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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Religion Note to Newsbusters

Posted by Dan Savage on Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 10:03 AM

That headline upset you? I'm so sorry. And, hey, if you're having trouble getting your wadded-up panties out of your crack, I'm happy to overnight a corkscrew to your offices. But as much as I'd like to claim credit for "that motherfucking power-hungry, self-aggrandized bigot in the stupid fucking hat," because that line is fuckin' genius, credit for it goes to musician, actor, comedian, and motherfucking genius Tim Minchin.

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Posted by Christian87 on March 28, 2013 at 5:46 AM

Unfortunately for Newsbusters, there is too much hate spewing from rightwing media personalities/journalists (including Fox News and Breitbart.com) to make any claims of "liberals do it too" sound plausible.

Posted by Patricia Kayden on February 22, 2013 at 7:58 AM

Really? The "mainstream news" ignored a comment made by a blogger? Even if he *is* a columnist whose articles don't typically make it out of the "Escorts" section of the seediest left-wing rag in town?

Wow. Really, just wow. Please, do tell how the "mainstream media" is censoring the real news about my cat dying, or the tragic circumstances that lead to a drunkard's homelessness.

Oh, and Dan? I think it might be time to stop googling yourself. ;)

Posted by gromm on February 21, 2013 at 10:10 PM

I read the comments on that article. I do not recommend it, I feel dumber already.

I have to say, good on you Dan for dealing with this all.the.time. and still doing what you're doing, and thank you we are winning. Honestly, just reading the article and the comments makes me so angry and it's not even me it's attacking. Crazy shits.

Posted by bear123 on February 21, 2013 at 2:32 PM

This is an article essentially saying, "Dan made fun of us and no one thought that was horrible!"

NewsBusters, you ate absolutely fact-based on this one. Great reporting.

Posted by papercrane on February 21, 2013 at 1:12 PM

To many right wing-nut Christians, telling them to stop trying to force their version of Biblical rules (that even they don't follow) onto others is tantamount to feeding them to the lions.

Posted by Rob in Baltimore

on February 21, 2013 at 12:33 PM

@11 Sweet poetry!

Posted by ScrawnyKayaker on February 21, 2013 at 12:23 PM

Poor widdle Cwistians, nobody will buy into to their whining martyr complex anymore.

Posted by Knat on February 21, 2013 at 12:20 PM

Some people thought Life of Brian was bashing Christianity. People who'd never seen it but demanded it be banned anyway. They haven't changed in 35+ years.

Posted by originalcinner on February 21, 2013 at 12:18 PM

37, It upsets you because your fear is the only thing holding you back from acting on your homosexual desires.

Posted by Rob in Baltimore

on February 21, 2013 at 12:10 PM

Huh... I've been reading Dan Savage since H.S., and that was a longer time ago than I'd like to admit, and I've never felt "herterobashed," whatever the hell that is. The comments were pretty special. Those folks are pretty darned fragile. You say one critical thing about their beliefs or their actions, and all of the sudden they're being bashed. And of course no one's read it. They already know ALL ABOUT IT from reading conservative columnists. I bet you probably none of them watched the Brian Brown interview.

Posted by MinnySota on February 21, 2013 at 12:06 PM

36

or an 86 year old woman in the nursing home with wifi

Posted by Bedpans and Broomsticks on February 21, 2013 at 12:00 PM

34, 35, It especially upsets you that I'm a sexually active, healthy gay man.

Posted by Rob in Baltimore

on February 21, 2013 at 11:52 AM

34

That's not really true, Troll.

Bob is proof that ButtUgly is even more Foolproof & Safe than Abstinence.

Posted by there are not enough brown paper bags in Baltimore on February 21, 2013 at 11:49 AM

33

No.

But considering you live in Baltimore it is a minor miracle.

Abstinence.

100% Safe & Foolproof.

just ask Bob.....

Posted by CDC on February 21, 2013 at 11:47 AM

30, It really upsets you that I'm a healthy gay man doesn't it?

Posted by Rob in Baltimore

on February 21, 2013 at 11:37 AM

31.

Well.

Since his probation forbids Danny to lick or buttfuck doorknobs anymore corkscrewing his ass is about the only fun he has these days.

According to sources.

Posted by that, and oogling old men's gymnastics videos on youtube on February 21, 2013 at 11:35 AM

And it is kind of Danny to offer a corkscrew to retrieve wadded up panties, and share his patented technique....

Posted by He is in to that kind of thing, you know. on February 21, 2013 at 11:32 AM

now Bob, don't change the subject.
Have you been tested lately?

Posted by but we see what you did there. fetch the Gong.... on February 21, 2013 at 11:25 AM

22, Has Dan ever organized a prom that bans Christians?

Posted by Rob in Baltimore

on February 21, 2013 at 11:23 AM

damn. you ARE new here.....

Posted by Go ahead. Splurge. Pick both nostrils. on February 21, 2013 at 11:21 AM

@24, Agree. I too read some of the comments on that website. Scary shit!

Posted by SoapMacTavish on February 21, 2013 at 11:21 AM

22, Can you point me to where Dan says that religious people shouldn't be allowed to marry, or have children?

Posted by Rob in Baltimore

on February 21, 2013 at 11:20 AM

Lots of unregistereds lately...hmmm wonder how that could be?

