Lesbian Couple Claims Discrimination Over ‘Marriage Is So Gay’ T-Shirt Incident at Dollywood
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (The Blaze/AP) — A lesbian couple is asking for changes at Dollywood after an employee asked one of the women to turn her T-shirt reading “marriage is so gay” inside-out to avoid offending others on a recent visit to the Tennessee theme park complex.
Olivier Odom and Jennifer Tipton told The Knoxville News Sentinel they want the park to be more inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families after Odom was asked to reverse her shirt when they visited Dollywood Splash Country next to the Pigeon Forge amusement park. Below, watch a report from WBIR-TV that explains the scenario further:
Dollywood spokesman Pete Owens said on Tuesday that Dollywood is open to all families, but their dress code policy is to ask people with clothing or tattoos that could be considered offensive to change clothes or cover up. Owens said the couple was not asked to leave and complied with the rules to reverse the shirt when asked.
“The park is open every day to everybody,” Owens said. “We try to provide an environment for families of all shapes and sizes to enjoy themselves. Owens said park officials are discussing the matter and will speak to the couple directly.
Odom said that they visited the water park July 9 with friends and their friends’ children when she was asked by a person at the ticket booth to turn her shirt inside out because it was a family park. Odom said she complied so as not to make a scene in front of the children, but felt offended.
“Our whole deal is about marriage equality and being treated equally,” said Tipton. “It‘s not that we’re trying to cause a big stir.” According to WBIR.com, she also said:
“I was curious what he found offensive about the shirt. If it was the fact that it had the word gay on it or that it was in conjunction with the word marriage.”
Odom and Tipton are not legally married, but held a ceremony last year in North Carolina. They wrote an email to the park asking the park “to implement policies that are inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people; conduct staff sensitivity training; and issue a public statement indicating that the park is inclusive of all families.”
It’s unclear how the situation will be handled, considering that Dolly Parton has been open about her favorable views on same-sex marriage. Below, watch her discuss the matter with CNN’s Joy Behar:
Owens said the couple’s complaints have sparked discussion at the park about the dress code, a policy that park employees deal with frequently because of the thousands of visitors every year.
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Comments (258)
TheLeftMadeMeRight
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:09amYou know my wife and I take our marriage very seriously. We attended classes with our priest, made a commitment before God, and had our union blessed. Marriage is a serious bond between a man, a woman and God. If you mock my marriage or if you do not believe as I do then, I AM OFFENDED AND I WILL SUE YOU!
Report Post »If you respond in disagreement or anger to this post please respond with your name, address and attorney’s name so we can get your name on the list and get my lawsuit rolling.
Bluefish49
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:13amThe ACLU will jump all over this. If they do my kids will go to school every day with an American flag tee shirt and a Bible under their arm.
Report Post »REPUB1
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:20amTO:TheLeftMadeMeRight
Report Post »RULE 1 GOD is there 24hrs 7 days a week, so why do you need classes w/priest. seems thaT IT ‘s NOT SO BLESSED is it??? all i’m saying is all you need is GOD in your lives. His blessing ALONE is all you need…..
1proudAmerican
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:26amPersonalized t-shirts……….the next freedom lost.
Report Post »Cobra Blue
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:44amWhy is it the queers have to always make a statement about their belief system. If they are lesbos that is their business. But why must they advertise? AH. Because they want to make a point and they do that by always putting their beliefs in your face. I don’t have to wear a shirt that I am married. These gals know exactly what they are doing. It is all about getting a response. If all they really cared about was being married to each other then a T-Shirt would not be necessary. And here is the dirty little secret…they are extremely self-conscious of the fact that they are lesbos…that is why they wear their queer lifestyle on the sleeve (easily offended) every where they go. The same also applied to all the other perverted groups.
Report Post »Mizurax
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:09am“Personalized t-shirts……….the next freedom lost.”
I disagree. If they were walking around the streets of Nashville and were asked by police to turn the shirt inside-out, then I’d be with you. But they’re at a privately owned theme park. A privately owned property can create whatever dress code it wishes. If you don’t like the dress code, don’t attend the park. Freedom will be lost when the state declares that the privately owned property must allow people to where whatever they wish.
Report Post »vtxphantom
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:16amSome homosexuals should try reading the bible from time to time and they should try reading the constitution from time to time
Report Post »DisgustedWithSociety
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:27amRebel flags, tatoos and a male and female making out in a public area are offensive to me. Unions before god/friends/family are personal. So live the life you know and let others live as they please. Teach your offspring equality and fairness. Don’t pass negitivity it begets bigots. I do not live an alternative lifestyle, but I believe all people should live in harmony and peace.
