The American Family Association has a new DVD out, "They're Coming to Your Town," so you can learn the "strategies used by gay activists" and avoid gay infiltration in YOUR town!
Yes, really.
I love how they show video shots of activists from afar like it's fucking National Geographic. Don't get too close, they're contagious!! This kind of stuff is proof of just how batshit crazy these people are. I really don't know whether to laugh or cry.
Full transcript after the jump.
It could happen to your town.
Man: They've come out of the closet.
AFA presents a look at how a handful of homosexual activists infiltrated the Eureka Springs, Arkansas government and changed the very moral fiber of the city.
Man 2: They're taking over a place that has been known for its Christianity.
Man 1: They branded us as fundamentalists, as Christian hate bigots -
Man 2: Once homosexual activists get into power, they're not too tolerant toward other people.
Learn the strategies used by gay activists and don't let this happen to your city. This DVD is a must-teaching tool - watch, and learn how to fight a well-organized gay agenda to take over the cities of America, one city at a time.
Man 3: If it hasn't happened in your town, get ready, because it is going to happen.
Show it at home, in Sunday schools, Bible studies and community groups. Purchase your copy, or a 5 pack to share with others today, and spread the news - They're Coming To Your Town.
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"they" "they" "they" I'm sure you all caught that.
Everything else running through my mind is surely what's running through most of your...err.... "their" mind.
Cliffs Notes for Invasion of the Body Snatchers? Fuck that shit, the original's more entertaining.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPl8G5cvdNw
"Look! You fools! You're in danger! They're after you! They're after all of us! Our Wives! Our Children! Everyone! There here already! YOU'RE NEXT!"
Biters.
we're already in your town. we grew up here.
Kat, that is such a beautifully simple response, I'm kind of teary.
Beautiful sentiment. People act like homosexuals are lepers or something. It just reminds me of Ahmedinejad "We don't have homosexuals in Iran."
What's wrong with lepers? They are humans suffering from a disease called Leprosy, caused by a bacteria, which is treatable by a cocktail of antibiotics. They're human, just like homosexuals.
That's what occurred to me, immediately.
Don't these morons know that *OMG teh gays are already here*?
Guess not.
"Man 2: Once homosexual activists get into power, they're not too tolerant toward other people."
Really? Gosh...those mean, intolerant queers...asking for rights and shit...who do they think they are anway???
.....I'd be laughing if it wasn't so scary.....
i'm actually speechless.
I love how they knock gay activists for calling them fundamentalists, then market this DVD as suitable for Bible studies, church, and Sunday school. I could be wrong, but I'm willing to bet money that *most* churches who would hold a Bible-study viewing of this film are fundamentalist in nature.
And OMG, They've COME OUT OF THE CLOSET! BOOGA BOOGA BOOGA! We need to shove them back in there with the galoshes and moth balls!
Where can I get my copy of the gay agenda? Does it come free with this movie? None of my gay/lesbian/bi friends and family members have a copy for me to read. My uncles have been together for 35 years and still don't know where they can find this document.
I'll ask my old roommate and his boyfriend if either of them have a copy.
Well, to be totally snarky, fundamentalists believe in a strict adherence to a specific set of rules (look at me, quotin' Wikipedia). Since Jesus doesn't really say anything about homosexuality, maybe they take issue with being tarred as "fundamentalists" who, by definition, aren't nearly bigoted enough for these guys' taste.
"They've come out of the closet..."
What do they think that means? That gay people are literally monsters that lurk in the closet or something? And under the bed, too, I suppose? Maybe they're like werewolves or zombies and whoever they attack turns gay! And now they're OUT of the closet it'll be like 28 Days Later!
I asked a conservative friend for clarification on what the gay agenda was, since he referenced it.
It turns out that it's "to make homosexuality seem like an equally valid alternative to heterosexuality."
To which I responded, "well, yeah. What, isn't it?"
And now, we'll study the homosexual in it's natural habitat...
