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crabby_lionessSome people you simply shouldn't mess with. Westboro Baptist Church decided to pick a fight with comic geeks by picketing the San Diego Comic-Con with their personal brand of hatred and embarrassing behavior for "worshiping false idols". BIG MISTAKE.
Comic geeks picketing the WBC right back, outnumbering the WBC by at least 20 - 1. They wore their cosplays getups and carried signs saying, "God Loves Gay Robin", "Odin is God", "Superman Loves Fags", "God Needs a Starship", as well as protest signs from several different comic book and sci/fi movie plotlines. A monster held up a sign offering "Free Hugs", a pair of dominatrices offered "Free Spankings For Jesus", and Jesus himself gave the geeks his blessing.
Moral: DON'T MESS WITH GEEKS, FOR THEY WILL MESS WITH YOU RIGHT BACK AND THEY ARE BETTER AT IT THAN YOU.
Pictures here.
ETA More pictures here. Thanks ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif){kind=small}
parsimonia!
ETA 2 Comic Alliance pictures. Thanks hallidae!
ETA 3 Video Thanks Afterelton.com!
ETA 4 Salon reporter attempts conversation with WBC supporter
ETA 5 Bleeding Cool's videos
Some days my people make me so proud.
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Date: 2010-07-23 02:27 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2010-07-23 02:29 am (UTC)Those cops look so confused...
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Date: 2010-07-23 02:30 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2010-07-23 03:29 am (UTC)The sheer amount of stupidity that led to that choice is staggering to contemplate.
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Date: 2010-07-23 03:32 am (UTC)There's a third picture link now.
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Date: 2010-07-23 03:44 am (UTC)I know I shouldn't expect logic from these people. I know that. I'm just -- it still confuses me! Do these people have more than two functioning brain cells? Do they have even a passing acquaintance with "logic" and "reason"?
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Date: 2010-07-23 03:47 am (UTC):facepalm:
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Date: 2010-07-23 04:20 am (UTC)(I love Jeasus, but I love comicbooks and gays too)
That was a real stupid move on the churches parts and I'm glad the Geeks struck back.
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Date: 2010-07-23 04:21 am (UTC)*appropriate icon is appropriate*
Thanks for the pics!
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Date: 2010-07-23 04:42 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-07-23 04:49 am (UTC)Sabotashing themselves (and the rest of us) be being over zealous. :(
Still, I agree with you when you said: They chose to take on the MOST CREATIVE PEOPLE ON THE PLANET on their HOME TURF.
This has inspired me to want to fic, but Idon't know the situation I want all the kids to gather for. All I've got is that their parents are in trouble for doing their jobs and a bunch of religios zelots crash the court case.
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Date: 2010-07-23 04:56 am (UTC)BTDW, got the "I Survived Organized Religion" t-shirt.
This has inspired me to want to fic, but Idon't know the situation I want all the kids to gather for. All I've got is that their parents are in trouble for doing their jobs and a bunch of religios zelots crash the court case.
Don't worry. The missing piece will come in its own good time.
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Date: 2010-07-23 04:57 am (UTC)(from noscans_daily)
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Date: 2010-07-23 04:57 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-07-23 05:04 am (UTC)Sucks doesn't it? :(
Don't worry. The missing piece will come in its own good time.
I hope so, I think it's a pretty good idea.
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Date: 2010-07-23 05:07 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-07-23 05:09 am (UTC)At the time, yes. Overall though it was a valuable learning experience in comparing words and deeds.