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Old 08-23-2002, 09:13 PM   #11
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<strong>It's a satire/parody.</strong>
Actually, he's got loads of fundamentalist links. A real satirist would point out the website was a joke and provide non-fundamentalist links as well.

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Old 08-23-2002, 09:28 PM   #12
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Vampirism (the drinking of human blood) does exist.</strong>
Sure does.

Jekyll was once stalked by a man who thought he was a real-life vampire - he wanted to suck her blood so that it would combine with his to enhance his "abilities" (whatever they were).

There's a very good book out there about the sub-culture. It's called "Piercing the Darkness" by Katherine Ramsland. I bought it to try to understand the weirdo.

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Old 08-23-2002, 11:47 PM   #13
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Bree, I am sorely disappointed in you. Frankly, I would think you of all people, who usually shows greater objectivness in judging others' lifestyles, would be a bit more sympathetic towards this small and greatly misunderstood community of individuals. Shocked, yes shocked I am at such close-minded judgement towards my brothers and sisters of the night. As vice-president of UVAMP (United Vampires Against Mindless Persecution) and ICVBB (International Coalition of Vampires for Better Blood), I condem such bigotry against our kind, and have placed you on the VITTLPTBD (Vampires International Top Ten List of Persons To Be Drank). Vampires of the world, unite!
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Old 08-24-2002, 05:15 AM   #14
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Actually, he's got loads of fundamentalist links. A real satirist would point out the website was a joke and provide non-fundamentalist links as well.

[ August 23, 2002: Message edited by: ashibaka ]</strong>
Usually the idea to these things is to maintain them looking 100% authentic, and admitting that it's actually fake takes away a lot of the reaction.

It'd be believable if the site were just holding an anti porn stance, but it does the same thing most sites that are making fun of people like that actually do - which is mentioning pretty much every prejudice of what is being mocked.

For example, the "Fag Facts" that is just so reactionary, the whole site is put together for reactions like this thread.

The fact that he DOES have loads of fundamentalist links is further indiction to me that it's all made up, like links to Jerry Falwell and Fred Phelps, nothing out of the ordinary - all things that are already cause a stir. There were also no links to religious or political sites that I haven't heard of. If this guy had been spewing this stuff all over the net for several years he'd have made some friends and would have had all kinds of links to his buddies' sites, not just Falwell, Hinn, Phelps, etc... There would be at least one link to some preacher, church or hate group that we haven't heard of.

I could be wrong, of course, but I've done a lot of these things myself and to me it just rings out as being one.

A few more examples of what show to me that it's a parody...

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Women MUST wear dresses. Trousers are NOT lady-like and therefore, women ought not to wear them.
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Failure to obey the NDC will be subject to a fine NOT exceeding $10,000 and/or up to 30 days imprisonment.
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I support a total ban on tattooing. Tattooing is the desecration of one's own body and is indeed harmful.
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I like to watch Benny Hinn's This is Your Day, The Hour of Power with Rev. Robert Schuller, The 700 Club, 60 Minutes, and C-SPAN.
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My favorite Gospel songs are: Gimme That Old Time Religion (sung by Jack Scott) and Onward Christian Soldiers
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people with fetishes, ought to be put in mental hospitals
Etc, etc.

You may not agree, but I'm 100% convinced it's a fake.

I guess I am a fundy in certain ways.
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