Iraqis have American-like emotions

[scottmale24]

CHAPEL HILL, NC-A field study released Monday by the University of North Carolina School of Public Health suggests that Iraqi citizens experience sadness and a sense of loss when relatives, spouses, and even friends perish, emotions that have until recently been identified almost exclusively with Westerners.

Huh. Who knew?

thank you onion

[TheSoulMan]

Interesting. Who would have guessed.

[Trambamboline]

So fucking angry at the world right now, I swear if I were a cartoon I'd be steaming.

[somestupidloser]

oh... I was going to write a rant about this until I came to the realization that the article was made for The Onion

[MrVideogame]

so whats the onion, articles for retards? or just some vain attempt at sarcasm?

[scottmale24]

At 7/25/07 03:09 PM, MrVideogame wrote: so whats the onion, articles for retards? or just some vain attempt at sarcasm?

If you've never heard of the onion, I'd suggest offing yourself now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_onion

[Trambamboline]

Shite, just made a fool of myself. Sorry, it was a knee jerk reaction.

Humans+bad=Agnry Trambamboline

[J1m]

At 7/25/07 03:04 PM, scottmale24 wrote: CHAPEL HILL, NC-A field study released Monday by the University of North Carolina School of Public Health suggests that Iraqi citizens experience sadness and a sense of loss when relatives, spouses, and even friends perish, emotions that have until recently been identified almost exclusively with Westerners.

Huh. Who knew?

thank you onion

The end bit surprised me the most. It defies almost every stereotype about the Asian population (not racsim). Usually, the media (especially video games) show Eastern civilzation to show lots of depressions when a close person dies (for example, how many video games anbd movies involve the main character's family getting slaughtered, which leads to extreme sadness and the will to get revenge?)

As for Iraqi's, it seemed pretty likely... What else would they feel if they lost a close person?

[TheCrazyPotato]

At 7/25/07 03:07 PM, Trambamboline wrote: So fucking angry at the world right now, I swear if I were a cartoon I'd be steaming.

Either this is sarcasm or one hell of a WOOOSH.

[Trambamboline]

At 7/25/07 03:12 PM, TheCrazyPotato wrote:

At 7/25/07 03:07 PM, Trambamboline wrote: So fucking angry at the world right now, I swear if I were a cartoon I'd be steaming.

Either this is sarcasm or one hell of a WOOOSH.

Complete Whoosh I'm afraid, I completely missed that it was The onion.

[Nicko9y]

I hate ebonics amerca now

[lolomfgisuck]

I can't belive how many people in this topic took that new story seriously.... it just goes to show you that thever average IQ of Newgrounds users is below that of a retarded child.

[Trambamboline]

At 7/25/07 03:20 PM, lolomfgisuck wrote: I can't belive how many people in this topic took that new story seriously.... it just goes to show you that thever average IQ of Newgrounds users is below that of a retarded child.

True, it was stupid to not notice the fact that it was The Onion, but the world is probably not far off a study like this.

Despicably.

[Sidorio]

That wasn't even funny.

[Funkchiken]

My cakes will burn!

[ZeroAsALimit]

This satire offends my pseudo-left-wing sensibilities!

[ncnhb]

but american men dont have emotions, and iraqi ladies arent allowed to have any...so youre wrong

[TurtleJuice]

What? You mean they're people too?

Morons

[fuzz]

All i have to say that is seriously wtf

[Vegeton]

Feelings you say? Emotions even?! POPPYCOCK!

What's next, a study that proves the sky over Scotland is as blue as the sky over Australia?! :O E-GAD!

[fuzz]

no way?!
seriously though wtf.

[NeoSoviet]

"We were struck by how an Iraqi reacts to the sight of the bloody or decapitated corpse of a family member in a not unlike an American, or at the very least a Canadian, would," said Dr. Jonathan Pryztal, chief author of the study. "In addition to the rage, bloodlust, and hatred we already know to dominate the Iraqi emotional spectrum, it appears that they may have some capacity, however limited, for sadness."

Hahahahahah xD