(cuts to stereotypical clips of gay men dancing at clubs or lesbians, you know, fixin' stuff...after an establishing shot of San Francisco)
Say that first line with a bad impression of Steve Irwin.
Protect your children from teh gayz!
God, someone really ought to make this as a spoof.
Send me a Flip camera and I'll go out and shoot it. lol
I am from Arkansas and Eureka Springs is one of the nicest towns in the state. It is a tourist attraction, and it is filled with artists and hippies. Listen Arkansas, there is clearly a correlation between liberalism, and a high quality of life. Being accepting of homosexuals is good for everyone.
Reminds me of a film I saw in class today, Birth of a Nation.
They are just jealous that gay people are coming. They haven't had good sex in years and that tends to make people cranky and irrational.
I was hoping the "we aren't fundies" guy was gonna come clean and explain why they aren't. "I'm not a fundie, I just wanna deny you your rights.....". It would have made for a better laugh when they go on to say gay people aren't tolerant of rights deniers.... of those intolerant gayz.
I love the idea that homos are the "other".
Like we're an alien species infiltrating the earth.
But I guess it's harder to scare the shit out of people about the "gay agenda" when you acknowledge that we're just your friends, family and neighbors.
ahahahahahahaha
ahahahahahahaha
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
I totally recognized some of the people in those protests!
Those terrible homosexual bigots! We are shocked and appalled that they would DARE ask for equal rights! How dare they even ask to be treated like humans? Buy our movie to find out how to keep the evil gays out of your quaint small hate-town?
It would be kind of funny if it wasn't so ...real... I just want to know how you could feel morally right about making a movie like that.
I LOLed
The ignorant, silly people that made this DVD so badly need to have enemies in order to feel important!
Maybe they chose who to declare an enemy with a dart board? Or maybe GLBTQ are easier to go after for "destroying society" because gangsters and mobsters have guns & will use them.
Yes! Agreed -- I was really struck by how sort of Manichean all this is.
Not only do they stress "they," but note the "*your* town." It's "your" world; they are intruders.
"When you are trying to crush people's rights, are you being told that you are in the wrong? THAT'S VICTIMIZATION! Learn how to make sure that you are the bigot with the upper hand with God's FUCK THEM FAGS (tm) traditional dvd. Buy five televisions and make a circle with them. Sit in the middle and rotate on my middle finger while you watch all five dvds synchronously in your lonely little hate world."
Listen to me branding these people. I'm so intolerant.
Ahh. Othering. It's not just for racist bigots anymore.
Erm.
a) 'Othering' is something most people do, often subconsciously. While 'racist bigots' obviously do, too, it's not always helpful to say that it's only 'racist bigots' doing the Othering... for example if you want people to become aware of what they're saying/doing without alienating them by calling them 'racist bigots' (maybe I'm missing the irony, but labeling people 'racist bigots' is also Othering).
b) I think homophobic bigots have done their fair share of othering for quite some time.
c) How to tell whether these White homophobic people aren't also racist?
Back to topic: Why are conspiracy theories so appealing? Because they make ordinary lives more exciting?
facetious- (adjective)1.) characterized by flippant or inappropriate humor 2.) (of a person) intending to be amusing, esp. inappropriately. Oxford American Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus (c)2002
I know how versatile othering is. It was a joke.
"If it hasn't happened in your town, get ready, because it is going to happen."
See, the thing with these way-out screeds is: without any irony or hyperbole, I totally want the supposedly horrible thing to happen.
People coming out of the closet, strong & visible LGBTQ community, normalization of non-heterosexual relationships, all coming to my town? Yay! How can I speed up the process?
Wow. I am shocked.
I can't help thinking the lives of these people must be pretty sad for them to be so afraid, and pretty boring for them to resort to inventing strange new conspiracy theories to spice it all up a little (we're threatened! White heterosexual people are an endangered species! We're not ordinary, but really brave! etc.)
I do hope that it all backfires and no-one takes the dvd seriously.
