October 20, 2007
Sisters In the News: Taking Communion - Miller Boycott - Coors Merger
Following the story of the two Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence taking communion at a local Catholic church delivered by the Arch Bishop, the media had fun faking shock and horror. It's interesting how the media handles stories like this. They assume SOMEone will get upset over it, so they sensationalize the story, even though nobody of importance really cares. Members of the (largely gay) parish enjoyed having the Sisters appear, the Arch Bishop didn't know who the Sisters were till someone raised a stink, and no one has gotten hit by lightning bolts.
Someone summed it up recently by exclaiming, "Jesus, Marys! All this fuss over a couple crackers?"
The new twist to the story is going to be a tough one. Unrelated to the Folsom Fair poster controversy and the phony boycott of Miller beer, it seems Coors is going to merge with Miller. Thirty years ago, activists lead by Harvey Milk called for a boycott of Coors that apparently still stands, even though no one really knows why anymore. The corporation itself gets good ratings for support of gay employees, and one of the active members of the Coors family is gay himself. But, other members of the Coors family are big contributors to anti-gay causes. As gay activists, we were just about to rally gay support of Miller to thwart the faux-boycott, but now this merger announcement came out, and the gay spokesmodels are staying mum.
Like I said, it's hard to tell who your friends are anymore.
Enjoy the cartoons.
Posted by lavenderlounge at 10:53 AM
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