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meganmonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 03:51 PM
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OMG I can't believe this email I just got!!!!! (anti-gay bullshit)
Edited on Wed Jul-13-05 03:55 PM by meganmonkey
(Note - I have removed contact info for the pizza place - If you are from Ann Arbor area - a generally gay-friendly town - feel free to contact the pizza place but I would rather they do not get bombarded with calls from around the country)

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Friends:
Recently, as a member of the St. Mary Catholic Student parish, I
Received the attached letter.
The letter, in short, is written by a member of the St. Mary Student
Parish Social Justice Committee and was forwarded to that committee. The author
Of the letter calls on people to boycott/protest/express disdain for the presence of a rainbow flag sticker on the door of New York Pizza Depot, holding that NYPD had been victim to undue pressure from homosexuals pushing a "homosexual agenda." The author holds that the symbol is divisive. The author also maintains that homosexuals are all dope fiends and miscreants.
So, why this email?
I ask that you continue to support NYPD - and let the folks at NYPD know that. Let them know that the rainbow decal not only serves to welcome the LGBT community to the establishment, but also signifies
inclusiveness, openness and a commitment to tolerance based in social justice, not intimidation.

Please forward this email widely.
Please voice your support for NYPD. NYPD's relevant phone numbers are
listed in the letter.

Sincerely,
Xxxx Xxxxx

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Dear St. Mary Student Social Justice Members:

One of Ann Arbor's best pizza places, NY Pizza Depot, has recently put
up a rainbow flag decal on its front door under pressure from local
radical homosexual activists. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!

I happened to be in town this Saturday, July 9th, and stopped to get a slice of pizza at my long-time favorite pizza joint - which is a block away from St. Mary Student Parish - when I noticed the large rainbow flag decal as I entered the establishment. I spoke with one of the Italian owners, Maurice.

Maurice wouldn't go into all the details, but said that the decal went up in recent weeks under pressure from local homosexual activists.
Apparently, many local homosexuals routinely come into NY Pizza Depot
after a night of doping up and carousing at the nearby "gay-friendly"
club
known as Necto ( 516 E. Liberty St - see http://www.necto.com/ )

Maurice told me that he hoped he would be able to take the decal down in a couple of weeks, and said that he is open to maybe putting up a Catholic symbol on his door as well. But he isn't certain.

ACTION: CALL NY Pizza Depot: 734-xxx-xxxx, or
FAX a message: 734-xxx-xxxx, or
VISIT & express your OUTRAGE in person
http://www.newyorkpizzaxxxxxx.com/
***Open 7 days a week***

Please ask to speak with xxxxxx. NY Pizza Depot is owned by Italian
immigrants and they are very good, hardworking people. Please be
polite. They have been put under pressure by local homosexual
activists.

Our job is to persuade the owners why the rainbow symbol is offensive to other patrons who are not in favor of the radical homosexual agenda. We need to convey to them how such an in-your-face, door-front symbol makes other patrons who are against an active homosexual lifestyle feel unwelcome.

Our ultimate goal is to have the owners remove this divisive rainbow
decal IMMEDIATELY.

I have decided to do something about this even if it means not being
able to eat ever again at my favorite pizza place because it is time to take a stand. Otherwise this type of intimidation of small business owners and their customers will never end.

Everyday people should be able to get a piece of pizza without being
forced to acknowledge the radical homosexual agenda.


For the Kingdom,

Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
St. Mary Student Parish, SSJM member

"Never Underestimate the Motivation of a True Believer"
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:wtf:
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stopbush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 03:54 PM
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1. I give it 3 days before it's debunked at Snopes.
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meganmonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 03:56 PM
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3. Not gonna happen - this is someone I know who received this from
her student parish....

This is real!
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 03:56 PM
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4. Why would Snopes become involved?
Sounds like a neighborhood power-struggle between tolerance and religion-fuel hate.

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stopbush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 04:00 PM
Response to Reply #4
9. Because this looks like the typical 5-yr-old internet hoax
that get's updated and recycled to give it a local appeal.

Jes' sayin'...
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alpizzy Donating Member (737 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 03:55 PM
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2. Wow! That's my favorite pizza place too!!
I'll try to stop by tonight and get the skinny.
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goodboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 03:57 PM
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5. Fcukin' bigots. I can say that because I was baptized Catholic, and
now I'm a confirmed Atheist.

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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 03:57 PM
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6. So hetero students at U. of Michigan do not party all of a sudden?
"many local homosexuals routinely come into NY Pizza Depot
after a night of doping up and carousing"

Yeah, those homosexuals. Always "doping up" and carousing. :crazy:
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infinitehangover Donating Member (71 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 03:57 PM
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7. Some people don't like Rainbows
The thing that's been buggin me lately with the whole gay thing and the right's obsession with them is this. According to the religious right, being gay is a choice. But now they want to ban gay men from donating sperm. Is that addmiting that it might be genetic? I'm just really confused. Cuz if it is a choice then why does it mater who donates it?
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 03:59 PM
Response to Reply #7
8. Well it's not a choice
So anytime some knuckledragger insists to you that it is, just laugh and say "What a stupid thing to say!"

And welcome to DU!
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 04:01 PM
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10. Everyone should be able to get a slice of pizza...
without worrying about right-wing Nazis going apeshit over a symbol of tolerance.


P.S. - I've never gone to that NY Pizza Depot? Better than Bell's or Cottage Inn?
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alpizzy Donating Member (737 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 04:04 PM
Response to Reply #10
13. Yes, way better IMHO! (n/t)
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noiretextatique Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 04:02 PM
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11. so, i guess there aren't any hard-working immgrants
who are gay?!? :shrug: who knew!
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 04:03 PM
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12. On the other hand, we could ALL find a way to show our support
Anyone have any ideas?

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dbonds Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 04:04 PM
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14. Got to watch out for those roaming bands of gay activist,
forcing restaurants to put rainbow flags on their door. Don't know how many times this happens every day. :sarcasm:

Milestone marker. This is my 700th post.
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alpizzy Donating Member (737 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 04:06 PM
Response to Reply #14
15. You're in the 700 club...
I'm so sorry.
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hvn_nbr_2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 04:20 PM
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16. Radical hate activists pushing the radical bigotry agenda. n/t
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 04:20 PM
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17. Permission to replace this person's brain
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gollygee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 04:21 PM
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18. See rainbow sticker = "acknowledge radical homosexual agenda"?
*sigh*

I don't even know where to start.
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alphafemale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 05:02 PM
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19. The St. Mary's Student SOCIAL JUSTICE Members are behind this?
:wtf:

...kind of Social Justice group is that?

More like a "Just Us!" group, sounds like.

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MissB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 05:05 PM
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20. Yeah, that had me scratching my head too.
:rofl:

What a bunch of freaks they are. Social justice, my ass.
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