Stop being homophobic and mind your own business. You will be happier and have less crows feet and lines on your face if you smile instead of frowning at things that don’t concern you .. that you can not change.
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:47amMy thoughts exactly!! I would have been “offended” by the shirt. There are a million things that the “gays” do that offend me…
Report Post »B_rad
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:58amI also take marriage seriously. I believe I hold marriage more dearly than most straight people. My second favorite radio host, Dr. Laura, takes calls daily from straight people who abuse their marriages and take their spouses for granted. Also, straight ‘couples’ shack up and expect the world to treat them as if they’ve formed a covenant. Not to mention the straight folks creating children without a committed mom and dad.
Report Post »Though I am gay, I used to agree marriage should be left to traditional families, and give us civil unions. I still don‘t care what it’s called, so long as we all have equal rights. But, when I thought about it and applied my constitutional libertarian values to the issue, I started to question what the problem is. It is a state’s rights issue and I respect the right of each community to decide for themselves. But then, what happens to state‘s honoring each other’s contracts?
I really wish to understand the secular argument against gay marriage. I am asking you all here: What about gay marriage, specifially, harms traditional families or the institution of marriage? Plese explain to me what damage it does. Since I ‘travel in conservative circles’, I have asked this often, and no one can tell me. I’m asking this, much bigger, conservative circle: What harm does it do, SPECIFICALLY?
To the article: The park has the right to their standards. Can we all stop being offendend by simple things? If it was that FCK H8 crap, I get it – OFFENSIVE
Blackop
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:16pmHave fun suing 50% of hetero couples who get divorced. The point is that lots of them don’t take their vows as seriously as you do. Just live your convictions and allow others to make mistakes. It’s really not that hard.
Report Post »Dismayed Veteran
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:54pmRepublic1
Why did you take shot at the Catholic Church? You have your beliefs. We have ours. But it is interesting that Catholics never respond to Anti-Catholics except to pray for them. But here goes anyway. I figure you live in a hollow and attend a church that has snakes as the principle core practice and that you hate just about everyone.
Report Post »Dismayed Veteran
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 1:33pm@REPUB1
Why did you choose to take a shot at a Catholic? Whenever anti-catholic remarks are written, you never see a Catholic response that is anti-protestant. In an earlier response that did not make it to this page, I did just that and it was really a good one. Now I will be content to let know that I will light a candle, pray a rosary and remember you at Mass. One day each of us will individually stand before GOD to be judged. HE doesn’t like hatred. But HE does like people praying for blessings on others.
Got ya
Report Post »TAKE_NO_PRISONERS
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:09amRules apply, even to Lesbians,Queers,Homos,Gay Boys,Manly Girls,Girlie Men,Beast lovers…..etc.
Report Post »1proudAmerican
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:54amI once saw a female coupe walking together in Provincetown, MA and one was wearing a t-shirt that said GAY. Why is it ok for them and not for us to say that word?
Report Post »By the way, before you go to Boston or Provincetown, make sure there isn’t a Pride Rally. I learned MY lesson!
Rational Man
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:01amThat seems to be the problem with these people, that is, breaking the rules. They break the rules of God, nature and man. They are a lawless group that thinks they should be able to do whatever they want, with no regard for others. I’m fed up with the in your face perverts!! The more they do this kind of stuff, the less respect I have for them. Not that I had much to begin with!
Report Post »Hula Calhoun
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:39amThe sad thing is, marriage is becoming “gay.” More and more gays are getting married, and fewer and fewer straights are getting married. If the trend continues, eventually the only married people will be gays.
That being said, the new definition of the word “gay” gives the Flintstones “We’ll have a gay old time” a whole new meaning!
Report Post »twizfoshiz
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:02pmOh – because heteros never break any rules of God or man? Who you love doesn’t define who you are; your soul defines who you are. You all are going to have a rude awakening on judgment day.
Report Post »michaelmoron
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:52pm@MIDWESTMOM – Brilliant Point !!!!
Report Post »The_Hut_In_Co
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 2:44pm@rational man Well You hit the nail on the head. That‘s just what I’m thinking!
Report Post »AMEN to You Sir.
AlansTigg
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:08ammy first thought was that the tshirt was meant to say that marriage is stupid/silly whatever….not homosexual…what an odd thing to put on a tshirt when wanting people to take you seriously
Report Post »enemy of the statist
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:14amExactly. After reading the headline I thought it was an anti-gay marriage slogan. I guess this is the best these dimwits can come up with?
