Contemporary Bigotry: A One-Act Play December 22, 2008
Posted by Evil Bender in Blogging, bigotry, wingnuts.trackback
CONTEMPORARY BIGOTRY
being a short play by Evil Bender
Dramatis Personae:
E. B., an advocate of human rights
REASONABLE PERSON, who values honest debate
TROLL, a troll
The curtain opens on A Progressive Blog. E. B. stands, and speaks.
E. B.: It is a shame that President-Elect Obama chose to display his inclusiveness by inviting Rick Warren, who advocates the exclusion of gay people from basic civil liberties, to participate in Obama’s inauguration. I register my discontent on my modest blog!
We have a sense E. B. always speaks like this, even at romantic dinners and as sporting events go into overtime. Enter REASONABLE PERSON:
REASONABLE PERSON: in my opinion…
Enter the troll, breathing heavily through its mouth.
TROLL: You leftists are always so intolerant!
E. B.: Mr. Troll, please, you’re interrupting.
REASONABLE PERSON: …as I was saying…
TROLL: Why do you hate God? You’re always whining. Why can’t you just be content that gays aren’t entitled to human rights?
REASONABLE PERSON: Society should be judged by how it treats the least powerf–
TROLL: Gay sex isn’t natural! It’s like plugging in an appliance! And why should they be allowed to marry anyway?
REASONABLE PERSON sighs and wanders off.
E. B.: Mr Troll, your comments will no longer be tolerated unless you actually contibute to the dicussion.
TROLL: CENSORSHIP! Your blog is EXACTLY like a soviet gulag!
E. B. throws the troll off-stage, as the troll shouts.
TROLL: Nazis! Hitler! Abortionnnnnnn!
E. B.: Reasonable Person! Please come back, and let us have a reasonable discussion.
Silence. E. B. sighs. The curtain falls.
~Fin~
*Raises hand*
Still around, E.B. Still around.
I second that – and I demand more content…
MOAR!