10/16: Hijack this, fags

Undertoad · 10-16-2001, 01:33 PM

In these troubled times it is good to know that the US has stood up to show the world that it is a shining beacon of tolerance.

leif · 10-16-2001, 02:00 PM

This picture is all over the place, and I think as many people agree with it's sentiment as disagree.

(I mean, the muslims who will be killed by that missle are clearly homosexuals, after all...)

anyone know why it says "party" on the plane?

bcbrewery · 10-16-2001, 02:07 PM

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bcbrewery · 10-16-2001, 02:08 PM

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bcbrewery · 10-16-2001, 02:09 PM

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warch · 10-16-2001, 02:09 PM

Maybe the missle is filled with cigarettes and the young enlisted gentleman wishes to help his comrades kick their habits by suggesting that the smokes be rerouted? Luring the terrorists into action.

Or maybe its just very 8th grade.

Undertoad · 10-16-2001, 03:28 PM

Why it says "party" - it actually says "war party" and the "war" is cropped.

The next question "Why does it say 'war party?'" I have no idea.

MaggieL · 10-16-2001, 03:30 PM

I can't imagine why there's so little tolerance of gays in the military. You'd think the official policy of cashiering them when they're discovered implied disapproval, or something.

If he knew that the *Taliban's* method of dealing with queers is to line them up against a tall stone wall and push the wall over on them, perhaps the ordnanceman who loaded that particular item might have chosen a different slogan.

Joe · 10-16-2001, 04:29 PM

What I want to know is how a person who can't spell "hijack" found his way into a job loading munitions on an aircraft carrier. Can he read? Is that even the type of bomb he was supposed to load?

The US military is still homophobic. Lots of gays who were "other than honorably discharged" have tried to re-up, thinking that the official stance might be different in wartime.

No luck, story is here:
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationwo...ld%2Dheadlines

Hey they're gays but they're AMERICAN gays and right now America needs all the help it can get.

juju · 10-17-2001, 12:11 AM

These don't look real to me. Anyone can fire up photoshop and draw words on a bomb.

Whit · 10-17-2001, 01:27 AM

Hmm, does it matter though? Photoshoped or written on the bomb itself the message is the same...

I wish I could make the claim that the term was used becuase of how these fantacis would feel about being called such. But I don't think anyone, including me, would buy it.

Oh well, just one more hang-up we have to get over.

MaggieL · 10-17-2001, 07:18 AM

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Hmm, does it matter though? Photoshoped or written on the bomb itself the message is the same...

Not exactly. A message from someone with a bomb carries a different weight than one from someone armed only with Photoshop.

http://www.pinkpistols.org

Whit · 10-17-2001, 04:21 PM

Sorry, I was unclear. I meant that the bombs function was unchaged (it will be used exactly the same way with or without writing) and the photo's popularity isn't dependant on this being real. I've seen the pic of the stealth with an amusing statement on the underside of the wings all over the web and it's obviously fake.
The bomb will fall, and we'll chuckle or be offended by the bomb quote's regardless.

Undertoad · 10-17-2001, 06:05 PM

But in this case it's an AP photo, which means that the chance of it being faked is damn near zero.

juju · 10-17-2001, 06:49 PM

oh.   

10-16-2001, 01:33 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	10/16: Hijack this, fags In these troubled times it is good to know that the US has stood up to show the world that it is a shining beacon of tolerance.

10-16-2001, 02:07 PM	#3
bcbrewery Sibling of the Commonweal Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 16	here are a few other images I have collected over the past few days from ehowa.com Attached Images

10-16-2001, 03:30 PM	#8
MaggieL in the Hour of Scampering Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia) Posts: 4,060	I can't imagine why there's so little tolerance of gays in the military. You'd think the official policy of cashiering them when they're discovered implied disapproval, or something. If he knew that the Taliban's method of dealing with queers is to line them up against a tall stone wall and push the wall over on them, perhaps the ordnanceman who loaded that particular item might have chosen a different slogan. __________________ "Neither can his Mind be thought to be in Tune,whose words do jarre; nor his reason In frame, whose sentence is preposterous..."

10-16-2001, 04:29 PM	#9
Joe Master of the Domain Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: AZ Posts: 221	rednecks What I want to know is how a person who can't spell "hijack" found his way into a job loading munitions on an aircraft carrier. Can he read? Is that even the type of bomb he was supposed to load? The US military is still homophobic. Lots of gays who were "other than honorably discharged" have tried to re-up, thinking that the official stance might be different in wartime. No luck, story is here: http://www.newsday.com/news/nationwo...ld%2Dheadlines Hey they're gays but they're AMERICAN gays and right now America needs all the help it can get.

10-17-2001, 01:27 AM	#11
Whit Umm ... yeah. Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 949	Hmm, does it matter though? Photoshoped or written on the bomb itself the message is the same... I wish I could make the claim that the term was used becuase of how these fantacis would feel about being called such. But I don't think anyone, including me, would buy it. Oh well, just one more hang-up we have to get over. __________________ A friend will help you move. A true friend will help you move a body.

10-16-2001, 02:00 PM	#2
leif Confounded Conjuror Join Date: May 2001 Location: N. California Posts: 33	This picture is all over the place, and I think as many people agree with it's sentiment as disagree. (I mean, the muslims who will be killed by that missle are clearly homosexuals, after all...) anyone know why it says "party" on the plane?

10-16-2001, 02:09 PM	#6
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Maybe the missle is filled with cigarettes and the young enlisted gentleman wishes to help his comrades kick their habits by suggesting that the smokes be rerouted? Luring the terrorists into action. Or maybe its just very 8th grade.

10-16-2001, 03:28 PM	#7
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Why it says "party" - it actually says "war party" and the "war" is cropped. The next question "Why does it say 'war party?'" I have no idea.

10-17-2001, 12:11 AM	#10
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	These don't look real to me. Anyone can fire up photoshop and draw words on a bomb.

10-17-2001, 04:21 PM	#13
Whit Umm ... yeah. Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 949	Sorry, I was unclear. I meant that the bombs function was unchaged (it will be used exactly the same way with or without writing) and the photo's popularity isn't dependant on this being real. I've seen the pic of the stealth with an amusing statement on the underside of the wings all over the web and it's obviously fake. The bomb will fall, and we'll chuckle or be offended by the bomb quote's regardless. __________________ A friend will help you move. A true friend will help you move a body.

10-17-2001, 06:05 PM	#14
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	But in this case it's an AP photo, which means that the chance of it being faked is damn near zero.

10-17-2001, 06:49 PM	#15
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	oh.

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