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who's driving the "fag bug" and why?
lezkeepitreal.com — A vehicle belonging to a young woman was vandalized with the words “fag” and “u r gay” spray painted in red all over her Volkswagen beetle. Instead of recoiling into the shadows of self-pity and shame that often goes hand in hand with any hate crime, Davies decided to thrust herself into the public eye and take her “fag bug” on th
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- ldark21, on 10/11/2007, -22/+6you think so? some crimes aren't committed out of pure hate, just pure stupidity.
- Light11, on 10/11/2007, -3/+5must have been a 13 yr old on digg then
- superguysteve, on 10/11/2007, -13/+62I was expecting a list of people who own a VW Beetle...
- dshPls, on 10/11/2007, -32/+6Or the rabbit,
or the Jetta,
or the GTI.......pretty much any VW. Even the commercials advertise you'll become "happy" after buying a "v dub" for under 17k. - bowl, on 10/11/2007, -27/+3Its funny because VWs are in fact fag bugs LOL
- NenDaiKi, on 10/11/2007, -18/+2I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE. I'D HAVE SEEN IT BETTER IF YOU TYPED IN ALL CAPS THOUGH.
THE MORE YOU KNOW - skyfire1, on 10/11/2007, -10/+2Dude that isn't funny. My Grandpa owns 5 of them.
- kidd3ckz, on 10/11/2007, -8/+3my DAD owns a DEALERSHIP.
- Light11, on 10/11/2007, -7/+2well skyfire, maybe theres something u should ask ur grandpa
edit: you top kidd3ckz - TWill, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1"BREAKING: The Top 10 Famous Lesbian VW Bug Drivers"
- dshPls, on 10/11/2007, -32/+6Or the rabbit,
- DavePee, on 10/11/2007, -21/+52Good for her on turning a vile hate crime into a cause, and bringing it to a wider audience's attention.
- Lancer383, on 10/11/2007, -54/+13Good on you for contributing nothing with your comment.
- Callidus, on 10/11/2007, -13/+26^ Ironic no?
- rollem, on 10/11/2007, -19/+7@Lancer383
The purpose of your comment seems only to showcase your marvelous wit; does that deserve more space than DavePee or less? - Confuseus, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2@tyrannysucks
you're an idiot.
i don't understand how people like you can be so ignorant.
like...
i'm speechless
- mntbikeracer1, on 10/11/2007, -24/+9Who the hell cares? Most of my gay friends abhor ***** like this they don't want it plastered all over the place in festivals, parades and now VW's they just want normal lives like straight people. And I am pretty sure I don't see any VW's plastered with straight and proud lingo.
- rollem, on 10/11/2007, -6/+15Um, it's not like there are many anti-straight hate crimes out there. If there were, then maybe people would try to bring attention to it.
- netbear, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6So you're saying it's OK to harass somebody if they DO have a gay pride sticker on their car? That's pretty ignorant logic.
Whether or not your gay friends like gay pride stickers, people shouldn't be allowed to harass just because they don't like what a person is or declares her self to be. That's hate. Taken to its logical conclusion hate will turn into physical violence and death for the victim. That's why hate crimes need to be treated differently.
- nblsavage, on 10/11/2007, -6/+48Are you sure it's a hate crime? Sounds like someone might have had a WoW chat flashback and had a can of spray paint.
- cmscott, on 10/11/2007, -29/+17Did she ever stop to think that maybe some stupid kid assumed that a guy owned it? Otherwise, it would've said "Dyke" or something. I just think she took it too personally and is going a little out of her way to embrace this unfortunate incident. But whatever, if she wants to drive a giant rainbow that says 'Fag Bug' from now on instead of just getting the car cleaned up, I guess that's her choice.
- Tenric, on 10/11/2007, -10/+9That's what I was thinking. I've never heard the word "fag" applied to a women, except for "fag hag" which is a term I hate simply because it's to ugly words combined.
