THOUGHTBOX

Hey. You know Oreos, right? The delicious sandwich cookie with a creamy filling from Kraft Foods that has been the number 1 selling cookie in the United States, as well as extremely popular in countries around the world? Yeah, that one. Bet you never thought people might have a reason to hate these little tasty bastards. But the world being the world, with ignorant idiots everywhere, this beloved cookie has become the target of hatred and boycott. Why? Kraft Foods, the manufacturers of Oreo cookies, have been faced with a   shitstorm   of backlash and bigotry after doing something otherwise ballsy for a food manufacturer: take a stand on the homosexual debate. Oreo posted a picture of a cookie that sandwiched multiple rainbow-colored fillings along with the text "Proudly supporting love!". I think what Oreo did was both awesome and risky. It's risky  because having an opinion on this very hot topic is a brave move, one that has the potential to s...

Last week I wrote about a North Carolina pastor proposing a homosexual concentration camp . Thought I'd seen the worse of this kind of hate and ignorance for a while - but the Internet happened. Watch the video. Just...watch it. The short version is: a little church-goer in Greensburg, Indiana, went up to the mic to perform a little song for his fellow church-goers. What did he sing? He certainly didn't praise Jesus. To my shock and astonishment, he began to  sing  "Ain't No Homos Gonna Make It To Heaven" - to the roaring applause and cheer of the adult church-goers.  I don't think I've seen such an engrossing display of indoctrination, hatred and ignorance. And that is made all the more clear by juxtaposition: after all, the person that delivers this light, happy-sounding tune is a child, a budding human being we oft associate with innocence. And innocent this is not... It's not the poor kid's fault. However, I don't think I c...