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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

Now, admittedly, I don't like Eminem either, but I thought Canadians were all for free speech.
http://entertainment.msn.com/news/eonline/1027/eminem.asp

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Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

"There's one snag, eh."

Good line.

As for the article, one more good reason why we really should invade. Those Canadians could use some real freedom, instead of the charade they apparently have.

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Did Canada put sugar in your gas tank or something? Steal your best girl?

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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

It's "Blame Canada" in reverse.

Blame Eminem, Blame Eminem,
With his beady little eyes,
And twisted rap all full of lies...

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

Ha. The politicians of Ontario do not speak for the whole country. Hell, they banned Harry Potter books in one part of Ontario. Oh well. The only thing that annoys some people is the import regs. They make it so it takes a while to get anything from the US. For instance, a friend sent me a book in the mail. It took about a month to get here because it was held up at customs.

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Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :

America isn't exactly 100% freedom of speech either.

Fabrux mentioned Harry Potter books being banned. Here in South Carolina parents have tried to have them banned from school libraries.

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Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

And failed.

Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :

Why would you possibly ban Harry Potter books, when they let books like the Communist Manifesto and Mein Kompf in libraries (my school library has a couple copies of both those books).

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

They banned Harry Potter because of the witchcraft in it.

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

I wonder if we have Omega's permission to send the Marines into counties that try to stop Marilyn Manson from performing.

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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

Oh Yeah? We'll fuck you in the ass! Screw the goddamn shit-for-brains know-nothing low life scum that the "suits" are! For Christ sakes, spare the fucking pity, and just feed us the fucking pie!

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Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

Sol:

Well, personally, I think that any country where a significant portion of the population actually LISTENS to that moron could probably use a good invasion, but...

Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

He is, of course, American, with the majority of his record sales being in America.

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

So is it that fantasies about killing your wife qualify as protected speech whereas claims that Christianity is a sham aren't? Is it that hip hop is on the way in, and any nation so deluded as to think that Manson's Alice Cooper stylings are "in" deserves a visit from the fashion police? I'm confused.

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

359: Well, you have to remember, these tend to be far-right-wing Christian fundamentalists who try to ban Potter. In fact, the only reason I chose to read the books was that those groups didn't like them. I figure, if they don't like something, chances are it's probably good... :-)

And honestly, I was surprised. If you aren't bothered by reading something geared toward a younger age group, you might look into reading them. They aren't half-bad...

And that's a general "you", not Matt specifically anymore. :-)

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

You do know that they are edited for US readers, don'tcha? Because if an American read a book, and came across the word "trousers", they'd obviously burst into flames.

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Liam: Actually, I noticed that in the first one when I saw terms like "soccer" showing up. I didn't pay much attention in the second and third ones, but the fourth one, I've noticed, actually calls soccer "football", among other things.

And the word "git" is in them often enough. I would think that would be more confusing to American kids than "football"... :-)

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