- Spooner, on 10/11/2007, -4/+16"But whatever, if she wants to drive a giant rainbow that says 'Fag Bug' from now on instead of just getting the car cleaned up, I guess that's her choice."
I can see why she's doing it. To show people who might see the car the kind of treatment gay people sometimes get in this country. - dweeb79, on 10/11/2007, -6/+14I'm going out on a limb here.
Maybe the person who painted it didn't know how to spell the word "Dyke" - tpaine, on 10/11/2007, -1/+15maybe if you had read the article you would know that :
“If someone who knew me wanted to personally hurt me, they wouldn’t write, ‘u r gay’ on my car,” she said. “It’s like writing ‘u r straight’ on someone car who is straight. It doesn’t have any impact or weight.”
Erin assumed that whomever spray-painted her car wanted her to feel that being gay was a bad thing instead of something she should be proud of.
She isn't taking it as something directed at "Erin who lives in 4B" but rather as something directed at "that fag who parks their car on my street". It's still targeting her because of her rainbow sticker and clearly not "random vandalism". - kidd3ckz, on 10/11/2007, -11/+1bury me in digg sand
- crawfishsoul, on 10/11/2007, -1/+60Looks to me like it says faq. Perhaps someone just had a frequently asked question for her.
- Lister169, on 10/11/2007, -0/+14Yeah, it was probably supposed to say "r u gay" on the hood.
- hEker, on 10/11/2007, -40/+12I would so turn that chick stright...
- Tenric, on 10/11/2007, -2/+36I did think she was an attractive real life lesbian.
- mweflen, on 10/11/2007, -3/+30@heker
I am sure she is positively quaking wet with excitement at the prospect... - DiggFight, on 10/11/2007, -32/+2She's not really a lesbian, she just needs a good deep dicking. heker is not man enough to handle this situation, so I will take over.
- whutwhut, on 10/11/2007, -1/+12@ heker, and especially @ diggfight,
you guys are ***** assholes. - blinkfink182, on 10/11/2007, -7/+1Relax. diggfight's comment is from a movie or tv show. Can't remember from where exactly though. Although, I am assuming that's where it came from and wasn't meant as literal.
- whutwhut, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5@blinkfink, gotcha. would make this mountains less offensive if source were provided by diggfight. otherwise comes off as a punch in the gut that really pisses me off.
- Billiam627, on 10/11/2007, -2/+26I go to school in Albany, and I can tell you that this sort of thing is remarkably common. I've had my car broken into several times this year alone. One guy who lives in my dorm had "I hate Jews" spray painted on his car. Must be a lot of bored kids around here...
- Snakedal337, on 10/11/2007, -13/+15Na just a lot of racist red-necks
- skyfire1, on 10/11/2007, -3/+8I remember when I was 11 I loved going pee in public bathrooms because of the funny vandalism.
- stevealford, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3@snakedal337: So you have to be a red-neck to hate someone? Or are you saying all red-necks are racist? As a white boy who grew up on a tobacco farm, I can tell you that "red-necks" are people who work out in the sun all day and get a farmer's tan with a red neck... to say what you said is just as bigotted as the people you're talking about. Thank you for being the hypocrite of the day. Good job, you ***** moron.
- ArtificialAnus, on 10/11/2007, -6/+38
Good for her not taking this kind of crap lying down, not allowing herself to become a victim.
Contrast with racial slur sofa lady:
http://www.thestar.com/Article/200265
...who allows herself to be "victimized" by a chinese worker's poor translation.
AA- lechatron, on 10/11/2007, -7/+12What are you talking about? That sofa was clearly a personal attack against her and her family.
- bIuebonics, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3@lechatron
i think you forgot the /sarcasm tag... it's an, unfortunately, necessary evil on digg. ders some dees diggers dat don't think to good... :P - lechatron, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1I wasn't being sarcastic.
- f201, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5Down already? That didn't take long.
