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dmb

Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 10:52 am Post subject: Taboo topics |
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Which topics should be taboo on this forum.
If Celtic win the League then I reckon it should not be mentioned. Of course if Rangers were to win... that's a different story |
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whynotme
Joined: 07 Nov 2004 Posts: 728 Location: istanbul
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 11:03 am Post subject: Re: Taboo topics |
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dmb wrote: |
Of course if Rangers were to win... that's a different story |
do you believe that Rangers will win? |
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calsimsek

Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 775 Location: Ist Turkey
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 11:03 am Post subject: |
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That's what I asked before, I'm not sure but if anyone tried to question the role of Ataturk then, that would be going to far.
Religon is out to.
On other hand, I think we can have a go at any school we like. |
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dmb

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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 11:07 am Post subject: |
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do you believe that Rangers will win?
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It would take a major slip by Celtic. like the one on Sunday There's always hope. |
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justme

Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 1944 Location: Istanbul
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 11:24 am Post subject: |
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Yep-- except in the abstract as it relates to cultural matters, religion is yasak. Too personal. I wouldn't touch Atat�rk with a 10-foot pole. I mean that figuratively, of course, in case anyone out there is over-sensitive about Atat�rk. Apparently the moderator finds belching unacceptable, so that's out too.
Bellybutton stuff, on the other hand...  |
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dmb

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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 11:26 am Post subject: |
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What happened to pope's ex VW golf? I heard the latest offer was about 100,000 Euros. |
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howmucharefags

Joined: 30 Nov 2004 Posts: 299 Location: Eskisehir
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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I like the Pope. The pope smokes dope. |
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Baba Alex

Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 2411
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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Darwinism
I once had a class laugh at me because I believed in darwinism (Although I admit it does has some flaws). They were like 'so your dad's a monkey ?' type stuff.
I was gobsmacked.
so that and bukkake |
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justme

Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 1944 Location: Istanbul
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 9:40 am Post subject: |
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Pope soap on a rope.
As far as I understand, Darwinism isn't even part of the school curriculum, except perhaps to mention in passing as an amusing idea.
Not that Americans are much better-- more and more schools there are refusing to teach it in favor of Creationism (in science classes!), or another new-fangled idea that combines Darwinism and Creationism... |
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dmb

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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 9:56 am Post subject: |
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I know someone who was fired for trying to bring up the topic of Darwin. The students thought he was calling them all a bunch of monkeys. They complained to the manager and he lost his job.This wasn't in Turkey. |
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justme

Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 1944 Location: Istanbul
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 10:44 am Post subject: |
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That's pretty ballsy. I think I'd get fired if I tried that. Or at least spat upon... |
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dmb

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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 11:20 am Post subject: |
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Culture is intrinsically linked to language. So how about "I don't want to teach you because I have a hangover"? Same thing isn't it? (I've just read something about the UK having the highest number of Monday morning sickies in the world) |
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justme

Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 1944 Location: Istanbul
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 11:57 am Post subject: |
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How about 'I don't want to teach you because you behave like a bunch of monkeys?'
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There is a fairly clear mandate in this country about bringing such issues into a place of education. |
Yes, but I suspect the lines of education and religion are a little more blurred at my school than others. My big challenge these days is convincing them that using 'our religion says...' or 'God says...' or quotes from the Koran are not effective ways to support an argument in an essay... |
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preston
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molly farquharson
Joined: 16 Jun 2004 Posts: 839 Location: istanbul
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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At Koc we were sometimes warned away from allowing students to write about the Kurds, though they mostly seemed to deselect that topic anyway. Some students wrote about the Armenian "question" and a few wrote about religious intermarriage (jewish girls falling in love with Muslim guys, usually).
At ET we have had the occasional student claim that we did not treat him well because he was a Kurd-- ridiculous, since our owner is Kurdish. Students tend to avoid the issue, as it is still a tender one. |
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