Let me just start this off with a disclaimer: I’m 90% sure this is a complete joke. And if it is, it’s fucking hilarious.
But here’s the thing: I enjoy the Myspace ever so slightly. Really, there’s some sick satisfaction I get out of finding high school classmates that got fat and/or popped out children, both of which are prerequisites for adult life in Minnesota. But as a young gay, I look at Myspace and feel self conscious that I wouldn’t even think of posting a photograph of my abs that I took in the mirror.
Yesterday, on Easter no less, I got a friend request (which I usually decline unless I know the person or could envision myself sleeping with the person) from a married Christian folk musical duo named Sandra and John. Everything seems pretty typical: photographs of them in a state of worship euphoria, I heart Jesus icons, forced lame humor, etc. But here’s the rub: they searched out young gays in the Boston area because they hope to turn them straight:
We converted a number of Homosexuals into the hands of Jesus and they have seen the light and found that being Straight is cool. We want to congratulate Krjs, Dan, Mikey, Aris, Jonah, Ashley, Katie, Christian, Amy Grant, Jamie, Samantha and Matt 1 and 2 for excepting the touch of the lord. Let us know if we changed your life and your name can be on our site.
Insane, no? You can even play a few of their songs, which, although humorously awful, must have taken a bit of time to write. Pretty far to go for a big joke, right? Also, usually with religious parody (particularly that of the Christian breed), there’s a dead giveaway somewhere. But nothing on this page seems particularly over-the-top in the context of religious zealots.
So I ask you, dear readers, what’s your take? Are John and Sandra comedic geniuses? Or just straight-up bat-shit-crazy bigots?
Either way, I accepted their friendship. And it’s funny: I’ve never wanted pussy more.
Sandra and John [Myspace]
Not only do I think they’re all for real and shit, but they have the look of one of those gay man/lesbian “success story” couples that the Christ convertors so love to trot out from time to time.
I think it’s a joke… I mean com’on Amy Grant?
I agree Scott, they both totally look gay.
P.S. “His Light” is my favorite song…..soooooo bad. “You weren’t born that way….that homosexuality wasn’t meant to stay!” Hahaha…fucking freaks.
I think that Margaret Cho in the top 8 is a dead give-away. Plus the lyric “Jews don’t believe that Jesus died on the cross - I want to give those people a stern talking to.” The lyrics are completely absurd and silly.
message em’ back and ask them if they want to make out.
most definitely a big fat joke. did you see the picture comments from their “manager”? haha this shit’s hilarious, i’m friending them immediately.
No doubt this shit is a joke. They’re totally messing around. And I want his sweater.
They haven’t even capitalised “the touch of the lord”.
And to be honest that phrase makes Jesus sound kind of naughty…
“Oh, Jesus! Touch me again! Touch me down there…”
it’s actually not very funny. it’s just stupid.