Quote from: Garraty_47 on May 07, 2026, 09:41:18 AM/shrug

At this point it seems to be one of those "you had to be there" kinda things.

Too much time, lexicon drift, cultural appropriation, and simple fuckery has happened in the interim. Trying to explain or paint an accurate picture of what Flaming used to be is more trouble than it's worth, frankly.

I believe it's appeal was limited to a tiny minority of the online population. People who say otherwise are looking in the rearview mirror with rose coloured glasses on.

Quote from: formosan on May 07, 2026, 11:30:46 AMIt is like that in some Canadian metropolitan areas too Professor Emeritus.

Especially if it is chugs breaking the law.

Quote from: DKG on May 07, 2026, 09:17:35 AMA exposing a Muslims-only event at a water park in Texas has led to a threat from Governor Greg Abbott.

The event was to celebrate a religious event called Eid and was scheduled for June 1 in Grand Prairie. An ad posted from the event clearly marking it as excluding non-Muslims.

The event included halal food and a private prayer area, despite the Epic Waters indoor park being city-owned.

On Wednesday, the governor issued a threat to pull the city's public safety grants unless the park shut down the event.

"A city-owned water park in Grand Prairie openly advertised a 'MUSLIMS ONLY' event — closed to the general public. That's religious discrimination," Abbott said in a statement on social media.

"It's unconstitutional. I signed HB 4211 into law — banning Muslim only no-go zones in Texas," he added. "The City must cancel the event and commit to never allowing something like it again by May 11th, or lose $530,000 in state grants."

He pointed out that one of the red flags involved the planners asking women to wear "burkinis" rather than bikinis.

Muslims in the States ate getting bold. Not as bold as Muslims in Europe but it's coming.

Quote from: Biggie Smiles on May 07, 2026, 11:11:44 AMI love it. Watching them cry over something they were just cheering in VA is wonderful.

Look at the north east of the US. Vermont, New Hampshire, etc etc. an estimated 40 to 48% republican population and ZERO representation

so miss me with your cries of racism you hypocritical fucks.

The fact that you auto assume that a population of blacks is your stronghold and diehard voting block IS RACISM in itself. And Biden let that part out when he said 'if you don't vote for me you ain't black'

just think of the audacity it takes to say something like that. To a BLACK MAN on a radio show listened to by MILLIONS of black people.

cockroaches -- *spits

I hope all states end racial districts before the midterms.

Quote from: Oliver the Second on May 07, 2026, 11:07:15 AM"You see, gentlemen, behind every great man there is a woman, urging him on. And so it was with my Stella. She urged me on into outer space. Not that she meant to. But with her continual, eternal, confounded nagging--well, I think of her constantly, and every time I do, I go further out into space." - Harry Mudd

A parody of Simply Irresistible by Robert Palmer.
 

Quote from: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on May 07, 2026, 08:47:37 AMIn Chicago its considered very racist to enforce the law.

It is like that in some Canadian metropolitan areas too Professor Emeritus.

I love it. Watching them cry over something they were just cheering in VA is wonderful.

Look at the north east of the US. Vermont, New Hampshire, etc etc. an estimated 40 to 48% republican population and ZERO representation

so miss me with your cries of racism you hypocritical fucks.

The fact that you auto assume that a population of blacks is your stronghold and diehard voting block IS RACISM in itself. And Biden let that part out when he said 'if you don't vote for me you ain't black'

just think of the audacity it takes to say something like that. To a BLACK MAN on a radio show listened to by MILLIONS of black people.

cockroaches -- *spits

"You see, gentlemen, behind every great man there is a woman, urging him on. And so it was with my Stella. She urged me on into outer space. Not that she meant to. But with her continual, eternal, confounded nagging--well, I think of her constantly, and every time I do, I go further out into space." - Harry Mudd

Quote from: Garraty_47 on May 07, 2026, 09:41:18 AM/shrug

At this point it seems to be one of those "you had to be there" kinda things.

Too much time, lexicon drift, cultural appropriation, and simple fuckery has happened in the interim. Trying to explain or paint an accurate picture of what Flaming used to be is more trouble than it's worth, frankly.

Flynn gets visited by the ghosts of flaming past whenever he closes his eyes.

Quote from: DKG on May 07, 2026, 09:29:28 AMI've seen flamers try to explain the appeal of flaming. But even when it had a following besides the dozen elderly shut ins who remain today it would never have appealed to me. But, to each their own.

/shrug

At this point it seems to be one of those "you had to be there" kinda things.

Too much time, lexicon drift, cultural appropriation, and simple fuckery has happened in the interim. Trying to explain or paint an accurate picture of what Flaming used to be is more trouble than it's worth, frankly.