So apparently the Westboro Baptist Church decided to protest Comic-con for.. some reason or other. On the other hand in this case they decided to troll people who are handy with a magic marker and piece of carboard.
Jul 22nd 2010 By: CA Staff
Super Heroes vs. the Westboro Baptist Church
They've faced down humans time and time again, but Fred Phelps and his minions from the Westboro Baptist Church were not ready for the cosplay action that awaited them today at Comic-Con. After all, who can win against a counter protest that includes robots, magical anime girls, Trekkies, Jedi and...kittens?
Unbeknownst to the dastardly fanatics of the Westboro Baptist Church, the good folks of San Diego's Comic-Con were prepared for their arrival with their own special brand of superhuman counter protesting chanting "WHAT DO WE WANT" "GAY SEX" "WHEN DO WE WANT IT" "NOW!" while brandishing ironic (and some sincere) signs. Simply stated: The eclectic assembly of nerdom's finest stood and delivered.
As you can see below, the fantastic fanboys delivered the the church a humorous dose of sweet fan justice. ComicsAlliance was there to witness the spectacle in full, which you can indulge in yourself after the jump.
The article has pictures of some of the comic-con responses. I liked Buddy Christ putting in an appearance.
But seriously, have they just run out of stuff to rabble at since they're apparently at the point they need to troll a comic convention? Of course this is rather less disgusting than their usual choice of venue, and has led to a lot more hilarity in the responses.. but still.. hell why are they targeting comic-con in the first place, it seems rather odd.
The WBC are probably used to vitriol, but I'd love to know what they thought of such ridicule.
"Oh no, oh yeah, tell me how can it be so fair
That we dying younger hiding from the police man over there
Just for breathing in the air they wanna leave me in the chair
Electric shocking body rocking beat streeting me to death"
- A.B. Original, Report to the Mist
"I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately."
- George Carlin
The nerds should know better than feed the trolls.
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."
Wow. This is about as close to trying to troll Anonymous as you can get without provoking 4chan into a massive internet attack firefight.
I'll bet it was probably more effective on the WBC's morale than anything previously (except possibly the times when they thought they might be beaten up by big burly bikers.) It's kind of like that bit I read (somewhere) on here about how Hitler loved enemy propaganda that made him into an evil tyrant or a monster, but the ones that ridiculed him and made fun of him gave him fits.
I hope to hell somebody had the presence of mind to find a gigantic boom-box and an iPod with some Rick Astley on it.
CaptainChewbacca wrote:Dude...
Way to overwork a metaphor Shadow. I feel really creeped out now.
I am an artist, metaphorical mind-fucks are my medium.
SylasGaunt wrote:
why are they targeting comic-con in the first place, it seems rather odd.
Something about "if they spent as much time reading the bible as they did comics" or something.
How did their Al Gore protest go?
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SylasGaunt wrote:hell why are they targeting comic-con in the first place, it seems rather odd.
They're publicity whores. They literally are the same as internet trolls, they turn up wherever they think they'll get some media attention.
Of course, in this case all the reports are focused on the counterprotest, because it was large and interesting, and the WBC's picket was literally about four people.
SylasGaunt wrote:
why are they targeting comic-con in the first place, it seems rather odd.
Something about "if they spent as much time reading the bible as they did comics" or something.
How did their Al Gore protest go?
An article I read a couple of days ago mentioned people idolizing comic book characters and that sort of thing. Basically people wanting to be more like Batman/Captain America/Superman/Wonder Woman than wanting to be like Jesus.
Some of those signs in the photos are excellent.
By the pricking of my thumb,
Something wicked this way comes.
Open, locks,
Whoever knocks.
SylasGaunt wrote:
why are they targeting comic-con in the first place, it seems rather odd.
Something about "if they spent as much time reading the bible as they did comics" or something.
How did their Al Gore protest go?
An article I read a couple of days ago mentioned people idolizing comic book characters and that sort of thing. Basically people wanting to be more like Batman/Captain America/Superman/Wonder Woman than wanting to be like Jesus.
Some of those signs in the photos are excellent.
Batman is stinking filthy rich, fights crime in a masked superhero identity, has a (usually) good working relationship with the police, and has access to all kinds of super-tech. Superman is, well, Superman.
Let's see, Batman, or Superman, or a blue-collar religious schmoe nailed up to a cross through your wrists by a bunch of angry assholes?
CaptainChewbacca wrote:Dude...
Way to overwork a metaphor Shadow. I feel really creeped out now.
I am an artist, metaphorical mind-fucks are my medium.
Someone seriously needs to adjust the exposure on their camera.
Best ones: the Spy with "God hates sentries" and the guy in the "ACTUAL SIZE!" shirt with "Is this thing on?"
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Hawkwings wrote:Someone seriously needs to adjust the exposure on their camera.
Best ones: the Spy with "God hates sentries" and the guy in the "ACTUAL SIZE!" shirt with "Is this thing on?"
I also like his: "Odin is God. Read the Mighty Thor #5."
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Klaatu: I'm impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it.
Mr. Harley: I'm afraid my people haven't. I'm very sorry... I wish it were otherwise.
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If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other." – Frankenstein's Creature on the glacier[/size]
CaptainChewbacca wrote:I'm surprised they didn't try 'What do we want? FRY'S DOG! When do we want it? FRY'S DOG!'
That's seriously awesome.
Edit: I think the best counter-sign there was 'Fags are sexy beasts!'
Yes, that was the best in my opinion!
Am I the only one who was thinking "Blood for the Blood God!"? Go away, or we shall mercilessly taunt you again!
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"There is no such thing as being too righteous to understand." - Darth Wong
The Yosemite Bear wrote:Ok, now where are the jailbait cosplayers dressed as Haruhi and Lain saying "I don't hate anyone really"
Likely inside not wasting their time on four morons and actually enjoying the con. Protesting is beneath god of course.
However this has to be the funniest piece of news I seen in a while. Did they really think that their religious fanaticism would not fall before Nerd FandomTM. Silly humans.
yeah, only cos-players with voice modulators to be paul atradies or goa'uld would find it nessesarry to confront false gods, ok, that and those people that cos-play as space marines & sisters of battle (fortunatly Games day is in Ontario the same weekend as comic con)
The scariest folk song lyrics are "My Boy Grew up to be just like me" from cats in the cradle by Harry Chapin
Dunno if anyone cares, but Sherley Phelps Roper (sp?)ne of those Westboro people is currently on the Frosty, Heidi and Frank show. You can listen to her here, probably for the next few minutes.
"I don't believe in man made global warming because God promised to never again destroy the earth with water. He sent the rainbow as a sign."
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"And BTW the concept of carbon based life is only a hypothesis based on the abiogensis theory, and there is no clear evidence for it."
-Mazen707 informing me about the facts on carbon-based life.
eion wrote:Just one more reason you never go up against nerds in a battle.
At least not intellectual battles.
It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses.
Hit it. Blank Yellow (NSFW)
eion wrote:Just one more reason you never go up against nerds in a battle.
At least not intellectual battles.
What, who do you think invented the machine gun?
"That jock is just so fast reloading his rifle. I wonder if there's a way to recycle the bolt and load a rifle automatically through recoil, or maybe just a crank. That'll show him!"
