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Meldread Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 11:03 PM
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Campaign idea against bigots?
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You know, reading another post about an idea a small group of activists had in another state, it left me wondering if we could employ a new type of tactic...

Basically, what they did they went around in public places and placed things with a sticker on it that said "Heterosexuals Only", to mimic the discrimination of past civil rights movements. This is an image the religious right is trying REALLY, REALLY hard to shrug off. They are putting a lot of effort into making things look like they aren't taking rights away from us, that we are equal citizens, that we want "special rights" and the like.

Well, let me know what you guys think of this tactic. Let's say, we went under cover and went around pretending that we were one of them. We met people in Church parking lots and the like after it ends and hand out certain stickers and signs designed to show their "pro-family" agenda.

However, they would obviously be rooted to get the attention of the majority of the public. In essence, it'd be screwing up the Religious Right's campaign to make things look good.

Imagine a bumper sticker that said things like, "Heterosexuals Only" and has a picture of the state on it. Or a bumper sticker that says, "No Tears for Queers" and the like. Something to invoke a nauseating feeling from sane Americans by showing them that these people are total pricks.

In essence, we'd be setting them up to look bad by shining a bright light on their true feelings and intentions.
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