Report Post »LOOKING_BOTH_WAYS
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:40amWhy have homosexuals and others hijacked the word “Gay” ?
The word “gay ” means Happy, Joyful, ect. so the term “ marriage is so Gay ” could mean a positive thing ………….
Next weeks story …. Dollywood gets glittered ……………………move along …move along
Report Post »ruffnex
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:49amShe wore the shirt more than once…just to cause a situation.
Report Post »Mizurax
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:14am“Why have homosexuals and others hijacked the word “Gay” ?”
That’s why I (we) have hijacked it back from them. When I use the word gay, for example, “That shirt is really gay,“ I use it in meaning ”stupid“ or ”idiotic.” If the homosexuals think they can hijack the word for their own use, then they need to stop crying when others hijack the word again for a different use. Quit telling me it’s offensive when I call something “gay.” It’s a slang term for “stupid.” Intent matters.
Report Post »Opinionated Optional
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 7:59pmSee what your narrowminded self is not understanding is the shirt means that its ok for gays to marry. “Marriage is Gay” ie “marriage is ok for gays”
Report Post »Locked
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:07amIronically, they could have worn a shirt that said “I married my first cousin in Tennessee!” and it would have been fine. Different states have different marriage laws (such as TN’s allowing cousins to marry).
Report Post »Marci
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:40am@locked—you said:
“Ironically, they could have worn a shirt that said “I married my first cousin in Tennessee!” and it would have been fine. Different states have different marriage laws (such as TN’s allowing cousins to marry).”
Ah….how refreshing, anti-Southern bigotry in response to supposed bigotry. Seek counseling and above all, get over yourself.
Report Post »Boss J
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:49amWhere are yo from Locked? Because I have a list for you.
Report Post »States that allow cousins to marry…http://www.cousincouples.com/?page=states
CALIFORNIA, Colorado, New Mexico, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Virgina, Maryland, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey and ……
(wait for it)
NEW YORK!!
Locked
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:55pm@Marci
I live in FL; you can’t get much further south! What bigotry is there? As I said, marriage laws vary state by state. It’s fact, not offensive.
Report Post »Locked
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 1:10pmAnd lest anyone be foolish enough to reply “What, in Miami?” No, North Florida. The reason I brought up TN’s bizarre marriage policies is because the park in question is in TN. Reiterating my former point: marriage laws vary state by state. The park apparently is offended by the laws of several other states, but their own laws allowing cousins to marry would probably be seen as ok. It’s all relative.
(heh, unintentional pun; cousins marrying really would be “relative!”)
Report Post »SenorStrange
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 2:27pmYou can also marry your adopted daughter in New York and be praised for it in the media.
Report Post »MightyInfantry
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:06amFreedom of speech on private property is limited to what the property owner decrees. You cannot come into my house and use language or wear clothing that I find offensive. If I tell you that you are out of line either comply or leave and that is my constitutional right to do so. Do not get public domain mixed with private domain.
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:16amYour home is not a place of public accommodation.
Report Post »Oil_Robb
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:23amVAGetarians and sodomites always push things way to far
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:03am“is not a place of public accommodation” ….doesn’t wash.
Report Post »Dollywood is a private enterprise.
Every private business – no matter what type – has the legal right to set their own rules.
Examples:
No food or drink beyond this point.
Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service
No Public Restroom
Do Not Enter – Employees Only
If You break It – You Buy It
Do Not Touch
Ask for Employee Assistance with Items in Display Case
Checks Not Accepted
No Returns or Refunds
Only 3 Items Allowed in Dressing Rooms
No Smoking
No Spitting on Floor
No Glass Containers
…… the list is endless and they are all legal.
Using your logic – any of these could be considered “discrimination”.
Rational Man
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:12am“We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone”
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:34am@ Rational Man
Thanks! Forgot to include that one. :D
Report Post »rightworks
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:40amNot every establishment wants to accommodate gays or even want them to show up. Many, many, people find being gay disgusting and sickening. Christians know it is a sin and that it is punishable by God.
Report Post »michaelmoron
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:58pmBrilliant Point, Midwestmom !!!!
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:04amWell we have no rights to be offended by the sick behavior of these poor untreated mentally ill people, we gave up that right when we stopped treating them for their illness.
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:08amYa!…..What ever happened to the ‘frontal lobotomy’ anyway?
