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Marathon Bomber on Rolling Stone cover (1 Viewer)
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T Bell
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johnnycakes
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Andy Dufresne
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I was about to be outraged until I remembered how irrelevant Rolling Stone is.
Cliff Clavin
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Other than doctors and dentists, do people still subscribe to magazines?
Parrothead
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I didn't know the terrorist was a musician too..
Major
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I think it's rather genius - depicting the jihadist as this innocent looking boy next door instead of the usual cave dwelling, bearded, evil doer fundamentalist...... I guess ignorance is bliss and some would rather bury their head in sand. I'd rather know what's happening in the world around me. Terrorism has no face.
sporthenry
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Beyond the insensitivity of it, I'm not a huge fan of making these people celebrities. You are pretty much giving into them by giving them an outlet to get their message out. I'm sick of these psychos getting a pulpit to preach off of while the victims are seemingly ignored.
Understanding whose these people are and what makes them tick are jobs for psychologists and law enforcement but publicizing their message is what they want and will undoubtedly lead others to do the same.
Understanding whose these people are and what makes them tick are jobs for psychologists and law enforcement but publicizing their message is what they want and will undoubtedly lead others to do the same.
T Bell
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Yes, let's entrust that knowledge to that cloistered few nannies who take care of things for us.
Baloney Sandwich
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I bet the liberals would be singing a different tune if George Zimmerman was on the cover.
Johnny Bing
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Haven't t[SIZE=10.5pt]errorists [/SIZE]been on the cover of TIME magazine for years? What's the difference?
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T Bell
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Major
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I don't have a problem with either one being on the cover but hey free private enterprise, right? funny how the tea party is all up in arms.
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Major
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Fennis
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T Bell
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Right. The difference between Time and RS is that RS likes to portray itself as being hip and edgy, as much or more than it does as a hard news source. People naturally assume that "making a splash", which is what they usually try to do, is what they're also using Tsarnaev's image to do here.
Major
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I smell you. I initially thought it was a feature on the drummer from some band called Marathon Bomber.
Fennis
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Don Quixote
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The same photo was on a New York Times cover a couple of months ago: https://twitter.com/peterfhart/status/357535515920195584/photo/1
sporthenry
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And this is free enterprise at its finest. Consumer lets it voice be heard. Companies respond accordingly.
Major
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Major
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more upset than this Rockets fan? http://deadspin.com/awesome-little-kid-to-shaq-dont-ever-disrespect-hous-799039348
St. Louis Bob
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Pretty much sums up about 90% of the country these days it seems. I also hope they send five copies to his mother.
Todd Andrews
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Ninnies say what?
johnnycakes
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It probably would have gone over better had he been pictured wearing his orange jumpsuit. As it is, many major stores around here, including Walmart, have opted not to carry this month's edition.
T Bell
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And feel free to pack it inside a pressure cooker for her.
Pretty much sums up about 90% of the country these days it seems. I also hope they send five copies to his mother.
Leroy Hoard
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Baloney Sandwich
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I think either one would be insensitive to the victims in both tragedies but putting the Marathon Bomber on the cover so soon is much worse. Rolling Stone has every right to do it and of course they did it knowing full well what the reaction would be. This was done with the intention to get people talking about their magazine for the first time in a long time. It is crass and very cynical ploy to become relevant again.
St. Louis Bob
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As long as they are coated with vag cancer, I don't care.And feel free to pack it inside a pressure cooker for her.
Pretty much sums up about 90% of the country these days it seems. I also hope they send five copies to his mother.
Major
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Pretty much sums up about 90% of the country these days it seems. I also hope they send five copies to his mother.
Leroy Hoard
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Circus was also better than RS.
Then again since the 70's, Teen Beat may also have been better than RS.
Major
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johnnycakes
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I'm starting to come around. Even Charles Manson made the cover of the Rolling Stone, as did the 0, probably more than once.
ETA: That said, if the bombing happened in your backyard, you might be a bit more sensitive to the issue, too.
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T Bell
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The Manson cover was actually worse as it's headline comes across as vapid praise, calling him "the most dangerous man alive".
Major
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johnnycakes
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HellToupee
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HellToupee
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Big fan of Iggy's sleazier original version over Bowie's sanitized takejohnnycakes said:
