Tue, May 26, 2009
Hate speech towards atheists has become so casual and commonplace that the studio audience and Tyra laugh.
Intolerance such as this should be exposed, and any links that help bring this information to a wider audience are much appreciated. It’d be great to see someone with some Photoshop skills mock up an image of this clown with a shoe on his head.
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May 26th, 2009 at 5:38 am
What a smarmy bastard!
May 26th, 2009 at 5:43 am
Anyone know if Tyra loves God ? She should’ve said something, but I guess it would’ve disrupted that dude’s flow.
May 26th, 2009 at 6:00 am
Lame. Atheists have morals. Whatever, it’s just Steve Harvey. It’s a sign that people are actually saying “I’m an Atheist” OUT LOUD. That’s a major victory in my book.
May 26th, 2009 at 6:43 am
Atheists don’t need religion to have morals. We have morals because we think it’s good to be good, not because we’ll rot in hell if we don’t.
May 26th, 2009 at 7:21 am
dude. people hate on atheists and christians and muslims and buddhists and tom cruise. dont’ get your panties in a twist.
hate is spread out over the whole board. take your slice like a man.
May 26th, 2009 at 7:23 am
Morals are exclusive to religion! Duh.
May 26th, 2009 at 7:31 am
LOL, hilarious. Someone just always has to come along and make a “black thang” out of it and play the good ole race card!
RT
May 26th, 2009 at 7:44 am
I’m more worried about the fact that people think Steve Harvey is funny. You know, I’m not a huge fan of Katt Williams (I like him all right), but he was A-1, 100%, Grade-A Righteous when he called Steve Harvey out for referring to himself as an “Original King of Comedy.”
As if everyone forgot about Richard Pryor.
May 26th, 2009 at 8:06 am
His assumptions outweigh his intellect.
May 26th, 2009 at 8:14 am
White people in suits don’t talk like that; white people in dirty overalls do. So I’m thinking: television will let any moron voice his opinion if he wears a suit. This is why there is more assfuckery spoken on the air by people who wear suits. They can pass the initial studio riffraff scan and then say stupid shit like this.
May 26th, 2009 at 8:26 am
It looked like Tyra wanted to agree with him but knew he was a bigot.
May 26th, 2009 at 8:32 am
I agree with wtf…hate is being spread both ways, so take it like a man.
May 26th, 2009 at 8:45 am
Uh, he’s a “Christian.” That’s what they’re “supposed” to say. While it is pretty ignorant, it’s hardly bigotry. I can think of bigger issues to get bent out of shape about. And again, who cares, it’s just Steve Harvey.
May 26th, 2009 at 8:48 am
now here’s where christianity takes a dangerous turn…
http://www.alternet.org/politics/140221/bush%27s_shocking_biblical_prophecy_emerges%3A_god_wants_to_%26quot%3Berase%26quot%3B_mid-east_enemies_%26quot%3Bbefore_a_new_age_begins%26quot%3B/
May 26th, 2009 at 8:52 am
I stopped believing in God because every religion has some sort of version of the golden rule. Screw the “golden rule.” I’ll take what I want, thank you very much, and my success gets me more action than you can possibly dream of.
May 26th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Tyra laughed? Damn, and here I thought I stood a chance…
May 26th, 2009 at 9:14 am
Hey, if atheists are going to go around saying that religious people are delusional and their faith is a mind-virus, they shouldn’t surprised when religious people don’t like or trust them.
May 26th, 2009 at 9:15 am
Most blacks are religious, as evidenced by the severe homophobia in the black community. When I say I’m an atheist I get severe backlash in much the same form as I would if I said I was gay. But after I tell them that I’m not sucking some jew crackers cock, and kissing his ass, and working on his fucking plantation, they STFU.
May 26th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Dude. If we attacked someone that disliked atheists every time they said it, the world would be rather empty. This is the new, atheist-cause-it’s-cooooooool Reddit, I know, but does that mean that we need to stoop to the level of these people, just to assure ourselves of our position? Of course it does. But do it in private.
May 26th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Jimmy Joseph… where do you see anything about racet. Did you not listen?
“Black thang” seriously? You dolt.
May 26th, 2009 at 9:30 am
I see no bigotry, which is intolerance of others opinion. Steve simply disagrees.
There are plenty of examples of ‘human created morals’ rather than Judeo-Christian ones and quite a few have been the worst human atrocities in history: pol pot, Nazis, Communist Russia, Vietnam(post US pullout).
