratic country.
 
Dude653

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trofimus said:
Oh please, do not be such an extremist.

Jail is for dangerous and evil individuals only, intending to harm somebody.

Also, what law was broken? You cant go to jail without any law broken. Not in a democratic country.
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At the very least disorderly conduct.
 
trofimus

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Dude653 said:
At the very least disorderly conduct.
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I would not want to live in a country where you will go to jail for such things.

Where do you live in, Cuba, North Korea, Saudi Arabia?
 
Dude653

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Stuff like this really irritates me because I don't like people who take pleasure in antagonizing others. That's a sociopathic trait
 
PrynceNY

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Dude653 said:
Stuff like this really irritates me because I don't like people who take pleasure in antagonizing others. That's a sociopathic trait
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So i take it you hate pranks in general
 
Dude653

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PrynceNY said:
So i take it you hate pranks in general
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This is basically terroristic threatening seeing as how they are making people believe they have a bomb. Forgive me if I don't find this humerus.
 
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oldethennew

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wow, some of these responses really expose where some people's hearts and souls
really are...
 
Dude653

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We already have enough Islamic fear-mongering without adding more to it. There's nothing funny about Islamic terrorism
 
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While pranks in general are quite funny, this is a type of humour which is in poor taste and perverse in nature so I try and stay away from it. It is impure humour, corrupting. A bit like people going round farting on people. While laughter is a good medicine, it is best engaged in a healthy way. Like my dad says about comedy in the modern world, it is as if real comedy that comes from something light-hearted, a hearty laugh, has been replaced by sexual innuendo or sick jokes, which is flesh-seducing, forced-stimulation, secular comedy rather than healthy, natural comedy which raises your spirit. This kind of comedy dampens your spirit, or blackens your aura as some might say.
 
PrynceNY

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Dude653 said:
This is basically terroristic threatening seeing as how they are making people believe they have a bomb. Forgive me if I don't find this humerus.
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What i stated was a general question
 
Dude653

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PrynceNY said:
What i stated was a general question
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I'm not against pranks in general but this is just in poor taste and I don't understand why anyone would find this humorous.
 
Angela53510

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Dude653 said:
I'm not against pranks in general but this is just in poor taste and I don't understand why anyone would find this humorous.
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Well, don't read Babylon Bee, then! It is an offensive article a minute! I get some of my best laughs there! Because, if you can't laugh at yourself, then you are in trouble! As in "too serious!"
 
Tommy379

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Dude653 said:
We already have enough Islamic fear-mongering without adding more to it. There's nothing funny about Islamic terrorism
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But there is plenty to fear from islam.
 
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"Social experiment" translates into an excuse for YouTubers to do stupid things in a feeble attempt to score views.
 
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