Posted by Pick1 on February 21, 2013 at 11:19 AM

I read the comments under the linked Newsbusters story.

Now I need some brain bleach.

Posted by originalcinner on February 21, 2013 at 11:14 AM

21

why? are you lonely?

Posted by there. your 15 minutes. on February 21, 2013 at 11:11 AM

20

lucky for Danny obsessive anti-religion bigotry still packs them in on Slog.

Frankly he's too old to learn a new schtick.

Posted by have you been tested lately, Bob? 42% and all.... on February 21, 2013 at 11:09 AM

i don't need to look at a calendar of moon phases, 'cause da troll tells me a full moon approacheth. go crawl back into your hole, you spiteful little virgin.

Posted by scary tyler moore

on February 21, 2013 at 11:09 AM

It's headline news because obsessive, anti-gay bigotry doesn't play in Peoria anymore. They might as well have been planning a prom that excluded Jews, or African Americans. The mainstream is beginning to see anti-gay hatred in the same light as white supremacy.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/…

Posted by Rob in Baltimore

on February 21, 2013 at 11:06 AM

18
relax Granny.
Adrian was talking to The Troll.

Posted by it is a birth control joke. haha. on February 21, 2013 at 10:59 AM

@8 sorry if that was to obscure for you. In addition to covering for child molesters, the pope also continues to demand that no catholic use a condom. This has resulted in the completely unnecessary death of thousands of his followers.

My parents are not at risk of contracting HIV but thanks for the concern.

Posted by Granny Smith on February 21, 2013 at 10:56 AM

and look at Danny all over the place posting....somebody sure ate their Wheaties this morning

Posted by or maybe Meth on February 21, 2013 at 10:49 AM

15
Twiddle Dee Dee and Twiddle Dee Dumb and Twiddle Dee Dumber and Twiddle Dee Dumbest and....

Posted by peas in a pod on February 21, 2013 at 10:45 AM

@10: Yes—me and the AP and the Washington Post and the New York Times and MSNBC and...

Posted by Dan Savage on February 21, 2013 at 10:39 AM

I'll bet these wingnuts must be similarly outraged when some cartoonist takes on Islam ..

Posted by anon1256 on February 21, 2013 at 10:37 AM

Dan is great! No, Dan is a bully! No..I don't know! Help, I have Stockholm syndrome! Help! Someone rescue me from this brute!! *faints*

Posted by ArtBasketSara on February 21, 2013 at 10:37 AM

WAAAAHHH WAAAHHH THE BAD MAN CALLED OUR BOOK OF FABLES BULLSHIT

MOOOMMMYYYYYY I GOT A BOO BOO

Posted by Helix on February 21, 2013 at 10:36 AM

Perhaps Newsbusters should consider that the headline and the video did not get coverage by the major media outlets because they know that their audience agrees with the sentiments expressed and they know their corporate masters wouldn't allow them to report that fact. Fuck the motherfuckers at Newsbusters and fuck the motherfuckers who think calling that motherfucking Pope a motherfucker is bigotry. I would also add that religious leaders are fucking dancing on the graves of dead gays kids. Dancing motherfuckers each and every motherfucking one of them.

Posted by kwodell on February 21, 2013 at 10:36 AM

Funny that "DannySavage," whoever the hell that is, thinks that the facebook site of a a small private prom in podunk, Indiana deserves national headlines......

Posted by See how that works, asshole? on February 21, 2013 at 10:36 AM

Here's hoping a lot more people do click on Tim Minchin's pope song! Only probelm I have with it is its ear-worm quality that has =me hummung duptdaduptduptaaa duptdaduptduptaaa duptdaduptduptaaa duptdaduptduptaaa......

Posted by ruthw on February 21, 2013 at 10:29 AM

@1 and @5: your parents, for instance?

Posted by Adrian Ryan on February 21, 2013 at 10:28 AM

Funny that "Newsbusters," whatever the hell that is, thinks that a short comment made in a blog post for a low-circulation, local newspaper deserves national headlines.

Posted by Theodore Gorath on February 21, 2013 at 10:24 AM

@3 Any real journalist might also read the story beyond the headline and see the very video and the references to Tim Minchin in the original article. It's a thing called "context" which Newsbusters really likes to ignore.

Posted by Pick1 on February 21, 2013 at 10:24 AM

@1

Yeah.

Thanks from everyone.

On behalf of all the dead and dieing folks.

Who should have used a condom.

but didn't.....

Posted by Darwin on February 21, 2013 at 10:23 AM

The Catholic Church is the world's biggest and ugliest bully. But they bully women and children, so that's o.k. You just aren't supposed to bully the bullies. See?

Posted by Pope Peabrain on February 21, 2013 at 10:23 AM

The headline isn't in quotation marks so you own it Danny.

Plagiarizer.

Perhaps Dom can explain quotation marks to you.

Evidently even a HS dropout trumps a community college theatre dropout in the grammar dept.

Posted by Journalism 101 on February 21, 2013 at 10:17 AM

Dan, clearly your oppressive bullying made it so that Joseph Ratzinger could not face another day of ridicule in the public system and will instead try home popeing.

Posted by I Hope You're Happy Mister! on February 21, 2013 at 10:16 AM