Free Speech for Hamsters

[SuperHashom]

LOOK I AM 9 YEARS AND I BELIVE IN FREEDOM SPEECH AND I SAY : STOP CENSORSHIP

[edstone61n]

This video went viral on Papua New Guinea

[NVaizard]

Every religious person on youtube should see this. No matter wich one, christian, catholic, jew, hebrew, whatever.

If for nothing else, at least to understand how nuts their believes seems to be for most people. They should not get offended when that's pointed out. People should be offended ONLY when they are bullied because of their beliefs.

[aaxxes]

It's NOT Kenneth who will destroy our civilization, it's GRAHAM.

[Andreas0424]

To all rational human beings, repeat after me: "I will respect your views if you can justify them. But if you justify your views only by saying you have faith in them, I shall not respect them." - Richard Dawkins.

[MegaEvilToaster]

where's no.1????

[DSisterson]

@MegaEvilToaster

Check out 'Advice for Hamsters' on my page. it's quite different as it's a student film from 1996, but the hamsters are more or les the same

[mst049]

I loved this video. I also noticed the bagpipes in hell and surely thy must be there. An important message for everyone to take home.

[ThomasEddySon]

What a way to suppress education into the end of the Ice age and the beginning of agriculture, sedentary society and the written word. Oh and the right to choose.

[macnutz]

That is great.  Most amusing and original. Thanks for the effort.

[demondude15]

i felt genuinely sorry for Eric there! it's a great video and i just have to congratulate you there for summing up one of the many problems in the world today with just a single animation about hamsters! Bravo good sir

[gitanephil]

I wanted you to know that my 2 kids (9 & 12 years) have been playing out the whole script of this video live with their 3 hamsters for the last few weeks. One of my wife's Degus has even now been cast as Arthur the awesome. My kids know every word of it perfectly. Thanks for one of the best videos on youtube!!

[DSisterson]

@gitanephil Wow!! That's fantastic to hear. I'd love to see a video of their version!!!

Thanks for telling me about it :-)

(I hope the hamster playing Eric isn't getting too badly beaten up-!)

[gitanephil]

@DSisterson Wow, they love the idea, we'll see what we can do thanks!!

[ZenArcher]

Man Ya gotta hate when that happens...... again. ~ Zen

[distorteddogma]

Oh, my. I think you've hit the Hamster right on the head.

Be Well.

[patchesdf]

Both Kenneth and Graham need to fuck the hell off. 

[handmiadenofgod]

Excellent cartoon, and the theme music made me bob my head ;)

[TheGeekySkeptic]

Epic, which is about all I can say...

[crocswsocks]

1976... ha ha...

[pew36]

should i laugh because its funny or cry because its true?

well done dude

[pew36]

should i laugh because its funny or cry because its true?

[ljyong21]

The bagpipe in purgatory  was a nice touch.

[8DX]

Aw poor Eric.. :.( where were the police hamsters?

[roidroid]

@8DX Indeed. Living in such a lawless (and clearly dangerous) society as hamster-land, Eric really should have armed himself for his own protection.

[Msamusingusername]

Oh yeah, this is what it's like down at my church every Sunday. We're all about bashing people with big sticks...

[girlndocs]

Now I desperately want a "DETH TO HERETICS" shirt. Or maybe a Rod Of Righteous Retribution shirt.

[GreatestJason]

Brilliant video!  Simple and funny way to illustrate religious absurdity.

[totaldynamix]

there is a Scot hamster in hell, i knew it!

[joe22a85]

This makes me so sad. This is a very distorted view of what Christianity is. It isnt about works (hopping on one foot) or fear of punishment (going to hell). Its about faith and love. I am sorry that there are people out there who don't allow others to express their opinion that God isnt real. For those of you who do feel that way - I hope that one day you can experience life as a Christian not so that you wont go to hell or have to do good works but so that you know God's love.

[zxcv1234vcxz]

@joe22a85 - Crazy people "think" they are sane and everyone else is crazy. That describes you perfectly.

You're the one with the distorted view of reality chump. That video perfectly describes how rabid believers of all religions behave: feign offense, and commit violence when you can get away with it.

