Mismatched Socks

hatefulatheist:

Sure, I don’t agree with their notion of white pride. And I don’t believe in their desire to cut off all American foreign aid, nor their desire to outlaw homosexuality, nor their anti-abortion stance. I think their plans for creating a Christian nation are horrible and damaging. And I think their history of racism is a truly terrible thing.

But there is a lot of good that comes out of being in the klan! A sense of community. A sense of belonging to something bigger than yourself. And some of the things they believe in, I also agree with. They believe in supporting strict environmental laws. They believe in balancing the budget. They stand behind states rights, and they strongly support veterans.

Just because a few radical individuals did some terrible things in the past in the name of the Klan, that has nothing to do with how the Klan is today! Besides, those people weren’t true Klansmen. A real, modern Klansman would never act like that!

I can call myself a Klansman, even though I don’t agree with everything they believe in. And I still go to a few Klan meetings each year, even though I disagree with some of their core tenets. I like the ceremonies, and some of the songs. I’m just choosing the parts that I like, and I’m going to with that, while I ignore the parts of The Klan that I disagree with.

So really, there’s nothing wrong with The Klan, or being a member. It’s just a personal matter of how an individual chooses to live their life.

I really don’t understand why people have a problem with me being in the Klan!

EDIT: Although it pains me to have to put this here, it’s apparently necessary: This is satire

Reposted as originally posted, found on reddit here.

LOL, excellent.

chriskemp:

“So my five year old daughter and I are at the grocery store in the checkout line. This woman in line starts trying to chat me up about her church and how I should check it out.

I brush it off politely and go back to unpacking my cart. She turns to my daughter and says “Did you know there are angels, powerful beings with big white wings, that watch over you all the time! You and your dad should come to my church and learn about them!” in this “I can’t believe the miracle of life!” type sing songy voice.

My daughter just stares at her and says “Did you know that sailors mistook manatees for women and believed they were seeing mermaids?”

“I uhhh… I’m not sure what that has to do with angels…”

“Maybe your angels are really big seagulls? You could come to the park later and learn about them with my dad and me.”

“What? I… what?”

So great. Maybe your angels are really big seagulls. Kids are so great. The best part about the whole exchange was that if an adult had said that… it would have been so sarcastic and malicious but my daughter said it in the sweetest way, like “Woooooo boy, this lady needs some learning. Clearly we need to get her new glasses and educate her about the nature of white winged creatures.”

Yaaaa, manatees