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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/atheistmemes

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[–] Transcendant 27 points 9 months ago

Gay the pray away!

[–] lewdian69 18 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Woah. This is actually a rip off of the logo of an original musical produced in Mount Vernon, WA in 2019 called Pray the Gay Away. https://ptgashow.com/

The show was actually about the trauma that gay conversion therapy causes and how we should be allowed to be ourselves no matter who we love. We sold out almost every show. The music is amazing and the show was very powerful. It's interesting to see people now stealing the graphics from our small local theater! Honored and angry actually. Small world.

Pray the Gay Away® takes place in 1980’s Minnetonka, Minnesota and shows the collision course of two boys being subjected to the controversial practice of gay conversion therapy, the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod that says “homosexual behavior is intrinsically sinful”, a Youth Pride LGBTQ support group fighting for human rights, and the local community caught in the middle.

[–] asteriskeverything 2 points 9 months ago

Man I want to watch this now!! And the shirt is cool if you have extras I bet you could sell them online fast

[–] afraid_of_zombies 11 points 9 months ago

It would be equally as effective.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

I’m hetero but still think this is pretty damn funny!

[–] Snapz 4 points 9 months ago

"You mean like the need for me to pretend that I am straight? Ooh, believe me, I'm trying buddy!"

-Every religious leader and republican politician, in their free time

[–] Jakdracula 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I would buy and wear that shirt.

Found it:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1628941459/

Also:

https://feddit.de/post/6492359

[+] [email protected] -5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (9 children)

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[–] killeronthecorner 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This type of divisive stuff actively contributes to the rising conservatism in our youth

There is literally zero evidence of this.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The cause of the divisive stuff is not jokes like this on a t-shirt. It is the rise of misinformation and disinformation enabled by social media. It actively promotes divisive posts because it is what grabs the attention of people regardless of if it is true or accurate.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

This isn't a dunk, it's a joke.

[–] MyFairJulia 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

And here i thought conservatism was rising because of conservatives pretending to solve problems by either straight up ignoring them, finding scapegoats or distracting us with their „problems“ for which they also offer scapegoats. That and dunking on high-school kids with little media training for Youtube by just talking so much bullshit that debunking it becomes impossible.

Silly me.

[–] surewhynotlem 3 points 9 months ago

Literally no one thinks the message here is anything but satire mocking the idiocy if people praying the gay away.

Now I guess it's possible that people kids don't understand satire? Teach your kids about satire folks, or they'll be morons.

[–] meco03211 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

In this day and age, just saying "I am strong in favor of LGBTQ+ rights" might not be enough. Had a fun Facebook debate with a guy that claims the same support yet also thinks trans people should use the bathroom corresponding to their "biological sex". He is of course a complete fucking dumbass.

That being said, ain't no one gonna be "divided" on this that wasn't already indoctrinated by bullshit.

[–] dojan 2 points 9 months ago

Haha yeah, you don’t actually support if you go “LGB, drop the T.” Shockingly, gender criticals tend to be racist, misogynist, and homophobic. They just like to present outwardly as though they don’t, but never really succeed in pulling it off.

[–] TokenBoomer 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That’s tacit complicity. By not confronting the problem, you’re saying you’re okay with the behavior.

”If I were to remain silent, I'd be guilty of complicity.”

Albert Einstein

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No it's more like not throwing shade on people who haven't thrown shade.

If you just walk up to someone assuming their straight and give them shit for it you're just as bad as a straight person doing the same to someone who's gay.

Now if they were already giving a gay person shit by all means go off. The problem is people act on their emotions before figuring out the full scenario in front of them.

In general people need to stop acting on emotional impulse and wait till they actually know what's going on

[–] TokenBoomer -2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

As a socialist and anti-capitalist, people who wear clothing with brands on them offend me. They are throwing shade just by wearing branded clothes. Capitalism doesn’t care because that’s the consensus reality we’ve accepted. In the same way, if this t-shirt offends someone, that’s their problem. Homophobia and discrimination should have no place in our consensus reality. To cater to the emotions of those offended is to concede acceptance of their consensus. Also, I don’t think the t-shirt is and indictment of straight people, but more of religion.

[–] clearleaf 1 points 9 months ago

I'm literally gay and this shit even makes me homophobic.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"I hate the gays because a t-shirt had a joke I don't like"

What the fuck are you talking about?