Fred Phelps is the leader of the Westboro Baptist Church and has gained national notoriety for having his parishioners go out and picket funerals and sensitive events. God hates Fags for someone who perished from AIDS -- that kind of thing.
They recently picketed at the San Diego International Comic-Con this weekend.
I don't think they expected the reaction they received -- from Comics Alliance:
Super Heroes vs. the Westboro Baptist ChurchHeh...
They've faced down humans time and time again, but Fred Phelps and his minions from the Westboro Baptist Church were not ready for the cosplay action that awaited them today at Comic-Con. After all, who can win against a counter protest that includes robots, magical anime girls, Trekkies, Jedi and...kittens?
Unbeknownst to the dastardly fanatics of the Westboro Baptist Church, the good folks of San Diego's Comic-Con were prepared for their arrival with their own special brand of superhuman counter protesting chanting "WHAT DO WE WANT" "GAY SEX" "WHEN DO WE WANT IT" "NOW!" while brandishing ironic (and some sincere) signs. Simply stated: The eclectic assembly of nerdom's finest stood and delivered.
