Cult of Scott Bakula Denounced in Missouri!

[plutherus]

Well, OK, so it was just the one woman who denounced them. And only to me, but it was still pretty darn funny:

I was doing laundry last night, and, riding up in the Elevator, I heard a very loud "HMPH!" beside me, from the woman who was also going up.

Well, really, the only possible reply to a HMMPH directed towards one's person is a HM? directed back. So I did.

And now I have to interrupt for a moment because I forgot to describe the T-shirt I was wearing. It was a picture of Scott Bakula, radiant halo and all, on the front, and, on the back "Because His career died for your sins".

Apparently, this woman, who I suppose lives somewhere in my building, took that as a direct attack on her religion, which has the heretical belief that some other guy's career died for your sins.

I know this, because she said so:

"You know if you were attacking any other minority group like that, you'd be put in jail. But for some reason, everyone thinks that it's OK to attack christians."

"uh... um... oookaaay..." I replied, in my usual eloquent style. It's not that I was actually backing down, or trying to avoid an argument, or fleeing discussion. It's just that I honestly, truly, could not think of anything to say.

And, honestly, I never really made the connection. I mean, I always thought that if someone had the right to be offended by the Cult, it would be Scott Bakula Himself, but yet, to my knowledge, he's never denounced it.

Fortunately, she didn't need my side of the conversation to continue: "You think you'd get away with wearing a T-shirt that said 'I hate niggers'?"

I informed her that I failed to see the parallel. I believe the exact phrasing I used was "Wha-a-HUH?!"

Throughout the rest of the ride/lecture, I did menage to mention that I thought that christians, at 80% of the populace, might not constiture a "minority", and that perhaps there were even one or two among the highest offices of the federal government, but I don't think I convinced her.

I just wish the T-shirt was less faded and stained, or I'd wear it more often.

I'll have to pick up another one at the next Norwescon...

(And now, I have three T-shirt stories to bore people with! Yay!

Comments

[das-prompt.livejournal.com]

Too awesome.

t-shirt story

[b-v-borgia.livejournal.com]

I was picking up a friend at the airport a few years ago, and I wore my t-shirt that has a design that is a cow and it has the word 'holy' printed above the cow. I had been waiting awhile and up walks a punk rock guy in a batman shirt and stands next to me.

I looked at him, smiled and said 'holy cow, Batman!'. He started to frown and complain about how people reacted to his t-shirt and stated he almost always wore a batman t-shirt. I looked at him and pointed at my t-shirt and said 'I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing with you.'

[rhonan.livejournal.com]

If you run into her again, you could mention to her that there are several people in TCoSB who profess some flavor of Christianity.

[errhead.livejournal.com]

that is a beautiful story

and any patent jc had on dying for sins shoulda expired centuries ago

The New Black

[reynard52.livejournal.com]

When exactly did Christians become a minority anyhow??? Arguing with idiots like her is like kicking the kid in the helmet in high school.

[poezamattik.livejournal.com]

Every time you tell one of your stories, I'm reminded that I'd be a rich man if I'd just arrange to have a film crew following you around.