Showing posts with label kathleen folden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kathleen folden. Show all posts

Monday, October 11, 2010

The First Amendment Is Awesome- Until You Piss Me Off


Okay, so there was this art exhibit. It depicted Jesus "in a homosexual act". But we're America, right? We're not the Taliban! When people use their First Amendment rights to offend us, we defend their right to do so, even as we call their art trash, right?

No, of course not. We drive 690 miles to commit acts of vandalism. Because the First Amendment is awesome- until you piss me off.

Kathleen [Folden] heard of an “art” exhibit in Denver. This piece of ... ummm…“art” depicted Jesus engaged in a homosexual act. Kathleen thought to herself (I am mind paraphrasing here) “Oh no you didn’t. Not on my watch honey.”

So she put on her “tougher than nails” t-shirt and got in her truck. (I love that image) She drove the 690 miles to see the exhibit. She obtained her own art instruments, in this case a crowbar, and entered.

She broke the case with the crowbar and tore it to pieces saying “How can you desecrate my Lord?”

Now, the writer says that he does not support Kathleen's criminal act (btw, Kathleen, it's a fucking picture, not your omnipotent god. Get a grip.), but here's how he starts the article:

Bad. Shouldn’t do things like this. Bad. Not Funny.

Ok, maybe a little funny.

No, it's not funny at all, asshat. This is a civilized society and the laws apply equally to everyone. The First Amendment is for artists and for Christians and for everyone else. Laws against vandalism apply equally to us all. There's no special rules for offended Christians or less protection for provocative artists. Everyone. All of us. Created equal.

Not even a little bit funny.


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