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Enkidu — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:12:51 -0000

And here is a typical racist

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oops — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:58:30 -0000

here is a typical turkish. i guess no god can help you to make the wish you wished.

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Erdinc Acar — Thu, 31 May 2007 13:25:17 -0000

God damn you.

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EKR — Tue, 15 May 2007 06:03:41 -0000

GAY or NOT! He was the one of the best leaders in the world and he has done a lot to create a new nation and educate his people. He loved his country and I am sure he would not be offended for being called as GAY if he was alive, as being GAY should not be used to offend people, this is a think to do by small minded people. I think it is time to grow up and use the internet for good and positive things.

Re: YouTube Ban Lifted in Turkey, Gayness Question Unresolved

EKR — Tue, 15 May 2007 05:35:40 -0000

I am gay!

Re: YouTube Ban Lifted in Turkey, Gayness Question Unresolved

Richard Dey — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:44:21 -0000

Well, if the present Turkish government denies it -- but Ataturk's own biographers admit it, then Ataturk was gay and all the horrified Turks can lump it.

The same could be said regarding Ranjit Singh. If the Sikhs deny it -- and long-since declassified British military intelligence confirms it, Ranjit Singh was gay too.

Such matters are not to be determined by homophobic governments but by solid research in homophilics.

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Ataturk — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:56:38 -0000

I guess I was a little Metro Sexual for my days. God forbid my countrymen accept the truth about me. Ataturk.

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Harbinger Entity — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:04:39 -0000

Everyone is a little gay.

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pesevenk-ataturk — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:31:06 -0000

best man in the word

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commonsense — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:18:28 -0000

And now YouTube is full of videos about gay Greeks. Only solution? Ban all videos int the whole world!!!

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krf — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:28:46 -0000

do you really think this turkish law is equivalent to the ones you mentioned? (holocaust denial law in particular?)

One is designed to prevent the denial of a proven historical fact, and the other is a facist, ultranationalistic law created to suppress decent and criticism against their own nation and the truth of its own bloody history. (go look at who have been targeted with 'insulting turkishness'!)

Yes there are some similarities between those two laws superficially, except in who the laws are designed to prevent from exercising that speech.

Does anyone think Neo-nazi holocaust deniers are getting a bum rap?

Re: YouTube Ban Lifted in Turkey, Gayness Question Unresolved

Pete Cashmore — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:27:06 -0000

Aral,

Hehe. Fixed typo - first post of the day usually has a few of them, especially when I only managed 4 hours sleep. ;)

It's not unique to Turkey, you're right: all countries have laws that stifle free speech, often in the name of religion or some other highly emotive topic.

Re: YouTube Ban Lifted in Turkey, Gayness Question Unresolved

Aral Balkan — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:05:05 -0000

Hi Pete,

It's "Turkishness" not "Turkiness" (they're not turkeys, they're Turkish.) Anyway, the whole thing is ridiculous, as is the law against insulting Ataturk or "Turkishness", etc. All of these are unjust limitations on free speech. But we do it here too. The UK still has a blasphemy law. France has a law against denying the holocaust, etc.

Re: YouTube Ban Lifted in Turkey, Gayness Question Unresolved

Emre Sokullu — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:39:03 -0000

@Jack, this dispute was actually flamed by 2 fanatics, Stavraetos (Greek) and Garagargagakdedi (Turkish) - local media companies were irresponsible and pumped up the tension - then YouTube became the playground of fanboys from both sides. Now there are conspiracy theories saying that local media companies did that to destruct YouTube in local markets and promote their own video sharing sites. After all, as you might guess, not wise Greeks and/or Turks participated in these childish disputes. Fanatics are everywhere...

Re: YouTube Ban Lifted in Turkey, Gayness Question Unresolved

Emre Sokullu — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:23:58 -0000

Just to let you know; the law that caused this unfortunate event is in progress to change. And apparently no one in Turkey was happy with the decision of the court.

Re: YouTube Ban Lifted in Turkey, Gayness Question Unresolved

Jack — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:18:06 -0000

This is really childish. You'd expect this sort of argument in a playground, not between countries!

Re: YouTube Ban Lifted in Turkey, Gayness Question Unresolved

Pete Cashmore — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:07:14 -0000

Jordan,

Have you read the European newspapers? The accusation is that Turkey is has failed to uphold free speech.

Re: YouTube Ban Lifted in Turkey, Gayness Question Unresolved

Jordan Michaels — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:50:25 -0000

That's right Pete. I'm sure the EU will consider the banning of YouTube when they vote on Turkey's entry. Why do so many people think Web 2.0 is that important?