July 21, 2011
4. Newblog2011: 07/21/11 Masons in Vermont: Approaching Events, including "Lobster Feed" on July 30, 2011 and the "1st Annual Grand Master's Fair" at the Addison County Fairgrounds on August 21, 2011, including "Rainbow for Girls," "Demolay for Boys," and the Masons' Child ID Program
Here’s some of what I reported on my WordPress blog, “ireallyprotest,” on July 17, 2011, about what I saw in Barre regarding Mason activity:
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July 17, 2011
--A few days ago, I saw that the Masonic Temple has a huge banner on its front lawn that says:
“LOBSTER FEED
JULY 30
12:00 – 2:00 $12.95”
Today, I saw a poster elsewhere in town that says:
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“VERMONT GRAND MASTER'S FAIR PRESENTS
1ST ANNUAL GRAND MASTER'S FAIR
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21ST 9 A.M. - 3 P.M. RAIN OR SHINE
ADDISON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
NEW HAVEN, VERMONT
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FREE ADMISSION
SHRINER PARADE --CRAFTS SHOW—ROCK CLIMBING—CLOWNS--LIVE COUNTRY MUSIC—AMATEUR “HAM” RADIO—PONY RIDE—CHILD ID PROGRAM—FOOD--CAR SHOW—DUNK TANK—FACE PAINTING—DEMONSTRATIONS AND MORE
(Then, on the poster, there's a picture of a pinwheel in rainbow colors. For people who have never seen a child's pinwheel toy, it's like a flower that turns around like a wheel. You blow on the wheel and that makes the flower spin around.
Next on the power, it says):
SPONSORED BY:
VERMONT MASONS'
CAIRO & SINAI
TEMPLE SHRINERS
ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR
SCOTTISH RITE—YORK RITE
RAINBOW FOR GIRLS
DEMOLAY FOR BOYS
SOJOURNERS
FIND MORE INFORMATION AT
VTGRANDMASTERSFAIR.ORG
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I doubt very much that the use of the rainbow pinwheel or the advertisement for “RAINBOW FOR GIRLS” is a declaration of support for gay rights; not that any sort of mention of adult sexual activity is ever appropriate on a poster that's advertising things for children, but I think it's really sad, bad, and probably not a coincidence that one of the symbols for gay pride, the rainbow, is being exploited by people who want to promote child molestation and the degradation of women.
What is “DEMOLAY FOR BOYS?” Is that a combination of the words “demolition” and “lay”? For people who aren't familiar with the slang use of the term “lay,” it means to have sex with someone. It can be both a noun and a verb; a person can disrespectfully described as having been “laid” and can also be disrespectfully described as having been “a lay.”
Sometimes I still can't believe that I'm having these conversations. It makes me really unhappy; although I've thought about what the motivations are so that I can understand them, I can't help but recoil from the fact that there are people who not only want to abuse children but who want children to be abused as part of everyday life.
Notice how it's the FIRST “Grand Master's Fair.” That means that the event has been thought of and is being produced BECAUSE of what the political/media/corporate situation has been for the past year.
Also: what is the “CHILD ID PROGRAM”? I don't like the sound of that at all, not on a poster that is obviously expressing interest in luring children and their parents to a fair that is about promoting child molestation.
Copyright, with noted exceptions, L. Kochman July 17, 2011 @ 9:55 p.m./addition @ 10:03 p.m.
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July 21, 2011
As I've said, I first wrote and copyrighted the above on WordPress on July 17, 2011.
Copyright, with noted exceptions, L. Kochman July 21, 2011 @ 1:40 p.m.
4. Newblog2011: 07/21/11 Masons in Vermont: Approaching Events, including "Lobster Feed" on July 30, 2011 and the "1st Annual Grand Master's Fair" at the Addison County Fairgrounds on August 21, 2011, including "Rainbow for Girls," "Demolay for Boys," and the Masons' Child ID Program
Here’s some of what I reported on my WordPress blog, “ireallyprotest,” on July 17, 2011, about what I saw in Barre regarding Mason activity:
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July 17, 2011
--A few days ago, I saw that the Masonic Temple has a huge banner on its front lawn that says:
“LOBSTER FEED
JULY 30
12:00 – 2:00 $12.95”
Today, I saw a poster elsewhere in town that says:
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“VERMONT GRAND MASTER'S FAIR PRESENTS
1ST ANNUAL GRAND MASTER'S FAIR
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21ST 9 A.M. - 3 P.M. RAIN OR SHINE
ADDISON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
NEW HAVEN, VERMONT
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FREE ADMISSION
SHRINER PARADE --CRAFTS SHOW—ROCK CLIMBING—CLOWNS--LIVE COUNTRY MUSIC—AMATEUR “HAM” RADIO—PONY RIDE—CHILD ID PROGRAM—FOOD--CAR SHOW—DUNK TANK—FACE PAINTING—DEMONSTRATIONS AND MORE
(Then, on the poster, there's a picture of a pinwheel in rainbow colors. For people who have never seen a child's pinwheel toy, it's like a flower that turns around like a wheel. You blow on the wheel and that makes the flower spin around.
Next on the power, it says):
SPONSORED BY:
VERMONT MASONS'
CAIRO & SINAI
TEMPLE SHRINERS
ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR
SCOTTISH RITE—YORK RITE
RAINBOW FOR GIRLS
DEMOLAY FOR BOYS
SOJOURNERS
FIND MORE INFORMATION AT
VTGRANDMASTERSFAIR.ORG
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I doubt very much that the use of the rainbow pinwheel or the advertisement for “RAINBOW FOR GIRLS” is a declaration of support for gay rights; not that any sort of mention of adult sexual activity is ever appropriate on a poster that's advertising things for children, but I think it's really sad, bad, and probably not a coincidence that one of the symbols for gay pride, the rainbow, is being exploited by people who want to promote child molestation and the degradation of women.
What is “DEMOLAY FOR BOYS?” Is that a combination of the words “demolition” and “lay”? For people who aren't familiar with the slang use of the term “lay,” it means to have sex with someone. It can be both a noun and a verb; a person can disrespectfully described as having been “laid” and can also be disrespectfully described as having been “a lay.”
Sometimes I still can't believe that I'm having these conversations. It makes me really unhappy; although I've thought about what the motivations are so that I can understand them, I can't help but recoil from the fact that there are people who not only want to abuse children but who want children to be abused as part of everyday life.
Notice how it's the FIRST “Grand Master's Fair.” That means that the event has been thought of and is being produced BECAUSE of what the political/media/corporate situation has been for the past year.
Also: what is the “CHILD ID PROGRAM”? I don't like the sound of that at all, not on a poster that is obviously expressing interest in luring children and their parents to a fair that is about promoting child molestation.
Copyright, with noted exceptions, L. Kochman July 17, 2011 @ 9:55 p.m./addition @ 10:03 p.m.
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July 21, 2011
As I've said, I first wrote and copyrighted the above on WordPress on July 17, 2011.
Copyright, with noted exceptions, L. Kochman July 21, 2011 @ 1:40 p.m.