Foo Fighters crash protest 19 September, 2011

After the Westboro Baptist Church ( those 'God Hates Fags' folks) called for a picket at The Foo Fighters show in Kansas City, Dave Grohl and co decided to put on their own protest performance.

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crob

crob said on the 19th Sep, 2011

Dear Dave Grohl.

Your Awesome.

that is all...

grattan

grattan said on the 19th Sep, 2011

Stop giving Westbro media oxygen and they'll die off.

By responding the Foos give 'em exactly what they want.

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 19th Sep, 2011

Stop giving Westbro media oxygen and they'll die off.

By responding the Foos give 'em exactly what they want.

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll158/xthedestroyer/Treehouse_of_Horror_VIa.png

Just don't look! Just don't look!

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 19th Sep, 2011

Seems somewhat contradictory given the band's long association with HIV/AIDS denialism/

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 19th Sep, 2011

I had a good laugh at this. And honestly, when has the "ignore it and it will go away" mentality worked for any one of these kind of groups?

kurno

kurno said on the 19th Sep, 2011

legend!

tyler07

tyler07 said on the 19th Sep, 2011

Stop giving Westbro media oxygen and they'll die off.

By responding the Foos give 'em exactly what they want.

Lighten up, champ. It's just a joke, and besides that, from the media coverage that i've seen of Westboro (news articles, a piece on 60 Minutes, etc) this is the only one where people have actually had a crack back at them. Every other thing I've seen just publicises their practices and allows them to express their viewpoints. I'm sure they get off more on spreading their word then having the Foo Fighters make fun of them...

grattan

grattan said on the 19th Sep, 2011



Of course they'd just disappear - it's only one inbred family. There would be millions of families across the world with nutty agendas but only Westbro has the international media following their every move.

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 19th Sep, 2011

Practically every protest they do now has a counter-protest already organised. Once the KKK protested against them

In addition, they once got driven out of a middle-American town who threatened to beat them to a pulp (and was successful in one occassion with one member). This actually sparked outrage from teh people who are usually against them.

People have to remember that the US First Amendment protects these guys rights to protest. You can play games, counter-protest and threaten them back all you want but they still have a certain protected liberty.

I credit the Foo Fighters trying to make the situation a bit more fun for their fans, but it hardly helps the causes they are trying to stop (on the other hand, Lisa Lampanelli did a great counter in which she donated $5000 per WBC protester outside her shows during her most recent tour to GLAAD, donated in the name of the WBC as well). Otherwise we're all old enough to see this is just a baiting tactic by sensationalist media to make us mad about something that has zero consequence while they continue to stuff up the news, right? Good.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 19th Sep, 2011

If you really wanted them to go away, you wouldn't have greenlighted this article gratts.

grattan

grattan said on the 19th Sep, 2011



Not my call.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 19th Sep, 2011

Who, then? Andre?

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 19th Sep, 2011



Oh it's ooooooon



...it's off

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 19th Sep, 2011

Practically every protest they do now has a counter-protest already organised.


Who can forget this one?

http://critics.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/comiccon2.jpg

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 19th Sep, 2011

These guys were in Vegas when I was there. Everyone just walked by ignoring them or looked at the bellagio fountain. Seemed to do the trick.

kurtrussellfanclub

kurtrussellfanclub said on the 19th Sep, 2011



right, because hiv and aids are gay diseases. what is this, the 80s?

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 19th Sep, 2011



Says the guy in the Kurt Russell fan club. :D

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 19th Sep, 2011

In western nations, HIV/AIDS is of greatest concern to the male homosexual community.

Given this fact, it seems somewhat contradictory to me to be standing up for gay rights yet using your substantial influence to help spread the lie that is HIV/AIDS denialism.

shazie

shazie said on the 19th Sep, 2011

I don't know why people are so heated up about this.

Foo fighters want you to have aides, your children to have aides and every other loved one you know to have aides.

Is that such a bad thing? Aides for everyone I say

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 19th Sep, 2011

I don't know why people are so heated up about this.

Foo fighters want you to have aides, your children to have aides and every other loved one you know to have aides.

Is that such a bad thing? Aides for everyone I say

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Shieldsy23

Shieldsy23 said on the 19th Sep, 2011

For like the 7th time this year, Dave Grohl is my hero...

FunkyJ

FunkyJ said on the 19th Sep, 2011

@thatdude123
actually, you're wrong. the american constitution may have once protected rights of protest, but no longer.

protests need to be organised beforehand, and receive permission to be held, and they can't be held at monuments or near funerals (see: respect for america's fallen heroes act)

Napoleon Solo

Napoleon Solo said on the 19th Sep, 2011

@thatdude123
actually, you're wrong. the american constitution may have once protected rights of protest, but no longer.

protests need to be organised beforehand, and receive permission to be held, and they can't be held at monuments or near funerals (see: respect for america's fallen heroes act)

When is a protest not organised beforehand?
Actually you have your facts confused brah. They are allowed to protest but it has to be like 150m from the funeral (see: respect for america's fallen heroes act). Westboro have been taken to court before and eventually the court has ruled in their favour because of protected speech.
Also you are making shit up in regards to protests not being allowed near monuments. As always has been the case, to conduct a protest you require a permit from the relevant goverment agency.

Sgt Pepper

Sgt Pepper said on the 19th Sep, 2011

What's with the Carl Barron look-a-like at about the 3:50 mark

batdan

batdan said on the 19th Sep, 2011



I had to google to find out about this. From I read it only mentioned the link between HIV and AIDS, not being against gays as such.

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 20th Sep, 2011

When is a protest not organised beforehand?


Just to mess with everyone's head, I'm, going to have a flash protest tomorrow.

And by announcing that, I just made it organised. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...

mondo22

mondo22 said on the 20th Sep, 2011

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monokhrome_nite

monokhrome_nite said on the 20th Sep, 2011

I love how Westboro Baptist Church are so morally void, that even the KKK are like, "Man, those guys go way too far".