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General Mills Anti-Gay Protest Goes Awry As Man Lights Lawn On Fire

5:51 pm - 08/06/2012
Video footage of a gay rights opponent's protest gone awry is going viral in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) blogosphere.



Originally reported by Good as You blogger Jeremy Hooper, the clip shows an unidentified man attempting to light a box of Cheerios cereal on fire in protest of General Mills' proclaimed pro-marriage equality stance.

"One out of every eight boxes of cereal in this country is Cheerios," the man states. "This is really the treat now for the homosexuals! And this is our protest of General Mills, because they're advocating same-sex marriages. So we are gonna torch some cereal!"

Things don't go exactly according to plan, however, as the fire quickly spreads to the lawn below as the man struggles to extinguish it.

Meanwhile, the National Organization For Marriage (NOM) recently launched a "Dump General Mills" campaign. "Your decision to pander to same-sex marriage activists has forced me to choose between your food products and my conscience," a petition, which has so far drawn over 24,000 signatures, states. "As long as food is produced by other companies my conscience is going to win out over the desire for another bowl of Lucky Charms."

I would honestly think lighting a fire (even if contained) in front of a business or building of any kind would be illegal. This guy should have been arrested on these grounds.

Video at source.
flcadam 7th-Aug-2012 03:25 am (UTC)
I just don't understand the point of hyperbolic statements about the Civil Rights Act not ending racism. I never said that homophobia will end. I simply stated the opinion that these protests could be reduced if the federal government made a ruling on this issue. Why? Because either the GLBT lobby will get what they want or the traditional marriage advocates will get what they want and you'll have one party missing from this back and forth. That will suck the air out many of these public displays.
sihaya09 7th-Aug-2012 03:29 am (UTC)
I never said you said homophobia would end, but expecting protests to end (from either side) once a ruling is made is naive. If the bigots win, GLBT folk and our allies will continue to rightfully protest. If we win, bigots will continue to whaaaaargarble because that's what they do best.
flcadam 7th-Aug-2012 04:07 am (UTC)
Right, but that's one side whining instead of two sides going back and forth and escalating the tension. I think that this could get dangerous and hope that the federal government at some point makes a decision.
sihaya09 7th-Aug-2012 04:09 am (UTC)
...it's been dangerous for gay people. For decades. The difference is that gay people have started to fight back.
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