One Editor's Opinion: Don't Go To The Westboro Baptist Church's Protest

As you may have heard or read, members of the Westboro Baptist Church will be coming to the Annenberg Center this Saturday from 1:15 to 2 to protest the production of The Laramie Project. There will be yelling, name-calling, picketing, and all sorts of other nonsense on their part. And what will they accomplish? Nothing. But that doesn't mean we can't do something.

Not to get all Confucius/Zen Buddhist/the surfer from Forgetting Sarah Marhsall, but sometimes you can do very little and get a lot done. It's clear that the best thing we can do as a community is to completely ignore their presence. These anti-(insert your religion/sexual orientation/favorite N*Sync song here) people thrive on getting a response from others, and to insult them or counter-protest is to reinforce their belief that everyone outside of their community is the embodiment of evil.

So, what should you do instead on Saturday afternoon? Go to Center City. Buy/make a gem sweater for December's ugly sweater parties. Day-drink. Get yo' hurr did. You know, usual weekend activities.