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defrogYou’ve heard about the passing of Fred Phelps by now – founder of Westboro Baptist Church, professional funeral picketer and coiner of the slogan “God Hates Fags™”.
Inevitably, some people have proposed picketing his funeral for heckling purposes, because irony/just desserts/fuck that guy.
I’d rather they didn’t. If it’s not cool for the WBC to do it, it’s not cool for you to do it. As emotionally satisfying as it might be for some people, stooping to Phelps’ level only justifies his legacy. It won’t be funny or clever, just sad, and kind of a dick thing to do.
That’s assuming Phelps even has a funeral, of course. Reportedly there won't be one because it contravenes the beliefs of his own church.
Well played, WBC. Well played.
As for the future of WBC, I doubt it changes anything. His followers have pretty much bought into his hate trip, so they will likely continue his work and spout his message of hate wherever they can.
Apart from that, I don’t have a lot to say about this. I’m sure many will celebrate Phelps' death and piss on his grave (literally or figuratively). But I’m not really down with that. I’m not especially saddened by his death, but I don’t take any joy in it, either.
Some friends have suggested marking his passing by making donations to the Matthew Shepard Foundation or similar pro-gay/anti-hate charities. I think that’s a good idea, and certainly a more productive one.
Moving on,
This is dF
Inevitably, some people have proposed picketing his funeral for heckling purposes, because irony/just desserts/fuck that guy.
I’d rather they didn’t. If it’s not cool for the WBC to do it, it’s not cool for you to do it. As emotionally satisfying as it might be for some people, stooping to Phelps’ level only justifies his legacy. It won’t be funny or clever, just sad, and kind of a dick thing to do.
That’s assuming Phelps even has a funeral, of course. Reportedly there won't be one because it contravenes the beliefs of his own church.
Well played, WBC. Well played.
As for the future of WBC, I doubt it changes anything. His followers have pretty much bought into his hate trip, so they will likely continue his work and spout his message of hate wherever they can.
Apart from that, I don’t have a lot to say about this. I’m sure many will celebrate Phelps' death and piss on his grave (literally or figuratively). But I’m not really down with that. I’m not especially saddened by his death, but I don’t take any joy in it, either.
Some friends have suggested marking his passing by making donations to the Matthew Shepard Foundation or similar pro-gay/anti-hate charities. I think that’s a good idea, and certainly a more productive one.
Moving on,
This is dF
