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1010.       catwoman
8933 posts
 29 Mar 2013 Fri 03:42 am

Celebrities as everyday people!! 

it´s hilariously perfect!

 

celebrities-as-everyday-people-planet-hiltron-2

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1011.       thehandsom
7403 posts
 15 May 2013 Wed 07:05 pm

Defence of some racists lol

http://spor.gazetevatan.com/olay-yaratacak-muz-savunmasi/538451/5/spor

Some guys - fenerbahce supporters- showed bananas to Galatasaray´s black players -Drogba and Eboue- during last weekend´s match.

Of course, everybody knows what they mean and that is sheer racism.

When they were asked why, the answers were hilarious:

One of them said : ." Benim kültürümde böyle bir şey yok. Ben muzun ırkçılık olacağını bile düşünmedim o anda." -It is not in my culture, I could not even think showing a banana  would be racism- (these words are very similar for example when you tell people about racism on this site)

The other one´s response was more hilarious. He said : ""Ben rahatsızlığımdan ötürü meyve ile besleniyorum. 1 ay önce sindirim sisteminden ameliyat geçirdim. Sürekli meyve yiyiyorum. O yüzden mevye ile dolaşıyorum. O an elimde meyve olduğu için o şekilde bir suçlama ile karşı karşıya kaldım. Benim zaten siyahi arkadaşlarım da var. Kesinlikle amacım ırkçılık olamaz."-

Tranaslation: I eat fruits because of my medical conditions. I had an operation on my digestion system a month ago. I eat fruit all the time. I was accused because it happens to be I was holding a banana. I have some black friends. My aim can  not be  racism.

 

lol


 



Edited (5/15/2013) by thehandsom

1012.       Abla
3648 posts
 16 May 2013 Thu 03:53 pm

My professor at the uni was a short man but his thinking was very sharp. He held a lecture about linguistic oppositions and explained us how oppositions are always based on the context where they appear. What was especially interesting was his view about continua between strong plus and strong minus words.

 

Some words like democracy, equality (or kemalism in the Turkish society) are always used in positive contexts and it would be very stupid for a politician to challenge the positive load of these words. Instead, these words are given new meanings. Thus, serious effort is put in explaining Islamic concept of democracy or equality or the religious devotion of Atatürk so that people with different ideas do not have to question the positive color of the word itself.

 

Racism has been a strong minus word. No politician admits to be a racist, and the word has been replaced with neologisms such nationalist or immigration critic which are then filled with a load of carbage. European populists try to clean the word racism from its historical burden, though, and make it more acceptable. They have succeeded to some degree and this is a worrying tendency because if you change the position of a word in the continuum between minus and plus you have really affected the thinking of masses.

1013.       thehandsom
7403 posts
 16 May 2013 Thu 10:09 pm

 

Quoting Abla

My professor at the uni was a short man but his thinking was very sharp. He held a lecture about linguistic oppositions and explained us how oppositions are always based on the context where they appear. What was especially interesting was his view about continua between strong plus and strong minus words.

 

Some words like democracy, equality (or kemalism in the Turkish society) are always used in positive contexts and it would be very stupid for a politician to challenge the positive load of these words. Instead, these words are given new meanings. Thus, serious effort is put in explaining Islamic concept of democracy or equality or the religious devotion of Atatürk so that people with different ideas do not have to question the positive color of the word itself.

 

Racism has been a strong minus word. No politician admits to be a racist, and the word has been replaced with neologisms such nationalist or immigration critic which are then filled with a load of carbage. European populists try to clean the word racism from its historical burden, though, and make it more acceptable. They have succeeded to some degree and this is a worrying tendency because if you change the position of a word in the continuum between minus and plus you have really affected the thinking of masses.

 

I am not sure anybody´s aim is making the word racism more acceptable.. But I have a clear idea about what constitutes the racism. Unfortunately, when you look at some of my own country´s people, they dont seem to care that much or they dont realize how unacceptably incorrect they sound to the rest of the world. There is a whole a few generations out there, lived with ´changed  position of  the word racism or nationalism´ for so long.(The nationalism  itself, glorifying a nation, always a measurement which means there is someone out there less valuable. ) They think that is the normality.

I think the change takes time.

 

1014.       insallah
1277 posts
 17 May 2013 Fri 12:06 am

 

Quoting thehandsom

I think the change takes time.

 

 

Yeap not everyone is able to move forward at the same pace sadly.

On a slightly different note even you yourself yesterday replicated and served to promote the idea that a person of one type of hair colour is of less value and of less intelligence than another. Yes in a joke form but jokes are a key machine in the continuation of such ideas   pot , kettle ? 



Edited (5/17/2013) by insallah

1015.       thehandsom
7403 posts
 06 Jun 2013 Thu 08:16 pm

sos durex commercial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDnF11FQgpA

1016.       Abla
3648 posts
 10 Jul 2013 Wed 09:48 am

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1017.       thehandsom
7403 posts
 15 Jul 2013 Mon 02:08 pm

A Turkish proverb : "lahanayi yerken kitir kitir sapina gelince meee" 

1018.       thehandsom
7403 posts
 17 Aug 2013 Sat 11:49 am

http://kefmddsb.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/clgn-icatlar.html

http://www.zihnisinir.com/tr/default.asp

 

 

1019.       thehandsom
7403 posts
 21 Sep 2013 Sat 12:23 pm

Complete´ and ´Finished´ explained


No English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between these two words.
In a recent linguistic competition held in London, attended by supposedly the best in the world, Samsundar Balgobin, a Guyanese man, was the clear winner with a standing ovation which lasted over five minutes.
The final question was:
How do you explain the difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED in a way which is easy to understand?
Some people say there is no difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED.
Here is his astute answer:
When you marry the right woman, you are COMPLETE. When you marry the wrong woman, you are FINISHED. And when the right one catches you with the wrong one, you are COMPLETELY FINISHED!

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1020.       catwoman
8933 posts
 21 Sep 2013 Sat 09:21 pm

PRINCE William has spoken of his joy at becoming a father.

 

"...sorry I keep trailing off..."

“…sorry I keep trailing off…”

The beaming prince was chatty and laid-back while describing how his infant son seems determined to destroy his sanity.

William said: “I can’t sleep, I can’t think, I feel weird all the time.

“The whole house smells of shit.”

Dressed casually in slacks and an open-necked shirt, the newly-mature prince said: “I just want to get in my helicopter and keep flying, flying to freedom, sweet freedom.”

Showcasing a cheeky sense of humour, Prince William added: “My brother is still just running around nailing loads of models. When I think of that I am filled with envy and dark feelings.”

The personable prince described the drama and emotion of being present at the future king’s birth.

“The baby comes out all covered in gunk.

“I’d seen babies being born on telly but nothing can prepare you for it, especially with the nurses wearing those weird masks and the stench of sweaty hair.

“It was utterly gruesome but the doctors were very stern so I had to stick around.

“Doctors are amazing, they must see nasty stuff every day and they just handle it.”

Gazing wistfully into the middle distance, he added: “We can keep chatting for a bit if you like, it’s nice and quiet here.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I can´t take it much longer

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