Disgusting hatemonger Fred Phelps and his sick fuckwits from Westboro Baptist Church set their sights on Comic-Con in San Diego this weekend, presumably because its fanboys and fangirls include liberals, gays and gay sympathizers. Armed with their usual “GOD HATES FAGS”, “THANK GOD FOR 9/11″ and “FAGS ARE BEASTS” signs, the picketers were met with an army of Comic-Con superheroes carrying signs of their own. As a result, the Westboro Baptist protesters packed up and left town early. And good riddance.
ComicAlliance described the scene: Unbeknownst to the dastardly fanatics of the Westboro Baptist Church, the good folks of San Diego’s Comic-Con were prepared for their arrival with their own special brand of superhuman counter protesting chanting “WHAT DO WE WANT” “GAY SEX” “WHEN DO WE WANT IT” “NOW!” while brandishing ironic (and some sincere) signs. Simply stated: The eclectic assembly of nerdom’s finest stood and delivered.
You may also enjoy this photo gallery from Buzzfeed featuring the best anti-Westboro picket signs. I know I did.
Take that Fred Phelps, you don’t mess with Comic Con. (Actually part of me has always rather wanted to go to Comic Con, i’m not sure why as I don’t generally know a lot about the stuff featured there but it looks randomly fun).
Geeks: 1
Hypocritical Bigots: still zero
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This is the best.
Being the geek I am, I love… like… all of these. Bender and his ‘KILL ALL HUMANS’ sign is pretty great though.
Oh, this is brilliant. And it reinforces an important lesson-anger and hatred only feed anger and hatred. Laughter and joy are their worst enemies. Good for you, Comic Con. Now everyone go take a shower.
That is BRILLIANT. My Harpy heart is thoroughly warmed.
@ mischiefmanager – def agree with that sentiment.
So awesome! “Satans cake is a lie” is my fave – I’m such a nerd!
@Brennan: Check the previous post for whether the hypocritical bigots got a point or not.
Props to comic-con for being prepared for the hatemongers… and doing something fun with it! Hate vs. hate doesn’t work so well, hate vs. humor works very well!
Geekdom rules
And the Geek shall inherit the earth!!!
Phelps and clan descended on my home city once when I was out of town to protest a mega-church whose pastor had gone on the conservative talk shows to pitch his new book to the masses. Apparently, (though I never read it) he advises good Christians ™ to lay off teh gay and abortion issue because it makes them out to be party poopers and they can’t save souls or effectively pass those collection plates to more folks if they keep harping on those issues. Phelps protested the church after that because the pastor didn’t take a hard enough stance on the ‘mos. I don’t think their was a counter protest that time.
I would loooooovvvveeee it if people would hold these creative counter protests everywhere these bigots set up camp. AND I would love to see their donor list. I once watched a news special about the family and they travel all over because they receive donations and people actually buy their disgusting merchandise. I would like to know that list and have it publicly displayed.
Some friends of mine protested WBC when they were in Dallas. Some of my favorite signs:
I have a sign.
Shiny letters are fun! (in shiny letters)
God hates juice.
I farted. (held by a guy in a devil costume)
Down with zippers!
My geek heart is so warmed!! You go guys, gals and every creature/robot/alien in between!
For all geekdom’s aggravations sometimes (coughNiceGuyscough), there really isn’t a group of I people I’d rather hang out with than geeks.
…All Glory to the Hypnotoad.
[...] counter-protestors regularly outnumber WBC protestors, often by as much as 20-1. I wrote about one such counter-protest at ComiCon last year. You don’t always get what you want when you uphold free speech, but if you [...]