A couple in Meridian, Idaho made headlines last week after painting antigay statements on the back of their pickup truck then cruising around town.
Justin and Melanie Sease told their local news station that they’ve made it their personal mission to protest marriage equality in the state of Idaho because, they say, if they don’t, “homosexual extremists” will “spread like a cancer.”
One of the things the couple wrote on their vehicle were the words “HOMOsexuality is a sin and a [sic] abomination.”
Bless their hearts, the Seases didn’t seem to notice their error: “a abomination” should be “an abomination.”
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According to Melanie, the couple now receives all sorts of “waves, smiles, or honks” when they’re out driving.
“They like that we’re takin’ a stand for the voters in Idaho and for the heavenly Father,” Justin added.
Perhaps.
Or perhaps they’re trying to alert the Seases to the embarrassing grammatical error splashed across the back of their rusted out Chevy.
Check out these other times when homophobes completely failed with their antigay signage.
God forbid two guys get “marridged.”
If this disgruntled baker didn’t want these two lesbians to have any “ballons” on their “anniv.”, then why did he include them on their cake?
Wait… What?
In case there was any confusion.
Okay, okay. So that last one might have been photoshopped. But the original version is just as stupid.
In addition to being a total dumb ass, this guy seems like a real “churc.”
Someone needs to teach this hate monger about infinitives.
Perhaps the most offensive part about this sign is how he spelled the word “defecation.”
Hey, it’s the thought that cunts, er, counts, right?
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Seven to nine times more than what? We’d like to see this asshole’s source.
That kinda sounds like polygamy to us.
An antigay protestor holding a rainbow flag with a computer-printed sign warning about the evils of computers. Need we say more?
This one pretty much speaks for itself.
Oh yeah? Then how did you write this sign?
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Caliban
I’m pretty sure the Alan Turing sign is meant to be sarcastic, not an actual anti-gay sign. I vaguely remember that photo from sometime in the last year or so, maybe around the time of the UK parliament marriage equality vote.
iggy6666
Homosexuals are gay………….Scooby and the gang were up all night cracking the case
jfabz
The picture of the lady with “Destroy the Computer” sign is a pro-gay marriage equality advocate. This was taken in front of the Massachusetts sate house after the state Supreme Court ruled that gay marriage is legal is MA. There was then a wave of protests by the anti-equality people to change the constitution.
If you look closely at the red sticker on her sign and on her jacket, it says “I Agree with the SJC”.
Kieru
Humorous perhaps; but if internet forums have taught us anything; the moment you invalidate someones argument because of poor spelling or grammar you’ve forfeited your right to an opinion. At that moment you’ve just announced to the world: “Hello, I am an absolute douche of a human being”.
And if you wish to stand above the horrible people in the photos presented above, it’s best not to bring yourself down to equal footing.
onthemark
@Kieru: That’s a strange argument. I suppose you might have a point regarding spelling on handmade signs, but “if internet forums have taught us anything” it’s that poor spelling – online in this age of automatic spell-check – is a legitimate target.
Poor grammar is simply an indication that the person making the argument is unintelligent.
onthemark
@Kieru: But we can make an exception for anyone who states something like “English is not my first language.”
Tommy
Fine, if you’re going to insult me at least check that it makes logical sense.
OK? K.
Stache99
I’m thinking that the women holding the sign to destroy computers is more of a joke since we know that the Christians when convenient would never think of doing that.
Ambrose
Uh, the Turing sign is obviously ironic, bless your heart. Maybe you, yourself, should try a profession that doesn’t require reading and writing. People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
crowebobby
“HOMOSEXUALS ARE GAY” and “IF GOD HATES ME, WHY DID HE MAKE ME SO DAMN CUTE” are my 2 favorite signs in the history of pro- and anti-gay demonstrations.
tricky ricky
@Kieru: pointing out that it is you’re not your – than not then (totally not a typo on their part especially when it follows the word more) – or lose or loser not loose or looser – does not in any way, shape, or form diminish anything I have to say about the posters asinine argument nor does it forfeit my right to my opinion which would in all likelihood be the correct opinion whether I pointed out their lack of grasp of English grammar or not.
jayj150
A couple of months ago, I was called a “transphobe” by a transsexual woman in my workplace, for saying I was equally OK with being referred to as either ‘homosexual’ or ‘gay’. Apparently, using both words interchangeably “invalidates and ignores gay transmen’s identities” because, having a vagina, they’re technically not able to have homosexual sex, and therefore referring to gay men as homosexual is trasnphobic.
James
My personal favourite is these Tongan pastors protesting marriage equality in New Zealand a while back…
http://www.google.co.nz/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.recessmonkey.org.nz%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F10%2Fanti-gay-protest.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.recessmonkey.org.nz%2F2012%2F10%2F29%2Fiotd4%2F&h=332&w=548&tbnid=dDyTMUcflfk06M%3A&zoom=1&docid=1VSMjE226on_5M&ei=L_1NVMyNEYaQ8QWn54DoAg&tbm=isch&client=ms-android-motorola&ved=0CCMQMygIMAg&iact=rc&uact=3&page=2&start=8&ndsp=9
IvanPH
The ALAN TURING sign is supposed to be sarcastic! That is quite obvious.
nice job, Queerty, for creating a mistake while looking for mistakes.
johnitis
It’s fairly obvious that some Qweerty staff members are walking about with totally dysfunctional sarcasm meters.
DuMaurier
Including the Alan Turing photo was of course an error (and kind of an inexplicable one, considering how obvious the woman’s sarcasm is), but more than us just saying it, I hope Queerty prints a correction and apology. That’s a real person, with friends, family and the right not to have her reputation unfairly called into question this way.
jwtraveler
@jayj150: Huh?
jwtraveler
@Kieru: Very strange statement. I would say that you forfeit your right to an opinion when you are unable to express yourself effectively and accurately in your native language.