Posts by Jamie Davis9

I was thinking about announcing the Chris Stapleton show on February 23rd at Madison Square Garden; it’s an indoor venue, but honestly, who cares?

silverpanther13 said:Your cover isn't exactly terrible, but the rest of this list is an absolute train wreck. For instance, they included a Whitney Houston album—which is easily one of the ugliest covers out there—in their Billboard Hot 100 most beautiful album covers ever. 🤔

Fair point. I didn't really bother looking closely at everything they listed, but that Whitney Houston one is just plain eyesore.

and this one -> View on imgur <- is from the south wall of my room. I received it as a gift back in high school from a guy, but even before that, it had been hanging on the wall of the house where I grew up,
and honestly, even today, I still find myself drawn back to it whenever I'm downstairs.

there it is, right here, sitting at number 46.

and over here we have the album. 🙂

Nathan Turner3 said:I just wish the soundtrack had a bit more bite, because the movie honestly put its heart and soul into the story, yet the music feels a bit underwhelming😁

well,
that little tune is actually pretty great.

Since this thread has veered off into total chaos while everyone else sits around overthinking their next move, I’m going back to my original question regarding whether posting one's own absolute garbage photos could actually serve as some sort of twisted sense of humor on a PDF joke file.

bluecyclist64 said:Honestly, I find this whole thing pretty unsettling too.
I’m right there with you in thinking that no single group should hold more weight than another, and that everyone deserves to be the butt of a joke now and then.
The problem is that some people just can't seem to tell the difference between actual wit and blatant hate speech.

Personally, I’ll take it a step further and argue that as long as people belonging to any specific national, religious, or even social group on this forum—given how incredibly obsessed with political correctness they usually are—can call others "trash" without facing any consequences, then those same people are absolutely entitled to use every tool at their disposal, legitimate or otherwise, to show exactly what kind of idiots they're dealing with. It’s a vicious cycle, plain and simple.
I’m starting to worry that phiber doesn't quite grasp the gravity of the situation. 🙂

bluecyclist64 said:Look, even if it's repulsive and brutal, it's still technically a joke—mostly because there's actually a punchline involved. That "joke" comparing a Gypsy to a pile of crap is just pure idiocy, and frankly, only an idiot would find any merit in it. You need at least a shred of intelligence to appreciate actual humor.

It’s perfectly obvious to me that it's intended as a joke, but my point is simply that nobody on this forum would get away with calling Jews trash without facing consequences.
not even Mexicans, 🙂
which, if we're being honest from a standard moderation perspective, is somewhat 🥱.
well, I suppose it's just that kind of mindset that really gets under my skin.

neonfox12 said:This is genuinely appalling.

It is frankly disturbing that
and let me just pose the question again: is posting a photo of one's own backside, marked with an arrow pointing toward the name of a specific individual or any member of ANY group, considered spam, or is it just being a complete jerk?
that seems to be the fundamental issue with this entire forum we find ourselves on, and quite frankly, it is the only thing I care about right now.

Matthew Anderson said:We're talking about which PDF the topic is actually in, so let's not pretend you don't understand what's going on here.

So, we've reached the point where moderators get to play judge and jury on what qualifies as a joke and what doesn't; honestly, this feels like the absolute beginning of outright censorship. 👍

Let's be real, this entire forum is built on a foundation of censorship, so there's really no point in pretending otherwise.

neonfox12 said:Exactly, you act just like some career politician, dodging any actual important questions by retreating into mindless fluff instead of giving a real answer. 🤣

And here you are, a total clown, basically existing solely to serve as a punchline for the moderators.
The administration?! 😁

neonfox12 said:I see that’s the kind of top-tier logic you choose to throw back at me. 🙂

It's just the same tired routine over and over again.

Sam Alvarez4 said:Some of those jokes are bordering on actual psychopathology. 🤦

Sam Alvarez4, you aren't helping matters.

neonfox12 said:And what about other groups alongside Jews and Roma?

neonfox12, you clearly aren't paying any attention at all.

Jacob Williams said:I think the families of those lost during the Holocaust would find themselves in complete agreement with your sentiment.

No one would ever have the audacity to call a family of Jews who perished in the Holocaust anything less than what they were. 🙂
Of course, people always seem to conveniently forget that Gypsies were also victims of that same horrific era. 😁

Matthew Anderson said:So, what, we’re just letting moderators decide what counts as a joke and what doesn't now?

I honestly don't see how this ends well for anyone involved. 😁

Look, I genuinely have no idea what the actual role of a moderator is on this forum, or who exactly granted them the authority to weigh in on everything, let alone start dictating the rules for everyone else.
Do you follow me?
That is precisely why I posed my question in the first place, and frankly, I am still waiting for an actual answer.

