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Re: Afgani guy on treadmill... how fast can he run...
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2008, 03:57:08 pm »
Why's it so important that the man is Arabic?

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Re: Afgani guy on treadmill... how fast can he run...
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2008, 04:23:46 pm »
Because I'm a racist bastard who find Arabs screaming for their potential death funny?...

...anyway on a serious, truthful note... Because that's the point and humor in this.. a guy sets him up, and he doesn't understand how to operate the machine, and it's always funny to hear an Arabian scream..

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Re: Afgani guy on treadmill... how fast can he run...
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2008, 05:05:22 pm »
I think it's funny because a person on the treadmill had problems. But the racial thing totally ruins it for me (not because he's Arabic, but because people think that's the funny part).

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Re: Afgani guy on treadmill... how fast can he run...
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2008, 05:14:23 pm »
Why's it so important that the man is Arabic?


It explains the dressy/sheet thing?

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Re: Afgani guy on treadmill... how fast can he run...
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2008, 02:16:53 am »
Why's it so important that the man is Arabic?


Because he is. Don't go so out of your way to be anti-racist that it means you can't identify things.
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Re: Afgani guy on treadmill... how fast can he run...
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2008, 08:31:22 am »
Why's it so important that the man is Arabic?


Because he is. Don't go so out of your way to be anti-racist that it means you can't identify things.

I don't think I am, I definitely think there's subtext there.

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Re: Afgani guy on treadmill... how fast can he run...
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2008, 09:40:19 am »
So... now we can't specify that the guy on the treadmill is Arabic... Why? I don't know. How does "guy on treadmill" make it any better? It doesn't... Now it's a guy on a treadmill.. and that's just sexist. "Human being on treadmill."

I'm sorry iago, I normally agree with you on most things, but I like the convenience of being able to identify someone simply. Especially when there's no benefeit to identifying them vaguely.
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Re: Afgani guy on treadmill... how fast can he run...
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2008, 09:56:57 am »
Have you read the comments on the link? Every one of them on the first page is racial. There's a reason this video has over a million views, and that's it right there.

Maybe the poster of the video didn't intend it that way, and maybe the poster here didn't either (although mixing up Afghani and Arab is odd), but racial factors are definitely what contribute to any popularity it has (based on the comments).

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Re: Afgani guy on treadmill... how fast can he run...
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2008, 10:09:48 am »
Have you read the comments on the link? Every one of them on the first page is racial. There's a reason this video has over a million views, and that's it right there.

That doesn't necessitate that we are racist, too.

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Re: Afgani guy on treadmill... how fast can he run...
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2008, 04:06:41 pm »
I just figured I'd post "Afgani guy on treadmill" because it gives the video more description, I've been viewing a lot of CrAz3d threads.. and a lot of people bash on him because of the title is inappropriate towards the actual content, so I figured I'd avoid that. My title is appropriate and isn't/shouldn't be taken racial... It's just a guy that is Arabian or Afgani (I don't remember) and he can't operate the treadmill.. and it's funny how he reacts.

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Re: Afgani guy on treadmill... how fast can he run...
« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2008, 04:27:29 pm »
Who cares... it's some Arab on a treadmill... why not call it what it is?
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Re: Afgani guy on treadmill... how fast can he run...
« Reply #12 on: March 14, 2008, 04:29:37 pm »
Who cares... it's some Arab on a treadmill... why not call it what it is?

Exactly.

Moar on topic: this reminds me of my cat on a treadmill.
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Re: Afgani guy on treadmill... how fast can he run...
« Reply #13 on: March 14, 2008, 04:33:18 pm »
Who cares... it's some Arab on a treadmill... why not call it what it is?

Exactly.

Moar on topic: this reminds me of my cat on a treadmill.
I wish my cat/dog were smart enough to keep running :(

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Re: Afgani guy on treadmill... how fast can he run...
« Reply #14 on: March 15, 2008, 01:14:00 am »
Who cares... it's some Arab on a treadmill... why not call it what it is?

Exactly.

Moar on topic: this reminds me of my cat on a treadmill.

ooooh, you hate cats, why didn't you just say animal?

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Re: Afgani guy on treadmill... how fast can he run...
« Reply #15 on: March 15, 2008, 02:20:59 am »
Who cares... it's some Arab on a treadmill... why not call it what it is?

Exactly.

Moar on topic: this reminds me of my cat on a treadmill.

ooooh, you hate cats, why didn't you just say animal?

Hmm? I love cat's. They're so fucking win. Additionally, it's almost caturday.
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Re: Afgani guy on treadmill... how fast can he run...
« Reply #16 on: March 15, 2008, 02:53:39 am »
Caturday now!  Too bad I hate cats ... well, I just dont like them as pets