Stolen from the ever-fabulous Towleroad:
The change.org petition asking The Learning Channel to cancel 19 Kids and Counting over the Duggars' "LGBT fear mongering" that caught fire on the internet earlier this week also managed to catch the attention of right-wing Christian activists who are concerned with (but don't actually understand) first amendment protections.
American Family Association, Alliance Defending Freedom, and other anti-LGBT organizations and websites helped spearhead a #DefendtheDuggars tweetfest today. But like NOM's Twitter warning last month that marriage equality would lead to people marrying themselves, the campaign quickly started backfiring in spectacular fashion.
Liberal haters are trying to hijack the #DefendtheDuggars hashtag with their obscenities on Twitter. Take back #DefendtheDuggars! Go post!
— LifeSiteNews.com (@LifeSite) November 21, 2014
Here are just a few highlights of what's rolling in over on Twitter:
#DefendtheDuggars because we all know God's just not up to the job, We need a hashtag's help with this one.
— Professor ZeitGeist™ (@Prof_Zeitgeist) November 22, 2014
#DefendTheDuggars right to try to finally learn half names of all the children they spend no individual time with! pic.twitter.com/yJpttozHG2
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) November 22, 2014
#DefendtheDuggars because Josh Duggar's boss keynoted the 2001 convention of a white supremacists group. pic.twitter.com/L8Oupv9lIx
— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) November 22, 2014
#DefendtheDuggars because we're sick of Christians being persecuted & having their basic human rights put up to a vote. #OhWaitThatsTheGays
— John M. Becker (@freedom2marry) November 22, 2014
#DefendtheDuggars because there should be a family on TV worse than the Kardashians.
— Emerson Collins (@ActuallyEmerson) November 21, 2014
No need to #DefendTheDuggars when nobody's trying to take away their kids or tell them one parent doesn't legally "count."
— Jayelle (@GreenEyedLilo) November 21, 2014
#DefendtheDuggars because statistically at least four of their sons will be gay, those boys should be allowed to get married too.
— I.G. Frederick (@eroticawriter) November 22, 2014
#DefendtheDuggars because gay people who work at #TLC should be forced to pay bigots to lie about them publicly.
— Hamybear (@hamybear) November 22, 2014
Christians wrote the book on boycotting TV shows. When the tables are turned they scream "tyranny!" #DefendtheDuggars pic.twitter.com/DPYo3loMbk
— Scott Wooledge (@Clarknt67) November 22, 2014
My favorite #DefendtheDuggars supporter of the evening. This conversation turned into pure gold. #UniteBlue pic.twitter.com/gYtnAMEw7g
— Tim Peacock (@timsimms) November 22, 2014
#DefendtheDuggars because my same-sex marriage threatens the sanctity of their marriage and stuff! pic.twitter.com/xACf228lqe
— Kevin (@jerseygringo) November 22, 2014
I can't #DefendtheDuggars when they flaunt their sexuality—keep private life private! #LGBT https://t.co/qkfMTy8yKS) pic.twitter.com/7JTY61EhWi
— Scott Wooledge (@Clarknt67) November 22, 2014
#DefendtheDuggars because they need protection from the fundamentalist LGBTQIAs pic.twitter.com/P53kjQb3rk
— u=v(l)eslie (@LeslieWheat) November 22, 2014
#DefendtheDuggars cause pic.twitter.com/8lTs7vgkOj
— maggie priceless (@MaggiePriceless) November 22, 2014
#DefendtheDuggars …. pic.twitter.com/nibxVf0vlM
— Amelie Belcher (@AmelieBelcher) November 21, 2014
#DefendtheDuggars because Michelle's uterus is a clown car.
— Scott Rose (@ScottEqualityRo) November 22, 2014
#DefendtheDuggars right to believe Moses wrote the Constitution.
— Rodney (@rodneygallen) November 22, 2014
#DefendtheDuggars A Handy Guide pic.twitter.com/QfJJ6TYsp8
— GolemOnTheShelf (@DanielBen_Del) November 22, 2014
Why should I #DefendtheDuggars? Haven't they already bred an army? Can't they defend themselves? #Noh8
— Steve Marmel (@Marmel) November 21, 2014