[Kargoneth]

@joe22a85

Huh? This didn't say anything about Christianity. Perhaps you just saw some striking similarities.

[jur9en1]

@joe22a85 ; if the shoe fits

[brono25]

@joe22a85 been there done that. And it isnt just about faith and love. The bible is a great big rorschach test. If you go into it looking for faith and love you can find it, if you go looking for scripture to support your bigoted views you will find it (think Phelps family)

[patchesdf]

@joe22a85 What makes you think this is singling out Christianity? If I had to pick a religion this cartoon was commenting on I would pick Islam, they're the one's dishing out death for blasphemy. The only time I ever saw a Christian murder anyone for theological reasons is when they're putting bullets in abortion doctors. This cartoon is about a silly fictitious religion that's supposed to represent religion in general, it is not a distorted view of Christianity.

[snaprails]

Utterly, utterly brilliant.

[8080256256]

Dear Mr. Sisterson, I would like to ask for your permission to translate and subtitle this video and post it on my channel in a manner similar to the other videos I have so done unto.

[DSisterson]

@8080256256 Go right ahead! Thanks for asking.

[8080256256]

@DSisterson Well, here it is /watch?v=8OECNuSdGfQ

[Celynalba]

Wonderful! Excellent stuff.

(And poor Eric looks a bit like Dougal from the "Magic Roundabout).

[Timelooper]

All of you unbelievers can shortly expect a visit from the Congregation For the Doctrine of The Rod of Righteous Retribution -- better known as the dreaded Triple-R. You never know when to expect the Triple-R!

[roidroid]

@Timelooper No-one expects the hamster inquisition!

[jonstewartfanboy]

Just brilliant, how could it not reach even a deluded theist just a little?

Denial keeps cognitive dissonance at bay... this vid makes it harder to pull off though. Super good on you DSisterson.

[TheSporg]

Great job, man!

[jjdecani]

Hey Islam? That's you, that is.

[roidroid]

@jjdecani They would have stoned/beheaded him.

i think the hanging/lynching at the end eluded to a different culture: Southern USA.

[Caddy666]

fury of the furries?

[plato12000]

To DSisterson: SHEER GENIUS!! Many thanks for uploading this! I've favourited it.

[DSisterson]

@plato12000 Genius, and in capitals! Praise indeed. Thanks! :-)

[Mistraker]

By the way, Erics and Idles aside, this is brilliant. Great job on the animation, the comedic timing, and the message.

[spacepigg]

this is just fantastic, my kind of public service announcement

[ElizabethR1558]

V funny.

[ElizabethR1558]

V funny! (Although you said the ending is ironic - it isn't).

[stanos]

Saw you on Pharyngula as well, absolutely brilliant. You just summed up how I have felt all my life in 5 minutes :)

[DSisterson]

@stanos Then the whole exercise has been worthwhile -seriously. Many thanks! :-)

[Pigdowndog]

Sent here by PZ. Absolutelt brilliant and concise.

[AdoptReality]

Brilliant.

Simple, succinct, and right on the money!

[marsalus75]

A good effort, but the message is terribly flawed.

[DSisterson]

@marsalus75 The ending is supposed to be ironic.

[doktorzoom]

@DSisterson

I'm not sure whether marsalus75 utterly missed the sarcasm in the ending, or if maybe he just wanted a happier ending--like maybe Eric is an American hamster and the ACLU helps him get an injunction against Kenneth? Or Graeme sides with Eric? Or Eric gets his own bloody great stick...

[Mistraker]

@marsalus75 I don't think the message is flawed at all. Either you misunderstood terribly or you're a religious type who likes to bully people who disagree with you.

[rg0057]

Awesome. But not in an Arthur way, of course.

[Venator70]

You've just been featured on Pharyngula.

Prepare for a small deluge.

:)

Loved the vid.

Take Care and RAmen!

Ven

[DSisterson]

@Venator70 : Thanks Ven! :-)

[blackwolf1200]

In the full story, Graham got visited by the Arthurites. Since he stood alone and there was nobody left to back him up, he has now been forced to join them. 63% of his descendants will die at an early age from damage suffered while hopping on one leg for two minutes.

