Anomalous Data - Holy Crap on a Cracker!

Monday, February 19, 2007

[update, apparently the video is no longer available. sorry]

And the Brits call US "culturally insensitive"!?!

I guess I'm not surprised at this in Alabama. Though I'm surprised the "boys" attacked even with the cameras running on them.

Also, in all fairness, I must point out that we lived in Alabama for several months. There WAS an openly gay couple living in our building, and while several people mentioned to me that it was personally offensive to them, they felt it was "none of their business". In other words, as long as it was kept private, nobody bothered anyone. It's not like there are gangs of wild-eyed Bible-beaters running around dragging people from their beds.

But people who WOULD do that, if they just felt like they had a little encouragement appear to be everywhere.

What I worry, is that the Alabamans shown here are the sorts of people who think they should be running the country on a "values" level. "Values" that include public stonings for a simple (or shall I say simple-minded) stunt.

Anyone who thinks that Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwen "caved" should take a good look at this, and realize that it was just the literate versions of those Alabamans that were after Amanda and Melissa.

Monday, February 19, 2007 9:55:40 AM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00) | Comments [5] | Pop Culture | scary | Those Wacky Fundies

Monday, February 19, 2007 10:17:30 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)

They probably wouldn't have lasted as long as they did, had they put "I am a proud gay athiest" on one of the cars.

Then it wouldn't have been the signs getting shot.

*sigh*

Ben

Monday, February 19, 2007 10:45:55 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)

Hey, what's wrong with shooting signs? It may seem like it's that hard to do, but from a moving vehicle it can be downright difficult.

It ought to be an olympic sport.

Along with knocking mailboxes down with a baseball bat from a moving vehicle.

There's a few people in Northern Minnesota who could give them a run for their money.

Teresa

Tuesday, February 20, 2007 10:16:01 AM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)

Dang,the vieo isn't available anymore. Pity. Still, I have to wonder at the intelligence of supposedly college-educated people who go out of their way to get placed in situations like that. Just goes to show that jackassery is not an exclusively American institution

Bob Wagner

Tuesday, February 20, 2007 11:00:32 AM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)

Bob,

I have to say that the fact that they were obviously and spectacularly thumbing their nose at the beloved social conventions of the deep sounth was the primary reason for the violence of the response (yelling, throwing stones, chasing). It wasn't WHAT they had painted on their cars in brilliant pastels. It was THAT it was painted on the cars in brilliant pastels.

As far as I can tell from my time down there, everyone seemed to get along as long as everyone remembered "their place". You could get by with being a member of almost any group or doing almost anything as long as you didn't "stir the pot" so to speak. Which was a big reason for moving. It was too alien.

I would prefer a society where everyone can be themselves without having to act as though they have to bow and scrape and apologize for their existance to the majority.

Teresa

Tuesday, February 20, 2007 1:05:09 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)

The Top Gear folks have been known to fake videos for amusement value in the past (the one where they launched a junk car into the air and then hit it with a recoiless rifle round that *changed course in midair* comes to mind.)

JayeRandom

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