- merreborn, on 10/11/2007, -1/+14image mirrored:
http://img265.imageshack.us/my.php?image=erinnbug21ed5.jpg
Text is available at:
http://duggmirror.com/politics/who_s_driving_the_fag_bug_and_why - RevFredSanford, on 10/11/2007, -5/+0i'll take this opportunity to use the most hackneyed phrase which ends up being surprisingly inappropriate but quite apropos:
In Soviet Russia, Digg goes down on you! - bIuebonics, on 10/11/2007, -4/+12wow... she's pretty hot...
- trogdor282, on 10/11/2007, -7/+1Hot lesbian? Buried as inaccurate.
- merreborn, on 10/11/2007, -1/+14image mirrored:
- InsultComedy, on 10/11/2007, -11/+1Maybe yuppie, by fag? I either don't see Beetles on the road anymore or I totally blocked them out of my mind.
- merreborn, on 10/11/2007, -5/+10Good call. No self respecting gay man would be caught dead in a VW bug.
- InsultComedy, on 10/11/2007, -8/+3The gay people I know either drive Mercedes or BMW. Rich *****.
- pingveno, on 10/11/2007, -8/+5accident, mark down
- greysun, on 10/11/2007, -0/+23"The gay people I know either drive Mercedes or BMW. Rich *****."
This is an unintended side effect of them being denied the right to marry and have children... SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE!!! Let them suffer with the rest of us! - joe122370, on 10/11/2007, -5/+2usually Audi TT's
- smedrick, on 10/11/2007, -4/+1I'd trust a German automobile over any Japanese or American ***** on the road. You want safety, reliability and performance, you buy an Audi, Mercedes or BMW. Just because you can't afford it, doesn't mean it's gay. Get off your ass and get a job.
- refreshments, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Hell, I'm gay, poor as hell, and I drive a ***** Buick Century.
Last time I checked, only old folks drove those. Goes to show you that a car is just a car.
Oh, and before that I drove an 88' dodge ram. - InsultComedy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1My dad owns a repair shop. The only people that bring in Mercedes, Lincoln, and BMW are usually gay. Why these posts are being dugg down, I have no idea. I guess people don't like gays.
- msillitoe, on 10/11/2007, -12/+0Where can I get a sticker for my fixed car?
0. - bellend, on 10/11/2007, -26/+1u r gay
- msillitoe, on 10/11/2007, -14/+2Possibly. But I am not stupid.
0.
- msillitoe, on 10/11/2007, -14/+2Possibly. But I am not stupid.
- eezzzz, on 10/11/2007, -18/+6Maybe she got a rush from all the attention and now she's trying to maintain the high..?
- eezzzz, on 10/11/2007, -12/+3"Homophobia isn’t just my problem to solve,” she said. “It’s everyone’s. We all need to come together to figure out where this type of behavior comes from, who is teaching it and how it can be changed.”
Wait.. is she for, or against gay rights? - RossTizma, on 10/11/2007, -24/+3It is her problem to solve, non-fags don't give a damn about homophobia.
- rspeed, on 10/11/2007, -1/+19I give a damn.
- RossTizma, on 10/11/2007, -23/+1Because you're a fruit.
- MisterRik, on 10/11/2007, -0/+13Rosstizma - I'm not and yet I also care. I'm male but I also care about womens rights. I'm unlikely to suffer from racism yet I care about that too. There is however something I don't care for. Narrow minded little people like you. Welcome to my block list
- eezzzz, on 10/11/2007, -12/+3"Homophobia isn’t just my problem to solve,” she said. “It’s everyone’s. We all need to come together to figure out where this type of behavior comes from, who is teaching it and how it can be changed.”
- slipgrid, on 10/11/2007, -8/+3Very nice! How much?
- tylermcgill, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3http://duggmirror.com
- isuisorisuaint, on 10/11/2007, -1/+11sorry for the comment abuse....http://www.fagbug.com
- TRENT310, on 10/11/2007, -2/+111. What constitutes 'comment abuse', anyway?
1.1 I tend to think of it as 'replying to the first comment just to appear at the top' but that was just a normal comment, not a reply to one either.
