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Once upon a time there was an wicked witch.
Right, right. Let’s cut the doodah and be specific. The year was 1977 and the witches name was Anita Bryant a.k.a. the Wicked Witch of the West. That’s what the good & gay people of the Netherlands thought, anyway.Why? Because Anita had a sparkling idea. She wanted to save the children of Dade County, Florida. How? By promoting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Why? The former pop singer, Miss America runne-up & orange-juice saleswoman made the following statements during her campaign: “As a mother, I know that homosexuals cannot biologically reproduce children;therefore, they must recruit OUR children.” And: “If gays are granted rights,next we’ll have to give rights to prostitutes and to people who sleep with St.Bernards and to nail biters.”
Can’t argue with reason.
Long story short: in 1977 gay people all over the world took a stand against the wicked witch from the Sunshine State. Dutch prominents signed a petition. It was published in Time Magazine. In order to pay for the costly advertisement a benefit concert was held in the Concertgebouw. Performers and musicians participated. Amongst them De Zangeres Zonder Naam (The Female Singer Without a Name). De Zangeres Zonder Naam is a singer in the kitschy torch song department. In fact her songs are likely to burn down any venue. She sang ‘Luister Anita’ (‘Listen up, Anita’). Whereas the other performers were applauded in a civilized manner, De Zangeres Zonder Naam made the(mainly gay) audience howl and holler for sheer joy. It prompted her to repeat the cheesy song. All of it, as can be heard on the 1980’s album ‘MiamiNightmare’.
Merely a story. Just keep it in mind.here she is....gotta love her.www.youtube.com/watch
Right, right. Let’s cut the doodah and be specific. The year was 1977 and the witches name was Anita Bryant a.k.a. the Wicked Witch of the West. That’s what the good & gay people of the Netherlands thought, anyway.Why? Because Anita had a sparkling idea. She wanted to save the children of Dade County, Florida. How? By promoting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Why? The former pop singer, Miss America runne-up & orange-juice saleswoman made the following statements during her campaign: “As a mother, I know that homosexuals cannot biologically reproduce children;therefore, they must recruit OUR children.” And: “If gays are granted rights,next we’ll have to give rights to prostitutes and to people who sleep with St.Bernards and to nail biters.”
Can’t argue with reason.
Long story short: in 1977 gay people all over the world took a stand against the wicked witch from the Sunshine State. Dutch prominents signed a petition. It was published in Time Magazine. In order to pay for the costly advertisement a benefit concert was held in the Concertgebouw. Performers and musicians participated. Amongst them De Zangeres Zonder Naam (The Female Singer Without a Name). De Zangeres Zonder Naam is a singer in the kitschy torch song department. In fact her songs are likely to burn down any venue. She sang ‘Luister Anita’ (‘Listen up, Anita’). Whereas the other performers were applauded in a civilized manner, De Zangeres Zonder Naam made the(mainly gay) audience howl and holler for sheer joy. It prompted her to repeat the cheesy song. All of it, as can be heard on the 1980’s album ‘MiamiNightmare’.
Merely a story. Just keep it in mind.here she is....gotta love her.www.youtube.com/watch
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Re: WW against bigotry in the '70's
Wed, July 8, 2009 - 5:39 PMand of remember the pie incident:
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Re: WW against bigotry in the '70's
Wed, July 8, 2009 - 5:48 PMI believe it was Key-lime pie w/merengue.lol.She paid a price for her bigotry,so many don't.
