Jul 23 2010Westboro Baptist Church's Comic-Con Protest Counter-Protested By Superhero Opposition

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Seen in the top picture going for a four person sign-holding record (and proving there might actually be something to the whole "strength in numbers" thing after all), the Westboro Baptist Church's Comic-Con protest was met with some stiff opposition to say the least. Maybe God's not on your side after all. The superheroes definitely aren't!

They've faced down humans time and time again, but Fred Phelps and his minions from the Westboro Baptist Church were not ready for the cosplay action that awaited them today at Comic-Con. After all, who can win against a counter protest that includes robots, magical anime girls, Trekkies, Jedi and...kittens?


Unbeknownst to the dastardly fanatics of the Westboro Baptist Church, the good folks of San Diego's Comic-Con were prepared for their arrival with their own special brand of superhuman counter protesting chanting "WHAT DO WE WANT" "GAY SEX" "WHEN DO WE WANT IT" "NOW!" while brandishing ironic (and some sincere) signs. Simply stated: The eclectic assembly of nerdom's finest stood and delivered.

Oh man, I love a good counter-protest. Reminds me of the time I saw some asshat out front of a McDonald's picketing to bring the McRib back. I threw an empty bottle at him. MY SILENCE SPOKE VOLUMES.

Hit the jump for a couple more shots of counter-protesters and a video interview.

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Super Heroes vs. the Westboro Baptist Church [comicsalliance] (with a bunch more pictures)

Thanks to Crypt Rats, Fally and Missy, who

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Reader Comments

First.

My girlfiend is at sdcc right now and I'm so jealous. I would love to beat some baptist arse

This is actually kinda funny! And I know some retard below is gonna be like, "OMFG FAGGOTS GO DIE!"

Can't take a joke.

The guy in a bender costume is hilarious

F YOUR COUCH, GW!!! The McRib was the shit and I'd do it again, even if you threw another Fiji bottle at me! MCRIB FTW!

(Don't you remember when they first showed up during the Flintstone's movie era? You are ungrateful, sir!)

BLACK POWER!!!.....Oh!? am i at the wrong protest?....Ummm....DEPORT THEM ALL! hows that?....Better...i thought so :) .......jk folks PEACE is BEAST!

<3, PEACE, & PIGGYS!!

@5 McRibs are, indeed, the shit. Though when I worked at McDonald's I remember pressing down on them with weights on a spatula (which was mandated) and fat POURING off of them. Extremely unhealthy.
Delicious.

Anywho... that chick with the four signs is kinda hot. And: lol at the hypnotoad sign.

@6 plays a blue 6 and that leaves me with one card.."UNO!" I shouted declaring my imminent victory.

@8

DAMN YOU!!! Touche......Round 2!....*Plays Wild draw 4, choose's yellow* IN YO FACE!!!!!

@8&9 AH HAA, but I have completed Phase 8 before you could lay down your 7 cards of one color, so I have successfully diverted your win to occupy another space on the calendar!!!!

@10

OH YEAAH! ......well i just got layed!!!! While commenting on Geekologie! And i had my eyes Closed!! EPIC WIN!

GOD HATES SENTRIES!
this one made me smile :D
http://io9.com/5594111/the-sdcc-god-hates-fags-counterprotest-had-the-best-signs-ever/gallery/2

@10 Phase 10? that shit is sooo late 90's. I was playing MTG (magic the gathering). Has anyone seen Bob, from accounting?

That's no moon, it's Comic-Con!

These aren't the nerds you're looking for.

"You don't want to protest Comic-Con," "I don't want to protest Comic-Con." "You want to go home and rethink your life," "I want to go home and rethink my life."

@11&13 DAMMIT! (MTG was the balls, Memnarch ftw)

you can always count on us nerds to have a clever comeback, i mean they even gave us warning and everything!

Yahtzee!!

Darn right the comic book people protested back. Also did the church only have 2 people...

Also Uno I am surprised that you commented about something else for a moment, but did you win your Uno game?

Please stop putting words in the lord's mouth. How do you know what things are hated by God?

A disembodied voice told me to tell you to tell them to stop assuming, you know what that makes of u and me.

Also, why does Bender not have booze? Get this robot some more beer!

ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD!

http://r33b.net/

"16. Darn right the comic book people protested back. Also did the church only have 2 people..."

That's almost the entire church. The media doesn't tell this very well, but the so called "westboro baptist church" isnt' a church at all, it's just Fred Phelps and his family.

These guys don't even care what they're protesting, it's all just narcissistic attention whoring. The media laps it up, over and over. Giving them media coverage is giving them exactly what they want, if people ignored them, they'd go away.

So basically, as funny as you might think this comic-con counter protest is, it's the equivalent of feeding a stray cat. You're just guaranteeing they'll be back.

What is this I don't even
Comic books really? Go ahead an read/masturbate to your manga, comics etc. etc to your heart's desire.
The surgeon has come to find the cure for AIDS.

nice work down there. :D yeaaahhaaaa!!!

What do we want? Fry's dog! When do we want it? Fry's dog!

Haha in your face Westboro Baptists! Japanese Tentacle rape FTW! •.• whut?!

Apparently they hate America with their slogans and upside-down flags...

...Does that mean we can deport them? Let's watch em try this in some other country and see what happens.

I wish I was there, for the comics and for justicce, but seriously, being a baptist cristian I can say that they do NOT speak for all of us, they are not even recognized by the national babtist association.

the real heroes are the prophets of the bible. robes no capes. wbc are the mostest of the hostess christians

@7
You sincerely think that Shirley Phelps-Roper is "hot?" Holy hell do I hope you're joking.
Have a better look, just in case.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t6XXVrt631U/R5qQ7l3-CPI/AAAAAAAACVM/KSkmbvEMocg/s400/ShirleyPhelpsRoper.jpg

God dislikes funeral protesters
http://www.godhatesfags.com/schedule.html

those poor baptist church bastards have no idea how much everyone is poking fun at them

It was worth them protesting just to get it back in their face Comic Con Style. Jesus Loves Comic Books

rofl, "Is this thing on?" is GENIUS

@29
I do believe a correction is in order.

Ahem... that chick with the four signs is kinda hot... from a distance... wearing sunglasses... damn you Zam...

They are totally obsessed with "fags". I wonder how long until there are some hate crimes against these fanatic naysayers.

Honestly I would have loved to have seen a Darth Vader holding a sign saying "I find your lack of faith disturbing" or someone with a harpoon gun steal their signs.

I called this when first posted

OMG! This is the greatest reply to that fucking prick. My only regret is that this protest wasn't followed with a mass suicide. Removing these hate mongers from the face of the earth. Kool aide anyone?

Shirley Phelps-Roper.....wow! whats happening in my pants.....I love this dude. first man I have ever loved. yikes thats an ugly dude! wow

@29

That's not Shirley Phelps, she's on the right. That's Megan Phelps, she's extremely cute and on Louis Theroux's The Most Hated Family in America seemed extremely reasonable and intelligent and looked like she could possibly claw her way out of the horrible brain washing her family has given her.

I recognized her in the photo immediately, and it destroyed any potential laugh I might have gotten from the geek anti-protest.

The church is against parking at any time!

How does a chuch with about 100 members travel so much? They are everywhere and can't have that much income... Just sayin

Epic Win.

The best counter protests sign was "God hates the combine!".
Although I don't know what a Half Life sign was doing at comic con...

HAIL OUR OVERLORD: ZILTOID , OMNISCIENT!!!!!!!

meh

ZIL-TOID!

@21

Yes, wbc are attention-whores, lower than tila tequila. But tt doesn't inspire the hilarious mocking she so richly deserves like the wbc. Those signs made my day.

Kill All Humans!

It's always so hilarious how they show up with like 5 people holding 12 signs each, only to be counter-protested by groups like 15-30 times larger. They came to Iowa State University one time (because the college is too "gay friendly") and had all of 3 people (one of which was a 10 yr. old boy) and a total of about 20 signs. You've got to admire their abilities to manage so many giant hate-filled pieces of cardboard. I wonder how they are at juggling?

btw, we had about 150+ to their 3....w00t....

if you bring a sign to a protest, you protest for a day...if you bring cardboard, stencils, and spray paint to a protest, you spread protest for a lifetime...

God hates it when you put words in his mouth A holes!!

@51

God told me to tell you to stop telling people what he hates. And you're a douche.

Amen.

Nerds are the fucking best. Man, I found out about this little-too-late. I went to Comic-Con the next two days! Man, to be involved in this.... would be SO awesome. I, personally, invite the lovely people at Westbro Baptist next year. Just give us warning again so we can have fun at your expense!

Haha! Please make a big bang theory special! HAH

Zalgo?

Hint: Use a directional mic next time. Could barely make out what was being said.

Protest WIN!!!

true justice, i wonder if otakon will get these kind of problems...

@1 OFFS, you should die for ruining this awesome post with your "First" asshattery. Go screw yourself please... wait a minute... too late...

YAY COMIC-CON PROTESTORS! Show those WBC douchebags what's what. By the way... where's the pic of Jesus protesting against those pricks?

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