# Hey, good for Miley Cyrus! The fundies are mad at her.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 1, 2009, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954 "2009-05-01T10:06:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954/81 "2009-05-04T22:44:58Z")

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Regarding the impact of Miley’s statements, is this getting mentioned anywhere other than the SDMB?

I read this Thread when it was opened, then this morning mentioned it off-handedly to a fourteen year old girl and a twelve year old girl who are absolutely _plugged in_ to pop culture and neither one of them had heard anything about it.

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**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954/82 "2009-05-04T22:47:04Z")

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No kidding Chronos. Not-Joe the not-a-plumber is at about 20 minutes past his 15 minutes, and his only fans are wingnuts, whereas Miley has had a great career already and looks to have a long, productive career in the future, with fans who will take her messages of tolerance to heart.

bienville, I’m kind of curious too. I’m about as far from plugged in to popular culture as you can get, so I was wondering if this had become a bigger deal.

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**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954/83 "2009-05-04T23:12:06Z")

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> [@Equipoise](#):
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> > I’ve had some friends that are actually homosexual. And, I mean, they know where I stand, and they know that I wouldn’t have them anywhere near my children.
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> Sam, I hate to break it to you, but those “actual” homosexuals? They’re not your friends. What gay, other than the most self-loathing kind, would be friends with a man who automatically thinks you’re a pedophile eyeing his children?

What a festering dickwound. The gay = pedophile thing is disgustingly common among the old, ignorant, and hateful crowds. Even so, been awhile since I’ve heard it. Thanks for reminding me of another non-argument you and your dumbass faction have, Joe.

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**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:** [May 4, 2009, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954/84 "2009-05-04T23:15:41Z")

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> [@Equipoise](#):
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> bienville, I’m kind of curious too. I’m about as far from plugged in to popular culture as you can get, so I was wondering if this had become a bigger deal.

It’s out there, but sparingly. And not in any places a 14 year old might go for Miley news.

> **[Google News](https://news.google.com/search?pz=1&hl=en-US&q=miley+cyrus+gay&gl=US&ceid=US:en)**
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> Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.

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**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954/85 "2009-05-04T23:27:56Z")

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Thanks **Justin\_Bailey**. Maybe the bigots realized that if they made a bigger stink it would get Miley’s remarks even more publicity. Damn, I hate it when they wise up. I love public, noisy boycotts of good things that need the publicity.

> [@Cisco](#):
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> What a festering dickwound. The gay = pedophile thing is disgustingly common among the old, ignorant, and hateful crowds. Even so, been awhile since I’ve heard it. Thanks for reminding me of another non-argument you and your dumbass faction have, Joe.

I also thought it was…I don’t have the correct word (bizarre, funny, strange?)…that he thought a white being called a “honky” was much worse than a gay being called a queer (by a good old boy such as himself, rather than from within their own community).

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**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954/86 "2009-05-04T23:36:52Z")

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> [@Equipoise](#):
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> I also thought it was…I don’t have the correct word (bizarre, funny, strange?)

Disingenuous.

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**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954/87 "2009-05-04T23:39:40Z")

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That’ll work, thanks.

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**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954/88 "2009-05-04T23:43:20Z")

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Any time.

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**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954/89 "2009-05-04T23:45:31Z")

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While I’ve got you here, what do you call that thing where you, you know, do that thing and it backfires and then you have to do this other thing?

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**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954/90 "2009-05-05T00:01:24Z")

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Me?

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**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954/91 "2009-05-05T00:02:39Z")

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_laugh_

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954/92 "2009-05-05T01:05:32Z")

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I’m finding it tough to believe that Joe the Plumber/Samuel the Unlicensed Bathroom Laborer has any friends, gay or otherwise.

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**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954/93 "2009-05-05T01:33:47Z")

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> [@Equipoise](#):
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> _laugh_

You lost me, bigtime.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954/94 "2009-05-05T01:43:54Z")

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> [@Cisco](#):
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> You lost me, bigtime.

She thought you were asking her if _you_ were that thing where you do a thing and it backfires so you have to do some other thing… ie., making a self-deprecating joke.

When, in actual fact, you were simply asking if you were the one who she wanted to ask what the word for doing a thing and having it backfire and having to do some other thing was.

I think.

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**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954/95 "2009-05-05T02:01:59Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> She thought you were asking her if _you_ were that thing where you do a thing and it backfires so you have to do some other thing… ie., making a self-deprecating joke.
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> When, in actual fact, you were simply asking if you were the one who she wanted to ask what the word for doing a thing and having it backfire and having to do some other thing was.
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> I think.

[. . .](http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/5543/2iiamc1.gif)

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**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954/96 "2009-05-05T02:02:36Z")

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> [@Justin\_Bailey](#):
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> It’s out there, but sparingly. And not in any places a 14 year old might go for Miley news.
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> [http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=miley+cyrus+gay](http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=miley+cyrus+gay)

Why isn’t it more well known?

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954/97 "2009-05-05T02:04:08Z")

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> [@Love\_Rhombus](#):
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> Why isn’t it more well known?

Damn school officials keep taking away the kids’ “Miley Cyrus Loves Gays” lunchboxes.

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**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954/98 "2009-05-05T02:09:49Z")

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> [@middleman](#):
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> I would have paid good money if she would have Twittered “If you are bi-sexual you get The Best of Both Worlds!”

Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!

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**Author:** ![LilShieste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@LilShieste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilShieste)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954/99 "2009-05-05T03:14:16Z")

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> [@Cisco](#):
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> [. . .](http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/5543/2iiamc1.gif)

heh I think I’m finding that image more entertaining than I should be. What’s it from?

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**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954/100 "2009-05-05T03:23:09Z")

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> [@Cisco](#):
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> You lost me, bigtime.

**Really Not All That Bright** got it. You were the Go To guy of the moment for naming things (you said “Any time”) so I just threw out some nonsense question, but when you came back with “Me?” I thought that you were joking that you were that thing where you, you know, do that thing and it backfires and then you have to do this other thing. That was funny. But my question wasn’t serious, and you had no idea what my part of the joke was, so I was laughing at something you didn’t intend and, and…so it all totally falls apart in the re-telling. 😛

Never mind.

How about Miss Bigoted Bimbo’s [Boobs](http://www.newshounds.us/2009/05/01/during_her_speech_about_traditional_marriage_fox_displays_large_photo_of_miss_california_in_a_bikini.php), eh? Miley ought to comment on those suckers.

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