tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13062504.post2380300888828354711..comments2023-06-27T06:54:28.185-03:00Comments on MassResistance Watch: It's a Play About HateBoston Budhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694800029213245507noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13062504.post-47131130035533061182007-09-27T19:01:00.000-03:002007-09-27T19:01:00.000-03:00Mike - No, DO NOT go to the forum. The plan is to ...Mike - No, DO NOT go to the forum. The plan is to have no one (or as few as possible) attend. Let the bigots argue amongst themselves :)<BR/><BR/>I go to this high school, and we live in a very liberal town. My best friend growing up had lesbian adoptive parents and I know of no problems whatsoever in our neighborhood. The most popular teacher in the entire middle school is openly gay, and no one cares that he has a boyfriend. Most people in this town dislike these sorts of "pro-family" conservatives, or at least strongly disagree with them.<BR/><BR/>I honestly wonder what they and the 10-15 parents who opposed the play (probably the only Christian right-wing people in our whole town) think they will accomplish. No one in the school supports them, and no one is going to go listen to their disgusting hate-speech.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13062504.post-47779139858676043802007-09-13T16:52:00.000-03:002007-09-13T16:52:00.000-03:00I think Mike hits the nail on the head: these folk...I think Mike hits the nail on the head: these folks look for any soapbox to stand on. In the Globe's article (in Northwest Weekly), the opponents use a local parent to attack the the play as age-inappropriate for high school kids and to complain that it "demonizes" Christianity. (Speaking of which, let's not forget the well-documented and heartless harassment of Shepherd's mourners by those exemplary Christians Fred Phelps and his congregation.) <BR/><BR/>If their beef really involves victimized Christinas, why have they scheduled anti-gay "experts" like Lafferty, Bennet, et al. for their forum? To me this all looks like brazen exploitation: They know (because it's worked before) that if they raise a stink, nice, fair-minded suburbanites will let them hold a forum where they can air their views. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know those views will turn out to have little to do with how The Laramie Project hurts their kids' tender sensibilities and lots to do with gay-bashing.<BR/><BR/>So, do you go to the forum and confront them? Or do you organize a boycott and work to deprive them of an audience--which is, after all, the air that they breathe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13062504.post-18829288524881731752007-09-12T15:39:00.000-03:002007-09-12T15:39:00.000-03:00It doesn't matter what the actual topic is, these ...It doesn't matter what the actual topic is, these bozos have a set script they spout as often as possible, and they see this as just another opportunity. I was at a presentation in Quincy about gay marriage last year and this so-called Dr. Diggs was there...presenting one of the most offensive, deceitful and ultimately pitiful attacks on us by focusing on gay sex. You know, bringing up the "ick" factor. He even had props! So I'm going to this shindig on Oct. 3rd to watch the show and rouse the rabble. We should all go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13062504.post-7529450604508519272007-09-12T15:17:00.000-03:002007-09-12T15:17:00.000-03:00What are the hacks from Massresistance (James Laff...What are the hacks from Massresistance (James Lafferty, Linda Harvey, Stephen Bennett and John Diggs) going to do at this forum since it is supposed to be in response to the play "The Laramie Project"? Are they going to say that it was ok to kill Matthew Sheppard because he WAS gay? I don't get what they want to have a voice about?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com