Make no mistake: B'wana's antipathy for the Westboro crazies was not accompanied by a change of heart vis-a-vis the homos, as seen below. He invariably comments on any article covering the gay community with some variant on "whiners should quit whining." I particularly like his use of "appeasers," though. It implies that the gays are not simply a cultural force, but a quasi-military one, taunted at one's peril.
Let's break this down. Westboro pickets Betty Ford's funeral? NOT OK. Westboro pickets Matthew Shepherd's funeral? OK. Westboro pickets a soldier's funeral? NOT OK. Westboro pickets a gay soldier's funeral? He's going to have to get back to you on that one.
Yep, that church is really not on anybody's side, they just hate for hate's sake at this point. Kind of like a lot of commenters on mlive.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting that most "don't cover Westboro" types are usually homophobes. The implicit message is: Ignore Westboro because they make our bigotry look bad.
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