As Dave Chappelle said, “No matter what you do…, you are never, ever, allowed to upset the alphabet people.”
A few examples of protests that seem to overreach:
It’s an R rated horror movie. Did you not expect to see anyone die? Or were you hoping to watch the violent deaths of exclusively straight people? https://t.co/VSawDG8laK
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) September 7, 2019
[Parody that hits the mark:]Two gay men are murdered *in the book* and recreated in the movie. You know, like all the other characters murdered… ?
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) September 9, 2019
Pennywise Is Surprisingly Anti-Queer in ‘It Chapter Two’ https://t.co/XBVjuJkv8p
By refusing to depict Pennywise as a queer ally, the makers of IT are inciting homophobia in the psychopathic clown community. pic.twitter.com/digOUaUNzv
— Titania McGrath (@TitaniaMcGrath) September 9, 2019
This Twitter moment is fake news.
— Brad Polumbo (@brad_polumbo) September 7, 2019
The *company* has no “anti-LGBT record.” It serves and employs LGBT people with a smile.
The owners — in a personal capacity — donate money to causes progressives dislike.
Let’s get this, ahem, straight.https://t.co/M9ugwwUIsU
It’s always the Leftists who are able to do ridiculous, all day protests like this because they don’t have jobs https://t.co/8MPQHzn7h7
— Ashley StClair ?? (@stclairashley) September 6, 2019
3 Comments for “Too Much Protest?”
posted by Jorge on
That “It” (and its vile bully also-rans) has invoked horrifying terror toward girls, blacks, Jews, people with disabilities, and straight males, all of which I am not.
I’m glad for the warning. Perhaps I should go and watch it and feel that sickness.
posted by mike king & David Bauler on
1. Stephen King wrote the gay bashing in response to an actual hate crime that took place. Raising awareness of hate crimes was the goal.
2. Chicky Fried Filet or whatever its called is a large business and its gay workers often work without basic civil rights protections. That is the big problem with the company. The fundraising issue is a distant second, but it gets the most press.
posted by mike king & David Bauler on
3. The issue of disability rights is a senitive one. The business owner claims to have acted in good faith, we will see.
4. As we understand things, the draq queen reading at the library was voluntary. Parents were not obligated to participate.