Observations and inanities by a second-shift assistant supervisor in the Puppy-Grinding division of the Evil Atheist Conspiracy® (our motto: "Sure it's cruel, but think of the jobs!"), your host, Brent Rasmussen.
Parody, or not?
OK, I can't honestly decide whether this is a joke or not, but Pam over at Pandagon has up a wonderful piece (with embedded vid - I'll leave that up to Brent whether he wants to do that with this) about this group that has everyone scratching thier heads. Why? Because it is either brilliant parody, or cringingly-painful religiosity. Here's part of the lyrics:
“God hates a fag…Read your bible, and you’ll be sure — to enter heaven, there’s no backdoor. Righteous man, get on your knees, there lies no virtue in so-do-my. Lord you are my shield, stay me through the fight, shelter me from urges and help me see the light.”
You gotta see this - bloody hilarious. Whether intentionally so or not, I'll leave for you to decide.
Jim Downey
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Oscar Wilde reference gives it away
The give away is the repetitive references to his hero "the reformed homosexual" Oscar Wilde,that is if you missed the C.H.O.P's clue. The fellow is going to make a mint from donations and sate his fill of lovers. Strong work I say
If so...
...I do hope he makes a fortune fisking the gullible - he certainly deserves it!
Jim Downey
"Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering."
- R. Buckminster Fuller
2nd Picture from the left, on top row . . .
Can anyone confirm whether that is a shot of Mandy Moore from the movie "Saved"?
My take on the movie was that it was a total satire on the whole 'save the gay boy' concept, so if I were making up a fake site, I definitely would have included something from it.
Apparently though, the movie has been passed off as a stepping stone for youth counselors to start "difficult" conversations, so I guess that doesn't really help answer the question anyway.
The spin...
The ability of the religious kooks to spin just about any fact or reality for an excuse to promote their belief systems never ceases to amaze me.
And welcome to UTI, as well!
Jim Downey
"Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering."
- R. Buckminster Fuller
How you know for sure
Today I posted a link to a website that confounded me as to its sincerity or satire. Based on one of the comments on the site, I now know a sure way to tell if someone is a hard core fundie or just playing around is by the spelling and grammar. Very few of the devout seem to have taken the time to learn English properly. They also like to speak in ALL CAPS a lot. I'd say this site is a fake.
Maybe...
...maybe not. There are some surprisingly intelligent and educated people who are still caught up in their religious-based homophobia.
And welcome to UTI!
Jim Downey
"Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering."
- R. Buckminster Fuller
Jesus Christ Is The Only Man For Me
This is a tough one to call. If it's parody, then it's very subtle and very well done. If it's not, then this guy needs to find himself a man-date and get his gay on something fierce before he offs himself.
A now, a few choice and absolutely non-gay lyrics from this instant Christian Classic:
Christ is risen indeed. *raised eyebrow*
Parody ... or Not
Heh.
I'm looking at his list of gay bands, and notice he's left off Elton John, k.d. lang, and Wham!
He seems to be adding to it, though, so I'm thinking about writing him and suggesting he could help protect all those at-risk grannies out there by convincing their good Christian grandchildren to raid their stock of vinyl and burn all those old Liberace records.
And to be fair, I think he should list gay-promoting TV shows, such as The Brady Bunch, and Scooby Doo, Where Are You? Surely our youth spend at least as much time watching TV as listening to Gay Agenda music.
...
Yet again the point gets made that some of these people are so freaky you can't tell the real ones from the parodies.
I think this guy is for real. He lives in Houston, according to his bio, and I'm betting this is all some sort of self-hating protective coloration thing he's stumbled on.
I don't see any pictures of him with women on the site. I wonder if he's gotten that far, in his personal quest to be non-gay.
Okay, NOW ...
Now he has Elton John on his list TWICE, and two iterations of Indigo Girls. He's added k.d. lang, but still no Wham!
And ... Frank Sinatra??? Frank Sinatra is a gay-seductive danger to youth? Jeez. Who knew?
Still no Liberace. No Michael Jackson in sight. I don't think he's really TRYING to smoke out the real Gay Menace to Our Nation's Youth. I'm sure God is watching and taking off points.
Looks like he takes suggestions. Hmm ... I wonder if I could sneak a few names into his files.
Can anybody think of a singer who's just the ultimate in smouldering heterosexuality that I can suggest to him? (Maybe some C&W singers?)