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[belmarduk]

Jeff Goldblum has become the subject of controversy online after being a guest host on the 12th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race earlier this month.

During a “Stars and Stripes Forever” themed-segment, where contestants were asked to come up with patriotic drag outfits, the American actor inexplicably pondered if Islam was an “anti-homosexuality” or “anti-women” religion in front of a Middle Eastern contestant.

Iranian-Canadian drag queen Jackie Cox (or Darius Rose) took to the runway in a red and white stripe-emblazoned caftan along with a blue veil which was donned with 50 silver stars — much like the American flag.

When asked if she was religious by the Jurassic Park (1993) star, Cox admitted she wasn’t, before providing the judge’s panel with some context on her wardrobe choice.

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[Grinchy]

Basically how everyone deals with the subject.

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[haxan7]

Some high level intellectual discussion going on in that clip.

 

[triplestation]

this is just a big silly mess is all this is lmao

nobody here should be under fire for anything

this is just pure silly

hell

ART, even

this

is ART

 

[iorek21]

Reminds me of this

 

[triplestation]

matt has several stacks of those^ just laying around

 

[Tesseract]

jeff is dead to me after he crumbled on hot ones

 

[triplestation]

jeff is dead to me after he crumbled on hot ones

that did hurt when that happened

 

[-Arcadia-]

This bothers me about as much as someone being proud to be a Muslim, on a public show like that.

Which is to say that it doesn’t.

If we truly live in a culture based around the open and free transmission of ideas (we don’t), everything is fair game, from praising and thanking deities, to criticism of the same ideas.

Twitter’s perpetually offended bedwetters crying about the latter, should have no bearing on that.

 

[Shizumapower]

inexplicably pondered

to be clear- this is Jeff Goldblum on the Simpsons

 

[TyphoonStruggle]

Bunch of catholic priests diddle boys

Bunch of islamists dehumanize women and lgbt

Bunch of atheists destroyed the foundation of western civilization

There! Now we can all stew in our own shit.

 

[eot]

Is it really controversial to say that Islam taken as a whole has some problems with women and homosexuals?

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Perhaps the same can be said for all religions.

 

[LemmingWithaParachute]

During a “Stars and Stripes Forever” themed-segment, where contestants were asked to come up with patriotic drag outfits....

I thought patriotism and nationalism were bad and only leads to white supremacy?

 

[cryptoadam]

Iranian Canadian. What does Iran do to its gays? Deny the exist, hang them, or force them to have gender re assignment surgery. I think we could call that a bit anti-homosexual.

Forcing women to wear hijabs seems a bit anti-women all though Iran is a bit more advance how they treat women in comparison to other Islamic states. They aint no Saudi Arabia or anything.

Some celebrity did something. Hypnotize me if old.

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

Making a Fatwa on Jeff Goldblum as we speak.

 

[triplestation]

i wanna eat banana cream pie with jeff goldblum and watch the sun set

 

[Tesseract]

Making a Fatwa on Jeff Goldblum as we speak.

 

[Slings and Arrows]

Well there it is.gif

At the end of the day, if Iran and Islam were open with lbgt, Finkle here, wouldn't have moved to Canada.

 

[Iorv3th]

People watch that show?

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Love Mr. Goldblum.

I've been told I look like him.

Even of the best Jews to ever live isn't safe from wokies.

 

[mortal]

He's not wrong though lol.

I love how Jeff Goldblum is under fire for actually stating what everyone knows to be true, yet islamic countries violating the human rights of gays and women is not the issue worth addressing.

 

[Papa]

matt has several stacks of those^ just laying around

Resetera is right about triplestation

 

[Nymphae]

Is it really controversial to say that Islam taken as a whole has some problems with women and homosexuals?

In that venue on that TV show to that audience? Maybe.

 

[belmarduk]

Iranian Canadian. What does Iran do to its gays? Deny the exist, hang them, or force them to have gender re assignment surgery. I think we could call that a bit anti-homosexual.

You're a Jewish person from Iran? That couldn't have been fun.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Comedy is about poking the eye of the establishment by expressing taboo emotions and thoughts. It was once one of the most powerful tools in the progressive's arsenal, and now it is their Achilles heel.

