Haters Gonna Hate

[forsyth]

So, Fred Phelps (the "God hates fags" guy and his famiy) decided to mount a protest at... San Diego Comic-Con. Seriously. No, I don't know why either.

But, word of this got out beforehand, so there were a few more protesters than expected. AWESOME protestors.

(Also, you're not supposed to use the flag as clothing, according to the Flag Code, also she has it upside down, which is a distress signal)

Comments

[raanab.livejournal.com]

Well, I know there was a no-name megaphone preacher or two or so there last year, but hey, comic-con keeps growing so they got the big guns this year, and pharyngula has a nice giant pic of the protest too

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/upload/2010/07/comic-con_reacts_to_fred_phelp/wbc_comiccon1.php

[forsythferret.livejournal.com]

I saw it there too, but I thought the one I posted had some better close-ups.

[raanab.livejournal.com]

The close ups are nice, I just like that the other one shows the size of the crowd a bit better.

[gwalla.livejournal.com]

http://www.tvornottv.net/2010/07/22/westboro-baptist-church-vs-the-san-diego-comic-con/

[forsythferret.livejournal.com]

It's getting coverage everywhere.

[gwalla.livejournal.com]

Also, I doubt that care about the flag code. God Hates America, remember?

[forsythferret.livejournal.com]

It's just one of those things that bugs me. If somebody's actually making a statement by how they use the flag, that's one thing. But all they were doing was (literally) wrapping themselves in the flag.

Like the idiots who stick four flag stickers on their SUV to show they're more patriotic than you, but then let them get all faded and nasty. If you're going to wave the flag to show your patriotism and respect for the country/flag, then do it RIGHT. Otherwise it calls into question how serious you are about the waving of the flag.