Michael Sam supporters block out Westboro Baptist Church protest
Source: MSNBC
Michael Sam supporters block out Westboro Baptist Church protest
02/16/14 02:20 PMUpdated 02/16/14 02:45 PM
Ned Resnikoff
When college football player Michael Sam made his first public appearance since he came out publicly as gay last weekend, the virulently anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church was there to meet him. But they werent the only ones.
On Saturday, hundreds of Michael Sam supportersperhaps as many as a thousandlined up outside the University of Missouris home game against Tennessee. Sam, who played defensive end for Missouri during his college career, was in attendance. It was his first public appearance since he came out on Saturday.
The Westboro Baptist Church frequently pickets against out gay people, but their protest at the Missouri game was dwarfed by the pro-Michael Sam counter-protest. Sams supporters tweeted photos and words of solidarity under the hashtag #StandWithSam.
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bobclark86
(1,415 posts)Even the mere mention of them gets everyone to crap themselves. And I'm pretty sure every time their name gets mentioned, some fringe asshole send them money.
"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about."
--Oscar Wilde.
You guys know if you ignore them long enough, they'll go away, right?
Nanjing to Seoul
(2,088 posts)How is that for ignoring them?
shenmue
(38,503 posts)Yipes!