Little Green Footballs

Little Green Footballs (often abbreviated as LGF) is a weblog run by California web designer Charles Johnson. Much like neo-conservative icon Irving Kristol, Johnson claims that he was "a liberal who was mugged by history" — in this case, by the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Changes and controversies

Fans see the website as an alternative media outlet which provides a counterweight to the alleged anti-American, anti-Semitic, anti-Conservative bias of mainstream media outlets such as Reuters - "al-Reuters" in LGF slang.

Related Topics:
Fans - Alternative media - Counterweight - Anti-American - Anti-Semitic - Anti-Conservative bias - Mainstream - Media - Reuters - Slang

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Critics have interpreted Johnson's selective posting and retitling of news items related to Islam as hate speech (post titles include "AP Reveals: Arabs Hate America, Israel" http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=13275). Opponents also point to comments made by users that contain what they believe is hyperbolic language.

Related Topics:
Hate speech - Hyperbolic

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Supporters of the site counter this argument by noting that Johnson himself has never used ethnic slurs on the site and has posted a disclaimer disavowing responsibility for the site's comment section. They further argue that those who accuse the website of Islamphobia use the term in an attempt to police or censor opinion by characterizing any criticism of Islam or Muslims as pathological and irrational. Johnson also runs an altered version of the Serenity Prayer in the comments section urging the posters to think before posting.

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Johnson and the LGF regulars (the self-proclaimed "Lizardoids") have engaged in a number of high-profile feuds and flame wars. At various times, these debates have pitted LGF supporters against readers of a number of other blogs and alternative media sites. There is one instance in which LGF Comments have been used for discussion of Wikipedia. http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=16738_LGF_Wikipedia_Battlefield#comments. When such a confrontation triggers a stampede of visitors from rival sites, Johnson often redirects the traffic thus generated to the Israel Defense Forces homepage.

Related Topics:
Lizardoids - Feuds - Flame wars - Wikipedia - Israel Defense Forces

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Johnson likes to mock the rhetoric used by those of an opposing political stripe. When describing a bicycle ride he is apt to say that he was "oppressed by the colonial hegemony of a fascist headwind".

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