People Are Roasting The Anti-Marriage Equality Campaign Over Their Dumb Skywriting Stunt
#VoteYes
On Sunday, anti-marriage equality campaigners ruined a perfectly nice day by hiring a skywriter to write “Vote No” in giant letters in the skies above Sydney.
The words were visible from much of the city’s inner suburbs, although fortunately they were soon blown away by the wind – which to be honest, feels like a pretty fitting analogy for the entire No campaign.
Thankfully this Vote No sign is being swept away by a righteous wind. #VoteYes Aussies ??? pic.twitter.com/qkQbCufbej
— Annie Parker ? (@annie_parker) September 17, 2017
“Vote no” skywriting that lasted about ten minutes before being blown away, which I hope is a perfect metaphor #marriagequality pic.twitter.com/uBiG1as1zQ
— Ben Shute (@Ben_Shute) September 17, 2017
Skywriting is kinda the perfect metaphor for the No campaign. First it annoys everyone for a minute, then it just disappears into the ether
— Josh Butler (@JoshButler) September 17, 2017
Even so, a lot of people were understandably upset by the divisive stunt. It’s a well-documented fact that members of the LGBTIQ+ community are disproportionately affected by mental health issues. When people are literally painting hateful rhetoric in the sky above their heads, it’s not hard to understand why that is.
Fortunately, for every outspoken moron with access to an aeroplane out there, there are dozens of social media users ready to step up and mock the crap out of them for their woefully outdated points of view.
imagine having no valid argument and just having to write ‘vote no’ in the sky lmao
— Lucy Valentine (@LucyXIV) September 17, 2017
‘Vote no’ plastered all over the Sydney sky. Shouldn’t you guys be at church anyway?#jesuslovesgays pic.twitter.com/mZKBQ1ilfd
— ash london (@ash_london) September 17, 2017
Hey Everyone, after looking at the sky today, I’ve decided to vote no. Hope u all understand <3 xoxo
— Alexander (@111across) September 17, 2017
These people cant even draw a swastika properly pic.twitter.com/NwtnYa01Vk
— Pauline Pantsdown (@PPantsdown) September 17, 2017
sorry folks, I’ve paid someone to write ‘VOTE NOW’ in the sky and he’s run out of fuel at the worst possible time.
— Colley (@JamColley) September 17, 2017
Hey did anybody see how my pre-Emmys ‘Vote Nicole’ skywriting over Sydney turned out?
— Peter Taggart (@petertaggart) September 17, 2017
Yes campaign get skywriting for free. pic.twitter.com/pSjszz3Z1J
— Dan Anstey (@Dan_Anstey) September 17, 2017
Hope he crashes into a rainbow.
— I D H (@idmacman) September 17, 2017
just sayin the last time some asshole bullied a bunch of queers via skywriting it didn’t end great for her pic.twitter.com/SFoQBwTQ9I
— mat whitehead (@matwhi) September 17, 2017
My son took a photo when I wasn’t looking, handed this to me and said “fixed it”. Kids know what’s up. #marriageequaility #marriageequaility pic.twitter.com/XO9EH7DTbj
— Ben Shute (@Ben_Shute) September 17, 2017
BREAKING: Using a giant laser, the Coalition For Marriage has engraved ‘Vote No’ on the moon. “We have no free speech” Cory Bernardi said.
— Jess Wheeler (@wheelswordsmith) September 17, 2017
Everyone in Sydney this morning #voteyes pic.twitter.com/QcevFRheUH
— Tom Joyner (@tomrjoyner) September 17, 2017
According to The Australian, the message appears to have been funded via a GoFundMe page, whose author says opponents of marriage equality are being “bullied into silence”.
Person behind Vote No skywriting complains of being “bullied into silence”
Friend, you literally wrote in the sky.. https://t.co/otrXWOOrUo
— Sally Rugg ?️? (@sallyrugg) September 17, 2017
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Feature image via Comrade Weez/Twitter