But, first, let me have these shitheads tell you exactly who they are. Taken directly from their website, which is offensive in itself.
FCKH8.com is a for-profit T-shirt company with an activist heart and a passionate social change mission: arming thousands of people with pro-LGBT equality, anti-racism and anti-sexism T-shirts that act as “mini-billboards” for change. Started in 2010 with comedic viral videos that captured millions of views on YouTube, FCKH8.com has shipped almost 200,000 equality tees, tanks and hoodies to supporters in over 100 countries. T-shirts emblazoned with bold messages like “Some Chicks Marry Chicks, Get Over It,” “Straight Against Hate,” and ”Legalize Love” have been publicly talked about by celebrities including Jane Lynch, Adam Lambert, Perez Hilton, and Zac Efron - who’s raved about his own “Some Dudes Marry Dudes, Get Over It” shirt in the press. Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi even have their own pink “Some Chicks Marry Chicks, Get Over It” buttons. With over 305,000 followers on Facebook and 43,000 on Twitter, FCKH8.com has given over $250,000 to the equality cause through directly funded projects and donations to LGBT charities. In 2014 FCKH8.com expanded it's anti-hate message with campaigns and tees focused on fighting sexism and racism and supporting those important causes. In a effort to get tees to supporters even faster, the FCKH8.com brand recently became owned and managed by Synergy Media's team of passionate people with a vision to make an even bigger positive impact with the activist brand. FCKH8!
Um, you know what I H8 myself. Bad writing and run-on sentences. Plus the incorrect use of "it's." "It's" means "it is." It is not the possessive. But look at me! Giving these assholes grammar tips. What we all should be doing is throwing them in jail for treason.
Oh, so they manufacture these cute little t-shirts and slogans for 25 bucks a pop. And, with their heartfelt messages at the forefront, you think they're not capitalists at all, right? But, indeed, these are the most sinister folks you can find in our country right now. Because as they now expand their LGBT business model to the Black community, they have the potential to destroy this nation for once and for all.
It was the shooting in Ferguson, Missouri that these scumbags used and exploited to get a few more bucks. Check out this video and see if you don't become as nauseous as I did when I first saw it.
Damn, where do we start? How about with the very first words uttered.
"Hey, White people."
Immediately, we are differentiating. This message is directed exclusively at White people. Meanwhile, if somebody put out a similar video that started with "hey, Black people," they would be considered nothing short of the Klu Klux Klan.
So, let me get this right. A message aimed at reducing racism starts by promoting it. Yes, that's right. Because the word "racism" is a two-way street. And, in this t-shirt advertisement, it is the White person who is being hated and vilified.
The little kids in this ad (and note that they are being used by an organization that has the "F" bomb in its name) are allegedly children from Ferguson, Missouri. That is doubtful since each and every one of them looks like they came straight from a casting call for Bill Cosby's next family sitcom. Whether are or likely not, these urchins are now being used to preach hate. And are learning it at a very young age. But, how else do you keep this negative business model going for more than 50 or 75 years?
They're focusing here on Ferguson, Missouri and one of the kids mentions the crime that happened there. A policeman shooting a Black kid in cold blood. Hmmm, has there been a final verdict in this case? Did I miss the news? Nobody knows what happened that day. Maybe he did. Maybe he didn't. Maybe the dead kid is totally innocent. Maybe he isn't. That will come out in the investigation. And no one is found guilty or not guilty until there is a trial by a jury of peers. Right, OJ?
I have a good friend who grew up in Missouri and knows the town of Ferguson well. Back in the 70s, it was a great place to live. Mayberry, USA. Over the years, it fell apart. In 2014, it is a nightly war zone. It's fashionable to always hate the police except on days like 9/11/2001. Are there racists on police forces? Maybe. But, at the same time, none of us know what it's like to fight that battle every single day. Especially when some people are raised to never respect the cops.
It's funny. From the time I was a little kid, my father drummed it into me. If a policeman ever stops you, don't argue. Say nothing but "yes, sir." If you're driving, keep your hands on the steering wheel. And, yes, gang, this White guy has been stopped by an officer. And, every time, I did just as my father instructed.
But, then again, I wasn't taught to hate the police or anybody else, for that matter, when I was a youngster. Unlike the little munchkins in the FckH8 video. For these kids, exploited to the hilt by some truly disgusting adults, are now lost. Another generation continues to propagate racism instead of stopping it. We will never get around this, regardless of how many great strides are made. Because, while one race should recognize their overall stature as victors, it's a lot easier to keep pushing them as victims.
And it's the organizations like FckH8 that are the true ungodly villains in this story.
Please note that I used the expression "it's" correctly.
Dinner last night: Grilled chicken sausage and cold salads.
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