Posted on 07/02/2012 5:31:22 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Cher is refusing to back down from a Twitter comment she posted on Friday that is considered a slur against members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The pop singer and passionate Democrat sent out the tweet urging President Barack Obama and his aides to get organized or risk losing November's election to Republican Romney, who is a Mormon.
Cher's tweet said: "I Feel if he (Obama) doesn't get all his DUCKS IN A ROW we'll b forced 2 listen 2Uncaring Richy Rich! The whitest man in MAGIC UNDERWEAR in the WH (White House)."
Some news agencies reported that LDS leaders were upset over the reference to the garment won by faithful adult members of the church to remind them of sacred temple ordinances.
ABC 4 called a representative for the Church who said no LDS leaders ever issued a response to the tweet, nor would they be expected to.
Several people claiming to be Mormons were upset with Cher for making the remark, and responded directly to Cher via Twitter. One person called her an "anti-Mormon bigot."
cher I Feel if he doesn't get all his DUCKS IN A ROW we'll b forced 2 listen 2Uncaring Richy Rich! The whitest man in MAGIC UNDERWEAR in the WH Jun 29th, 2012 at 9:24am
Referring to the garment as "magic" is considered a derogatory slur by many faithful members of the church.
Cher is not the first prominent figure to catch heat over a tweet about the garments.
In February during a GOP primary debate, New York Times columnist Charles Blow tweeted: "Let me just tell you this Mitt "Muddle Mouth": I'm a single parent and my kids are *amazing*! Stick that in your magic underwear."
Blow later apologized, saying, "Btw, the comment I made about Mormonism during Wed.'s debate was inappropriate, and I regret it. I'm willing to admit that with no caveats."
A Buzzfeed.com article described Mormon garments as "...a rough equivalent of Jews' yarmulkes or tzitzit."
Buzzfeed's article also noted:
"It's difficult to imagine a Times writer making a similar joke about a Jewish politician."
What is your point about Google searching as you did? You think your post shows that FreeRepublic doesn’t have an anti-Mormon contingent?????
I’ll tell you my point clearly. Cher sounds like approximately 30 Freepers that post anti-Mormon screeds almost on a daily basis.
Magic Underwear? You know how many times I’ve read that on FreeRepublic? I bet it is in the hundreds.
And do you know why? Because Mormons are an easy target and won’t kill like another religions might.
Yeah, some Freepers are indistinguishable to Cher or Maher et al.
Do you have any idea what that is about ~ whose church was involved ~ what it means ~
I don't think Mormon underwear has killed anybody yet although I do know of a lady who got strangled by a bedsheet ~ but the Jonestown thing involved both mass suicide and mass murder by doctrinaire Leftwingtards who'd infiltrated the Christian Church (DIsciples of Christ).
Joking about the underwear is hardly in the same class as mass murder. To wit: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2840559/posts
and http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2896036/posts
and http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2890499/posts
and http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2898171/posts
Anyway Google.com says you've done that 665 more times.
What is disturbing is you use it to defend Romney AND to attack those who question Mormonism.
Talk about somebody holding a grudge. Sidney Rigdon and the LDS parted ways about 1844. Mountain Meadow was 1857 ~
Time for you to give up the war with the Disciples of Christ!
“What is your point about Google searching as you did? You think your post shows that FreeRepublic doesn’t have an anti-Mormon contingent?????
I’ll tell you my point clearly. Cher sounds like approximately 30 Freepers that post anti-Mormon screeds almost on a daily basis.
Magic Underwear? You know how many times I’ve read that on FreeRepublic? I bet it is in the hundreds.
And do you know why? Because Mormons are an easy target and won’t kill like another religions might.
Yeah, some Freepers are indistinguishable to Cher or Maher et al.”
Secondly, I’ve seen plenty of anti-Islamic threads, including many that say Obama is a Muzzie himself, and I agree with them too. And Muslims certainly kill.
So basically, there’s just one baseless post after another being made on here, as you guys, for no rational reason, continue to demonize Freepers.
Try, “LDS Caucus, Free Republic”. I got 36,500 hits in .9 seconds.
“Try, “LDS Caucus, Free Republic”. I got 36,500 hits in .9 seconds.”
So, basically, still no evidence for your claims.
Cher is a vile hag on the inside and turning into one on the outside, proud to be a drooling religious bigot. Her candidate, 0bama, believes in two hate-based ‘religions’, instead of the one somewhat goofy one that Romney endorses. I know which religion any unbigoted non-hate twisted person would prefer, but Cher isn’t there.
I’m just sort of all about free speech. As long as she has a right to voice her opinion, so do I.
Also Stupid Liberai Ugly Tramp!
Cher and the obscene old woman in the Grapes of Wrath who spewed racial insults and bodily fluids at her victims - all protected by the First Amendment. Allowances must be made for these mentally handicapped, of course.
Did you miss the words “30” and “some”.
I do not demonize Freepers but those “30” and those “some” are making FreeRepublic a tiresome site with all of their anti-Mormon post and rhetoric.
Those 30 and those “some” are indistinguishable from Cher, and Maher.
Truth sometimes sucks.
Mormonism isn’t exempt from a few chuckles - but you ought to see my Mohammed as a porky little pig graphic - that’s really something - just keeping it real.
Mormonism isn’t exempt from a few chuckles - but you ought to see my Mo Ham Mud (Mohammed) as a porky little pig graphic - that’s worth a few fatwas, if not a full blown jihad - just keeping it real.
What do they have to do to win undies or are undies the consolation prize? Surely, the church has enough money to give better door prizes.
“Those 30 and those “some” are indistinguishable from Cher, and Maher.
Truth sometimes sucks.”
Words such as "false" "wrong" "error" "misstatement" do not attribute motive.
Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.
Interesting pic though of the Armenian indian. (Though with a slightly better claim to it than Elizabeth Warren.)
What’s a Cher?
Because Hollywood knows THEIR man is going DOWN to defeat.
What anti mormon bigotry?
There has been for years exposure of mormonism, I guess you have missed it. IE long before Romney.
But hey since he appears to be your candidate, you just weren’t paying attention before.
And you accuse others of being IRRATIONAL
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