# Michelle Shocked SHOCKED to find that GAYmbling is going on in here! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 19, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-shocked-shocked-to-find-that-gaymbling-is-going-on-in-here/653327 "2013-03-19T03:17:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-shocked-shocked-to-find-that-gaymbling-is-going-on-in-here/653327/121 "2013-03-22T04:47:12Z")
> [@](#): > > I believe in a God who loves everyone and my faith tells me to do my best to also love everyone, everyone. Gay or straight, stridently gay, self-righteously faithful, left or right, far-left, far-right, good, bad, or indifferent. That’s the law. Everyone. I may disagree with someone’s most fervently-held belief. But I will not hate them. Pretty much a non-apology. Shocked, like may other Christians, is willing to love everyone - but only on their own terms. They claim they don’t hate gays - but they want them to stop being gay. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-shocked-shocked-to-find-that-gaymbling-is-going-on-in-here/653327/122 "2013-03-22T05:57:26Z")
> [@B.Serum](#): > > Sandler — an old acquaintance of Shocked — became progressively (pardon the pun) frustrated at the non-interview she believed Shocked had agreed to the night before and filled the Shocked-free airtime with agitated rants about the events of the last few days. In my opinion, Sandler kind of lost her shit and made for a hostile environment which didn’t help the situation. Agreed, she could’ve handled it better. My summary would be that they twittered the night before, and Michelle wanted Sandler to read hear tweets on the show, Sandler was unwilling to do this, so, she thought, they agreed to do a live phone show. After getting Michelle’s voice mail a coulple of times, she started playing the audio from the Yoshi’s show and analyzing it a portion at a time. Then Michelle started tweeting, Sandler said, no, we’re not doing this, pick up your phone. She sonds like she’s reading a prepared statement a couple of times, they rant about the webcast delay (Sandler f bombs a couple of times) and that’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-shocked-shocked-to-find-that-gaymbling-is-going-on-in-here/653327/123 "2013-03-22T06:53:21Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > > [@Zebra](#): > > > > She’s not a lesbian? [Really?](https://www.google.com/search?q=Michelle+Shocked&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=JrU&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=rcs&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=0ehHUcaRFu3E4AOYmoHgCA&ved=0CFcQsAQ&biw=1600&bih=1073) Come on! > > Actually, I think she was cute. These are hardly in opposition to each other, I’d think. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-shocked-shocked-to-find-that-gaymbling-is-going-on-in-here/653327/124 "2013-03-23T05:31:54Z")
> [@Spoke](#): > > It’s a little harder to buy the clarification when you hear the [original audio from the San Francisco show](http://youtu.be/fYm4teuAcm0). Yeah, she’s toast. But she made a truly great album 20-odd years ago; a public meltdown doesn’t change that for me. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-shocked-shocked-to-find-that-gaymbling-is-going-on-in-here/653327/125 "2013-03-23T19:04:09Z")
> [@B.Serum](#): > > It’s amazing how often life imitates art: She has a song from her early period called “Campus Crusade” that mocks Evangelical Christians. It starts with… > > Quote: > Sister Cindy used to be a disco queen > 'Til she come to Jesus and now she’s saved > Out on the West Mall with old Brother Jed > Now she’s fighting the Holy War > The Campus Crusade > Every Spring they seem to invade > Oh my God, it’s the lunatic fringe on parade > > In the song, the “crusaders” get in a little hot water by offending the crowd, and the song ends with… > > Quote: > I’m gonna jump headfirst into that lake of fire > Sister Cindy, Brother Jed, I’m forced to tell > 'Cause with the likes of you campus crusaders up in heaven > I think hell is gonna be just swell Ha! I’m flashing back because while I’ve never heard this song, I did stand many times outside the student union at the University of Texas and watch the Brother Jed and Sister Cindy show. She was indeed saved in the parking lot of a disco, which seemingly gave her the right to refer to female students as harlots and whores. All in good faith, however, as she was trying to save them from hellfire. The crowds really did give them a lot of shit, but inevitably a few people did follow them back into the Union to talk to them when the show was over. IIRC Brother Jed was something like 25 years her senior, and they eventually married. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-shocked-shocked-to-find-that-gaymbling-is-going-on-in-here/653327/126 "2013-03-23T23:36:02Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > It’s called “music appreciation.” Please never mind this post. I need to read through all the posts before replying. Upon review, it’s clear that there was something quite other than music appreciation going on there and this post of mine was unhelpfully irrelevant. But as far as that goes, Taj Mahal is very cool. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-shocked-shocked-to-find-that-gaymbling-is-going-on-in-here/653327/127 "2013-03-23T23:56:43Z")
> [@StusBlues](#): > > Last I checked most of her stuff was out of print and she hadn’t recorded for years. Is her music easily downloadable? It certainly was good stuff back in the day. I was introduced to her music through [a compilation](http://www.amazon.com/Rods-Custom-Classics-Various-Artists/dp/B00000I5M0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364082853&sr=8-1&keywords=hot+rod+hits+%26+custom+classics) so some of it is available. I see [Amazon offers the Goofyfoot CD in MP3 format](http://www.amazon.com/Goofyfoot-Phranc/dp/B00000372Y/ref=sr_1_5?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1364082909&sr=1-5&keywords=phranc). ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-shocked-shocked-to-find-that-gaymbling-is-going-on-in-here/653327/128 "2013-03-24T00:01:27Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > I was introduced to her music through [a compilation](http://www.amazon.com/Rods-Custom-Classics-Various-Artists/dp/B00000I5M0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364082853&sr=8-1&keywords=hot+rod+hits+%26+custom+classics) so some of it is available. I see [Amazon offers the Goofyfoot CD in MP3 format](http://www.amazon.com/Goofyfoot-Phranc/dp/B00000372Y/ref=sr_1_5?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1364082909&sr=1-5&keywords=phranc). Everything is on iTunes as well so you can cherry-pick if you like. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-shocked-shocked-to-find-that-gaymbling-is-going-on-in-here/653327/129 "2013-03-24T00:16:27Z")
> [@B.Serum](#): > > Everything is on iTunes as well so you can cherry-pick if you like. There ya go. My iTunes has gone screwy; I can play music but can’t check the Store or access my iPod. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-shocked-shocked-to-find-that-gaymbling-is-going-on-in-here/653327/130 "2013-03-30T18:19:20Z")
She’s gonna be on Piers Morgan monday night. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-shocked-shocked-to-find-that-gaymbling-is-going-on-in-here/653327/131 "2013-03-30T21:12:33Z")
[Determined to convince people that she’s not an angry nutjob](http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/29/her-gig-canceled-after-tirade-michelle-shocked-plays-outside-in-protest/), Michelle Shocked shows up outside of club that canceled her gig dressed in a “disposable safety unit,” with tape over her mouth, and strummed an acoustic guitar while pointing silently to handwritten posters over her head. She’s on the path to rehabilitating her image, that’s for sure. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-shocked-shocked-to-find-that-gaymbling-is-going-on-in-here/653327.md?page=6)