Comments on: CNN asks, is Mike Myers’ “Love Guru” asking for trouble? http://theworsthorse.com/2008/04/cnn-asks-is-mike-myers-love-guru-asking-for-trouble/ the buddhist sub- and pop-culture site Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:29:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JP http://theworsthorse.com/2008/04/cnn-asks-is-mike-myers-love-guru-asking-for-trouble/comment-page-1/#comment-350 JP Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:04:03 +0000 http://theworsthorse.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/cnn-asks-is-mike-myers-love-guru-asking-for-trouble/#comment-350 "People are not very well-versed in Hinduism, so this might be their only exposure," he told The Associated Press. "They will have an image in their minds of stereotypes. They will think most of us are like that." this kinda thinking always made me crazy. it's: 1. a fictional movie 2. a comedy/parody not aimed at any specific religion the type of people who would see a mike myers comedy move and form their opinion of a group of people or religion based on it are idiots to begin with. showing them a flattering portrayal wouldn't swing their opinion the other way anyways. “People are not very well-versed in Hinduism, so this might be their only exposure,” he told The Associated Press. “They will have an image in their minds of stereotypes. They will think most of us are like that.”

this kinda thinking always made me crazy. it’s:

1. a fictional movie
2. a comedy/parody not aimed at any specific religion

the type of people who would see a mike myers comedy move and form their opinion of a group of people or religion based on it are idiots to begin with. showing them a flattering portrayal wouldn’t swing their opinion the other way anyways.

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