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Related: About this forumSF Chorus pushes ALL the wackjob buttons with hilarious video... and are getting death threats now.
As a capstone of their Pride celebration, SF Gay Men's Chorus posted a video of their funny/sad/hopeful/loving and very popular number "A Message From the Gay Community". It's about how younger generations are learning not to hate and fear, and features delicious lyrics like "even grandma likes Rupaul / And the world's getting kinder / Gen Z's gayer than Grindr" and lovely, hopeful ones like "Your children will care about / Fairness and justice for others / Your children will work to convert / All their sisters and brothers".
It's beautifully produced. And it ignited the predictable firestorm on hatewing media with the lyrics "we're coming for your children" and "we'll convert your children". But the firestorm quickly escalated to thermonuclear levels as the Qdiots and the KillerJeebus loonies got into the act, painting the song as an open declaration of pedophilic intent. Within 36 hours chorus members were subjected to death threats, doxxing, having employers contacted with accusations that they are sex offenders and pedophiles, etc.
The chorus responded by making the video private, but bootleg and altered versions accompanied by frothing violence-inciting commentary have proliferated all over social media.
SFGate may still have a working link to the original version of the song here:
Extremely Funny SF Gay Mens Chorus Video Unleashes Torrent of Right-Wing Threats, Vitriol
The Chorus is keeping people up to date on Twitter here:
Link to tweet
The video, and the song, moved me to tears as well as laughter. Pretty powerful stuff. So, maybe not surprising that it has terrified the hatewing extremists into a frenzy.
sadly,
Bright
secondwind
(16,903 posts)Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)among the homophobic knuckle-draggers of the right.
Plays RIGHT into their paranoia and stereotypes, esp. if you cherry-pick the lyrics.
Hope everyone remains safe
Chainfire
(17,757 posts)I_UndergroundPanther
(12,934 posts)To care and not hate.
Choked up.