I love the irony here: without freedom of expression, she would never be able to express her objection to freedom of expression. Wow, what a horrible thing it must be, huh?
Anonymous
said...
March 19, 2010 at 8:13 PM
Reminds me of the classic Mitch Hedberg joke - "I'm against picketing but don't know how to show it."
This is beyond moronic. As in, I'm astonished this person knows how to swallow correctly. Firstly, it's a syllogism. Secondly, it's just ----ing stupid. Congratulations to the person under the burqa; you've actually angered me not with your message, but at the sheer shining light of your stupidity.
Stacey
said...
April 19, 2010 at 5:41 PM
Yes, but freedom of expression is providing us with so much entertainment because of the freedom to express stupidity.
Anonymous
said...
May 26, 2010 at 12:40 AM
I was just going to say that this whole scene is just wrong, but I think CC captured my feelings much better.
phjost
said...
May 29, 2010 at 1:09 AM
Perhaps this is just a piece of art. Or a kind of philosophical happening. Or something.
Anonymous
said...
March 2, 2011 at 4:44 AM
meant to be ironic?
Lena
said...
July 12, 2011 at 10:16 PM
Just to play devil's advocate:
Judging by the background, she could be in another country and English could be her second or third language. If so, it's possible she means "What I consider to be freedom of expression, the West labels terrorism." It could be a response to the French ban on niqab. (She's wearing a niqab, not a burqa.)
Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. I believe in this whole-heartedly.
And I appreciate anyone who has the gumption to protest despite their handicapped abilities to articulate what they oppose. Their right, and ours, to a freedom of speech is something few in this world can savor. Another right we should not forget to savor, though, is the right to mock them.
Some of these signs have been floating around the internet for a while and could be called classics, others are new. They just needed to be collected in one place. Please enjoy, and share it with your friends.
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I love the irony here: without freedom of expression, she would never be able to express her objection to freedom of expression. Wow, what a horrible thing it must be, huh?
Reminds me of the classic Mitch Hedberg joke -
"I'm against picketing but don't know how to show it."
This is beyond moronic. As in, I'm astonished this person knows how to swallow correctly. Firstly, it's a syllogism. Secondly, it's just ----ing stupid. Congratulations to the person under the burqa; you've actually angered me not with your message, but at the sheer shining light of your stupidity.
Yes, but freedom of expression is providing us with so much entertainment because of the freedom to express stupidity.
I was just going to say that this whole scene is just wrong, but I think CC captured my feelings much better.
Perhaps this is just a piece of art. Or a kind of philosophical happening. Or something.
meant to be ironic?
Just to play devil's advocate:
Judging by the background, she could be in another country and English could be her second or third language. If so, it's possible she means "What I consider to be freedom of expression, the West labels terrorism." It could be a response to the French ban on niqab. (She's wearing a niqab, not a burqa.)
Or it could just be nonsense....
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