The antigay American Family Association (AFA) is slamming Fayetteville, Arkansas mayor Lioneld Jordan for the decision to honor 10-year-old gay rights activist Will Phillips as a gay pride parade grand marshal this Saturday. AFA president Tim Wildmon called the move a “form of child abuse.”
“It’s shameful that adults would abuse a brain-washed child in this way,” said AFA president Wildmon. “He’s obviously just parroting the nonsense he’s been told by manipulative adults.For gay activists to trot out this child and make him the poster child for promoting unnatural sexual expression is a form of child abuse.”
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AFA president Tim Wildmon called the move a “form of child abuse.”
“It’s shameful that adults would abuse a brain-washed child in this way,” said AFA president Wildmon. “He’s obviously just parroting the nonsense he’s been told by manipulative adults.
Ah! Put that shiny ass mirror down before you blind someone with it!
Damn irony meter, thought it could handle 16E^8 levels of irony. Dammit, gotta make a new one.
Now... I think it is odd that any group uses a 10 year old as the marshal. Anyone here agree?
For those who don't know, young Will refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance of his own accord because he thought that there wasn't equality for all like the pledge said. That takes guts for a kid to do something that big without anyone behind him. He didn't try to make it big at all. He just refused to say it and got into an argument with his substitute teacher. Someone heard about it and the rest is history.
He isn't being forced to do a thing. Unlike certain programmed child pastors. If he was, he wouldn't have given the Vulcan salute and said "live long and prosper" on live TV.
He’s obviously just parroting the nonsense he’s been told by manipulative adults.
As opposed to the Phelps kids who can tell you how much they hate hellbound 'fags', but can't explain what a 'fag' actually is.
Burning Stake:
Wow, TV Tropes and more information on a given topic in the comments section? Yes !
For those who don't know, young Will refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance of his own accord because he thought that there wasn't equality for all like the pledge said. That takes guts for a kid to do something that big without anyone behind him. He didn't try to make it big at all. He just refused to say it and got into an argument with his substitute teacher. Someone heard about it and the rest is history.
He isn't being forced to do a thing.
Thank you for that information, Shadow Phoenix !
Hopefully, he will grow up to be a future President. ; )
And being "brainwashed" to not be offended by homosexuality in Arkansaw...his parents must have done something right!
“It’s shameful that adults would abuse a brain-washed child in this way,” said AFA president Wildmon. “He’s obviously just parroting the nonsense he’s been told by manipulative adults."
NO, REALLY. YOU ACTUALLY SAID THAT.
@nazani14 and @#1173171
Fayetteville is a university town, so it's natural that it's filled with liberal elements. Not every town in Arkansas is filled with ignorant yokels, and frankly, we are all VERY tired of the stereotype.
That being said, that kid is awesome.
As someone who, as an 8 year old, used to lay awake in bed at night terrified of going to hell, I'd like a word with you about manipulative adults brainwashing kids.
And has anyone in the Wildmon family done anything with their lives besides whine about how the whole world isn't doing things exactly the way they want? What a waste of DNA.
"“He’s obviously just parroting the nonsense he’s been told by manipulative adults."
I say the same thing when a child tells me it's a proven fact that the earth is 6000 years old, or Obama was born in Kenya, or the health care bill has death panels etc.
"It’s shameful that adults would abuse a brain-washed child in this way,” said AFA president Wildmon. “He’s obviously just parroting the nonsense he’s been told by manipulative adults."
Careful Tim, your hypocrisy is showing. Two Words: "Jesus Camp "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Camp
“It’s shameful that adults would abuse a brain-washed child in this way,” said AFA president Wildmon. “He’s obviously just parroting the nonsense he’s been told by manipulative adults.
Yes, those Christian crazies, indoctrinating and brain washing kids into believing in a jewish zombies...
What? You didn't mean Christians? Really? What you wrote fit so perfectly on them, I was sure...
“It’s shameful that adults would abuse a brain-washed child in this way,” said AFA president Wildmon. "He’s obviously just parroting the nonsense he’s been told by manipulative adults".
What leads you to think that adults would fill their childs' head with nonsense, Tim?
Projection, maybe?
What's more shameful is that fundy trash like Tim Wildmon was brain-washed by his filthy fundy dad, Rev. Don Wildmon - founder of the American Fundy Association. Small wonder Tim became just as much of a hatemongering asshat as his vile father. Tim's just parroting the nonsense he was told by his manipulative father.
DIAF Tim & Don (and the rest of the American Fundy Association).
Wanna know the saddest thing about these so-called "family" groups? The could probably do a lot of good if they spent half as much time on real issues that have a negative impact on families (domestic violence, poverty) as they do peputuating mean-spirited, unhelpful conspiracies and stereotypes ("the gay agenda"). As it stands, I'd sooner join a 9/11 Truther group than a "family" one. Yeah. AFA makes the 'Truthers seem sane.
So so so so much wasted potential :(
He’s obviously just parroting the nonsense he’s been told by manipulative adults.
Okay, since you have such derision for this practice, let's ask those kids at WBC protests holding "FAGS BURN IN HELL" signs just what a "fag" is.
By allowing a kid to act in a position of power is child abuse? WTF?
Also if homo-, or bi-sexuality is unnatural, then someone may want to have a talk with most of the animal kingdom.
From now on there will be no 10-year-olds promoting Christianity, I take it...
I kinda sorta agree, though. Putting a cute little boy or girl as a poster child for your idea IS very manipulative, regardless of the cause.
As animals also engage in "unnatural sexual expressions", how can it really be unnatural? Natural is that which comes to us of its own, things we don't have to learn.
Takes one to know one, eh, Timmy?
You self-righteous Fagins have been using children for ages to promote your fascist agendas, but when someone else recognizes a child's contributions it's abuse? Double standards FTL!
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