 

[NeoGiffer]

 

[King of Foxes]

fuck islam in its ass

 

[Ornlu]

i wanna eat banana cream pie with jeff goldblum and watch the sun set

Comedy is about poking the eye of the establishment by expressing taboo emotions and thoughts. It was once one of the most powerful tools in the progressive's arsenal, and now it is their Achilles heel.

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[bRacing]

No lies detected. It's like asking if Christianity has a problem with homosexuals and women, or with homosexual priests raping little boys. Of course they do. Fuck religion.

 

[Djau]

No lies detected. It's like asking if Christianity has a problem with homosexuals and women, or with homosexual priests raping little boys. Of course they do. Fuck religion.

Amen.

 

[Foamy]

One of the aspects I find most disturbing about Islam is that if I were to say something overly negative about it, "devoted Muslims" are required by it's teachings to kill me on the spot.
.....


Wtf?

 

[NeoGiffer]

fuck islam in its ass

 

[AV]

People watch that show?

Are you joking? It's one of the most watched shows on TV.

It's like The Walking Dead, it doesn't mean it's good, but everyone and their grandfather in drag watches it.

 

[Davey Cakes]

Everything is controversial.

 

[Rock And Roll]

If I ever win the lottery, I'm going to offer free trips to people who believe Islam is accepting of these lifestyles to the middle east on the condition they travel with their partner, wear visible pride flags, hold hands in public while wearing a camera to document the experience. I'd keep doing that until enough of them got beaten/murdered so the community got the picture.

 

[segasonic]

Is it really controversial to say that Islam taken as a whole has some problems with women and homosexuals?

It shouldn’t be. Vice versa for Catholicism.

 

[teezzy]

Fuck these stupid sacred cows you're not allowed to critique or question and those who support such narratives flaunting about as if they're intellectually progressive because of it.

Good on Goldblum. Liberals bash Bill Maher for the same shit.

 

[Tesseract]

Is it really controversial to say that Islam taken as a whole has some problems with women and homosexuals?

nah, it's a fact

death for apostasy is also a problem, among others

all religions are pretty fucked, tbh

 

[YukiOnna]

This bothers me about as much as someone being proud to be a Muslim, on a public show like that.

Which is to say that it doesn’t.

If we truly live in a culture based around the open and free transmission of ideas (we don’t), everything is fair game, from praising and thanking deities, to criticism of the same ideas.

Twitter’s perpetually offended bedwetters crying about the latter, should have no bearing on that.

Pretty much. Everything is allowed to be questioned and it shouldn't be taken as "under fire". And knowing how Goldblum is, he would have never had any malicious intent in the first place.

nah, it's a fact

death for apostasy is also a problem, among others

all religions are pretty fucked, tbh

This. From my pov, every religion has its problems, archaic ideas, black histories, etc.

 

[cryptoadam]

You're a Jewish person from Iran? That couldn't have been fun.

No not me, the contestent was Iranian Candian. At least thats what I heard them say.

Being a gay cross dresser in Iran = sex change and then playing on the female soccer team.

Eight of Iran's women's football team 'are men'

Iran's football association accused of being 'unethical' after it is claimed eight players in women's national team are men awaiting sex change operations

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[TindalosPup]

Goldblum pointed out a logical inconsistency, of course the hive mind is gonna attack


Logic has no place among the hive

 

[Karmic Raze]

Jeff Goldblum can do no wrong. Please leave him alone!

 

[oagboghi2]

No lies detected. It's like asking if Christianity has a problem with homosexuals and women, or with homosexual priests raping little boys. Of course they do. Fuck religion.

 

[ValiantTraveler]

fuck islam in its ass

Who hurt u

 

[nkarafo]

Perhaps the same can be said for all religions.

It does but islam seems to be the only one that is protected from such.

 

[Karmic Raze]

Who hurt u

Footage of his childhood:

 

[King of Foxes]

Who hurt u

Footage of his childhood:

No one hurt me, i just have no time for trash barbarian religions.

 

[haxan7]

No one hurt me, i just have no time for trash barbarian religions.

Look out we got a Roman citizen here