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- lemur, on 03/08/2009, -1/+41To be fair, is this really a sign of boredom and repression? Sounds like slipping some mindless Western propaganda into an otherwise apolitical topic; Arabs have always loved racing. Horse racing, camel racing... you name it. In many Arab countries car racing is quite popular--not just in Saudi Arabia.
- billwild, on 03/08/2009, -0/+23I dont understand all of the negativity here. This is no different than what goes on every night in towns and countries all around the globe. I did it. Most of my friends did. Both illegal street racing on Front Street in Philly and at drag strips in my area. All of you who want to make something political or take an opportunity to show your racist side can go f' off. Seriously. Get a life.
- dsoldier, on 03/08/2009, -0/+18"Homoerotic desire is a constant theme in Saudi songs and poems about drifting, and accomplished drifters are said to have their pick of the prettiest boys among the spectators."
Umm... what? No really, someone explain how drag racing is totally hetero, but drifting somehow makes you want dudes. Sounds like more of a self-fulfilling prophecy to me. I can just picture that logical realization: "Wow, drifting is ***** cool!! ... holy *****... I'm gay." - theStig, on 03/08/2009, -0/+16FYI.. whoever wrote the article knows *nothing* about cars
- Hetman, on 03/08/2009, -4/+19Well if you cannot drink or have sex until marriage. The next best thing is racing cars, or some other sport that almost kills you. Because really wants the point of living if the former two are illegal?
- dsfjvhbd, on 03/08/2009, -0/+10The question is not about how repressive it is, it is about whether that has anything to do with the races.
btw.:"Only an idiot doesn't know..." is not a valid argument. - Steve8955, on 03/08/2009, -1/+10Cars fueled by boredom? Brilliant! The energy crisis is over!
- Pinkertinkle, on 03/08/2009, -12/+19Drifting is gay.
- Chairboy, on 03/08/2009, -1/+8Considering the offense, be happy it's just your hand.
- silver98, on 03/08/2009, -1/+8it doesnt matter whether you win by an inch or a mile, winnings winning.
- theStig, on 03/08/2009, -4/+10from the article.. "Drifting, which tends to attract poorer, more marginal men, has also been an unlikely nexus between homosexuality, crime and jihadism since it emerged 30 years ago. Homoerotic desire is a constant theme in Saudi songs and poems about drifting, and accomplished drifters are said to have their pick of the prettiest boys among the spectators."
so there you have it. Drifting is officially teh ghey. - AboveandBeyond, on 03/08/2009, -2/+8Illegal car racing occurs everywhere...just because in saudi arabia it happens...it automatically becomes a result of boredom....what a stupid conclusion.
- wisam, on 03/08/2009, -0/+6Saudi drifting is far beyond drifting and street racing that goes anywhere else. Those drifters do insane things not to mention jeopardize the lives of other people on the road
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOJmUNMNcrE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqpwclKg4ZI - helwa1988, on 03/08/2009, -1/+7this is rubbish. Japanese youth do the same.so what they are oppressed and bored as well? this is just western media trying to put a spin on everything that happens in the middle east.
- lemur, on 03/08/2009, -0/+6OK let me give an example to settle controversy. Yes, Saudi government is repressive. If you ask a young man why he is going to the races or racing himself, he might say, "There is nothing else to do!" People need to vent their distaste for governments they are forced to submit to and don't like. Suppose one day Saudi Arabia were to have a magic regime change and there were rainbows and ponies for everyone; ask a young man why he is racing, and he'll say "There is nothing else I'd rather do!"
All Arab countries are more liberal than Saudi Arabia in their laws (no exceptions--SA is the only country in the WORLD where women are not allowed to drive); people in all Arab countries love to race. It's part of their history and their culture.
What I'm saying is the New York Times can't bring up an interesting topic like sport racing without feeding in some stock political commentary. It's like when the Olympics were held in China and everyone wanted to talk about political issues instead of the games.
Besides, who doesn't love racing? - dshortey, on 03/09/2009, -0/+5LOL. Homosexual terrorists? WAT? The NYTimes is just silly.
- ReDoEr, on 03/08/2009, -5/+10I didn't read the article, but being a Saudi racer sounds like fun. How much for a Saudi, and how hard are they to train?
- waluum, on 03/08/2009, -3/+8TITLE CORRECTION: "Saudi Racers Roar All Night, Fueled by Boredom, Repression & LOTS and LOTS of Oil Money!"
- fancywares319, on 03/08/2009, -0/+5Fast and Furious: Arabian nights
- sweetcarz02, on 03/09/2009, -0/+4This is the most uninformed article I have ever seen in my life. The New York Times really...perhaps they meant to post this on the Onion?
- sfour, on 03/08/2009, -4/+8"They are, almost literally, bored out of their minds"
I had to double check that this wasn't, almost literally, an Onion artice. - fangor, on 03/08/2009, -0/+4Hot DAMN. Someone get these kids some drugs so that they chill the ***** out before they hurt themselves!