This is the second time in 2 days that I've come across something outrageous that the AFA thinks is a good idea. Check out their burning--er, Christmas lawn ornament:
https://store.afa.net/pc-10000310-11-christmas-cross.aspx
Their catalogue is like a craptastic wet dream for the irony-inclined.
Hey, if you've got a yen to do squat-thrusts to the Battle Hymn of the Republic, they've got something for you:
https://store.afa.net/pc-53-8-curves-freedom-fitness-cd-united-we-stand.aspx
I'm in the library now and had the good fortune to click on the link you provided and to read your commentary above.
I'm still laughing helplessly. Others are staring, but I can't control myself.
This product is the most bizarre and amusing I've seen all year.
Can I just put in a mention for the cinematic classic "Hate Crimes"?
An elderly couple apparently complained about "pro-homosexual literature" in public buildings, and were forced to talk to the police.
Hate Crimes.
https://store.afa.net/pc-10000048-2-hate-crimes-dvd.aspx
I wonder what they'd it when someone has "faggot" spray-painted across their house or their car. Or when someone gets beaten to death.
This actually made me laugh so hard at those silly fundies. I live in Arkansas. I've been to Eureka Springs and I've been to Frisco. ES is nothing like Frisco.
We're already in your town mofos! It's too late! We're infiltrating your towns making you gay. WTF. I'm not really that surprised 'cause I've seen fliers about this type of thing to counter the "gay agenda", but it doesn't make it any less shockingly ridiculous. And it was the KKK handing shit out when I was in Texas. They don't seem to talk as much about non-whites, instead focus a lot of their attention and hatred towards gays. They call themselves a family values org.
RE: KKK - You might like Texas journalist Molly Ivins, she dubbed them "Kluckers" = reference "chickens" wearing disguises + "fuckers". They may be taking advantage of the Linens N' Things going out of business sale... quick get a camera and snap a picture of anyone buying too many white sheets. ^.^
IM IN UR TOWNZ, MAKIN U GAY
God. So terribly ridiculous.
Ugh can't watch it...my dad buys into the shit AFA sells. Not good for family harmony.
The Friendly Atheist had a post on this topic, which I quite enjoyed: http://friendlyatheist.com/5856/theyre-coming-to-your-town/
oh, yes, we're in your town...and we're plotting to take over the world with our civil RIGHTS. MUAHAHAHAHA
.........? crazy folks in this world.
I kind of imagine that the "how to solve this problem" portion of the DVD is just the mob scene from Beauty and the Beast.
"They branded us as fundamentalists, as Christian hate bigots -"
That's because you are extremist fundamental hate bigots. And this video shows how batshit crazy you are.
I'm an Arkansan, so when I saw this article was about Eureka Springs I burst out laughing. 'But Eureka Springs is like the Ozarks' San Francisco!' I thought to myself, 'Artsy, nature-loving, friendly, colorful, full of historical buildings, a thriving and funky downtown, and a beautiful wedding mecca.' Then I read further to find that the AFA had made the same comparison, except that they did not regard it as a good thing.
Having visited Eureka Springs a few times over the years, being gay-friendly has been a boom for the area. It's growing liberal outlook has definitely helped pull it out of the downward economic slide much of Arkansas has seen these past few years, and the money and attention has resulted not only in new growth but in restoration of previously abandoned parts of the city's history.
If the AFA wants to return to a time when the area only saw an influx of real money was during the Passion Play, I'm pretty sure they'll have to fight off the townspeople who have prospered thanks to the city's changed moral fiber.
"The gays are coming, and they'll bring their godless 'economic prosperity' with them! You don't want that, do you? What do you mean, 'yes we do'?"
And because I can't help myself...
"THEY'RE COMING TO GET YOU, BARBAR-AFA!"
What a great video! I can't wait till The Gays come to my town!!!
Oh, wait... like so many others have pointed out, we're already here. Well, more Gays always welcome. :-)
Nice to see we've got the wackos runnin' scared! I LOVE IT.
I also love that bit toward the end with the stop sign that says "no right turn" underneath....
