Page 2 of 6 FirstFirst 12345 ... LastLast
Results 11 to 20 of 51

Thread: To me, terrorism is exciting

  1. #11
    GepperRankins's Avatar we want your oil!
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Location
    the suburbs. honestment
    Age
    38
    Posts
    8,527
    it's got better camera work and special effects than any hollywood movie (don't know about the plot though ). you find it entertaining. no-one will think any less of you if you admit it

  2. The Drawing Room   -   #12
    Skiz's Avatar (_8(I)
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Location
    CO
    Age
    46
    Posts
    22,943
    Quote Originally Posted by GepperRankins
    it's got better camera work and special effects than any hollywood movie (don't know about the plot though ). you find it entertaining. no-one will think any less of you if you admit it
    I will.


    Strange as it may seem, I watch news and documentaries for information, not entertainment. I think the repetitive indulgence of the media is sick. And I think those who find it entertaining are sick too.
    Took the words right outta my mouth.
    Last edited by Skizo; 07-20-2005 at 10:22 AM.


    yo

  3. The Drawing Room   -   #13
    lynx's Avatar .
    Join Date
    Sep 2002
    Location
    Yorkshire, England
    Posts
    9,759
    Quote Originally Posted by Skizo
    Took the words right outta my mouth.
    You should floss more often.
    .
    Political correctness is based on the principle that it's possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

  4. The Drawing Room   -   #14
    GepperRankins's Avatar we want your oil!
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Location
    the suburbs. honestment
    Age
    38
    Posts
    8,527
    education is entertaining too

  5. The Drawing Room   -   #15
    ahctlucabbuS's Avatar <
    Join Date
    Jan 2003
    Location
    Oslo
    Posts
    1,917
    Quote Originally Posted by lynx
    Quote Originally Posted by GepperRankins
    you guys are lying to yourselves. you find it entertaining, shocking and distressing maybe. you watch the news and all the documenteries about terrorism. why would you do it if it wasn't interesting and entertaining. why would television bosses so much of primetime to these programs if it wasn't entertaining
    Strange as it may seem, I watch news and documentaries for information, not entertainment. I think the repetitive indulgence of the media is sick. And I think those who find it entertaining are sick too.
    Well there is a fine line between information and entertainment in many cases. You wouldn't watch it if you found the information to be completely dull.

    That said, I pretty much agree with your view on the media.

    Edit: But of course, entertainment is the wrong word to describe my feelings about these things... I watch these things more in disbelief and shock than entertainment

    To me, terrorism is exciting
    I think the very idea that someone might set off a bomb in Macy's and kill several hundred people is exciting and stimulating, and I see it as a form of entertainment.
    Last edited by Barky; 07-20-2005 at 11:43 AM.

  6. The Drawing Room   -   #16
    Rat Faced's Avatar Broken
    Join Date
    Aug 2002
    Location
    Newcasil
    Age
    58
    Posts
    8,804
    Quote Originally Posted by GepperRankins
    education is entertaining too

    Especially "Human Reproduction" mock Practical Tests

    An It Harm None, Do What You Will

  7. The Drawing Room   -   #17
    Illuminati's Avatar Simple Bystander BT Rep: +7BT Rep +7
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Location
    2008 European Capital of Culture
    Age
    38
    Posts
    2,711
    This is weird

    Manker's nowhere around, but I feel the presence of a rod nearby.


  8. The Drawing Room   -   #18
    Rat Faced's Avatar Broken
    Join Date
    Aug 2002
    Location
    Newcasil
    Age
    58
    Posts
    8,804
    I have never asked you to feel my rod... im certain of this

    An It Harm None, Do What You Will

  9. The Drawing Room   -   #19
    vidcc's Avatar there is no god
    Join Date
    Dec 2003
    Location
    USA
    Posts
    5,606
    I think there is a difference between entertainment and information about what is going on around us. A lot depends on ones ability to separate the two.

    We watch acted violence on TV and in movies all the time for entertainment. There is a perversion about human nature that makes us "rubberneck" an accident on the road. Death comes to us all and we are obsessed with the need to know what happens when we die.

    Watching acts of terror on the news has one difference from watching a movie and that is the fact that is real. So we are still detached from the reality to a degree...... Until we become personally involved by way of a loss. If one of your family or someone close to you is the victim then any perverted entertainment factor is removed.

    This is a generalisation

    it’s an election with no Democrats, in one of the whitest states in the union, where rich candidates pay $35 for your votes. Or, as Republicans call it, their vision for the future.

  10. The Drawing Room   -   #20
    lynx's Avatar .
    Join Date
    Sep 2002
    Location
    Yorkshire, England
    Posts
    9,759
    Quote Originally Posted by vidcc
    This is a generalisation
    That seems a little harsh.

    Who was it? Schwartzkopf? Powell?

    I just thank god I've never been Generalised.
    .
    Political correctness is based on the principle that it's possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

Page 2 of 6 FirstFirst 12345 ... LastLast

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •