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WBC to Protest Heath Ledger’s Funeral
Posted by Cole Abaius (cole.abaius@filmschoolrejects.com) on January 24, 2008
Despite being out of the public eye for some time, the parishioners of Westboro Baptist Church have reared their attention-craving heads into the limelight by announcing their intentions to fly to Australia to boycott Heath Ledger’s funeral.
For those not familiar with these antediluvian assholes, they’re the same group that boycotts the funerals of fallen Iraq War soldiers and claims that God is punishing the U.S. for its complacency with homosexuals. They’re pledging to boycott Ledger’s funeral in the same vein – because he (masterfully) portrayed a gay man in (the Academy Award nominated) Brokeback Mountain.
Their press release can be found at their website, but it’s in PDF format, so try not to let it crash your computer. Their address can also be found at their website, and I’m sure they love receiving hate mail.
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5 Comments
January 24th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
You keep using that word “boycott”. I do not think it means what you think it means.
January 24th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
It seems as though my diction is being called into question today. First Fure, and now this. I suppose that best thing to say is that they are protesting it, but since WBC often uses the word ‘boycott’, and since I do believe they will refrain from purchasing anything at his funeral, I stand by my word choices.
Tomorrow, my syntax will be on trial.
January 24th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Why on earth would you give these people any attention and direct readers to their website? you are giving them exactly what they want with this post. Congrats.
January 25th, 2008 at 9:42 am
I agree with El. I won’t even download the PDF nor will I draw attention to these raving idiots who give Christians a bad name.
What friggin’ scumbags…
Vic
January 28th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Yeah… You guys don’t know the meaning of boycott. It means to not use something, to ignore something, etc. For example, as a part of the civil rights movement, black people boycotted buses. The word you are looking for in this story is probably protest or picket or something. I WISH WBC would boycott his funeral - i.e. leave it the hell alone.