Racist Homophobes “Vandalize” LGBT Web Site
Join the Impact is a community driven website centered around LGBTQ people and their supporters. The design of the site allows members to actively change aspects of pages, add content and update tags. A small contingent of users have abused this site, vandalizing it by adding tags to the discussions such as “Butt Pirates, Faggots, Ass Rape, Cum Guzzlers, Fucking Faggots, Niggers, Fudge Packers” and other derogatory terms.
Although legitimate users are removing the remarks, the haters continue their efforts. This is a prime example of the mistreatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons (and the continued mistreatment of “people of color”) in society.
I remain baffled as to why mainstream society doesn’t recognize this hatred for what it is – poor education. As the religious right continues to lie about the LGBT community (isn’t lying a sin?) we will continue to see such acts of hatred.
NOTE: I used the phrase “people of color” above as that phrase always makes me think of a bumper sticker I see periodically in South Texas which reads “De Colores” (of color) with a rainbow behind it. Although I think that is actually a Latino art community sticker, it has always given me pause.
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