I used to think that Chick tracts were fun, but I now see them as racist hate literature.
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Tom Scola - Apr 11, 2007 10:56:53 am PDT #4608 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
sj - Apr 11, 2007 10:59:43 am PDT #4609 of 10003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks, Sean. I marked your post and I'll take at a look at the link when I'm on my computer.
Sean K - Apr 11, 2007 11:06:15 am PDT #4610 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I now see them as racist hate literature.
Some of them can be pretty nasty. The one about the Chaplain has some pretty racist characatures of (presumably) Afghanis. But their Catholic and Halloween hate has always kept them in the realm of the ridiculous for me.
Actually, it's funny you mention that. The banner on the main page of the site is deliberately "diverse," but if you look close, they're some of the whitest black, hispanic and asian people you'll ever see.
Daisy Jane - Apr 11, 2007 11:08:07 am PDT #4611 of 10003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Ok, my favorite line in the chaplain one? "you'll have a body like His"
I haven't seen any that are overtly racist, though the chaplain one has the scary terrorist stereotype, but then I see that on the editorial pages of my local paper.
Sean K - Apr 11, 2007 11:11:30 am PDT #4612 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I've occasionally seen ones that had pretty racist characatures of Jews and Catholics (Paddy McDrunkassboyfondler type stuff).
Daisy Jane - Apr 11, 2007 11:15:45 am PDT #4613 of 10003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Ah.
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vw bug - Apr 11, 2007 11:32:15 am PDT #4614 of 10003
Mostly lurking...
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Vortex - Apr 11, 2007 11:42:05 am PDT #4615 of 10003
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vw bug - Apr 11, 2007 11:42:46 am PDT #4616 of 10003
Mostly lurking...
Ok. Good to know it's not just me. Or something.
Jessica - Apr 11, 2007 11:43:19 am PDT #4617 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I used to think that Chick tracts were fun, but I now see them as racist hate literature.
They're fun racist hate literature!
(Seriously, though, I'm with you. On the one hand, I can read them and shake my head and laugh at how over the top CRAXY they are, and then I remember that there are people out there taking them seriously and I get very, very sad and frightened.)