I really wasn’t sure if this was a fit for P&E because of Bryant’s background and activism. Either way, I feel bad for her for having such a toxic and unpleasant person for a grandmother and having to arrange a wedding around her. If it stays in the Pit, then insert colorful profanity aimed at Anita.
Dangit forgot the link. Anita Bryant Devoted Her Life to Terrorizing LGBTQ+ People. Now She Has a Lesbian Granddaughter | Them
I’m just surprised she’s alive.
Much like Palpatine, the Dark Side is strong with her.
I hope Sarah invites her Grandmother to her wedding, and I hope Grandma attends. That would make for some interesting interaction with the other invited guests.
You always hope that when someone is faced with the reality of a loved one being gay that they will realize how much it doesn’t matter (I was pleasantly surprised by how well my mom took my youngest son coming out).
Bryant’s identity at this point is probably too tied to anti-LGBTQ to allow her to accept her granddaughter.
I remember a political cartoon that came out during Bryant’s diatribe (don’t remember the artist). It showed her chasing a pair of gay men while brandishing a whip and a chair, like a lion tamer. The gay men were sticking their tongues out at her while holding up signs that read “Anita, you’re sick sick sick!” and “Lynch Anita from an orange tree!”
I’m also surprised she’s still alive. When I read the thread title I thought, “too bad Anita isn’t around to see this.”
I hope the wedding is lovely and that grandma sits at home stewing in her own vitriolic juices. (Actually a change of heart would be better, but after reading the article it doesn’t sound like that’s likely.)
Since she’s living in sin with her second husband (/s) shows she’s willing to bend the rules, maybe she’ll come around on this.
Anita was that orange juice weirdo right?
…Googles…
Okay yes. For over a decade she was the “brand ambassador” for the Florida Citrus Commission. I have the right wingnut.
Yep. The famous incident:
Bryant became one of the first persons to be publicly “pied” as a political act. During a television appearance in Iowa on October 14, 1977, Bryant was struck by a pie thrown at her by Thom L. Higgins (1950–1994).[27][28] Bryant quipped “At least it’s a fruit pie,”[29] making a pun on the derogatory slur of “fruit” for a gay man. While covered in pie, she began to pray to God to forgive the activist “for his deviant lifestyle” before bursting into tears as the cameras continued rolling.
Personally, I hope that heartless bitch burns in hell forever.
Huh. I was wondering what was so special about a Kobe Bryant relative. Never mind.
My thought exactly!
Did they serve mimosas at the reception?
I vaguely remember her Playboy interview where, when asked about some logical fallacy which in my faded memory was “why do you believe God would condemn African unbaptized innocent babies to hell?”, her answer was, “I try not to intellectualize these things too much.”
If so, a couple large friends should be kept on hand to eject her if she can’t keep a civil tongue in her head.
Did they lace the pitcher of ice water on Anita’s table with Tang®?
Remember, this is the same God who punishes children born out of wedlock and their descendants to the 10th generation.
Dude holds a grudge.
After her divorce, Bryant was shunned by many Christians. Her response:
“The church needs to wake up and find some way to cope with divorce and women’s problems.”
Isn’t that ironical.
mmm