Report Post »The_Hut_In_Co
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 2:57pmHe!!, You can’t even call crazy people Crazy anymore. Pretty Crazy if ya ask Me.
Report Post »Ryan
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 1:47amYeah, those sickos.
Next we should round them up. Final Solution, Heinrich Himmler status.
I mean, if the ‘good book’ says it’s evil, let’s do it.
Since the book you thump from says it‘s God’s job to judge, let‘s leave it up to ’him.’
Report Post »Sister_Mary
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:04amDon’t go to Dollywood anymore .. the will teach them … NOT !!!!! Take your whiney ass to Cali-Mexi-fornia.
Report Post »Zoe
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:19amLike
Report Post »Warphead
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:03amHmmm, would that be shag or burber?
zman61
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:02amthey did this knowing they would provoke a reaction and push their agenda out into the media. this is nothing other that promoting their lifestyle. If I wore a shirt that said “I’m kinda like Raquel Welch, I wanna pet your P8##y”. Which would be flaunting publicly that I am hetero should I not expect the same reaction from the security people.
Report Post »HumbleCitizen
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:10amI agree they had an agenda just by wearing that shirt or else…they would have chosen a different shirt.
Report Post »An AmericanMom
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:51amThey were already thinking before they went…….Hello 6 O’clock news… have I got a story for you….
can you say Lawsuit….and Free Money Baby!!!!!! Now who would like to be my lawyer….can I get a show of hands?
Where is Johnny Cochran when you need him! Rats!
Report Post »The_Hut_In_Co
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 3:01pmDead, 3/29/05.
Report Post »Warphead
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:02amThat shirt would have offended me. I’m straight and I have rights too. Just because I don‘t feel the need to go around telling everyone my sexual preference doesn’t mean I don‘t have rights and don’t get offended. I would think there wouldn’t be any problem if the gays stopped trying to rub the fact that they are gay in everyone’s face. Personally I find their lifestyle sickening and anti-life. Wearing of that shirt was done purely to cause controversy. People like that are always looking to cause trouble because they have no other form of excitement in their lives. Now as for what the t-shirt said, being previously married three times I wouldn’t say that marriage was “so gay”. What I might say though, is that marriage often, just plain sucks.
Report Post »the wireworker
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:02amwhy don’t they just save their money…..invest in a gay theme park….. and call it san francisco
Report Post »huckleberry, 1 ea.
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:00amDollywood is a private business with the right to enorce a dress code, just like a restaurant which requires a tie or jacket. There are other parks these two can go to. They know full well that Dollywood has a Christian values theme, don’t try to change it.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 9:59amGays should boycott Dollywood… then everyone will be happy.
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:06amTo bad Disney didn’t take that attitude, I’m now scared to take my family there for fear it might be one of there gay weeks.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:25amYou’re not missing anything but a drain on your wallet Swampy.
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:04pmEvery day is gay day at Disney………………..
Report Post »LadyIzShy
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 9:58amDOLLYWOOD is a PRIVATE business they have the RIGHT to ask someone to not offend others. If you do not like it do NOT go there..
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:09amDollywood is a place of public accommodation, which has a duty not to discriminate.
Report Post »hcartexas
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:16amNo lesbian… they can be gay all they want, just dont shove it in everyones face…… Private business has a right to refuse service….. I do it allllllll the time.. i dont serve, gays, muslims, or bums……
Report Post »ZenJedi
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:21amThey didn’t discriminate. They simply asked the woman to remove or reverse the t-shirt so it wouldn’t offend anyone in the park. I don’t see how that is discrimination.
Report Post »Zoe
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:22amYou want to be accommodated by every hard working American that has been successful? ….
Report Post »Oil_Robb
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:39am@HCARTEXAS…….So do I …when I hire someone I always make sure they arnt leftists or gay and if I hear any talk of unionizing we let them go under the guize of work shortage.
Report Post »nannyatnannydotgov
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:55am@Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Yes, you do pack points that are hollow.
This is a PRIVATE business open to the public. If you don’t like the way they operate, stay home and **** dive.
Another hollow point you make is: “which has a duty not to discriminate”. Wasn’t the **** diver discriminating against straight marriage with her t-shirt statement?
Report Post »beans bullets and bandaids
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:38amLPHP, you are right that is is a place of public accommodation. You are also right that they should not discriminate. Enforcing a dress code is not discrimination, however.
If they had said, “Oh… ‘your kind’ isn’t welcome here,” there’d be a problem. Besides, plenty of straight people support gay marriage. The ticket person couldn’t tell if they were gay or straight by a tshirt. The tshirt and its message was the problem.
