So how do you really feel?

@creative51 Not so far of the mark. I watched a BBC travel documentary last night fronted by a young guy who contractrd polio when young in Nigeria. He met a group of young men also disabled by polio, a disease which could have been eradicated but many people do not inoculate their children as they have been told that it is a plot to sterilise them'
He also visited a church which can hold one million people (honest), but it is not big enough and they are building another one. The head of the church flies around in a private jet. Sound familiar ??

@creative51 Not racist, (no buts) my ex is African. There are many cock-a-mammy ideas still widespread there like shagging a virgin can cure you of HIV or that AIDS does not exist at all, its just malaria. Practicing homosexuals facing the death penalty in Ghana. Not surprising that it is becoming the demographic center of Christianity.

@itsmedammit Okay maybe a little bit strong but really! The people on this site (for the most part) are good hearted and educated people. But when the VP of a superpower says that global warming can be solved by prayer. You have to worry about the idiots that voted for him.

@creative51 I have to say that I did think very carefully before posting that comment. This is how my thought processes went. I know that there are many backward ideas still prevalent in the African continent and that it was the perfect simile for what I wanted to express. Not to do so would have been patronizing and in of itself racist. If we refrain from criticism simply so as not to appear racist? We do no favors to anybody. Would you not have a go at Israel, China or Pakistan over their human rights issues because of their ethnic population? To do so would give their govts a free ride.
The first and major criticism of my comment was directed at the US and its population. Was that racist too? Yes I know that Americans are not a race but thats not how the far-right view themselves

@creative51 Firstly I did not refer to Africa as a whole. My term was "African backwater" Just as one might use the terms Arkansas backwater or South American shantytown. To do so is not to say or imply that all of Arkansas is dumb. Nor that all of S. America is poor. There many intelligent and highly educated people in/from Africa, I should know as I have dated two of them. (Malawi and Nigeria). There is also some very stupid superstitious people there too and they are not confined to specific states or regions. Just like the USA but at least Africans can blame poverty and a poor educational system.
I noticed that you had no problem with me referring to Europe as a whole. Is this because Europe is predominately Caucasian or that I was not disparaging? After all a generalization is a generalization irrespective of positive/negative or race.
To my mind, if one makes any decision based on race? Then that is racist, be it pro/con or neutral.

@creative51 If I am to be criticized for generalization? Let us look at the general picture 1st. Here are the African countries where being gay can sentence you to death. Mauritania, Sudan, Northern Nigeria, Southern Somalia. (Uganda has just made it legal to murder a gay man)

Jail ... Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Comoros, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Legal; Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, South Africa.
But I would not be too out and proud in a lot these places if you valued your health.

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@creative51 In my original comment " They would not last 5 minutes in the UK or Europe." but that seemed to pass by you.

@creative51 I would never use a phrase like "Almost all ,,,, are dumb" "A large proportion" or "mostly" perhaps.
As for blanket terms, I have never come across anyone on here object to "The bible belt" in usage. Although this is not particularly regional and I have heard that can mean anywhere outside of a major city.
If is okay to say that? Then why not "African backwater"? If the only real differences are that of race?

@creative51 So let me get this straight. No have no problem with terms like bible belt or Arkansas backwater when referring to outlandish and/or homophobic superstitions but you think that the term "African backwater" is racist because.....?
It is not accurate because hardly any of rural Africa has such superstitious beliefs and it is a-typical?
It is true but I have the wrong skin colour to say it?

@273kelvin you are unfortunately right. I am originally from Kenya. The atheist community there tried to register a society and they were initially registered. However, all ‘hell’ broke loose with the church and muslim leaders condemning them as attempting to cause division and acrimony. Their society was of course deregistered.

@273kelvin I do, Trump and Pence scare me less than his followers do.

I was pretty shocked, in a good way, to see some friends come over to our mutual friends' house for some occasion. Their boy was very effeminate, about 6 years old, and at one point lost it because he thought he left his Barbie doll in the car. The dad, calm as a lake, went out with him to get it. That's what he wanted to do all day, and it's obvious if the kid's gay, the family's down with it.

Yes you do, just get some pigs around you and the truth will come out.

Don't we all?

I would state it as "Don't ever underestimate just how stupid people can be."

After watching this I'm getting an idea why evangelists think highly of the cheetoh. It's his hair. It is as big and weird as that of the snake oil salesmen.

@heymoe2001 I've heard the saying many times that God uses the foolish of this world to confound the wise. Now I think its just an excuse to act stupid.

There are a coupel videos below which people posted in response... which will kind of show you just how ridiculous the claims so so called religious leaders can be.

I think it is a job requirement.

You comment reminded me of South Park.

Alex Jones' lawyer says that it is just a character. Alex Jones himself says he is serious.

Blurring the lines between entertainment and information has led us to the current state of the media. Se need to reinstate "the Fairness Doctrine" After Reagan did away with the the usefulness of media disseminated information has deteriorated.