Slog - Comments on "This is a MySpace House, Young Lady!" http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady Saudi man beats daughter to death for using Facebook. (Apologies to those offended by the subject line, but ridiculous times call for ridiculous measures.)... Copyright 2008 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:22:04 -0800 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:21:07 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe I see nothing wrong here.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989935 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989935 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:23:13 -0800 Comment by Carollani The subject line is what made the story for me. Heh.

]]> Carollani http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989937 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989937 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:24:43 -0800 Comment by Andrew Time the Christians started laying down the law with their children in similar fashion.

This father is a testament to good parenting!

]]> Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989938 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989938 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:24:52 -0800 Comment by JasonC yeah, it would probably be funnier if the girl wasn't, like, you know, dead.

but whatevs...

]]> JasonC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989941 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989941 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:28:36 -0800 Comment by ellarosa the article repeatedly refers to facebook as "the social notworking site," which is funny but i think unintentional.

after reading the whole article, i came away with the feeling that the only way to be safe in saudi arabia is to drink saltpeter with your morning coffee everyday.

]]> ellarosa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989942 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989942 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:29:58 -0800 Comment by Unwelcomed He was mad she didn't use Burqabook.

]]> Unwelcomed http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989943 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989943 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:30:21 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO dude, this is The Slog. Since when are we apologizing for cruelty? Seriously.

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989947 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989947 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:31:37 -0800 Comment by elenchos The country’s clerics warn the people time and again that Facebook and other not-working sites are the root of all evil, especially when it comes to wayward yoof, who are never allowed out alone or unsupervised under strict Wahhabi Islamic law.Couldn't have said it better myself.

And I'm glad somebody knows how to deal with blatant sock-puppetry on not-working sites.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989948 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989948 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:34:02 -0800 Comment by UNPAID BLOGGER I'm so torn over this- on one hand, I feel anger and sadness for that poor, poor girl... on the other hand, I can't help feeling happy knowing this dipshit is volunteering to remove his (obviously defective) line from the gene pool.

]]> UNPAID BLOGGER http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989949 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989949 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:34:19 -0800 Comment by flamingbanjo One repressive theocratic regime free with every purchase of a tank of gas! Details inside.

]]> flamingbanjo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989950 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989950 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:34:54 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Our hearts are black as midnight, black as pitch, blacker than the foulest witch. But not Schmaders'. He's a teddy bear.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989951 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989951 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:35:22 -0800 Comment by elenchos @9

I wonder if there is a gene for compulsively flaunting your ignorance about evolution every time anybody anywhere dies for any reason.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989962 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989962 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:48:09 -0800 Comment by Hernandez Sometimes I have vivid fantasies of rescuing and subsequently indulging sexually-repressed Saudi chicks. These fantasies will now include Facebook.

]]> Hernandez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989967 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989967 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:53:28 -0800 Comment by UNPAID BLOGGER Thanks elenchos- Next time I need a refresher course on Evolution taught by a pompous asswipe, I'll know where to look.

]]> UNPAID BLOGGER http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989973 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989973 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:57:40 -0800 Comment by Big Sven I call shenanigans. This story is only tragic if it's not fiction.

There's no name of either the victim or the perp, and the text of the theinquirer.net article reads like it was written by a twelve year old.

]]> Big Sven http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989974 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989974 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:58:18 -0800 Comment by Gitai We couldn't have liberated this shithole instead? At least in Iraq, women had modern freedoms.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989976 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989976 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:02:03 -0800 Comment by Big Sven UNPAID BLOGGER, if you are joining the hot new SLOG trend of trolling for a nemesis (see fnarf vs Will in Seattle), you should not start with elenchos.

Work your way up. Start with a keshmeshi, maybe an unPC. The truth hurts, but you're not ready for elenchos.

]]> Big Sven http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989977 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989977 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:03:20 -0800 Comment by elenchos See unpaid blogger, now you're all angry. Don't get angry just because of something somebody said on the internet, OK?

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989979 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989979 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:03:47 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle There's a reason why the Saudis continue to be the primary source of both funding and volunteers (more than 90 percent of worldwide for both) for al-Qaeda.

And now they attack Facebook? Neutron bombs are too good for them ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989996 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c989996 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:29:18 -0800 Comment by Looptid My first thought after reading the heading of this post went something like: "if anyone even pretends to be offended in the comments, I am going to lose my shit." Thankfully, as Mr. Poe so eloquently explained, you guys are all dicks. That having been said, I absolutely love the hot new SLOG feuding trend. Let's all do our part by pairing off with someone we absolutely loathe and promptly responding to their posts with palpable rage.

]]> Looptid http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990001 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990001 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:32:53 -0800 Comment by ellarosa hey looptid, fuck you for calling me a dick! are we feuding yet? can we, can we, huh huh please? there really isn't enough going on in my life now that the kids are in school and i've been banned from all the local dive bars.

]]> ellarosa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990029 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990029 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:09:04 -0800 Comment by left coast Big Sven is correct. This is just like the story you posted from Fox about a 15 month old be-headed by his uncle in Syria. These are propaganda pieces designed to de-humanize the enemies identified by BushCo and elicit the reaction of Will in Seattle above.

The Stranger likes to pretend it's in the know, but I'm pretty sure that you've been hoodwinked and are propogating Karen Hughes' b.s.

]]> left coast http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990086 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990086 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:58:44 -0800 Comment by Matthew A dose of shock and awe is what that city needs. Bomb them into the stone age! It's the only way. As Unpaid Blogger notes, they're all part of the same gene pool anyway, right? All the "innocent" babies there are inevitably going to be Jihadists. Keel zem all!

]]> Matthew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990114 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990114 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:12:16 -0800 Comment by Aislinn @11: Is that from Legend?

]]> Aislinn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990158 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990158 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:39:03 -0800 Comment by DanFan I like the guy in the comments thread of that article that quoted the Declaration of Independence. As if it applied. Funny!

]]> DanFan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990179 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990179 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:48:00 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe @24

Yes! OMG I love you!

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990213 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990213 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:12:58 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @26 - I don't recall the part about Schmader though ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990228 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990228 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:21:37 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe That's because your brain replaced the processes of memory with pseudologia fantastica.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990251 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990251 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:38:53 -0800 Comment by Jade Draco Do people realize that there is a stock market consultation service whose main clientel is the Asian-American Community? If this is not common knowledge, it should become common knowledge. Please spread the word of the organization's existence so that all people can profit from their services. The organization is called Jade Dragon Stock Consultants and is found at:
http://www.JadeDragonStockConsultants.com

Please assist us to inform the public. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Jade Draco

]]> Jade Draco http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990608 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990608 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:00:00 -0800 Comment by collie Fiction? Non-fiction? Other headlines at Inquirer.com:


"The dead are speaking"

"BBC hacks are lousy lovers"

"Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer becomes Rob Dunbar’s dad"



]]> collie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990693 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/this_is_a_myspace_house_young_lady#c990693 Life Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:21:07 -0800