... And Now The Opposite Of Science

[bloodyrosemccoy]

I don’t know about you, but I would have walked out if my valedictorian even offered a benediction, much less if she called her whole class sinners and then threw a religious fit. But walking out that early means I would have missed the part where she fell down. Protesting often means making sacrifices.

My favorite part is near the beginning when she asks God to forgive everyone for committing the gross sin (?!) of going to college. At a college graduation.

I also like how bored and then uncomfortable the dude (dean? principal? president?) behind her starts to get when she keeps going.

Thanks to circuit_fourfor the link. 

Comments

[alexvdl.livejournal.com]

Walk out? What?! Then you don't get to HECKLE!

[nixve.livejournal.com]

Why did she bother going to college, then?

[kittikattie.livejournal.com]

"I repent for READING!"

[queenlyzard.livejournal.com]

...the hell?? Is that for real? I'm torn between reactions-- fear, disbelief, flat-out what-the-fuckery, slight nausea at the applause she got... and I can't help but wonder if she is, like, having a psychotic break or something. I mean, the first part was just religious blathery, but when she starts sobbing and falling down and all... I have to wonder what's really going on. Either something happened to her recently to really screw with her head, or she's supposed to be on medication and isn't taking it, because that was Not Normal, even by churchy standards. Creepy.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

I dunno, I think it's possible to self-induce a fit like that if you get into the correct mental state. But you do have to work yourself up to ecstasy--you can't just go from zero to eighty instantly. And she did it in a VERY inappropriate place.

I think one of the creepiest things I ever saw was in the movie Jesus Camp when a bunch of 8-12-year-olds had a mass religious fit. Watching a little girl sob and moan and and speak in tongues = really, REALLY disturbing. Fanatics are messed up.