If humans can evolve their own morals, why was the 1900-1999 the bloodiest century in human history?
Sorry to break it to the brave athiests, but the “morals are what we all agree they are” is a dead end road. Each new generation will stretch them further down a degenerative road.
May 26th, 2009 at 9:43 am
This guy scares me, he has NO tolerance what so ever, he might as well be a clansman.
May 26th, 2009 at 9:48 am
@wtf The fact that people will bash anything is not an excuse for this kind of bigotry. If I have the context right he was saying that atheists don’t deserve to be in a relationship. He is making effectively the same argument that a white man would have made about his daughter dating a black man in the past. So its not that we have thin skin or “can’t take it” we are simply standing up for ourselves, defending ourselves from slander.
May 26th, 2009 at 10:22 am
Not being an apologist for Steve Harvey but I think what he was trying to explain but failed to eloquently communicate is that in order for any relationship to work between two people, they need to be like-minded in their interests, morals, and spirituality. While there will always be exceptions to the rule, if you’re Christian, then date Christians. If you’re Muslim, then date a Muslim, if your a zookeeper, date a veterinarian, if you’re an atheist, then date atheists, etc. On the outside, it may seem like you’re being exclusive in your choice but in reality, you’re simply playing the percentages should you want your relationship to escalate to more intimate levels. This especially comes into serious play when you have kids.
Makes obvious sense.
Don’t let his snap statements cause you to make snap judgments.
May 26th, 2009 at 10:25 am
Oh, please. Anyone who has watched this guy’s TV show and still cares what he thinks about atheism, or any other issue, needs a hobby, pronto.
He’s an entertainer, and a very limited one at that. That he is blinkered to believe that you have to have “a relationship with God” is only one of about 1,500 signs that he is a shallow meat puppet.
I hope his denunciation is the worst injustice I experience all week.
May 26th, 2009 at 11:09 am
You know if he was like “Ask him if he’s a black man. If he says yes, then you know you shouldn’t date that guy as he’s inferior white people” there would be lawsuits coming out of Tyra’s ass. we should do the same. Syeve, Tyra and the producers should all be sued.
May 26th, 2009 at 11:21 am
It didn’t look like Tyra actually found him funny. It looked more like a nervous laugh.
May 26th, 2009 at 11:24 am
Since “good” is subjective, atheists can and do change the meaning of the word to justify anything and everything. With no foundation upon which to base their beliefs, they hardly notice as the shifting grounds beneath their moral superiority complex pulling them into the sinkhole of human narcissism. As evidenced by the misinterpretation of Mr Harvey’s comments on this blog. All Steve was commenting on was that by dating an atheist you are going into the relationship without one of the better barometers of human character. Generally speaking, all religious dogma supports the idea that you do to others as you would have them do to you. The methods and implementation are different but the ideas are still very similar. Wouldn’t you like to know up front if a partner feels this way? So not to waste anymore time than you have to in life? Only an insecure narcissistic godless atheist would take Mr. Harvey’s comments personally, or are you saying he doesn’t have the right to share his opinions when asked? All tyranny and injustice by the state can be traced directly to the influence of atheists, oh no? Ask Hitler, Mao, Lenin, Stalin, Marx, Engels, Mussolini, Castro, Chavez, Hirohito, Kim Jong Il, Amin, Peron, Pol Pot, Ho Chi Minh, Milosevic, Pinochet…… It isn’t a surprise that all of these rulers tried to eliminate all religious influences in their society so as to better achieve their end goals…..
May 26th, 2009 at 11:32 am
Who gives a flying f#ck about Steve Harvey?
That being said, this site is disgusting. A bunch of unnamed #ssholes declaring people bigots based on youtube clips?
I guess you guys should do a post about David Cross next, right?
“The South has a certain kind of ignorance that is deeper and truer, more unwavering and steadfast in ignorance than the rest of the country has, and just for a lack of a better term, let’s call it Southern Baptist.”
- David Cross
I thought he was funny, but the more I think about it, I guess he’s just a bigot, right?
May 26th, 2009 at 11:37 am
you can be good without god.
excuse me, i have to go sacrifice a goat now.
May 26th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
This is coming from the same guy who said Eminem lost his ghetto pass.
May 26th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Steve ROCKS!
May 26th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
He is simple and does not understand what he is saying. What he is really talking about is not Morals but about beliefs. What he really means is, “How do I know that this person believes that we have the right to dictate our beliefs on everyone else because of a divine right which we neither have to prove or even back up with valid information.”
