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LostOne4Ever

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9. Damn that DC talk!! XD

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2015, 02:22 PM

Mar 2015

*[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=3 color=teal]This post is supposed to be a good natured joke to Justin. Nothing more. No offense was meant. Given my last time here, if the hosts in anyway feel that this post is inappropriate let me know and I will self delete.[/font]

**[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=3 color=teal]Context of the joke is that DC Talk is a Christian rock group who produced the song "Jesus Freak"[/font]

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The term Jesus Freak is a demeaning term. [View all] hrmjustin Mar 2015 OP

You may be too young to remember it's origins. cbayer Mar 2015 #1

I doubt it was meant that way. Could be but I doubt it. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #2

Oh, I don't doubt that it can be used in a very negative way and would not cbayer Mar 2015 #5

I need a thicker skin but I can not embrace the term. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #6

I feel that way, too. NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #3

Thats how I feel. I think it is a put down. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #4

That pretty much echoes my experience. okasha Mar 2015 #7

Perhaps the "Ignore" button needs to be put to use again. No Vested Interest Mar 2015 #8

Damn that DC talk!! XD LostOne4Ever Mar 2015 #9

I take it in good fun my friend. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #10