“[N]othing says ‘feel-good movie’ like... well-groomed, cocktail-swilling homosexuals being embarrassed or... arrested”
February 21, 2009 1:52 PM   Subscribe

Critical consensus on Milk? Not so fast. “The beginning of the film was my favorite part. As an American Baptist, nothing says ‘feel-good movie’ like a pack of well-groomed, cocktail-swilling homosexuals being embarrassed or, better yet, arrested.” One Christian’s opinion of Milk, listed incongruously among 10 opinions from gay “leaders.” (Banner ads NSFW.)
posted by joeclark (18 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: What with the whole premise of this post being a OMG WHA HAPPEN type thing and the thing in question just being a joke, there's not really any post here, is there? -- cortex



 
Lemme tell you, it's a real pity one can't adblock prior to clicking on a site they've never visited.
posted by gman at 1:54 PM on February 21, 2009


I've never seen Milk. I've also never seen Fahrenheit 451 or Napoleon Dynamite. And I never will. After hearing people on MeFi talk about them so much I don't really feel like a need to.
posted by jonmc at 1:57 PM on February 21, 2009


Um, isn't Betty Bowers a satire?
posted by mrnutty at 1:58 PM on February 21, 2009


Yeah, I'm thinking satire.
posted by peggynature at 1:59 PM on February 21, 2009


In fact, here's the adblock filter to add prior to visiting that site: http://outrate.net/ad_*
posted by gman at 2:01 PM on February 21, 2009


I figured as much, but it was too delicious to kill the joke (at least right in the posting).
posted by joeclark at 2:02 PM on February 21, 2009


I just clicked on the link to see the banner ads. The post is weak.
posted by desjardins at 2:03 PM on February 21, 2009


Dude - that Betty Bowers site is ultra-creepy, even for satire. I got the same effect from visiting it as I would talking to a schizophrenic.

*shiver*
posted by Lipstick Thespian at 2:08 PM on February 21, 2009


Does watching Fahrenheit 451: The Movie, strike anyone else as kind of ironic.

I haven't seen Milk yet either.
posted by ODiV at 2:12 PM on February 21, 2009


Haha, no that was pretty funny actually. It read like satire, so I'm not surprised that it is.

(Oh, and if you press Ctrl+R, you get new beef every time.)
posted by Sova at 2:12 PM on February 21, 2009


I've never seen Milk.

Sure you have. It's in the refrigerated aisle at the corner store.
posted by ericb at 2:12 PM on February 21, 2009


"Betty Bowers is the name of a fictional character. Bowers is the central character on the satirical website BettyBowers.com. Betty Bowers is currently portrayed by voice actor and comedian Deven Green, appearing both in photographs and numerous satirical videos."
posted by Guy Smiley at 2:13 PM on February 21, 2009


You think that's still milk?
posted by ODiV at 2:13 PM on February 21, 2009


I think you really just wanted us to see the banner ads.
posted by zinfandel at 2:13 PM on February 21, 2009


You've probably talked to several schizophrenics and didn't even know it. They don't wear "I am a schizophrenic" signs.
posted by Brocktoon at 2:14 PM on February 21, 2009


I don't drink milk. It's just weird. Cows and all. I do like eggs though, any recipes?
posted by IvoShandor at 2:14 PM on February 21, 2009


Sure you have. It's in the refrigerated aisle at the corner store.

You mean beer?
posted by jonmc at 2:17 PM on February 21, 2009


Mrs. Betty Bowers is also a member of Landover Baptist Church.
“Mrs. Betty Bowers is a founding member of the Ladies of Landover and is consistently Landover Baptist's most reliable financial supporter. Upon being graduated from Duke University, Betty sold real estate for Harry Norman Realty in Atlanta, Georgia. After many successful years of showing multi-million dollar mansions in the dogwood speckled glens of Buckhead, Mrs. Bowers decided that she would rather live in opulence, instead of making it available to those less deserving. As Mrs. Bowers recounts, ‘God called me out of pandering to the needs of the inexplicably wealthy and promised that if I devoted my fabulous business instincts to Him, I would one day never have to share a formal, Italianate living room, much less a German SUV, with someone more wealthy than I. Praise the Lord!’ This calling led Mrs. Bowers to establish her first Christian enterprise Mrs. Betty Bowers Christian Crackwhore Ministry. ‘As soon as I realized how much cash these industrious little tramps were dealing in, it wasn't long before I introduced them to the one thing that could save their sullied souls -- tithing.’ Mrs. Bowers Christian Crackwhore Ministry was an instant success, leading to franchises in all 50 states (except Nevada). It will be opening its first international franchise next year in Bangkok, Thailand. Last year, the ministry made its initial public offering, netting its proud founder over $200,000,000 -- God's way of showing His approval for Mrs. Bowers' tireless work to help the less fortunate. Mrs. Betty Bowers Ministries Holdings has complete ownership of its privately-held subsidiaries, which include: Bringing Integrity To Christian Homemakers, Saving Love Until The Sacrament, Christians Are Saving Homosexuals, Femininity Rescues All Unladylike Dykes, Traditional-families Raging Against Sluts & Homos, and Christian Religious Ideas Molding Education.

Mrs. Betty Bowers has been named ‘America's Best Christian’ (and therefore de facto the ‘World's Best Christian’) by Christian Monthly Magazine every month for the past 37 months. ‘I'm almost embarrassed by this admittedly deserved honor,’ smiles Mrs. Bowers, being interviewed in her suite at the Villa d'Este on Lake Como, ‘but I am rather close to the editorial board, since Betty Bowers Ministry Holdings bought their parent publisher, and they tell me there really isn't anyone else who comes close each month when the votes are tallied. Praise the Lord.’”
posted by ericb at 2:21 PM on February 21, 2009


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