It is the way that people who believe speak to each other to validate their own thinking.
May 26th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
The problem is just that, that people have been brainwashed into thinking atheists “believe in nothing.” We who are not religious will only make things worse by reacting negatively and putting them down…this will not advance enlightenment.
The correct response is a polite but firm correction, putting a positive focus out there: atheists believe in plenty of things… we believe, same as most religious folk, that you should not violate another person for your benefit—that is, I think, a fundamental part of most atheists’ opposition to religious fanaticism. That is a worthy moral compass to have.
Many of us atheists also believe in the power of unconditional love, love that says “you don’t need to be anything or do anything to be loved. I just love you for who you are.” This is what the concept of Jesus’ love gives to Christians (thought there is the concept of hell, still, Jesus’ love is considered infinite no matter what). Find common cause with your religious brother/sister, just as they should with you.
I believe there is and always will be zillions of wonders out there that human beings will never know about, no matter how much very useful and important science we develop…though I don’t believe in a “god,” especially one with human emotions like love and jealousy, I certainly don’t believe in nothing! But it is important not to take people’s misconceptions personally, just bear with them and listen, and they will open up. 90% of the time people are not as messed up as their “leaders,” and they are more open than you would initially think to consider other points of view.
May 26th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Ur…who “made a black thang” out of it or played the race card?
May 26th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
All I seem to read about these days is catholic priests raping children. Christian morals, eh?
May 26th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
If Atheists have no moral barometer, then Steve Harvey has no career barometer.
May 26th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
free advertising on national tv. thanks dude
May 26th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
What an idiot. Basically he is saying that if he found out tomorrow that there was no god, he would suddenly be amoral. These are truly the people our society should be worried about – not people who have morals without needing a childish superstition to make them behave a certain way. Jerkoff.
May 26th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Harvey is a buck-toothed retard. I’m surprised anyone even pays attention to him.
May 26th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Taken out of context.
Based on the use of the word “relationship” I wonder if his over-all point was religious, or simply an abbreviated way to say that someone needs to believe in something bigger and greater than himself to stay grounded. And that is certainly something atheists can do.
May 26th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Atheists: Why so intolerant? Why be hypocritical in pointing out the hypocrisy of the select few?
May 26th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
does he know what a barometer is, or what it does? athiests must not be able to sense the morals around them or something maybe. why would anyone pay attention to this idiot?
May 26th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Forced laughter – She wasn’t amused
Since when does one need religion to have morals? In other wards religious individuals only act morally in hope of later getting “rewarded”…how idiotic is that.
May 26th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
lol its even on wiki now -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Harvey#Atheism_controversy
May 26th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Yep he is correct. The only reason I know that raping, killing, and stealing is wrong is because the bible tells me it is so.
May 27th, 2009 at 12:38 am
Oh, cool, the black guy is making sweeping statements about people who are different. Keep supporting the EQUAL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, the key word there is EQUAL.
How is his statement any different from me saying, “Best watch your wallet around those niggers. You know their monkey brains don’t process right and wrong the way normal folks do.”
And if you honestly think that “Athiesm is a choice and being black isn’t” is a valid argument, you can fuck right off.
May 27th, 2009 at 12:41 am
Funny that by claiming that morality is based on the whim of a god, he makes the claim that morality is extremely subjective and can change in a second (or over time, as a walk through Leviticus can tell how what is “moral” has changed). It’s simply the Euthyphro dilemma (http://wiki.ironchariots.org/index.php?title=Euthyphro_dilemma)
Of course, as said, the idea that someone does something because they either fear retribution (hell), or desire a reward (heaven), makes any of the so-called moral actions rather shallow. Raymond Smullyan makes this argument in “The Tao is Silent” (fun book to read).
Otherwise, there is a lot of work being done in the evolutionary origins of morality, and many books have been written on that.
As for the idea that the 20th century had more deaths than other eras, you have to look at populations and technology – if the Inquisition, or the religious bigots who invaded the Americas, had advanced technology, we would have seen a larger death count. There is more to it than that, but the “what caused more deaths” arguments also fail on other levels (such as the motivations of the individuals involved), so they are really, really weak.
May 27th, 2009 at 12:45 am
he’s not a bigot he’s just black and uneducated
May 27th, 2009 at 1:34 am
More tolerance from the left. Athiests claim to be moral but their morals are
completely arbitrary and subjective. It’s all about ME with atheism.