1.2. Maybe it means off topicness. Like this comment.
1.2.1 Maybe I should just stop complaining. And categorizing my numbering. - merreborn, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7That link is relevant to the article, therefore posting it is both on topic and insightful.
The site refers to the same person as TFA, and one of images is in TFA. - isuisorisuaint, on 10/11/2007, -5/+2@TRENT3:
i don't know...i thought it was just something cool to say.
- TRENT310, on 10/11/2007, -2/+111. What constitutes 'comment abuse', anyway?
- smackkmonkey, on 10/11/2007, -19/+3so instead of getting the car repaired, as was offered for free, she decides to make a big ordeal of it and travel around various parades and public places? does she not realize it was probably a couple of stupid kids and it's not going to prevent anything..
- jmpeagle, on 10/11/2007, -10/+3but it raises "awareness"...whatever that means.
- mancat, on 10/11/2007, -16/+7Awareness of opinionated self-righteous 29 year-old lesbian grad students with no responsibilities and too much free time on their hands?
That's the only thing she's made me more "aware" of.
Remove the paint and finish school. You're almost 30.
- xatx1, on 10/11/2007, -18/+109-f9-11-02-9d-74-e3-5b-d8-41-56-c5-63-56-88-c0
- rspeed, on 10/11/2007, -11/+6Hey, she's cute! Think I have a chance? :3
- MisterRik, on 10/11/2007, -1/+9Are you a girl?
- mancat, on 10/11/2007, -11/+4Instead of turning your car into a walking statement about... something, instead, get a can of denatured alcohol and remove the paint yourself in under five minutes, then go on about your day.
But if you felt "empowered," go ahead and roll with it. Just don't be surprised if everyone that sees you thinks you look ridiculous.- weref0cked, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5@mancat: nice job of entirely missing the point. That's what everybody else usually does -- remove the graffiti and pretend it never happened. If you happen to _not_ be the straight male middle-income caucasian piece of whitebread that you probably are, maybe you'll suffer discrimination someday and find out it actually doesn't feel that good to just take it without saying anything about it.
Good for her, she's got more balls than a lot of guys on this site.
- weref0cked, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5@mancat: nice job of entirely missing the point. That's what everybody else usually does -- remove the graffiti and pretend it never happened. If you happen to _not_ be the straight male middle-income caucasian piece of whitebread that you probably are, maybe you'll suffer discrimination someday and find out it actually doesn't feel that good to just take it without saying anything about it.
- ipodman, on 10/11/2007, -12/+5I saw her on the road the other day...kind of cute...too bad she's a fag.
- bIuebonics, on 10/11/2007, -8/+6well, considering how gay vw bugs really are, i'd have to say that there's a chance the culprit just didn't like her car...
- jcm267, on 10/11/2007, -13/+1Volkswagon Bugs are faggy cars...
I'll never buy a Volkswagon -- my relatives would ***** kill me. Hitler had a hand in founding that company, and the older ones have many Polish relatives they knew who died because of this man's actions. How is America the world's biggest and most hated boogeyman when it never did anything as bad as other now "free" countries did in the past? They should be thanking us at every turn for all the good this country did, if anything. - kaiser44, on 10/11/2007, -3/+10If I see it can I still slug my gay brother?
- refreshments, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Haha, slug bug.
I slug my straight brother though.
Good times.
- refreshments, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Haha, slug bug.
- bIuebonics, on 10/11/2007, -12/+3"The lesson of the “fag bug” is that, even in 2007, somewhere, someone is learning to be hateful."
yea... because everyone is inherently born kind-hearted and accepting of everyone. i'm not saying discrimination isn't also "taught" and passed along between people, but the sensationalism in this statement is a little much. hate isn't just taught; it is, unfortunately, an inherent quality in some people- BohicaTwentyTwo, on 10/11/2007, -11/+7Actually the lesson is that some people will do anything to pimp their victimhood.
