LGBT News Michelle Shocked (unsurprisingly) lies her ass off in apology

Given her background as "an avowed born-again christian"...this is total BS.

 

I posted this story on a thread earlier today & the Thread was closed down before anyone had a chance to comment on it & I am not sure why?

 

Hm.

 

Hi Dublin Boy

You just need to provide a link to your source, if source there be.

Cheers!

 

The irony is this thread doesn't have a source either :lol:

Of course she's "damn sorry" - damn sorry she doesn't have any work any more.

 

Her career ended right there and then, she must be freaking out inside. I don't think there is a PR person in the world that could fix this mess she created.

 

But what an interesting outcome!

Power is speaking here folks, these "shocking" displays of stupidity and intolerance are no longer being tolerated. That she felt the need to give this lame explication says volumes of how far we've come!

 

"I didnt mean that you're fags and god hates fags when I said 'GOD HATES FAGS' in the gay capital of america, I just meant... well... thats not what I meant... PLEASE, PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD STOP BEING GOD-HATED FAGS, AND BUY TICKETS TO MY SHOWS SO I CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE CAREEER FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY YOU BUTTPOUNDING HELL-BOUND SINNERS!!!"

thats what I read into her mockpology.

 

If it makes anyone feel better, she's getting ripped in half on twitter. She's trying to defend herself, and its painful to watch her embarrass herself. She needs to cut her losses.

 

It's not even as if her tour will be reinstated, she's only making this apology because she's aware of how much money she'll now lose.

 

Complete and utter bull:***:

She went to San Francisco (Of All Places) , claiming to a "Born Again Christian" , spurted some Biblical derived homophobia which became a rant which only ended when the venue cut her mic and the lights.

I would love to see if she will get a visa for the UK and other places, hate speeches are generally frowned upon

 

Come ON you guys, we freak when people won't accept OUR beliefs and opinions, she was just stating HERS. The only reason peoole should be freaking out is because she is now denying something that everyone knows she meant.

 

I'm really upset about the lack of puns regarding her name.

 

lets not equate standing up for equality and human dignity with someone spewing hatefilled bile in an attempt to demonize a whole group of people who have been fighting against lies and slander.

we are not slandering fundementalist christanity, because fundementalist christanity slander's itself without our help.

 

She's entitled to express her opinion. She's not entitled to immunity from the consequences of expressing that opinion.

 

You'll not find a bigger advocate for freedom of speech than me. She's perfectly entitled to her point of view, and entitled to spew it whenever she's given the opportunity to do so. However, people are equally entitled to be offended, to voice their descent, and decide to not sponsor her show as a result. Those who oppose her also have a right to freedom of speech, and they are vocalizing it by canceling her appearances.

As an atheist, I cannot expect to be allowed and welcomed to speak on Sunday at Churches around the country, while insulting the Christians in the pews. Somehow, I think telling them that they need to "have a reality check" and get rid of their "fake Sky Daddy" will result in canceled appearances. If I was invited to speak at a Church, and I had previously spoken statements like that at another church which offended people, they would have the right to dis-invite me. In fact, I would expect nothing less.

Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences.

It is also mistaken to equate an opinion with a fundamental characteristic of human nature. People have the right to hate someone who is black, or a woman, or gay, or trans, or whatever. However, let's not make the mistake of thinking that these two things are equal. An opinion is NOT equal to a basic human characteristic. You can change opinions, but you cannot change your fundamental nature. Therefore, attempting to compare our fight for equal rights under the law to her opinions is like comparing apples and a crude lump of iron ore - they have nothing in common.

Furthermore, our goal - to paraphrase Byard Rustin - is not to get those who hate us to love us. It's to reshape the culture and values of society so that, while some people may continue to hate us, that they cannot openly manifest that hate without consequence.

What happened here in this situation is a fantastic thing. This is exactly what we want. We want people to spontaneously and viscerally react negatively to this type of hateful nonsense. This is why it is called a culture war, one sides values win out while the other side loses.

 

You guys all made great points, forget I said anything. You're absolutely right, there will be consequences for what she said, whether or not she has freedom of opinion and speech.