Comments on: Protesting Utah http://www.jerekeys.com/2008/11/08/protesting-utah/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=protesting-utah Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:33:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Andee http://www.jerekeys.com/2008/11/08/protesting-utah/comment-page-1/#comment-374 Andee Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:39:51 +0000 http://www.jerekeys.com/?p=2060#comment-374 Wonderful post... Boycotting Utah completely is a giant mistake, and I love your plan of supporting businesses that didn't add to the giant cluster-you-know-what that was the Mormon Church's involvement in Proposition 8. I live and work in Utah, and I fought like HELL against prop 8. Why should my business be boycotted? Why should I have to worry about losing my job? It's not a well thought out plan at all. Awesome blog :) Andee Wonderful post…

Boycotting Utah completely is a giant mistake, and I love your plan of supporting businesses that didn’t add to the giant cluster-you-know-what that was the Mormon Church’s involvement in Proposition 8.

I live and work in Utah, and I fought like HELL against prop 8. Why should my business be boycotted? Why should I have to worry about losing my job? It’s not a well thought out plan at all.

Awesome blog :)
Andee

]]> By: Jere http://www.jerekeys.com/2008/11/08/protesting-utah/comment-page-1/#comment-373 Jere Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:05:11 +0000 http://www.jerekeys.com/?p=2060#comment-373 Did you even read my post? Have you ever spent any time in Utah? There are movements of liberals throughout the state who are challenging the dominant mindset. Most of them are concentrated in Salt Lake, Park City and St. George - but I have encountered them all over the state. I don't disagree that Mormon racism, misogyny and heterosexism are the problem... I'm proposing an ALTERNATIVE method of addressing the issue - by changing the climate in Utah and taking the Mormon power away by winning over the hearts of their followers and children. Wouldn't it make just as much sense to boycott Colorado (home to Colorado Springs megachurches and Focus on the Family), Kansas (home to Fred Phelps), Kentucky (home to the Creation Museum), Tennessee (administrative home to Southern Baptists), etc? Or we could boycott California for passing such a hateful law. Don't get me wrong, I believe in boycotting anti-queer organizations. I joined the call for a boycott of Utah Jazz owner Larry J. Miller when he pulled "Brokeback Mountain" from him movie theatres. I just think that a boycott of an entire state is the LEAST effective strategy in this case. Working to undermine the Mormon deathgrip on the Utah legislative process would be far more useful and satisfying. Did you even read my post? Have you ever spent any time in Utah? There are movements of liberals throughout the state who are challenging the dominant mindset. Most of them are concentrated in Salt Lake, Park City and St. George – but I have encountered them all over the state.

I don’t disagree that Mormon racism, misogyny and heterosexism are the problem… I’m proposing an ALTERNATIVE method of addressing the issue – by changing the climate in Utah and taking the Mormon power away by winning over the hearts of their followers and children.

Wouldn’t it make just as much sense to boycott Colorado (home to Colorado Springs megachurches and Focus on the Family), Kansas (home to Fred Phelps), Kentucky (home to the Creation Museum), Tennessee (administrative home to Southern Baptists), etc? Or we could boycott California for passing such a hateful law.

Don’t get me wrong, I believe in boycotting anti-queer organizations. I joined the call for a boycott of Utah Jazz owner Larry J. Miller when he pulled “Brokeback Mountain” from him movie theatres.

I just think that a boycott of an entire state is the LEAST effective strategy in this case. Working to undermine the Mormon deathgrip on the Utah legislative process would be far more useful and satisfying.

]]> By: libhomo http://www.jerekeys.com/2008/11/08/protesting-utah/comment-page-1/#comment-372 libhomo Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:09:45 +0000 http://www.jerekeys.com/?p=2060#comment-372 Mormon racism, misogyny, and heterosexism are nothing new. The Mormon Church is as hateful and bigoted as the Ku Klux Klan, and far more wealthy and powerful. Yet, what has the rest of Utah done to destroy the Mormon Church? Absolutely nothing! I'm boycotting Utah. I'm not taking any more of this crap. Mormon racism, misogyny, and heterosexism are nothing new. The Mormon Church is as hateful and bigoted as the Ku Klux Klan, and far more wealthy and powerful. Yet, what has the rest of Utah done to destroy the Mormon Church?

Absolutely nothing!

I’m boycotting Utah. I’m not taking any more of this crap.

]]> By: Jere http://www.jerekeys.com/2008/11/08/protesting-utah/comment-page-1/#comment-371 Jere Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:49:16 +0000 http://www.jerekeys.com/?p=2060#comment-371 If I can afford it, I'd like to be there... if I'm not too busy prepping for the Cincinnati Pride festival. We'll see how things look in May. If I can afford it, I’d like to be there… if I’m not too busy prepping for the Cincinnati Pride festival. We’ll see how things look in May.

]]> By: megan http://www.jerekeys.com/2008/11/08/protesting-utah/comment-page-1/#comment-370 megan Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:37:08 +0000 http://www.jerekeys.com/?p=2060#comment-370 I think all of your readers should come to Salt Lake next year & volunteer for the Pride Festival in June! Yay! (And I'm so not biased just because I'm the volunteer coordinator..again). It was a very powerful night here. It's just the beginning too and I am looking forward to every single moment. I think all of your readers should come to Salt Lake next year & volunteer for the Pride Festival in June! Yay!

(And I’m so not biased just because I’m the volunteer coordinator..again).

It was a very powerful night here. It’s just the beginning too and I am looking forward to every single moment.

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