Dubai Virgin Radio Dj fired for offensive comments on god (1 Viewer)

[Il Re]

A lot of reverse presumptions.

Not to jump on Seven's anti-religious bandwagon, but it's the bible-thumpers in this country that are responsible for more divorces and out-of-wedlock children than any of the so-called God-hating heathens.

There are some broad strokes being made here. Religion does not make the man -- just because someone goes to church or temple or mosque every day does not remove the likelihood of them being a lecherous thug. Look at most American televangelists for that matter. Or the Catholic priesthood.

But to be fair, a belief in religion doesn't make you a mystic zealot either, and it's not a sign of feeble-mindedness nor weakness of intellect.

realy, hmm, interesting, in england it's most definately the other way round, but i agree with you 'just because someone goes to church or temple or mosque every day does not remove the likelihood of them being a lecherous thug'

 

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[Zé Tahir]

where did that come from

I'm just a little tired of listening to everyone say that my way of life is uncivilized and uneducated, while their lives are the end all be all.

I can't even say "Eid Mubarak" without it being made known how stupid I am.

A lot of reverse presumptions.

Not to jump on Seven's anti-religious bandwagon, but it's the bible-thumpers in this country that are responsible for more divorces and out-of-wedlock children than any of the so-called God-hating heathens.

There are some broad strokes being made here. Religion does not make the man -- just because someone goes to church or temple or mosque every day does not remove the likelihood of them being a lecherous thug. Look at most American televangelists for that matter. Or the Catholic priesthood.

But to be fair, a belief in religion doesn't make you a mystic zealot either, and it's not a sign of feeble-mindedness nor weakness of intellect.

Greg, I was talking out of my ass because I felt like I had to do what everyone is doing in here.

Though it's true, white people don't have a culture with the exception of Spain and Italy.

 

[Ahmed]

I'm just a little tired of listening to everyone say that my way of life is uncivilized and uneducated, while their lives are the end all be all.

I can't say "Eid Mubarak" without it being made known how stupid I am.

goes to show "open-minded" people really are

 

[Martin]

Though it's true, white people don't have a culture with the exception of Spain and Italy.

Don't have a culture? What does that mean?

 

[Zé Tahir]

Don't have a culture? What does that mean?

Pretty self explanatory.

 

[Martin]

As I'm sure is quantum physics, but since I don't have a clue it doesn't help me.

 

[Il Re]

I'm just a little tired of listening to everyone say that my way of life is uncivilized and uneducated, while their lives are the end all be all.

I can't even say "Eid Mubarak" without it being made known how stupid I am.



Greg, I was talking out of my ass because I felt like I had to do what everyone is doing in here.

Though it's true, white people don't have a culture with the exception of Spain and Italy.

english people do have a culture, go to the pub and get drunk then get into a good old fist fight when it's time to go home

 

[Zé Tahir]

As I'm sure is quantum physics, but since I don't have a clue it doesn't help me.

Ok let me use the word "cultural identity"

Cultural identity is the (feeling of) identity of a group or culture, or of an individual as far as he or she is influenced by her belonging to a group or culture. Cultural identity is similar to and has overlaps with, but is not synonymous with, identity politics.

Btw, love the signature

english people do have a culture, go to the pub and get drunk then get into a good old fist fight when it's time to go home

Exactly.

 

[Martin]

Ok let me use the word "cultural identity"

So white people have no sense of belonging? Where do you get such rash statements?

Ok let me use the word "cultural identity"

Why thank you, with all the drunks roaming it's taken months to get my first compliment on it

 

[Zé Tahir]

So white people have no sense of belonging? Where do you get such rash statements?

They've given the world a lot of things from their culture; one of them being football. But somewhere in history white people lost their sense of belonging. Ask anyone here and they'll tell you the same thing, heck some white people even agree that they don't have a culture.

Why thank you, with all the drunks roaming it's taken months to get my first compliment on it

I felt it was the right time to praise it

 

[Martin]

They've given the world a lot of things from their culture; one of them being football. But somewhere in history white people lost their sense of belonging. Ask anyone here and they'll tell you the same thing, heck some white people even agree that they don't have a culture.

Identity crisis, is that what you mean? All white people are suffering from it?

Btw you don't seem to know what culture means, or deliberately misuse the term.

 

[Ahmed]

They've given the world a lot of things from their culture; one of them being football. But somewhere in history white people lost their sense of belonging. Ask anyone here and they'll tell you the same thing, heck some white people even agree that they don't have a culture.




I felt it was the right time to praise it

actually it was the Chinese, check out cuju

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

is this a private radio channel? then they can do whatever they want. is it public? then i feel sorry for people living there

 

[Ahmed]

private...and why would you feel sorry for the people living there

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

because i don't believe in god ahmed, and i wouldn't like it if my government laid down rules that discriminated on people based on their religious affiliations

 

[Ahmed]

where's the discrimination? and where did the govt. come into this? it was a decision taken by the upper management of the company

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

follow my train of thought here, why you try and pick up unnecessary fights? if, IF, they were a public corporation my taxes would be paying the managements salaries and i do not want my government which is paid by my money to push your (plural) stupid morals down on everyone's throats

that is the reason i said i would feel sorry, plus, making fun of god and other characters in the bible and other such books can be a source of great laughs

 

[Ahmed]

it can be a great source for laughs, but it varies from place to place...even if the guy knew nothing about the Middle East, one would realise within a week of coming here that religion is not a thing to be joked about

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

that's why not i only i feel sorry about the guy, but the people as well. they could fuckin' chill and maybe ... stop blowing themselves up




























it's friday night, i am at home and feeling slightly depressed, that sums it up

 

[sallyinzaghi]

Firing him was an overreaction IMO BUT somebody said this is not his first offence so maybe he had it coming.

Look, it's as simple as this, what may be funny to you may not be others. It's as simple as that. If somebody were to go to the states and joke about 9/11 they'd probably be burned at the stake. You just hit a nerve. I understand that people lost their loved ones in 9/11 but you just gotta accept that God and religion is an integral part of that community and they take it as seriously as it can get. So what? Different cultures, different beliefs... God knows why some people here think their culture or belief is 'right' and try imposing it on others, it irks me. People are just different, always been always will, deal with it. And knowing this, to go in and sure he probably didn't say anything bad about God that warranted such reaction, but he was playing with fire and I'm sure as hell he knew it. I think the bigger issue here is how people have a lack of respect. What is not right to you may be right to other people. Rather than trying to change their minds, because in most cases you just can't, you might as well do well to just respect their cultures and laws.