[hannahbailey2008]

Way I see it, the grey hamsters (I forget the name) represents people who advocate censoring "offensive" speech, not because it personally bothers them, but because it creates hurt and angry feelings, and sometimes violence. Thing is though, there is no freedom to not be offended or hurt, and certainly none to beat people up because they insult you. Sure, things like building a mosque in a sensitive location, or burning a holy book, or drawing Mohammad might be mean, but they should be allowed.

[zxcv1234vcxz]

@hannahbailey2008 - It amazes me how the rabid godbots can get so pissy about someone mocking their mythologies. If a "god" is so powerful that it can create a universe, then it should be powerful enough to deal with critics directly, not need sociopathic and violent idiots to "defend it" (read: commit violence because they are violent).

[BubbleGumNipples]

I think its quite obvious that Kennith isnt a real follower of Arther.

And Eric shouldn't have been so Militant.

[Krocotto]

@BubbleGumNipples Perfect!

Where have I heard this before????

No true Scotsman and the Gnu Atheists!

[roidroid]

@BubbleGumNipples If Eric WAS "militant", he would still be alive.

[TomatoBreadOrgasm]

Dear Chris Mooney:

This.

[unclexbob]

well done sir. And you deserve the sudden insane level of hits.

[sbl195207]

Eric made the mistake of Turning his back a nut with a stick. ( Rod of Righteous Retribution.)

Hell has bagpipes!

[GeneticsFTW]

This may be leaning heavily toward the strawman side, but I think we can all relate to this situation(albeit without the assault)

[DazDixie666]

@GeneticsFTW Not so much a straw man as a simplified but accurate analogy, I'd say.

Very well done, DSisterson.

[CluebotUK]

@GeneticsFTW

Straw man?

How many people are under police protection now because of death threats and judgements issued by religious fundamentalists? How many times have publishers self-censored their works to avoid becoming targets? How many people have actually been killed over these trifles?

Too many.

No, it's not a straw man. It's not even exaggerated.

[GeneticsFTW]

@CluebotUK Yeah, I guess you're right

And there sure are enough of those fucking religious apologetics to go around

[graemecollin]

The world created in 1976 ??? That kinda buggers up those of us who were born in 1965 !!!

[Wallebille]

@graemecollin You have any proof of that?

[georgedpeterson]

@graemecollin Arthur The Awesome just created the universe to look and feel as though it was created before 1976. However, it was created in 1976. Of course, there are the "Sixtiers" who believe the universe was created in 1969, but they are heretics and will burn with the nonbelievers.

[zxcv1234vcxz]

@graemecollin - Both are wrong. I have it on good authority from a holy book that the universe was created last Saturday by the Holey Sock, and that it created all the "memories" that you think you had before then.

Hamsters' lives can be counted in a few years, and humans in a few decades. Is it any surprise that the rabid and ignorant godbots can't visualize an Earth or universe older than 6,000 years?

[Kargoneth]

@graemecollin

Hah! They were merely created with false memories of a past before 1976!

[graemecollin]

The world created in 1976 ??? That kinda buggers up those of us who were born in 1965 !!!

[graemecollin]

The world created in 1976 ??? That kinda buggers up those of us who were born in 1965 !!!

[DSisterson]

You were created fully formed in 1976 by Arthur the Awesome, memories and all. :-) 

[Mistraker]

@DSisterson I was created by Eric the Epic, in 1983, you heretic.

[DSisterson]

@Mistraker: Eric the Epic? You're not worshipping an Idle I hope.

[ShidoMedia]

@DSisterson You are all wrong! Peter the Perfect made this world the 3rd of August 1962! Heretics, heretics all of you!

[Mistraker]

@DSisterson He's taught me to look on the bright side of life.

[auntbecky]

Becky the hamster believes in Arthur the Awesome, but she probably bash Kenneth with the Rod of Rightgeous Retribution. After all, Arthur is Awesome not mean!

(She might just poke Eric with it while she is at it.)