I still have 45 minutes before I can leave, and in the meantime I'm feeling all bloated and irritable, and people are being wrong all over the internet.
People are being wrong all over my life. Last week one of my cow-orkers kept talking about how Obama is Muslim. His cube-neighbor is in fact Muslim and was like "Dude, chill."
Then yesterday, the daycare manager was saying the same thing. I commented, "He converted" as I was passing through, and was informed that "Muslims can't ever convert. He's lying."
I thought...well, a lot of things, but opted to bite my tongue. It's not like this guy's going to vote anyway, and if he doesn't it won't be for the Democratic nominee.
Oh, Raq, I feel your pain. My hostess in St. Thomas went on and on and on about that. As a matter of fact, she's so convinced about this that she's convinced herself it's all a conspiracy to turn America into a Muslim nation...that's the only reason the Muslim's haven't killed Obama, is because his "conversion" is a hoax and all part of the greater plan.
Poor sj! I hope the rest of your day goes better.
"Muslims can't ever convert. He's lying."
Wouldn't you have to, oh, BELIVE in a religion to assert that someone cannot convert from it?
Ok. Is this brown and white or brown and blue? [link]
I've heard the "Muslims aren't allowed to convert" thing too, and it's just so baffling. I know that in some Muslim countries there are legal penalties for converting to another religion, but do these people think Obama has some kind of chip in his brain or programming that prevents him from believing anything else?
Apparently, it's in the Koran.
My hostess in St. Thomas went on and on and on about that. As a matter of fact, she's so convinced about this that she's convinced herself it's all a conspiracy to turn America into a Muslim nation...that's the only reason the Muslim's haven't killed Obama, is because his "conversion" is a hoax and all part of the greater plan.
What is the matter with me, that I'm still capable of being surprised that people not only parrot this shit, but actually believe it?
You know, if I actually heard people saying these things my head would explode, but getting the ideas third-handed or so they are kind of fascinating in their wrong-headedness.
Ok. Is this brown and white or brown and blue? [link]
Looks blue to me, esp. in the zoom view.
What is the matter with me, that I'm still capable of being surprised that people not only parrot this shit, but actually believe it?
You and me both, pretty lady. You and me both.
