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real-life trolling Westboro Baptist
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purple cowboy
, Mar 20 2013 08:33 PM
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- VibeTribe
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Posted 21 March 2013 - 12:13 AM
"Passive-aggressive behavior is a category of interpersonal interactions characterised by an obstructionist or hostile manner that indicates aggression, or, in more general terms, expressing aggression in non-assertive, subtle (that is, passive or indirect) ways.
Painting a house rainbow colors seems to qualify as a subtle way to give the ol' fuck you to their across-the-street neighbors in a non-assertive way.
thoughts?
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- VibeTribe
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Posted 21 March 2013 - 01:40 PM
"Passive-aggressive behavior is a category of interpersonal interactions characterised by an obstructionist or hostile manner that indicates aggression, or, in more general terms, expressing aggression in non-assertive, subtle (that is, passive or indirect) ways.
Painting a house rainbow colors seems to qualify as a subtle way to give the ol' fuck you to their across-the-street neighbors in a non-assertive way.
thoughts?
I'd call it an assertive, in-your-face way of giving the ol' fuck you to the assholes across the street. The question remains, will the lawyers behind WBC sue for damages, specifically reduced property value because of the garishly painted house?
#11
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- VibeTribe
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Posted 21 March 2013 - 01:47 PM
I'd call it an assertive, in-your-face way of giving the ol' fuck you to the assholes across the street. The question remains, will the lawyers behind WBC sue for damages, specifically reduced property value because of the garishly painted house?
I wondered that myself.
There's another case of a guy (a veteran, if I remember) who got told he couldn't hang an American flag on his house because of neighborhood covenants, so he painted his house like a flag. I think he mentioned the same concern about his neighbors possibly suing...
And IMHO, I don't think it's garish - I think it's quite pretty 
#13
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- VibeGuide
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VibeGuide
Posted 21 March 2013 - 03:15 PM
Pissing contests, cock fights, etc not my thing. If however the homeowner truly wanted their house the color of the rainbow, then good for them.
As the story goes - he found out the house across the street was for sale and bought it JUST to do this...
an excerpt from the story:
Aaron Jackson, a humanitarian who helped found Planting Peace, a charity that has in the past assisted orphanages, rainforests and helped with deworming programs, bought a house located across from the church six months ago for $83,000.
“The idea came right away when I saw the house for sale,” said Jackson. “I was like, ‘I’m going to turn it into an Equality House, and I’m going to paint it the color of the Pride flag.”
Jackson said he wanted to paint the house as a not-so-subtle message to counter the anti-gay agenda of Westboro Baptist Church across the street. Church members are known for protesting the funerals of American soldiers. A huge banner outside the church reads “God hates America.”
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Posted 21 March 2013 - 03:34 PM
I'd call it an assertive, in-your-face way of giving the ol' fuck you to the assholes across the street. The question remains, will the lawyers behind WBC sue for damages, specifically reduced property value because of the garishly painted house?
I don't believe you can unless there is a city code restricting home exterior colors, siding material, etc.
In Cooperstown, NY there are all sorts of codes restricting and mandating house exterior to try to maintain a level of perception about the town. Probably 7 or 8 years ago a couple people figured out that there were no restrictions on color so they painted their houses all kinds of crazy pastels in spite of the village and their overwhelming desire to manage everyone to their standards. there are now color restrictions for home exteriors in the village codes.
