Michael Sam supporters block out Westboro Baptist Church protest

[Judi Lynn]

Source: MSNBC

Michael Sam supporters block out Westboro Baptist Church protest
02/16/14 02:20 PM—Updated 02/16/14 02:45 PM
Ned Resnikoff

When college football player Michael Sam made his first public appearance since he came out publicly as gay last weekend, the virulently anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church was there to meet him. But they weren’t the only ones.

On Saturday, hundreds of Michael Sam supporters—perhaps as many as a thousand—lined up outside the University of Missouri’s home game against Tennessee. Sam, who played defensive end for Missouri during his college career, was in attendance. It was his first public appearance since he came out on Saturday.

The Westboro Baptist Church frequently pickets against out gay people, but their protest at the Missouri game was dwarfed by the pro-Michael Sam counter-protest. Sam’s supporters tweeted photos and words of solidarity under the hashtag #StandWithSam.


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[bobclark86]

1. I wish I was half as good at PR as the Westboro crowd...

Even the mere mention of them gets everyone to crap themselves. And I'm pretty sure every time their name gets mentioned, some fringe asshole send them money.

"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about."
--Oscar Wilde.

You guys know if you ignore them long enough, they'll go away, right?

[Nanjing to Seoul]

2. Westboro who? Are these people relevant?

How is that for ignoring them?

[shenmue]

3. Silly WBC

Yipes!