- bIuebonics, on 10/11/2007, -7/+2oops, getting dugg down. i forgot, everyone is inherently the same and nobody is different in any way except in their inherent individualism which can only be positive in which case it isn't inherent as it's definitely been forced upon them due to the fact that everyone thinks and functions exactly the same except in their inherent individualism which can only be... er... almost got stuck in the aging, hippy, liberal douche cyclical logical... scary. :P
- stevealford, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1@bluebonics: If it helps, I agree with you. Our natural instinct (which we share with all other animals) is to distrust anything that looks or acts differently than we do. The natural response is to discriminate: if a fox squirrel finds a cache of nuts in a hollow tree and then a ground squirrel comes up, the fox squirrel will throw a fit, whereas he'd be fine with another fox squirrel coming to see it. The two breeds aren't natural enemies and you never see them fight unless one has something the other wants.
As people, we get a lot more pissed off when someone of a different race, sexual orientation, or social class does something than we do when someone we share those things with does it. I've known gay guys who call each other fags, but don't let a straight person say it. We inherently discriminate, which is just a lighter shade of hate... so hatred is natural... some of us overcome our nature, others don't. If you disagree, please make an intelligent argument stating how/why I'm wrong rather than burying and running like some of you did with bluebonics.
- Brodels, on 10/11/2007, -2/+6From http://www.fagbug.com
"Mission: To drive my fagbug on a cross country trip and take it to as many diverse communities as possible." I take it she didn't see the Top Gear where they drove through Alabama. (I'm sure Alabama is great and their actions did not reflect those of most Alababamamainians.)- hifiDesign, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4I don't know why you were dugg down, but you raise an excellent point. She could be potentially endangering herself if she doesn't think and plan that out carefully. As an aside, that Top Gear was hilarious and scary all at once, but they really should've known better than to taunt rural folk by making fun of NASCAR ;)
Edit: I'm from the south and I live in a quasi-rural area, so don't go getting bent out of shape, peeps.
- hifiDesign, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4I don't know why you were dugg down, but you raise an excellent point. She could be potentially endangering herself if she doesn't think and plan that out carefully. As an aside, that Top Gear was hilarious and scary all at once, but they really should've known better than to taunt rural folk by making fun of NASCAR ;)
- thnksnow, on 10/11/2007, -2/+10a chic driving a grey bug thats nothing ...the other day i saw a middleaged man driving a neon green bug with his shirt-off. I almost scratched my eyes out!
- wiremonkeymommy, on 10/11/2007, -4/+5good for her!!
- joe122370, on 10/11/2007, -4/+7i think they were commenting on the car, not the girl. It just happened to be a lesbian owner. According to the new rules of America, she must now sue Volkswagen for emotional distress caused by their gay products
- reevolutn, on 10/11/2007, -9/+3hurray for non fat lesbians proving they arnt all over weight
- drmrsanta, on 10/11/2007, -4/+6"By calling her campaign “fag bug,” Erin is taking the power out of the word ‘fag’ and making it part of a fun, playful and intriguing movement. “Words no longer have power over us when we decide to change the meaning of the word,” she added."
Yeah... Cause taking a derogatory word, and "owning" it, has worked so well in the past.- GiggleStick, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3It's OK, she's taking it back.
- pingveno, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2@jcm267
I suppose it would depend on the social situation. There aren't very many homosexuals in proportion to the general population, so there would be a lot of pressure from the surrounding community to have the same number of children as everyone else. It's hard for me to tell because I've never met a gay caveman. That brings up a question: Did gay male cavemen have better taste in animal skin than heterosexual male cavemen?
- UWake911, on 10/11/2007, -26/+2I'm researching the gay thing and I agree that challenging the abuse by making it public is right, I believe homosexuality is a mental disease though and shouldn't be encouraged.
Lesbianism as it's termed is a very difficult subject to fathom, especially from a male's perspective.- ldark21, on 10/11/2007, -1/+12a mental disease ... are u serious?
- jcm267, on 10/11/2007, -12/+1What evolutionary advantage do homosexuals add to the gene pool?
