Westboro Baptist Church's new enemy.

SeanW

Weird Al Yankovic!

Reading that the US Supreme Court had just legalised gay marriage, I was morbidly curious as to what the infamous Westboro Baptist Church had to say about it. Turns out, according to their picket schedule, they're more interested in the new object of their ire ... Weird Al Yankovic!!

Link (beware of the crazy (or "Trigger warning" as the modern Left demands))

The item will probably disappear tomorrow, because it refers to future schedules, and the Weird Al concert is scheduled for tomorrow (the 30th).

Now, I don't know if anyone here is familiar with Weird Al, he's one of those American cultural icons that does not cross the pond. Nutshell version, he writes and performs parody/comedy songs, and those focus on good old fashioned, clean fun. Since '79 or thereabouts, he's taken on the popular music of the day, some songs originally quite dark/profane/controversial sometimes, and made melodically similar parodies that are bright, cheery and above all, funny as hell. And weird. Hence the name Weird Al.

In terms of his musics' general inoffensiveness and family friendliness, he's like an American adult-pop version of Mister Rogers FFS.

So you can imagine my surprise when I read the unbelieveable venom directed at him from the WBCs page ...

I think this page serves as evidence, if any futher were required, the extreme levels of damage religion can do to the human mind. Though I can't help but suspect these inbred aholes would be warped in the head even if it weren't for the Abrahamic scriptures.

catallus

What is the point of spreading their message?

The Backwards Man

Ignore the wastards.

JohnDee

I would really like for the Westboro B C to disolve/disappear/go away. Unfortunately they keep getting media attention way in disproportion to their tiny size (circa 200 odd members?).

brevity

Isn't there a rumor that they are not actually religious at all? They are just a bunch of lawyers that try to sue whoever they can?

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

For once I agree with the westboro Baptist Church.

Weird Al is rubbish.

donegaLroad

The Honey Monster wrote: »

For once I agree with the westboro Baptist Church.

Weird Al is rubbish.

yup, he is an untalented Frank Zappa wannabe...


(at least Zappa was a handy guitarist)

Can we make a rule that the Westboro Baptist Church cannot be discussed on here?

Kev W

The irony being that Weird Al is one of the best living advertisements for a clean Christian lifestyle. He looks at least 15 years younger than his age!

Guy:Incognito

Are they not about 20 years behind on this one? I didnt even realise he was still going.

catallus

Deleted User wrote: »

Can we make a rule that the Westboro Baptist Church cannot be discussed on here?

Or at least that any such discussion be relegated to the Bowels of Boards, such as A&A?

SeanW

catallus wrote: »

What is the point of spreading their message?

To warn sane people of the danger of Abrahamic scripture? - Take that stuff seriously and you could end up like these cretins.

catallus

SeanW wrote: »

To warn sane people of the danger of Abrahamic scripture? - Take that stuff seriously and you could end up like these cretins.

So you trawl the web for stories about a group of about 80 people in Kansas, about 4000 miles away, to warn about Abrahamic scripture? :pac:

SeanW

I wasn't trawling, I just went there out of morbid curiosity only to realise that they had plumbed even deeper depths of insanity than I could possibly have imagined. Not that I thought them all that well-adjusted before this, to say the least. I mean seriously. Weird Al Yankovic. The least hateful/offensive guy on the planet. How F@#%ed up in the head do you have to get that state?

(Disclaimer, I'm a Weird Al fan, which probably colours my view a little).

As to warning people about Abrahamic scripture, I could also point to Grenoble, Tunisia, Kuwait, etc.

catallus

SeanW wrote: »

I wasn't trawling, I just went there out of morbid curiosity only to realise that they had plumbed even deeper depths of insanity than I could possibly have imagined. Not that I thought them all that well-adjusted before this, to say the least. I mean seriously. Weird Al Yankovic. The least hateful/offensive guy on the planet. How F@#%ed up in the head do you have to get that state?

(Disclaimer, I'm a Weird Al fan, which probably colours my view a little).

As to warning people about Abrahamic scripture, I could also point to Grenoble, Tunisia, Kuwait, etc.

That's all very well, but do you really thinking linking to a bunch of people who call their website "godhatesfags" is going to encourage a reasonable or meaningful debate?

Or are you just stirring shíte on a Monday night?

FWIW, "Abrahamic Scripture" is the reason we have our civilisation; it may behoove one to remember the faith of our fathers.

Not a NSA agent

Religious fundamentalists trolling people as usual. If its not themselves they hate it. It would be easier for the WBC to just make a list of what they actually do like.

lazybones32

SeanW wrote: »

Now, I don't know if anyone here is familiar with Weird Al, he's one of those American cultural icons that does not cross the pond.

Ahem! He has performed - or is due to perform - a concert here in Ireland, this year.
He is quite intelligent and only plays the goof.
My favourite song of his is "Eat it"; his parody of beat it by Mickeen Jackson.

Kev W

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Are they not about 20 years behind on this one? I didnt even realise he was still going.

He's had a massive resurgence these last few years.

Generic Dreadhead

Not a NSA agent wrote: »

Religious fundamentalists trolling people as usual

Ummmmm.... what?

Potatoeman

A trigger warning on AH. Has it come to this?

LDN_Irish

lazybones32 wrote: »

Ahem! He has performed - or is due to perform - a concert here in Ireland, this year.
He is quite intelligent and only plays the goof.
My favourite song of his is "Eat it"; his parody of beat it by Mickeen Jackson.

Mine is "Bob". I don't know how anyone could watch that and say he's talentless or an idiot. "Never odd or even, If I had a hifI!"

ohnonotgmail

brevity wrote: »

Isn't there a rumor that they are not actually religious at all? They are just a bunch of lawyers that try to sue whoever they can?

no idea whether they are actually religious or not (though if not they do a great job of faking it) but the lawyer bit is correct. the daddy of the family was a leading human rights lawyer in the 60's and friend of MLK.

Berserker

JohnDee wrote: »

I would really like for the Westboro B C to disolve/disappear/go away. Unfortunately they keep getting media attention way in disproportion to their tiny size (circa 200 odd members?).

If people ignore them then they will disappear. They are a group of less than 100 nowadays and the majority of their funding comes from their media stunts.

brevity wrote: »

Isn't there a rumor that they are not actually religious at all? They are just a bunch of lawyers that try to sue whoever they can?

They are a family of lawyers but religion or there version of it, is at the core of everything they do.