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In Defense Of Vladimir Putin
By Smaktakula In attempting to muzzle criticism of his increasingly despotic rule, Russia’s President, with the cheerful assistance of the authoritarian kleptocracy’s kangaroo courts, has perversely managed to shatter a long-standing barrier to free speech. By jailing for two years … Continue reading
Thou Shalt Have No Other Dead Beatle Before Me
By Smaktakula If he had to do it again, musician Cee Lo Green most likely wouldn’t have ushered in 2012 with a blasphemous appearance on national television. He did, however, and just a few days later a reeling public is … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Music, Religion, Stupidity
Tagged Beatles, Cee Lo Green, censorship, dogma, heresy, John Lennon, NBC, New Year's Eve, New York City, Religion, sacred texts, shut your mouth!, the Word of God, Yoko Ono
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Prophet’s Stint As Guest-Editor Of Humor Magazine Surprisingly Unfunny
By Smaktakula It sounded like a great idea: invite Islam’s premier prophet to guest edit a French humor magazine. The editors of French Satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo had long sought to entice the Prophet Mohammed to bring his singular wit … Continue reading
This Day In History: February 14, 1989 CE
On which douchey theocrat Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini vociferously expresses his displeasure with Salman Rushdie‘s The Satanic Verses. The tactic proves so popular that it remains the Islamic community’s preferred method to redress grievances both real and imagined. We, the public, are easily, lethally offended. We … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, History, Politics, Religion
Tagged 1989, Ayatollah Khomeini, censorship, douchebaggery, douchey theocrats, fatwa, February 14, Iran, religious intolerance, Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses, theocratic cultural backwaters, this day in history, those wacky mullahs!, your feelings > freedom of expression
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Christians Still Bitching About Equal Treatment
By Smaktakula The Smithsonian Institution has agreed to withdraw a controversial art piece which Christian groups have labelled offensive. Some observers are shocked at the speed with which the Smithsonian gave in to the Christians’ demands, especially after it was … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Religion
Tagged AIDS, burning the Koran, censorship, Christianity, Christians, Coptic Christians, cowardice, double standard, First Amendment, GodBGone, Holy of Holies, hypocrisy, Islam, Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, Koran, Mohammed, muslims, persecuted Christians, religious persecution, Smithsonian Institution, the Christ, The Passion
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Revealed: The Real Reason Sesame Street Pulled The Katy Perry Apperance
By Smaktakula The children’s television show Sesame Street has been a hot topic since the show’s producers decided to pull a controversial segment featuring singer Katy Perry. Children’s Television Workshop defended the action, noting that its executive board had reconsidered the … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity, Music, Stupidity
Tagged censorship, Children's Television Workshop, Elmo, Elmo is a mack, Elmo's World, episode pulled, I love to count!, Katy Perry, Katy Perry's tits, kiddie shows, lewdness, muppets, prudery, Public Television, scandal, Sesame Street, sex, skankery, skonks, YouTube
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From FOX News: CPAC Session On Jihad, Free Speech Attracts Complaints
Because, really–is there any better way to prove to the world that you’re not against free speech than by attempting to publicly shame into silence those who claim you are? Read how old, white, right-handed, heterosexual Christian men just won’t give Muslims … Continue reading
From AP By Way Of Breitbart: MTV Cancels Mexico Airing Of “South Park” Episode
Because the $4,900 fine would cripple MTV. For our younger readers: Previous to its most recent incarnation, a high-tech freak show played at high volume, Music Television (as we used to call it) once played music videos. Smaktakula Read the silliness here: MTV … Continue reading
