Posted on 12/24/2013 7:20:05 AM PST by BenLurkin
IRVINE (CBSLA.com) — An Irvine woman who adorned her home with rainbow bulbs has sparked a controversy in her neighborhood.
Dr. Mary Pham had no intention of covering her Irvine home with rainbow Christmas lights. But she says when the rainbow flag she displays on her home sparked hate mail and neighbors’ complaints, she decided it was time to make a statement.
“Pride,” said Pham. “Pride for my home, pride for all my friends.”
Pham, a straight woman and single mother, said her gay friends inspired her to display the rainbow flag and lights with pride.
“Since it’s Christmas, let’s come up with some lights,” said Pham.
Her lights and flag led to controversy. When her gay pride flag fell down, an anonymous resident left a handwritten note urging her to put it back up.
Meanwhile, Pham says others have driven by and yelled racial slurs. She was notified by her homeowners’ association that some of her neighbors wanted the flag to be taken down, she said.
One neighbor wrote to the homeowners’ association asking “is the gay pride display protected by free speech rights?”
The letter went on to say that “neighbors are shaking their heads in disgust.”
“The flag has two wedding rings interlocked,” another neighbor wrote. “It’s an eyesore.”
Pham told KCAL9′s Stacey Butler she was accused of making an offensive political statement that was “in your face” to neighboring residents.
When someone started placing offensive fliers on her car, she filed a complaint with the Anti-Defamation League.
The homeowners’ association reportedly wrote to the neighbors saying that they could not stop Pham from displaying the flag. None of those who objected were willing to speak on camera.
So she wants to insult God and run up her electric bill at the same time.
Just another publicity stunt; probably got no hate mail whatsoever.
“When someone started placing offensive fliers on her car, she filed a complaint with the Anti-Defamation League.”
Free speech for me, but not for thee!
Its America, its her home, and her opinion. The door does go both ways. Just leave her be and she will stop acting so “fabulously” once people aren’t paying attention to her anymore. Gays thrive on attention. Attention to gays is what water is to flowers.
Everyone is a “civil rights” hero these days. Its so easy, isn’t it?
Well I read the article and she claims people drove by and yelled “racial slurs”. Uh oh, my spidey sense is tingling. Where have I heard this before?.../s
It’s even easier being a racist. All you have to do is wake up white in the morning.
BS.
A friend of mine from Seattle reminds me of this lady. They call them “fag hags”.
Celebrate Perversity!
“When someone started placing offensive fliers on her car, she filed a complaint with the Anti-Defamation League.”
These people are more and more just looking comical to me.
Yep more “News” from the CaliPoria TOILET! Please dear LORD FLUSH!
It is easy and I remember the real civil rights battle in the 50s and my father was part of that struggle. Now its just something to put on your resume. Back then it cost him his job and that year I got a pair of pants for Christmas. Hard for a sixth grader to understand.
To see real tolerance in action.
Put up a huge “Duck Dynasty” flag...
Some factual information about unfortunate illness of homosexuality.
Love the sinners as Christ would; but hate their sin. They should go forth and sin no more.
http://theapologeticsgroup.com/history-politics/taking-the-sex-out-of-homosexuality/
To display some sort of banner, sign, flag, lights, etc. to ‘proclaim’ your sexual proclivity is nothing more than baiting. She wanted to get an ‘intolerant’ reaction and she did. That’s the M.O. of the gay movement. They can’t just practice their deviancy in private, they must flaunt it and shove it in your face.
She’s a Phim Pham woman...
I support the woman’s right to have what ever lights she wants. However I also support the right of anyone who will to have a negative opinion of it. That’s America and we’ve seen over and over again how Christians face the brunt of a relentless progressive fascist secular army that goes out of its way to be offended by what is simply normal. They started this culture war so they should have to deal with the consequences of it.
Why do I get the feeling that no one complained so she had to make up complaints?
Oooh...ooooh....I’m oppressed. Poor me.
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