Considering the basic environment that Dollywood attempts to establish, asking the woman to reverse the shirt was reasonable. Apparently reasonable enough that the woman complied.
Report Post »twizfoshiz
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:04pm@Nanny: I know PLENTY of heterosexuals who wear those shirts.
Report Post »Jaycen
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 9:57amIf it been an atheist wearing the same t-shirt using the “…is so gay.” in a pejorative sense, they’d be demanding jail time.
It’s ridiculous. This “lady’s” offense is selective.
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:25amThat ain’t no lady!
Report Post »trv1
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 3:13pm@Jaycen agreed…Seriously, if you‘re offended by someone’s t-shirt you need to grow up.
Report Post »Jack2011
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 9:57amLet have a T-Shirt that says ::::::::::::
NO GAYS in Iran
(So says Muslim Iranian President)
No gays in Iran, says Ahmadinejad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_3RUwAJ_MI
Maybe THEN the liberals will STOP defending muslims
Report Post »michaelmoron
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:49amhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL_zP2pHp3w&playnext=1&list=PL425302500FAAEC9C
Report Post »ILConservative
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:37amBetter yet, maybe they’ll all go to Iran in protest and leave us alone!
Report Post »hopetochange2012
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 9:57amLesbians and gays seem to think of very little more than their sex drive for the same sex…and then expect the rest of us to cheer them. NOT HAPPENING. Would Odom and Tipton be okay with me walking around with a “Marriage Is ONLY Between a Man and a Woman” t-shirt?
Report Post »BTW, shame on Dolly Parton. I guess her Christian upbringing got thrown away on her path to fame.
chips1
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:41amIn other words, she’s a BOOB?
Report Post »Oil_Robb
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:44amDolly is about as christian as my dog is…and he is deaf and doesnt have a grsp of the English language…Dolly is a joke with all the plastic surgerys, Hell she looks like the Joker with that sewn on perma smile
Report Post »twizfoshiz
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:05pmThere are a lot of homosexuals that think about a LOT more than just their sex drive. And…what about all the teen pregnancies, std transmissions, divorces, hook-ups and everything in the heterosexual community? I get so tired of people portraying gays as sexual deviants. We are freakin human beings just like straighties. Why is everyone so damn scared of love?!
Report Post »marjorie faye
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 1:41pmTwiz,
Report Post »As the song says, “What’s love got to do with it?” The homosexual male population has a much higher than average rate of persons who are hyper-promiscuous, some having 100s of sex partners in a lifetime. This has been demonstrated in studies, including one last year at a university in the gay-friendly city of San Francisco and was written up in the New York Times. Male homosexuals are still the main carriers of AIDS and are prone to a host of serious medical issues that often lead to an early death, all caused by their sexual practices. The study to which I referred found that gay males have little to no interest in monogamy, even in a “marriage” situation, and basically do not require monogamy of one another in committed relationships. It’s just not on their radar screen as an issue. Which leads to the question: Since such practices are inherently unhealthy and dangerous and are seemingly inherent in male homosexuality, why is it wise of society to normalize homosexuality? Under such conditions, why is it a good idea for society to present homosexuality as normal and acceptable? It certainly does not promote promiscuity in the hetero population as a good thing, does it? No. When heteros marry, there is an expectation and even a promise of monogamy, which is essential to the health and proper functioning of society. If everyone were sleeping around, having 100s of sex partners in a lifetime, this society would quickly be killed off by disease.
Opinionated Optional
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 8:06pmFor your info people do walk around with shirts like that and other things that are truly offensive even to some straight people. Oh and maybe your christian upbringing has gotten lost somewhere… go read your bible of choice and realize that God doesnt want you to discriminate or hate people because of there race, gender, or orientation.
Report Post »cookcountypatriot
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 9:55ampoor things, no matter how much they try to legitimize this nonsense, they really never seem to gain ground….i wonder why…lol
Report Post »BIGJAYINPA
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:05amThey were at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee for goodness sakes. They are lucky they were only asked to turn the shirt inside out!! This is not NYC, NY State or the Left Coast. They take their God, their Morals and their families very seriously down there. This only goes to re-enforce what I have always said about the Gay Community–THEY ARE GIVING ME WAY TO MUCH INFORMATION!! I don’t care how you live your life, I don’t care what you do in the privacy of your home. STOP shoving it in my face every time I turn around. I don’t care Gay, Straight, Celebate or raving sex maniac–KEEP IT TO YOURSELF!! I don’t want to know….Just sayin’
Report Post »psst
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 9:54amUm!! my lil’l homosexuals, Ya can get the government, States and Feds to to put that abomination spoon in our mouths.
