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BBC has aired a documentary on everyone's favorite fag-hating family: The Phelps of Topeka, Kansas. As you know, papa Fred Phelps has bred his virulent anti-gay politics into his hellish horde of homo-haters, thus resulting in a brood so large and so venemous BBC has deemed them America's Most Hated Family. This here's just a taste of the madness.
While we're used to the Phelps' funeral picketing, ridiculously broad Biblical references and general bad attitudes, it's particularly entertaining to watch a seemingly prim and well-mannered British journalist Louis Theroux's dumbfounded shock at the family's unabashed bigotry.
As you can see, he's at once scandalized and somewhat amused by this exchange with current leader Shirley Phelps:
LT: So, these are your signs. You've got 'God Hates Fags' here."Pretty harsh for network television.
SP: Uh-huh. And God hates you. Just don't think of fags as just those guys who are taking it up the tail pipe.
Don't worry, BBC warns viewers, "There's some strong language and offensive attitudes". They do not, however, warn of the totally awesome opening number. The Westboro Baptists again prove what we've long known: they're rock stars. And those girls are definitely going places. Where...well, we'll let you decide.
Also, we have to say we're totally in love with Louis Theroux. Watch some more of his investigation over at Good As You.
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1) Westboro is the best p.r. we have. They've forced the right wing to become our allies: "enemies of our enemies are our friends" rule.
2) ALL church members the same family? A little incest,I'd think!
3) Are you sure this isn't The Colbert Report?
4) Wait for inevitable Phelps family member to come out with attendant media saturation.
5) Where the hell do they get the money to go traveling all over & not work???
The oldest of the Phelps son is such a hottie!
Oof!
I think the Phelps children are lawyers or something -- at least, that's what my mother said (she went to school with some of the children). Unplesant people, all of them. They used to picket my grandmother's synagogue.
This is really incredible, it's one of the most interesting things I've ever seen.
In an interview, the documenter Louis Theroux says many of the Phelps work alongside homosexuals at their jobs and have no problems with it; they are friendly with gay people, as long as it is not in the Westboro context.
Phelps' has no religious beliefs, but a narcissist personality disorder. His anti-gay hate is cover for hate in general; anti-American hate, anti-semitism, anti-catholicism and racism. One of his estranged sons explained "[Phelps] simply wants to hate and to have a forum for his hate. . . If it weren't the homosexuals, it would be something else." (http://cjonline.com/indepth/phelps/stories/080394_phelps03.shtml)
I think the phelps family is the most disgusting and also scary family I have ever seen. They spew such hatred that I can only imagine how God feels about these ignorant people. What's even more sad is how she has brainwashed her children. Can we say Carrie?
Those kids need to be removed from the home for their own good. It was terrible seeing them being brainwashed like that. It's probably too late for the older kids, but the tiny ones need to be helped.
"Phelps' has no religious beliefs, but a narcissist personality disorder." No shit! The guy reminds me of nothing so much as Bart Simpson screaming "Look at me! Look at me!"