I'm not saying there's anything wrong with people for being gay, but come on. Let people be gay, I really don't care, but it's definitely a flaw. - tdogg241, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10"The seventh printing of the DSM-II, in 1974, no longer listed homosexuality as a category of disorder."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders
I think you'd better use more current research materials in learning about "the gay thing." - republicker, on 10/11/2007, -14/+1Well i think there are about as many retards as there are *****. im just saying.....j/k. All I know is there is certainly somthing wrong w/ somebody who will put their dick in another man's *****.
- tdogg241, on 10/11/2007, -0/+15@jcm267: What evolutionary advantage do black people add to the gene pool? None, right? Would you say that being black is a flaw?
I've actually read arguments that homosexuality could be a species' own response to overpopulation. Given that we're at ~6.5B people on the planet, and that number's expected to hit 8.0B in 20 years, our species could procreate ourselves out of existence. I don't necessarily agree with the perspective, but people just need to get it through their skulls that not fitting in with perceived norms in a society does not make someone flawed. - bIuebonics, on 10/11/2007, -0/+13@jcm267: What evolutionary advantage do homosexuals add to the gene pool?
well let's see: they'd be more apt to adopt a child than to reproduce and add to the advancement of overpopulation. if a species becomes too large for their available resources then a collapse would be imminent. the more gay and lesbians there are the slower the rate of our population increase and the more time we have to find and utilize more resources. basically, gays are the savior of the human race... and lesbians are just awesome. ;) - tdogg241, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6Also, why is it difficult from a male's perspective to fathom lesbianism!? You apparently like women, how can you blame anyone else for feeling the same way?
- hifiDesign, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8@ the douchebag who said: "I believe homosexuality is a mental disease though and shouldn't be encouraged."
I believe your bigotry is a symbol of regression in human evolution and you should be exterminated for the absolute ignorance and intolerance contained in that statement. Doesn't make me right, though, does it? Just an *****. FYI.
/sarcasm - jcm267, on 10/11/2007, -7/+2"What evolutionary advantage do black people add to the gene pool? None, right? Would you say that being black is a flaw?"
- You are an idiot. Do you really think there was no evolutionary advantage to having black skin in Africa?
"I've actually read arguments that homosexuality could be a species' own response to overpopulation. Given that we're at ~6.5B people on the planet, and that number's expected to hit 8.0B in 20 years, our species could procreate ourselves out of existence."
- By passing on their genes at a lower clip than the high reproducers? The way to avoid overpopulation is to bring the rest of the world into the first world economy so people don't need to have 11 kids to run the farm and then to rely on when they reach old age. If we allow the "outsourcing" of farming, for example, we could bring modern technology to the third world. Modern farming methods are less taxing on the land, we'd bring in farming jobs to the developing world, and we'd be bringing the developing world out of poverty at an even faster clip than we are now.
" don't necessarily agree with the perspective, but people just need to get it through their skulls that not fitting in with perceived norms in a society does not make someone flawed."
- It is a flaw you dolt. I'm not saying they should be discriminated against but being gay is not an evolutionary advantage, but it's definitely a genetic flaw. - pingveno, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8@jcm267
In terms of evolution, homosexuality doesn't really matter. Homosexuality happens in only about 2-4% of the population and individuals can still reproduce, even if the relationship is loveless. In a primitive world where producing a lot of children is top priority, humans can reproduce and raise their children without sexual attraction. In the modern world, it's so easy for us to have enough children survive to create the next generation that being able to give birth to a child is secondary to parenting. - jcm267, on 10/11/2007, -6/+1@ pingveno
point taken, but do you think a homosexual caveman or a hetereosexual caveman will go to greater lengths to "pass on his seed"? - NoNameHere, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2I theorize that homosexuality serves as a kind of evolutionary safety net. Given that the random collection and activation of certain important genes that serve as a significant advantage in survival (or in the case of an intelligent species, progress) can take centuries, the loss of such a gene set due to the death of its parents before it is capable of independent survival could be catastrophic for a species. This would explain why homosexuality is more common in monogamous species. They serve, in an evolutionary context, as backup parents in the rare but pivotal event of an important mutation being orphaned.