Symbolic, no?
Did anyone else think the sound, picture and cinematography style of this video is several leagues below that of your local public cable access station?
Oh, and all the commentators are men.
"If it hasn't happened in your town, get ready, because it is going to happen."
You bet your ass it is going to happen. Someday every little town will be a safe, happy, and free little town and history will look back on you with pity, and revulsion.
Hee hee... I clicked on the AFA link, and firefox told me the site didn't pass certificate security...
I saw this the other day on salon.com's broadsheet and had to laugh. I too must agree with kat and riot grrl and say " we've been here all along! we grew up here, or, like y'all; move to places like this to raise kids with our partners in a reasonably-safe, quiet place just like y'all did.
it had me kind of thinking about how my very own town of 21,000, southbury,CT ; has so far reacted to me as transgender in the last three years! let's teach ' em TOLERANCE. [ something that's happening all over CT right now with the recent equal marriage act!]
"If it hasn't happened in your town, get ready, because it is going to happen."
Uh, I don't remember anyone getting this riled up about crystal meth. .)_.) Out of context, you could apply this sentence to meth, which has infiltrated and hurt communities. So dangerous street drugs are no big deal but gays unleash panic? Priorities people, priorities...
This is from a blog post I wrote some time ago in response to this message from the Pope:
"I wanted to shed light on the direct relationship that exists between the family and peace in the world," the Pope said, in his first public address of 2008.
"The family is the primary agent of peace and the negation or even the restriction of rights of the family ... threatens the very foundations of peace."
It seemed prudent to copy my response here.
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The suggestion that any other type of family threatens the very peace of our planet is interesting, but I suppose I've always wanted to make some kind of mark on the world, and if that mark is made by being the daughter of a man who raised my sister and me as a single parent (not the "traditional" family), I'll take it!
From The Guardian:
Norway rated world's most peaceful country
The Economist Intelligence Unit compiled the index on behalf of the Australian IT entrepreneur and philanthropist, Steve Killelea ... It has the support of the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the former US president Jimmy Carter. The survey found that "small, stable countries which are part of regional blocs, such as the European Union, are most likely to get a higher ranking". Scandinavian countries are the most peaceful in the world. The main determinants of internal peace were income, extent of schooling and the level of regional integration."
No mention of the traditional family. In fact...
"Denmark has been recognizing same-sex marriage (as registered partnerships, not marriage but civil unions that offer rights and benefits similar to those offered to married couples) since 1989, without nuclear incidents. The same can be said for Norway (since 1993) and Sweden (since 1995)." http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:XqaleSJvnSEJ:islandia.law.yale.edu/GayMarriageBook/+gay+marriage+in+norway&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us
"The USA has the third highest divorce rate among legal (heterosexual and traditional) marriages, and only recognizes same-sex marriage in a small handful of states."
The above examples do little more, I realize, than point out that the traditional or nontraditional-ness of a family structure seems to have little impact on the peacefulness of a nation.
As an argument to the argument that same-sex families (or even nontraditional families) threaten the world, it would be too obvious to point out that the absence of the dominance of gay families has been prevalent for centuries, and we have yet to achieve this thing called "peace," so instead I'll just link to a same-sex family and post a general challenge to anyone to find something remotely threatening about them.
(link no longer active, but the family I refer to, the Lazarus family, can be found here, too: http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2007/02/02/marriage-equality-debated-in-connecticut-again/)
Sort of on topic and sort of tangent - I hate when Christian leaders do this "family" shit. I'm a Christian theologian, and I can tell you - the nuclear family was not highly prized by the early church, who said you should give up everything to follow Christ.
Now, I'm not advocating proselytizing, either, but it's an example of how even the Catholics interpret Scripture to mean what they want, and there's far less proof of Jesus being against gays than there is of Jesus being against nuclear families.
I'm so ashamed of my religion sometimes....*sigh*
Dear God,
Please save me from your followers.
Amen.
