Anti-gay Right Activist Anita Bryant Dies

Friday, January 10, 2025

Anita Bryant, a popular singer whose career fizzled after she began speaking out publicly against gay rights, died. She was 84.

Posted by retort at 09:59 AM | 16 COMMENTS | permalink

Anita Bryant, who was a popular singer but whose opposition to gay rights virtually destroyed her career, died on Dec. 16. She was 84.[image or embed]
-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) January 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM

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Pies in the face for eternity.

#1 | Posted by morris at 2025-01-10 10:25 AM

I think I have bought orange juice just a handful of times since her crusade. Mostly, to appease visitors.
RIP, may your peace be hell where you judged others should go.

#2 | Posted by mattm at 2025-01-10 10:30 AM

Horrid wretch.

#3 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-01-10 05:14 PM

Anita Tyrant dies you mean??

#4 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-01-10 05:16 PM

"cancel culture" got one right.

#5 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-01-10 06:00 PM

Conservative culture was against gays and abortion and then they picked one and abandoned her.

#6 | Posted by Tor at 2025-01-10 06:02 PM

At some point she almost literally made me nauseous upon seeing her on tv. Barf.

And she was one of the Top Guns in the Fascist (Corps and Gov) GOP Plot to Take Over America. Right up there with Newt "Bomber" Gingrich, Rush Limbaugh, Rupert Murdock et al. Too many to list.

In Christian theology, though, the original one, anyway, she's in Paradise with everyone else who dies, no matter their character and history.

All that judgey stuff is later. So I'm sure she's surrounded by relatives and friends, people who love her... and have a stronger stomach than me.

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2025-01-10 06:15 PM

In the 1970s, Bryant became politically involved by leading the anti-LGBTQ+ Save Our Children campaign, which sought to repeal an ordinance in Dade county, Florida, that prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Wasted legacy of hate.

#8 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-01-10 06:25 PM

Should I Say Something?...I Feel Compelled To Say Something...Ok, Ve con el diablo

#9 | Posted by kmtahir2023 at 2025-01-11 06:38 AM

The only hate I see here is yall's hate for this woman.

#10 | Posted by boaz at 2025-01-11 11:42 AM

She isn't worth any praise. Glad she's dead.

#11 | Posted by YAV at 2025-01-11 11:50 AM

The only hate I see here is yall's hate for this woman.

Posted by boaz at 2025-01-11 11:42 AM | Reply

Oh go vamoose Boaz.

#12 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-01-11 12:03 PM

It's a free country.

You can hate anyone you want.

Carry on

#13 | Posted by eberly at 2025-01-11 12:40 PM

"It's a free country."

Sorta. Are you really "free" when your freedom depends on how much money you have?

"You can hate anyone you want."

Can you? Again that depends. Are you hating publicly or privately? Can the police hate on blacks publicly? Can politicians or government officials hate on Jews publicly?

Do you really think it's ok to allow your hate to affect the civil rights of others and use your hate to influence public policy that discriminates against and negatively affects the civil rights of other Americans?

#14 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-01-11 01:05 PM

The only hate I see here is yall's hate for this woman.
#10 | POSTED BY BOAZ

She spent her life spreading hate.

I know you see nothing wrong with that considering you do the same.

It's what makes you such a staunch Republican.

Your hate.

#15 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-01-11 01:43 PM

Be wary of having actual views rather than following fashions. For a while there may be hundreds thousands or even Millions who pretend to share your convictions. And then your views fall to the Wayside and those same people will stand by idly when others come for you with pitchforks and torches.

#16 | Posted by Tor at 2025-01-11 06:38 PM

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