I agree on both counts...it is funny and it definitely is sick. I hate to be this guy, as this is a joke I would tell over and over again in a circle of my close friends that clearly understood the joke, and the fact that it was nothing more. I think there is little more frightening in our society than the manner in which humor has been co-opted by the language police. However, in much the same way I would tell that joke and/or laugh at that joke within a circle of close friends, I/we would take every measure to make sure we did not tell the joke in such a way that it was overheard at say, a mall or eatery of some sort. I think of AR in much the same way...while we understand it is not a serious or remotely accurate portrayal of your views, it is just as public as the shopping plaze or restaurant. And, in much the same way that those overhearing the joke in either of those public places might very likely (and justifiably) read it the wrong way, and thus read US the wrong way, I tend to be of the belief that a great number of new members or visitors to the board will get the wrong impression of us here at AR when they see/read that.Quote:
Originally Posted by BiosThornton
It's for that reason and that reason alone that I think as a whole the board needs to be a little more careful about such posts. True, this board is more familial, collegial and community oriented than any other baord on the net I've ever seen or heard of, bodybuilding oriented or otherwise. Yet, the fact remains that we are very much in a public place of sorts, and such comments, understood as they may be within our circle for what they really are, simply give the naysayers ammunition against "those ignorant muscleheads".