# CA Prop 8 backers= extortion? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 24, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-prop-8-backers-extortion/469416 "2008-10-24T19:42:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-prop-8-backers-extortion/469416/41 "2008-10-28T11:25:46Z")
> [@even\_sven](#): > > It just seems so personal and so hurtful. Facebook is where a lot of us share our joys- our travels, our marriages, our kids, our accomplishments. And here we have people using this as a platform to trash the joys of people they know personally. How is that any different than all the people who changed their profile picture to a black square for National Blackout Day (I think I have the name wrong though)? I know “Yes on 8” is pretty disgusting, but a little Facebook icon showing their support of it is probably the least hurtful way they can promote it. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-prop-8-backers-extortion/469416/42 "2008-10-28T15:33:16Z")
Our “No on 8” and “Yes on 2” signs have remained untouched. I think it has more to do with apathy than agreement in my neighborhood (not that my neighborhood ios full on Yes on Prop 8, but I would suspect it leans that way.) ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-prop-8-backers-extortion/469416/43 "2008-10-29T09:22:40Z")
Hmm, well our neighbors say that they saw some kids stealing a bunch of political signs of all kinds, not just No on 8 ones. Still annoying, but apparently more run of the mill dumbassery than bigotry. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-prop-8-backers-extortion/469416.md?page=2)