Mosque foes launch Bieber boycott

[meegbear]

Andy Sullivan, a construction worker and Brooklyn native, has been one of the loudest opponents of Park51, the planned mosque and community center near ground zero. Founder of the 9/11 Hard Hat Pledge -- under which construction workers vow not to work at the mosque site -- Sullivan has been a regular presence on television, known for wearing his signature American flag hard hat and talking tough about radical Muslims.

So it was quite a surprise this month to read that Sullivan has set his sights on a new target: Canadian teen pop superstar Justin Bieber.

Mosque foes recently started a boycott of Bieber after he made comments in support of the mosque project in an interview with Tiger Beat, a teen fan magazine, Sullivan told WYNC earlier this month. Now, his 8-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son have been banned from attending Bieber performances.

"I informed them, 'Hey guys, guess what? Justin Bieber spoke out for the ground zero mosque," Sullivan explained to Salon in an interview. "My little girl took down his poster and said she didn't want to have nothing to do with him anymore. These are my kids. They're living this thing."

A Facebook page has been set up by an ally of Sullivan publicizing the boycott of Bieber and several other pro-mosque celebrities. It has attracted nearly 500 fans.



Intrigued by the idea that Bieber would weigh in on one of the most polarizing political issues of the day, I began looking for his interview with Tiger Beat.

The magazine does cover Bieber obsessively ("Justin Bieber Dodges Dating Selena Gomez Question!" and "Did Justin Bieber Grow a Mustache?" are two recent features). But I couldn't find any sign of an interview on Park51. There is, however, a post on the website CelebJihad.com purporting to describe a Tiger Beat interview.

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It's a hoax, though, that has spread around the Web, and succeeded in taking in several anti-mosque activists.

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http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/12/30/justin_bieber_ground_zero_mosque

Stupid is as stupid does.

[FSogol]

1. What does Bieber think about cuts to Social Security?

:shrug:

[Sonoman]

2. "she didn't want to have nothing to do with him anymore"

That tells you about 99% of everything you need to know about ol' Andy, does it not?

Andy, and the rest of the mouth-breathers.

Sonoman

[frylock]

3. fuckin rubes

they're living this thing. wtf does that even mean? i wonder what other false info we could feed this guy? how about that derek jeter suppoorts the "mosque?"

"Hey guys, guess what? Derek Jeter spoke out for the ground zero mosque." "My little boy took down his poster and said he didn't want to have nothing to do with him no more, see."

[MattBaggins]

4. Bigotry tends to blind the people it takes in

[howaboutme]

5. Instead of Bieber, boycott all of the entertainment media

Then it might actually be beneficial. The entertainment media (sports,Hollywood,pop culture etc) is about making enormous profits while ultimately dumbing down and keeping Americans occupied about mundane things, all while the nation goes to hell. The younger they can hook and reign them in, the worse it is for the USA.

Hey there is nothing wrong with light entertainment but the media wants it to be a 24/7 obsession.

[tanyev]

6. A couple more years and Sullivan's kids aren't going to listen to another word he says.

Most teenagers think their parents are idiots anyway. These two have incontrovertible proof.

[originalpckelly]

7. I pretty much detest Bieber, but this is bullshit.

There are so many valid reasons to boycott him, people. Pick a good one.

[marmar]

8. I actually gained a modicum of respect for Justin Bieber, even if his music sucks.

nt

[Travelman]

9. Lemme get this straight ....

A bunch of grown, burly New York City construction workers are going to boycott a boy band?!?!


HHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!


What are they going to do? Not listen to Bieber even more than they didn't listen to Bieber before?