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Date Posted: 02:37:17 10/09/01 Tue
Author: Jerry
Subject: Scavenger Hunt (Crusade)

Well, since we're on a scavenger hunt (crusade) for offensive signs I thought I'd throw this one into the mix and get your opinion . . .  (this is in response to Nuclear Beefcake's post a few messages down. I decided to break this out into a new message since that thread was getting pretty long.)


The location: Lakeview Ave. in the vicinity of Old Rd.


The Sign: "Bin Laden Sucks!"


   First off, let me say that coming from a family of sign painters - anything spray painted on a piece of scrap and hammered crooked into the ground is offensive, no matter what it reads! . .   but that is beside the point.
   Now don't get me wrong I agree with the message, Bin Laden does suck!.  What rubbed me the wrong way when reading this sign is the tone of the message.  Before the September 11th tragedy any decent Red Sox fan would have at least one t-shirt, bumper sticker, or spray painted sign in the front yard that read "Yankees Suck!"  If you follow the Sox at all it's a phrase you can't escape.  It doesn't matter if the Sox were playing the Yankees or not; during every home game the chant would go through the crowd and the vendors outside Fenway were putting generations of their descendants through college by the sale of their "Yankees Suck" merchandise!
   When I read this sign I felt what I think others feel when they see the American Flag draped across the hood of a car.  Although I appreciate the patriotism they are displaying I wonder if they really understand the magnitude of the situation.   Americans have died and more will be making the same sacrifice in the name of freedom.  When people put up a sign, wear a t-shirt, or wave a flag I hope they realize why they are doing it and that this isn't the latest craze or cool catch phrase we can wear on our "t-shirt of the month" before the next fad comes along.

Jerry



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