Does anyone else find this offensive and disrespectful?

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Permalink Reply by Chickee on November 8, 2007 at 12:36pm

the onion is a comedy thingy. It's for shock value.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Hinojosa on November 8, 2007 at 1:20pm

I know that, it's also satirical and I just thought that the subject of our men and women in uniform shouldn't be done that way.

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Permalink Reply by Mayank on November 8, 2007 at 2:38pm

im not an american or anything but men and women in uniform shouldnt be made fun of.....just my opinion

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Permalink Reply by Sylvain on November 8, 2007 at 3:58pm

It's kinda funny, it rises real issues (homophoby, mutilations, the fact that killing people seems to be accepted as a normal job, etc.) and you found this offensive ?

World n°1 provider of war criminals, a.k.a. the U.S.A., is protecting the said criminals behind the numerous soldiers that "just did their job". Because some did their job, critics are not allowed, at all. The same for corruption. THAT'S what I find offensive. But I guess it's just a question of personal values.

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Permalink Reply by Maiflowers on November 8, 2007 at 5:16pm

I didn't find it offencive at all. I didn't think they were making fun of the people in the armed force but rather what the they do and the fact that (as Sylvain said) they accept and treat this as a normal job.

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Permalink Reply by milkman on November 18, 2007 at 2:41am

its very offensive.... i expected more from america's finest news source

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Permalink Reply by MediaMisfit on November 18, 2007 at 10:28am

Meh... It's the internet.

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Permalink Reply by georgefrouzakis on November 18, 2007 at 1:55pm

Rises many issues and massages here! but I'll stand on the point that we as civilians we can be more aware of why a war is going on. Is it just? Does it worth our loses? There would have been no point for this clip if that was not in a question. Not offensive for me. As a clip It is purely focused on raising awareness.

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Permalink Reply by ksawyer on November 18, 2007 at 2:25pm

I think that absolutely everything is fair game for parody. Making something "not suitable" for ridicule is generally a pretty fascist idea. Sometimes it's important to be offended. It helps us break out of our safe little bubbles away from everything violent that's going on, if only for a few minutes.

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