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Originally posted by filtherton
Ooooh, way to be controversial seretogis. You knew people would be offended, that is why you posted it here. So you could tell people that they overreact. Whoopdeedoo!
If it is so nonoffensive, why does it need a disclaimer?
It IS offensive when a bunch of people who are most likely straight use a phrase that straight people use to call someone a faggot to diss their rivals.
I know, its a "wild" conclusion i'm jumping to, but it's probably not a stretch to imagine a football player beating the hell out of someone for being a "fudge packer" because that actually happens.
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Fag.
Seriously, you need context here. This isn't, as far as I can tell, an official student group, with any official endorsement. It's a bunch of guys making a t-shirt. Walk into a Spencer's gift shop, any "head" shop, or surf tshirtsthatsuck.com and see what you find there.
For example, look at this message:
http://www.thoseshirts.com/diversityfront.html
OMG THEY ARE MAKING FUN OF DIVERSITY. ANYONE WEARING THIS HATES ANYONE NON-WHITE. LET'S START A BOYCOTT!
Um, no. It's funny to a certain crowd. I would be offended if someone was wearing that shirt to work, but a bunch of people wearing "Wolverines Pack Fudge" shirts to a game aren't making a statement about gays.
I'm a liberal, but I really hate the use of "hate speech" to apply to ANY statement about a protected class. It stifles discussion.
OMG, Sixate and I agree. Pigs are flying! Hell has frozen over!