tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438555530050940668.post3894965543908386672..comments2023-11-02T07:07:17.651-05:00Comments on Love Is An Orientation: Swearing on Amazing RaceAndrew Marinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15792774593779675643noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438555530050940668.post-19202713709207468112009-03-21T14:36:00.000-05:002009-03-21T14:36:00.000-05:00I don't think I agree with slamming Andrew for tal...I don't think I agree with slamming Andrew for talking about this on a blog; if someone does something in a public medium, for example, television, then they are inviting a public response to what is communicated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438555530050940668.post-83337420787482834502009-03-19T22:33:00.000-05:002009-03-19T22:33:00.000-05:00Anonymous #2:I totally see your point...and the br...Anonymous #2:<BR/><BR/>I totally see your point...and the broader point I was trying to make was regarding swearing in general. The "iron sharpening iron" comment...that is a face to face situation - one that I was trying to (and poorly I now see) make the point that regardless of who we are, we should all represent our faith the best as we can. But as my reality TV star friend pointed out in his earlier comment, well, just read his comment and it sums it all up. <BR/><BR/>I am sorry how it all came across. And as I said at the end of the post, the "big idea" point I was trying to make was:<BR/><BR/>"But as a professor of mine in seminary says,<BR/><BR/>The world doesn’t read the Bible, they read Christians.<BR/><BR/>I long that the world can read Christians and see a unique group of folks who put Jesus’ hands and feet to this earth in not only what we do and how we do it, but also with what we say."<BR/><BR/>Forgive my inability in this post to communicate that more clearly.Andrew Marinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792774593779675643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438555530050940668.post-64602521816827899472009-03-19T19:23:00.000-05:002009-03-19T19:23:00.000-05:00You have got to be kidding--Yes, "iron sharpens ir...You have got to be kidding--<BR/><BR/>Yes, "iron sharpens iron", but since when is it ever beneficial to do it on a blog? and for someone you don't even personally...how did you possibly "sharpen his iron"? If you want to slam him, then slam him, don't pull the "iron sharpens iron" line. <BR/><BR/>Next time when your friends tell you not to do something...listen to them. Surely you have bigger things to be concerned about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438555530050940668.post-12568482992447481682009-03-19T07:18:00.000-05:002009-03-19T07:18:00.000-05:00That poor guy(re: the coming out situation)! Is t...That poor guy(re: the coming out situation)! Is there any way the Marin Foundation can reach out to him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438555530050940668.post-30140184096703462009-03-18T14:47:00.000-05:002009-03-18T14:47:00.000-05:00Hi Matthew! If there is ANYONE who knows about th...Hi Matthew! If there is ANYONE who knows about this it's my favorite reality TV start friend!!! I love your words and expamples...thanks for your thoughts. You have influenced my thoughts on this quite a bit.<BR/><BR/>Go Biggest Loser!Andrew Marinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792774593779675643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438555530050940668.post-52458947264357621922009-03-18T13:30:00.000-05:002009-03-18T13:30:00.000-05:00I'm going to jump in, too, with a "maybe he wasn't...I'm going to jump in, too, with a "maybe he wasn't actually swearing" comment, too. I was on season three of Biggest Loser and this happened to one of my friends. She's very religious, and careful ... but her friends, family, everyone was shocked to see her getting bleeped out all the time. She was actually saying 'frick,' but they had editted her into a villian type and it made her look worse to bleep her - she came across as a vulgar, hateful person. Shameful editting, especially since they don't have a problem with the word - others were not bleeped using it on the same season.<BR/><BR/>Something even worse happened to Tammy Faye when she was on that reality show with Vanilla Ice, etc. I think it was called 'Surreal Life'? If you watched it, there was one episode where a couple house mates were skinny dipping in the pool, then they cut to Tammy Faye sitting by the side of the pool watching them. She had actually had no idea anyone went skinny dipping - but they took footage of her sitting by the pool and put it into the episode to make it look like she was.<BR/><BR/>So, just some food for thought. Reality TV is generally a far different version than what happened ... something I thought I knew before I went on Biggest Loser, but was shocked to find out just how manipulated and editted what we see on TV actually is. : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438555530050940668.post-752248520062529702009-03-18T11:41:00.000-05:002009-03-18T11:41:00.000-05:00oooooo, good call on the "he may not have cussed a...oooooo, good call on the "he may not have cussed and they may have just bleeped it out" part. <BR/><BR/>I didn't think about that...I guess I just take "reality" shows as actual reality, not realizing there might be trickery involved in things like, "hey, let's bleep out the Christian guy's mouth so people think he swore." Drat! My wife always tells me I'm not cynical enough...<BR/><BR/>Though I still believe in my main point about swearing in general (and I still LOVE you to death Adam!!!! no judgments, just my thoughts).<BR/><BR/>And yes, they're my sleeper favorites as well!Andrew Marinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792774593779675643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438555530050940668.post-16886146869003566082009-03-18T11:25:00.000-05:002009-03-18T11:25:00.000-05:00Certainly, I'm no saint on this issue! But as a fa...Certainly, I'm no saint on this issue! But as a fan of the show I have two thoughts. <BR/><BR/>First, I love the back story on the contestant. Very interesting... they are my sleeper favorites right now to win. <BR/><BR/>Second, it's one of those deals in a reality show. I can imagine, in context, it was a comment that just came out via frustration. Just a few frames later his son says the "safe equivalent" of a cuss word. :) I think its just one of those things that slipped out and with the joys of editing they put that on the show. Of course, he may not have cussed and they may have just bleeped it out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com