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Superheroes vs. the Westboro Baptist Church

Posted by kdawson on from the is-this-thing-on dept.

sv_libertarian writes "They've faced down humans time and time again, but Fred Phelps and his minions from the Westboro Baptist Church were not ready for the cosplay action that awaited them at Comic-Con. After all, who can win against a counter-protest that includes robots, magical anime girls, Trekkies, Jedi, and... kittens?"

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  1. Re:If Trekkies and Jedi can work together by Culture20 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think there may be hope for the middle east.

    Except if you had RTFA, you'd note that the Trekkie was holding a sign that said "God Hates Jedi". I think he was one of the serious protesters, but got lumped in with the comic-con spoofers.

  2. Re:Worthless summary by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I think you mean >:-(

  3. Puzzled in Portugal by Sr.+Zezinho · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't understand Americans. Why don't you just beat them up?

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  4. Re:Still doing that? by Wireless+Joe · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can't believe people still admit to being Swedish in public. That's like telling everyone you're a meatball. FYI: I am from Switzerland.

  5. Hilarious by John+Pfeiffer · · Score: 2, Funny

    I still love the idea someone on Kotaku had when they saw the Team Fortress 2 spy cosplayer with the 'GOD HATES SENTRIES' sign: He should have been standing in the midst of the WBC crazies, with one of THEIR signs, wearing 'a moron mask'.

    The whole thing is just absolutely hilarious though. Good on them for mounting the counter-protest! Those WBC people are assholes.

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    1. Re:Hilarious by SuiteSisterMary · · Score: 2, Funny

      I thought much the same thing, but with the 'trollface' mask.

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