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The 10 Best Responses to the ‘Gathering Storm’

Here’s the inevitable and absolutely appropriate mash-up of the NOM ad and “It’s Raining Men.” We’d really like to see some enterprising DJ rework the ad’s lines into this song a bit more artfully, if only to see whether the gays at Tubway would riot.

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By:           Japhy Grant
On:           Apr 20, 2009
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No. 1 · Alexander

Number 1 is so to the point :)
Number 6 is so fabulous 8)

Posted: Apr 20, 2009 at 6:28 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 2 · Aaron

THE BEST LINE (page 9 response)

“It..is..like a flood, in the living room, and the whole family is being washed away by the wilds of Satan and his dark army of homos.”

X) LMFAO!

Posted: Apr 20, 2009 at 6:45 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 3 · Bill S

The last two were the funniest, but my favorite line was from the third one: “A storm is gathering, but we have fear and ignorance to shelter us.”

Posted: Apr 20, 2009 at 7:34 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 4 · Adam

@Alexander: As the dorky boy in question, thank you!

Check out thebiggaystorm.blogspot.com/ and submit your own reading! It’s our rainbow coalition vs. theirs!

-Adam

Posted: Apr 20, 2009 at 10:34 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 5 · Alex

I would have to point to 7 as a sentimental favorite. There was a better mash up with different video earlier, but I can’t find it.

Posted: Apr 20, 2009 at 11:20 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 6 · RM

That was a speculum, not forceps.

Posted: Apr 20, 2009 at 11:53 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 7 · Jake

If you haven’t read this NYT article “The Bigots’ Last Hurrah”
it’s a must read!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04.....9Rich.html

Posted: Apr 20, 2009 at 12:03 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 8 · FairGamer · Member · 17 comments

I just realized that the man in the grey suit (the one that sounds more stereotypically gay than anyone else) is one of my old teachers. Mr. Steve Abaroa from Highland High School.

Man, we used to always say he was gay (still do). I remember his son never being too happy about that. And now here he is, fighting it even more by doing this commercial.

Apparently he is now the drama teacher at Highland. What a fabulous position!

Posted: Apr 20, 2009 at 1:12 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 9 · Frunced

What, no Stephen Colbert?

Posted: Apr 20, 2009 at 1:34 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 10 · Curtis Morrison

Great job Sean!

Posted: Apr 20, 2009 at 2:19 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 11 · Sili

Re 10: Isn’t that a speculum rather than forceps?

Posted: Apr 20, 2009 at 4:56 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 12 · Muffy St. Bernard

Dirty pillows! Well, one was a catnip toy covered with spit. Not my spit.

I am honored by my video’s placement. And it was REALLY great to see so many people inspired by the NOM ad…though not in the way they’d hoped.

Posted: Apr 20, 2009 at 5:12 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 13 · James P

@FairGamer: not just drama… MUSICALS (including this year’s “Beauty and the Beast”… LOL.

(it’s all on the internet… HAHAHA)

Posted: Apr 20, 2009 at 7:16 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 14 · Davey Wilson

Though not as entertaining….for pure common sense the you tube video titled Interracial Marriage – The Gathering Storm, might just be the most effect version for those in this country that don’t feel strongly about gay marriage either way.

Posted: Apr 20, 2009 at 7:37 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 15 · jamesnimmo

They’re ALL good. I think this technique of campy satire is the way to go for the upcoming counter-fight in California should the Supremes rule in favor of Prop-Hate.

In fact it should be used nationally. No more trying to act straight, let’s just be ourselves.

Posted: Apr 20, 2009 at 9:23 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 16 · rogue dandelion · Member · 353 comments

these gave me a warm fuzzy feeling.
i especially like 1 and 9

Posted: Apr 20, 2009 at 10:41 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 17 · Jared

The lesbian and the Palin ones were the most hilarious.

And no, I’m talking about two seperate videos.

Posted: Apr 21, 2009 at 12:08 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 18 · sal

#3 im sharing with all my friends,da ending pulled my heart

Posted: Apr 21, 2009 at 12:09 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 19 · Rowen

@Alex: That video has been removed from Youtube for violating “copyright agreements.” NOM isn’t happy. And neither is Rachael Maddox.

Posted: Apr 21, 2009 at 8:48 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 20 · strumpetwindsock · Member · 1994 comments

@Rowen:
Should have known they’d resort to that.

Cowards and scoundrels.

Posted: Apr 21, 2009 at 9:32 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 21 · Michael vdB · Member · 242 comments

I love #11. Ms. Muffy is awsome! LOL!

Posted: Apr 21, 2009 at 10:47 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 22 · Alexa · Member · 713 comments

They were all good, but the last two were my favorites.

I know the nom idiots loved Colbert’s take on it, saying that it was free publicity, I wonder what they think of all these? Do they really think being shown up for the bigots they are is good?

Posted: Apr 21, 2009 at 11:03 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 23 · Muffy St. Bernard

Several of my comments made it into the “NOM Blog” during the last few days, but the last five have disappeared without a trace. Which is unfortunate because I had their apologist (“Chairm”) right where I wanted him.

I wonder if they’ve suddenly decided to censor.

Posted: Apr 21, 2009 at 5:22 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 24 · mark in nyc

the first one nails it, but they are al good.

Posted: Apr 21, 2009 at 11:16 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 25 · Mindy

Oh yes, #1 is easily my favorite. I think they completely nailed it. They really get at the heart of the ridiculous and nonsensical argument.

Posted: Apr 21, 2009 at 11:42 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 26 · Jane

Where’s the Colbert parody?

Posted: Apr 21, 2009 at 11:47 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 27 · Steve Kay

I haven’t watched the video or the parodies, but I thank those who did the parodies. The more ridiculous the KKK of the Christian extremist taliban become, the more people will see through that they are all fathered by that guy called Satan.

And btw Madman Phelps gang showed up recently at Towson High school. And to greet them 400 kids showed up screaming at those freaks. And carrying sighs such as “Religion – training wheels for moral idiots”. Only 1 or 2 people tried to join the Phelps, and the cops shied them away, afraid they were God’s messenger, bringing a 38 caliber message to that gang.

So in some ways, Phelps is an asset. And by the way, if you wonder who your enemies are, during my monthly debate with my
“orthodox Catholic” friend, he said he thinks Phelps is financed by the gay folks because of the kinds of reactions he provokes. And whatever this guy Bill says you can bet came str8 from the mouth of the local Baltimore Bishop and his gang.

But one thing needs to be done – we need to find a way to tap into military family groups, because they aren’t very happy with this sick nazi celebrating at the funerals of our dead soldiers.

Posted: Apr 28, 2009 at 3:17 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 28 · Caillin

@Muffy St. Bernard: Your video was absolutely brilliant. It was subtle, which was the most impressive thing about it. All the other videos which used some form of acronym always then would spell it out; yours didn’t, which shows an appreciation of the intelligence of your audience.

Also a plus: You were bloody hilarious.

Posted: Apr 30, 2009 at 3:12 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 29 · getreal

#10 is the best!!! I love you gals!

Posted: Apr 30, 2009 at 3:20 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 30 · Muffy St. Bernard

Thanks Caillin!

Posted: Apr 30, 2009 at 2:44 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 31 · Nathan

The lesbians win this one, if only because the line “I will have no choice but to get gay married” sums up the absurdity of the whole ad so succinctly.

Posted: May 7, 2009 at 1:39 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 32 · Jack

What about the Funny or Die one with actual actors? I think it has Jane Lynch in it too.

Posted: Oct 22, 2010 at 9:35 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]

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