- spktrue, on 10/11/2007, -3/+8Hate crimes (and other terrorist activities) deserve greater penalties because of the intimidation factor -- a hate crime against a black person or a gay person affects -- by design -- people well outside of the individuals' sphere. A cross-burning on a lawn is not intended only to scare the residents -- it's also a very effective means to let others know that they will be subject to the same should they dare to exercise their civil rights.
- republicker, on 10/11/2007, -5/+1intimidation is not a crime.
- republicker, on 10/11/2007, -7/+0they should have painted dumbass on there instead. a crime is a crime for the most part, no matter who it is against.
- jdbeast00, on 10/11/2007, -4/+1I thought they were asking who drives a Scion xB :)
- spambutcher, on 10/11/2007, -5/+3I'm against "hate crime" laws for philosophical reasons - but I totally support what this woman is doing.
she's taken an attack - and turned it into something positive and proactive. people like her are doing far more to fight bigotry than laws can.
(and she's hot) - GiggleStick, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7Is it safe to drive with your window obscured with opaque paint like that?
- burnblue, on 10/11/2007, -9/+2She's cute. Shame.
- whutwhut, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4not for me...
- neoiceman, on 10/11/2007, -2/+18Reminds me of an episode of "Queer as Folk" where brians jeep was spray painted with the word *****.
w00t for gay pride! :D- tdogg241, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6I miss that show. +digg for you!
- nawhead, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0And he also rode around in it cause he was like, "screw it," and inspirational music played. This girl just copied off that episode. Digg "fag bug" story down for unoriginality.
- nawhead, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0wow it cut me off while i was editing my text. as i was saying, -5 points for unorginality since erin just copied off a tv show.
- MadN, on 10/11/2007, -10/+0I could care less to "turn her straight"; but would love to "get her off" (and her GF too)
/Not that studley, just persistant, and will not quit till the job is licked.... - Gee1004, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1The show L word is better. No dudes
- osbjmg, on 10/11/2007, -5/+1Buried as inaccurate. Volkswagen never made a 2002 Beetle. There was, however, a Volkswagen car with a similar name: New Beetle.
- HydraulicToast, on 10/11/2007, -6/+2she's sticking up for herself, thats cool.
however, I don't think its as surprising and amazing as it seems. sure, there was an act of vandalism directed at her sexuality. in this present world of homosexual sensationalism, i'd expect this kind of terminology to be on people's cars as a personal statement. its like she's saying, yes, i am a fag! fags of the world unite! fagbug stickers...think a black person would take this approach if someone spraypainted "*****" on the side of their car?
"i wont stop until one million people are proudly displaying their nigbug stickers!"- pingveno, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6Have you ever listened to rap?
- filmbandit, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5hydraulictoast said: "think a black person would take this approach if someone spraypainted "*****" on the side of their car?"
as there were many brave young black men and women that endured so much struggle for their rights, i'm sure in several places there were black people that did as much--back when the world was far more running over with all that "negro sensationalism". if there is someone still writing "u r a fag" on cars sporting rainbow stickers--hell yes-- she should be driving her fagbug all over creation.
- MisterFlaut, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4I bet they wouldn't have done it if they knew she was a lesbian rather than a gay man.
- 2ktj, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Great...now I'm in the firewall logs at work for looking at "Pornography". Yes www.lezkeepitreal.com is blocked as porn...
- TiCL, on 10/11/2007, -6/+2I would hit her!
- fast1marine, on 10/11/2007, -7/+1wow someone vandalized your car, why don't you cry about it some more, I mean honestly why do we have to whine so much and take everything personally it sucks and insurance should pay to fix it up, so fix it up and effing can it.
- theprototype, on 10/11/2007, -5/+1PUBLICITY STUNT!!!!!! She makes documentaries and wants to raise awareness. This was the perfect opportunity for her. Just like Eddie Griffin and the Ferrari.
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