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Re: WW against bigotry in the '70's
Wed, July 8, 2009 - 5:54 PMAnd for a sing-a-long...Haar naam is Anita
Men noemt haar een 'diva'
Is bekend om haar schoonheid en zang
Maar in geloof en karakter
Beslist jaren achter
In haar hoofd zit een heel duivels plan
Zij wil vernielen dat leven
Ons door God eens gegeven
trekt van leer met de bijbel ter hand
Hoe laat zich dat rijmen
Wil dat homo's verdwijnen
En de vrouw net als vroeger slavin van de man
Maar beste vent hou gerust van je vriend
En strijd voor je rechten
Desnoods er voor vechten
Waar je zou van beschuldigd heb jij niet verdiend
Maar beste vent hou gerust van je vriend
En strijd voor je rechten
Desnoods er voor vechten
Waar je zou van beschuldigd heb jij niet verdiend
Zeg, luister Anita
Jij, de vrouw zonder weerga
Ik vraag je: heb jij soms een kind
Misschien dat na jaren
Jij zelf zult ervaren
Dat de liefde hem bindt aan een vrind
'K sta er niet van te kijken
Als hij jou zal verg'lijken
Met die Hitler uit dat Duitse land
Hij vervolgde de Joden
Deed niets dan hen doden
Dus bekeer je, Anita
Geef de homo's de hand
Maar beste vent hou gerust van je vriend
En strijd voor je rechten
Desnoods er voor vechten
Waar je zou van beschuldigd heb jij niet verdiend
Maar beste vent hou gerust van je vriend
En strijd voor je rechten
Desnoods er voor vechten
Waar je zou van beschuldigd heb jij niet verdiend
Listen, Anita
Her name is Anita
They call her a 'diva'
She's famous for her beauty and songs
In her belief and character
She's way behind (=old-fashioned)
She's working out this develish plan
She wants to destroy the life
Once given to us by God
She quots the bible
I just can't understand
She wants gay people to disappear
And the women back as slaves to their men
But dear guy, just keep lovin' your friend
And keep on fighting for your rights
If necessary even really fight for them
What she is accusing you of is something that you don't deserve
But dear guy, just keep lovin' your friend
And keep on fighting for your rights
If necessary even really fight for them
What she is accusing you of is something that you don't deserve
Now, listen Anita
You develish woman
I ask you: 'Do you have a child'
Maybe after some years
You'll find out
That he'll find love in a man
I won't be surprised
That that day he'll compare you
To that Hitler from Germany
Who pursued the Jews
And killed the most of them
So now be reformed
And shake hands with the gays.
So dear guy, just keep lovin' your friend
And keep on fighting for your rights
If necessary even really fight for them
What she is accusing you of is something that you don't deserve
So dear guy, just keep lovin' your friend
And keep on fighting for your rights
If necessary even really fight for them
What she is accusing you of is something that you don't deserve
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Re: WW against bigotry in the '70's
Wed, July 8, 2009 - 5:54 PMAlso her activity in Florida helped to draw the gay and lesbian community into politics around the nation. The following year anti-gay ballot measures lost in the State of California and in the City of Seattle. -
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Re: WW against bigotry in the '70's
Wed, July 8, 2009 - 11:20 PMOne of my first political actions as a wee radical in Seattle. If I remember right, Eugene, Oregon was the first city to turn back the Anita wave, which bolstered the efforts in larger cities.
Also remember, Anita's husband ended up divorcing her later. Big ol' closet fag.
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Re: WW against bigotry in the '70's
Sun, September 6, 2009 - 6:54 AMGay bars all over stopped ordering orange juice.
There was a drink named in Anita's honor. I don't remember the recipe, as I prefer whisky with soda or beer, but of course it contained no OJ.
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Re: WW against bigotry in the '70's
Sun, September 6, 2009 - 7:05 AMNot only orange juice, but at that time unions in the Bay Area were boycotting Coors beer. Harvey Milk formed an alliance between the gay community and the labor movement and convinced gay bars to boycott Coors beer. That important alliance continues to this day with major unions in California supporting our equal marriage rights. The unions are one of the strongest allies of the gay community.
www.strangebillions.com/harvey/
"This is a photo I took in 2003 of Allan Baird. He and his wife have lived in the neighborhood all their lives. In the 1970s he was the Teamster official in charge of the Coors boycott. He approached Harvey about getting gay bars to boycott Coors and was impressed when Harvey asked for nothing in return except that gay people be given jobs as truck drivers. Harvey got Coors banned in gay bars throughout California. Allan kept his word and hired gay drivers. With Allan's help, Harvey, amazingly, became the first openly gay candidate to be endorsed by the Teamsters, firefighters and construction workers unions."
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