Celebs Mock Prayer, NRA After Mass Shooting
Celebrities scrambled to their Twitter pages to react to Wednesday’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., an attack that appears to be the latest terror spawn from radical Islam.
Of course, we don’t know that to be sure, and plenty of information is still being processed about an attack which killed 14 people. That didn’t stop some stars from attacking not the killers, or those who preach a deadly form of Islam, but those who offered up prayers for the victims and their families.
In the span of 24 hours, the act of prayer become worthy of cultural contempt. Consider comedian and “The Daily Show” writer Travon Free, who found the very idea of prayer worth a quick laugh.
Can we at least pass meaningful Thoughts and Prayers control? The use of that phrase should definitely be regulated in Congress.
— Travon Free (@Travon) December 3, 2015
Leigh Whannell, best known for penning the first chapter in the “Saw” franchise, took aim at government officials who prayed for families directly impacted by the shooters.
Really glad we have your “thoughts and prayers”, politicians.
— Leigh Whannell (@LWhannell) December 2, 2015
Author Terry McMillan retweeted this nuggets diminishing prayer in the public space.
About a mass shooting a day. I think ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ have done just about all they’re going to do. pic.twitter.com/i5vtkT3SgL — LeftCoastLean (@LCL21CE) December 3, 2015
Patton Oswalt, the comic actor from “Justified” and the indie film “Big Fan,” also piled on prayer.
“Please stop asking us to help. We clearly can’t do shit.” Sincerely, Thoughts and Prayers — Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) December 2, 2015
Actress Rose McGowan of “Death Proof” fame shared the cover of this morning’s New York Daily News which attacked those who offer up prayers after gun tragedies.
Fuck platitudes @dailynews pic.twitter.com/WpOcbgnNxD — rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) December 3, 2015
Comic Alonzo Bodden used the tragedy to slam the NRA, even though there’s no evidence the organization or its methods had any direct or indirect link to the tragedy.
Well NRA I guess we’ll have to start arming the disabled because you’ve helped make sure all the crazy have guns #SanBernadinoShooting — Alonzo Bodden (@AlonzoBodden) December 2, 2015
“Dear White People” director Justin Simien also took advantage of the killings to blast the NRA without knowing all the facts.
“NRA blocks law to stop suspected terrorists from buying guns” Guys. Come on. Your way ain’t working. #SanBernadino https://t.co/uYA14qRW1m — Justin Simien (@JSim07) December 3, 2015
Not every celebrity jumped on the prayer shaming bandwagon. Connie Britton from “Nashville” bucked this trend with a more straightforward message to her followers.
Grief. Prayers. Tears. For California. And the United States of America. #stopgunviolence — Connie Britton (@conniebritton) December 3, 2015
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WHO ARE These people????
You say they’re in Show Business? What do they do? Ticket takers?
PERFORMERS?!? The Hell you say. Oh…oh I get it. They’re ‘The Usual Hollywood Suspects’ who are only known within LA County.
Well…..that’s fame of a sort I guess.
This is a group who is willing to exploit this tragedy to push their agenda, yet they slam those who refuse to do so. I just might have to keep this one to remind those liberals who exactly the truly hateful party is. It sure isn’t the GOP right now.