And the hate goes on...

This...is truly disturbing. On every level.

What follows is a series of responses to an article on popeater.com, about George Clooney and other celebrities who openly blasted the passing of Proposition 8. This is only a small selection of the hate and bile being spewed by the (largely illiterate) populace visiting the website. Any italics are mine.

Tomco727: bunch of lowlife drug addicts perverts stay i n hollywood

Klbtcb1224 : marriage is between a man and a woman period no debate if you are gay want to callit something else then its okay but somethings cant be changed and shouldnt be and to compare gay rights with civil rights is just plane wrong there is no comparison of slavery rape and general disrespect of african americans in this country to the discrmination of gays in this country

YNobodylikeme: Gays are using their sexual orientation to stir up trouble. All we wantto do is CELEBRATE of having an AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENT... butnoooooooo... Gays aren't happy. I don't know why it was on the ballot inthe first place. You expect us to vote no to Prop 8. You're an IDIOT!!!!I am sick of you and everybody else attacking Christians for no reason...Gays and Government asked us to vote, so we VOTED, and most of us pickedYES on PROP 8. So there. And leave us alone and leave our children alone.We don't wanna accept your preverted lifestyle. So get over it.

(Question, just for my own clarification: was it gay groups or the government who put Proposition 8 into motion, or was it religious groups? I don't remember exactly how this all came about. Could someone enlighten me on this point? --DP)

APOCALYPZ187: I think the majority has cast their vote on this issue on more than one occasion so please give it a fuckin' rest already and quit all the whining and bitchin', go back to smoking your meat pole and eating your sushi for the gays and lezzys. Its a wrap, now everybody go about their business and stfu.

Manservant chris: clooney likes the smell of poo.

truthisonmyside: I certainly don't want to be your judge but I hate how gay relationships are taking over our television shows. I don't ever want my children to think it's normal and acceptable.

(Does anyone know where I could find statistics on what percentage of t.v. shows feature gay relationships, and whether those gay characters are major roles? --DP)

amwfshs: Homosexuality is a sin, just like lying or stealing or binge drinking, and it should not be promoted, nor should any other sin.

Dannys Dailys: Incidently, all you homosexuals are pro abortion, right? I mean you all show up at the same rallies. Well, when they find the homo gene in a fetus, you'll all be gone. I can't imagine any one of your parents would have wanted a homosexual baby. If they can kill them because of gender? They can certainly kill them because of you. Be VERY careful what you wish for. And, if it's not genetic, that means you're all sick and need a cure.

KAPTM0RGIN: Sorry homosexual people, although you may think you are normal, not all people think that way, and they all have their right to freedom of speech. You are still outnumbered, so you are not the norm, sorry. And for the guy that said you are born with it, so it is not a desease..... People are born with Leukimia, and mental retardation all the time. So, it sure could be a desease, sorry. You call people ugly, that dont find homos normal....I think a dick in a mans mouth is pretty ugly, so we are all entitled to our opinions.

Russellpoole4: Ya know it does not fit any bible, it does not fit even science. What you do behind closed doors is yours. But never ever think its the right thing. You can make babies, you sound not have children period. If they later in life want that so be it. But facts are facts, if we were all like you... no one would be home we would all just get old and die whats left. If a male ape stuck his thing into another male ape. The other would turn around and kick his ass!

The article--along with over 400 responses--can be found here.

I would like to urge anyone and everyone reading this to go to the site and slam the article with positive responses. And, um, please, just for reputation's sake...mind your spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Unlike most of these haters, I'd like to think that my readers are capable of writing--and thinking--above a first-grade level.