- abdelkareem, on 03/08/2009, -0/+4Alternate headline:
American techno-hobbyists glued to their PCs, TVs, and mp3 players fuelled by excitement & freedom - lemur, on 03/08/2009, -0/+3It's possible that if you made a violent action movie based on racing and totally sweet cars (like Fast and the Furious) yet devoid of any sexual content, it might become a box office hit in Saudi Arabia (not joking).
- LargeStack, on 03/09/2009, -0/+3That just melted my mind. How those things came together I can't begin to understand.
Makes all arab men suspect now.....
Homoerotic desire is a constant theme in Saudi songs and poems about drifting, and accomplished drifters are said to have their pick of the prettiest boys among the spectators. Drugs sometimes also play a role. - phramus, on 03/08/2009, -2/+5Saudi racers roar all night .. doodah, doodah.
- Epik, on 03/08/2009, -1/+4Racing is pretty popular in non-arab countries as well.
- lemur, on 03/08/2009, -0/+3It completely explains my view of the article. If the Chinese regime were any different, they'd have still been hosting the Olympics, and the games would be played. Also, did you not realize that acrobatics has a long history in Chinese culture? The games were significant in their own rite--not just in terms of political strife.
Chinese don't just do sports because their government forces them to; Saudis don't just race because their government forces them to. - lemur, on 03/08/2009, -0/+3Diggers understand everything to be the result of boredom. ;)
- Soytaco, on 03/08/2009, -1/+4At least Tokyo Drift had girls
- aB0z, on 03/09/2009, -0/+3according to the article, yes!
"Drifting, which tends to attract poorer, more marginal men, has also been an unlikely nexus between homosexuality, crime and jihadism since it emerged 30 years ago. Homoerotic desire is a constant theme in Saudi songs and poems about drifting, and accomplished drifters are said to have their pick of the prettiest boys among the spectators." - spoon088, on 03/09/2009, -0/+3Haha wow and this is one of the most respected papers as well. Can Western media stop being so sensationalist and quit inserting ***** in their articles to try to sound interesting?
- Yollasho, on 03/08/2009, -0/+3Very true, because I really doubt that guy only had one modified intake valve.
- RobotKing, on 03/08/2009, -0/+3That sounds like an independent film. Just throw in some cowboy hats and pudding.
- wisam, on 03/08/2009, -0/+2@fangor
Actually, I didn't post some of the videos of accidents, body parts and severed limbs.
There's entire saudi video websites for clips of people bragging with their skills and others with terrible accidents to preach drifters into stopping it.
So whether you're mocking me or not, yes, they need to chill out. - lemur, on 03/08/2009, -0/+2Ya Helwa, have you not heard how oppressive Japanese society is? They are FORCED to be polite to each other ALL THE TIME. Racing is the only way they can get out their societal rage!
- misterrock, on 03/08/2009, -0/+2Why did the submitter change the title of the piece?
***** you. Buried. - leapingstan, on 03/08/2009, -1/+3Imagine if we stopped buying their oil...
- RNEMESiS42, on 03/08/2009, -2/+3I'm not registered and it opened right up.
- twigboy, on 03/08/2009, -2/+3double dutch rudder, its just like jacking off yourself, but not really
- nofreee, on 03/09/2009, -0/+1Absolutely horrible article.
- inactive, on 03/09/2009, -1/+2I'm just waiting for a jealous American to say something bad about them and their oil...
- Tourniquet, on 03/09/2009, -0/+1Yeah no kidding. The street racing scene around here in Maryland is getting pretty big lately. You can find everything listed in this article on any nice straight stretch of highway in the early hours on a Friday or Saturday night.
Doesn't really seem like this guy knows what he's talking about when it comes to drifting either....
Just sayin. - bluesman3535, on 03/09/2009, -0/+1Well, ok then. Their Wahhabi religion promotes terrorism, isn't fit for monkeys and has not a grain of divinity. Burqas are stupid looking barbaric devices. Showing a truly inbred retarded outlook, they punish women for being rape victims.They have no intellectual or scientific material whatsoever respected by any western University, which is why they waltz westward to get prestigious trophy degrees. They import any labor that requires brainpower. They treat women like dirt and are lazy, looking down on physical labor which gives them a welfare mentality much like Al Sharpton has. However their oil is pretty good and they use it to procure American weapons they probably don't even understand.
- inactive, on 03/10/2009, -1/+2The NY Times. (in its death throes...)
LOL.
What did you expect?
Now if it were about gay anal sex, it would totally correct in every way. Disturbingly so. - udayd, on 03/08/2009, -1/+1what do you expect from people with popped collars? (watch the video)
- inactive, on 03/09/2009, -2/+2Bury me, *****. Go watch "2 Fat 2 Furious."
- 9portal, on 03/09/2009, -1/+1Pathetic creatures
- RumpleForeskin3, on 03/09/2009, -0/+0Is that car in the picture doing a wheelie?
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