Report Post »But, Normal folks ain’t gonna swallow.
Even if the Swallows comes back to Capistrano. it ain’t no go.
NSDQ
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 9:51amThe only discrimination is that against their lack of decency if the shirt said Marriage is so NOT gay and worn by a heterosexual they shouldve and probably wouldve responded the same. Who youre taking to bed same gender or opposite doesnt belong flaunted in the face of the public and especially around children.
Report Post »trv1
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 2:54pmHop on out of your shell and realize that children can just go on the internet and find hardcore gay pornography. Homosexuals are part of this society and keeping kids in the dark about it only leads to more problems, they deserve to be educated not spoon fed religious beliefs.
Report Post »Steven63
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 9:51amI saw a shirt worn by a man in a local mall that read “let’s have a party with my dick in your *****” I thought it was completely offensive and NOT the type of apparal to be worn in a family oriented setting. But I kept walking, didn’t report the idiot to the mall police. I still think freedom of speech has a place in this country.
Report Post »hopetochange2012
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:02amYou know, if more people would actually stand up for decency our society would not be crumbling as it is. You put his “freedom” to be obscene above common decency. That wasn’t “freedom” you were protecting. That was filth. Why are we so afraid to respond to those in our society who truly mean to offend others? He wore that T-Shirt knowing full well it was crude and obscene.
Get a backbone and be a upright man!!
Report Post »palerider54
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:06amFreedom of speech and being obscene in public are two different things.
If I had my granddaughters with me and seen this guy with party tee shirt, I would have punched him out and ripped his shirt off of him.
Its time for decent people to take action
The silent majority need to speak up and be heard.
Report Post »RRFlyer
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:07amFree speech is not the right to insult others. A shirt like that is insulting to many people myself included. I would have reported it
Report Post »An AmericanMom
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:01pmI think that was a mistake by you…..there’s a difference between free speech and just being a good person…..and using common sense…..that person obviously wanted to be an attention whore and was just looking for a fight (Lawsuit and free money)….or maybe he is trying to over compensate for having a he having a small one! Poor guy….
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:04pmWhile there is a right to free speech there is no such right to an audience…or a listener
Report Post »Deckle
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 9:50amThey are not a family and they did not belong there!
Report Post »Dilettante
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 3:21pmThat’s not very Christian of you. Also, did you know that Dolly Parton herself is a vocal supporter of gay marriage?
Report Post »Deckle
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 9:49amThey wanted to out themselves and talk about their sexual preferences so now they can take the heat. We don’t want to talk about their sexual preferences or know anything about it. Keep it too yourselves! They act like a bunch of horney teens!
Report Post »psst
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:01amYou are correct.
Report Post »Normal folks don’t go around wearing clothings that reads “We’re normal, we’re married and happy.
Normal folks see no need to announce they are normal.
Normal folks are no interested in what phqueers do. Keep it to yourselves.
These two phdykes were looking/itching for someone to notice them.
mrsmileyface
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 9:48amI dont have a problem with homosexuals…..I have a problem with In your face homosexual militants. If you dont see a difference you need to get your head checked for missing lobes.
Report Post »twizfoshiz
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:07pmThank YOU! Us gays get tired of the militants, too!!!
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 9:47amSoon, child molesters will lobby and demand special treatment at Disneyworld.
Report Post »How did we let this happen?
afishfarted
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 9:52amDollywood is a family fun park. Pigeon Forge is a family vacation spot. Turning your t-shirt inside out is not discrimination. Parents dont need to or want to explain that crap to their kids.
Report Post »You don’t want straight people craming their beliefs down your throat. Dont cram your crap down OUR throats. it ian’t discrimination. it’s social behavior. there’s a difference
Get over it
Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:14amIf a heterosexual couple would not be asked to obscure a tee-shirt reading, “Marriage is so straight.” then neither should a lesbian couple wearing a tee-shirt reading, “Marriage is so gay.”
Report Post »ZenJedi
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:26amI guess we will never know since no one wore “Marriage is so straight” into Dollywood. I think that you have to remember is that MARRIAGE is a religious RITE way before GAY marriage became a religious RIGHT.
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:11am@ lesbian
Report Post »Who said someone wearing a “Marriage is so straight” t-shirt wasn’t asked to turn it inside out? Were you there? Did you witness it? You’re making unsubstantiated assumptions.