Sorry - let me try the link again. If it doesn't work, google "Rebecca Lazarus" and "damn straight"
http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2007/02/02/marriage-equality-debated-in-connecticut-again/
I wonder if they'll start showing this video in my tiny little religious hometown now that my sister and I are on a mission to make the highschool more GLBTQ friendly.
"Purchase your copy or a FIVE PACK to share with others." Oh wow!
This is disgusting.
P.S. *New to feministing.com* Hello everyone =)
This stuff SO very much brings to mind those ephemeral Red Menace films from the 40's & 50's where it would describe & depict how a Communist Political Action Cell could/would/inevitably take over any Small Town USA & turn it into a Soviet Dictatorship.
The same "They are everywhere" fear & loathing meme runs through both brands of anti-progressive agitprop.
"Purchase your copy or a FIVE PACK to share with others."
Sweet! Now I know what I'm getting my Sub-Genius friends for Xmas! Provided, of course, that I steal the material in question.
Hey! That was what I was going to say - that with 5 pack I can jut get all my Christmas shopping done....
Good call! After all, "What Would Jesus Buy?"
They're coming and they've got pink hats! Ahh!
Dear Sterotyped Gay Men Involved in Fashion -or- Carson Kressley:
When you unleash your whole-sale Gay Invasion upon the United States of America as planned according to your secret Gay Agenda, I humbly request you seize, burn and replace my ragged and outdated clothing. My general wardrobe is also drab, cheap, poorly fitting and overly utilitarian. I realize that I have committed many Crimes Against Fashion, do apologize and humbly request you spare only the vintage polyester items.
Thank You!
I can't believe the irony of THEM calling gay people "intolerant" is lost on them.
Propaganda can be effective. I would advise rather than just preaching to the choir here,people opposed to them find media ways to define themselves.
Eureka Springs is my hometown. We've known about this DVD for a while and I'm sort of glad that it's starting to get national attention because Eureka is such a special, wonderful little town and now everyone can see that. I highly recommend Them coming to your town, by the way. Before They came to Eureka it was a dying small town. Now it's full of art galleries, creative spaces, and diverse and interesting people.
Did anyone else notice the background music? Like we're in a dance club? My first thought was that they stole the beat from the Queer as Folk soundtrack. I think Christian hymns might have been more effective. Their choice of music makes me want to party in the streets with my big pink hat on.
Gays? In my town?
It's more likely than you think.
This reminds me too much of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.
It would be hilarious... if it weren't so appalling.
This made me choke with laughter. These people keep getting more and more pathetic.
How can anyone be so blatently stupid?! They don't realise that it's the heteros that are producing the gays?! They don't realise that the only way that they are ever going to stop whatever they feel is going wrong is to be gay themselves and therefore stop procreation?!
How can anyone be so blatently stupid?! They don't realise that it's the heteros that are producing the gays?! They don't realise that the only way that they are ever going to stop whatever they feel is going wrong is to be gay themselves and therefore stop procreation?!
How can anyone be so blatently stupid?! They don't realise that it's the heteros that are producing the gays?! They don't realise that the only way that they are ever going to stop whatever they feel is going wrong is to be gay themselves and therefore stop procreation?!
Beware! Before you know it, The Gay Army will be marching into your town too!
It's like these fundamentalists know how obsolete they've become, so they have to find something new to hate to try to keep themselves relevant.
They have to have this binary view (us christians = good, you gays = bad) in order to believe in their own existence.
Funny, the way some of the people on here talked about Prop. 8, this video should have had at least 70% blacks in it. Personally, I didn’t see ONE! Hmm... How odd.
Do you realize that Prop 8 was in California, and this was a locally produced Arkansas film?
I live in a very conservative place (Utah). My values aren't represented in the state of local government (very much). What I do, the only real way to get a little bit of mine back, is to impress upon them that the liberals ARE coming to get them. I always say, "We are marching from the coasts and we are going to tell your sons (and daughters) it is okay to be gay. We are going to make sure your daughters have rights. WE ARE COMING TO YOUR TOWN!"