Jacob Williams said:What was posted above is frankly idiotic and, honestly, I don't find it remotely funny—though it seems you don't either.

Then again, there are jokes about other groups out there that are arguably even more offensive.

-How does the average Mexican get laid?
-By rape!

-What is a little Jew doing on top of the incinerator in a camp?
-Waiting for his parents.
-And what's the moral of the story?
-Love knows no physical state.

-What happens when you cross Black genes with an octopus?
-No idea. What?
-I don't know either, but he’s out there picking cotton like crazy.

Do you see my point? Not a single one of these jokes lands for me, despite being edgy and shocking enough to potentially trigger a laugh, yet they are undeniably brutal and politically incorrect. It’s particularly distasteful when they mock someone's suffering or a massacre, but really, what is the alternative here?

Either we ban them entirely, or we allow them to exist in whatever form they take. Because as things stand, we're essentially asking moderators to play judge on whether a joke is "funny enough" to avoid deletion and punishment.

None of the jokes you just listed even come close to the level of that one about a Gypsy taking nine months to take out the trash.
But anyway, moving on.
The issue goes deeper than just what the average user finds hilarious, which isn't much to begin with.
For instance, if someone were to actually film themselves defecating and post it, tagging a sign that says 'moderator,' 'American,' 'Jew,' or 'Rom' simply because they think it's funny—would the forum support that content since it's technically under the 'jokes' thread, or would it not?
I believe that is the fundamental question at the heart of this debate.

Matthew Anderson said:Fantastic, this thread has been active for over a decade. So, are you actually going to point out which specific posts from the last year are problematic? This whole situation is a textbook example of Special Interest Group behavior—it’s basically just two jokes stretched out from 2015 to now, and suddenly the moderator decides to shut the whole thing down.

It’s actually quite the opposite; nobody is asking for the thread to be deleted, they are simply demanding that it be moderated properly. I mean, in a mere three pages, there are two instances calling a Gypsy a piece of filth, and then on the third page, someone claims it takes a Gypsy nine months to deliver trash.

Honestly, I would be very interested to see the site administration finally weigh in on where the line is drawn, whether any lines even exist, and whether they actually apply to everyone equally.

Matthew Anderson said:Look, there is a massive distinction between a) politics and b) dark humor. I can certainly wrap my head around jokes being out of line for a political discussion, but attempting to ban jokes about Romani people under the guise of "humor" is nothing more than blatant censorship.

If you start banning those, you might as well just scrub everything else that could potentially offend someone.

At the end of the day, this really just comes down to whether the moderators actually know how to manage a thread and possess the basic competence required to distinguish actual spam from everything else. Nothing more, nothing less.
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neonfox12 said:Ultimately, I wonder how Jews actually feel when they encounter jokes centered on WWII and their own people.

I honestly think one should just forward the link to the local Jewish community, Simon Wiesenthal Center, and the ACLU, and let those organizations handle the fallout. 🙂

He’s back at it again, obsessing over his own biases and petty grievances, while she just keeps droning on about blondes and Canadians.
Please, spare me. 😁
I honestly tried looking at this from several different angles to shed some light on the issue, but if you ask me, the most contentious part is this:
We are talking about a public forum where the rules were clearly established, and they actually brought in moderators specifically to enforce them.

p.s. just so there's no misunderstanding here, I'm not suggesting that America is more fascist than any other nation on the planet.
In my view, what we see here is more of a fundamentalist attitude born out of pure ignorance and helplessness. It results in us treating people like those from certain marginalized communities as if they're permanent dependents whom we're happy to support, provided we're allowed to make jokes about Rome.
What I am attempting to clarify is that these groups actually agree to these rules because, within the context of this specific game, they're the ones winning.

I suppose I should have expected this kind of predictable nonsense to surface again, though my disappointment is certainly tempered by the fact that I'm never actually surprised. It’s truly exhausting how some people seem to find such profound satisfaction in being consistently wrong. kaže:
One could arguably argue that America is nothing more than a deeply fascist construct, or whatever else people feel like calling it these days.

Given how much she insists on preaching her little "standards," it seems like they’ve become the status quo. The only reason I haven't been penalized yet is likely due to my own knack for negotiation. 😁

neonfox12 said:It’s fine to laugh when we're talking about jokes. But let's not take it anywhere else, and that goes for any joke about Rome, too. 🤦

That simply isn't true.
I've already mentioned that there’s been a discussion regarding the Gypsy population in Chicago for years now, and I didn't notice any specific moderation or intervention until I finally decided to speak up.
And even then, the absolute peak of moderation was simply shutting the whole thing down.