"Prop 8 - The Musical": Jack Black, John C. Reilly And More In Funny Or Die Skit (VIDEO)

The hilarious people at "Funny of Die" have put out a new video, "Prop 8 - The Musical." The star-studded participants include Jack Black, Neil Patrick Harris, Margaret Cho, John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph and many more familiar faces.

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[drl15son]

This is blaspheme! Jeff Black is portraying Jesus as being double-minded. Man likes to portray Jesus by starting with his own deceitful heart. You understand who Jesus is by starting with God. One of the reasons why I voted for Prop 8 was the argument used by gays to label anyone who disagree with them as being hateful. We don't hate gays! As a Black American, I am insulted when some draw a connection to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's.

[adampap]

first of all blasphemy is a victimless crime. nobody can ever understand jesus because it is doubtful he ever even existed. you are labeled as hateful because there is no other explanation for it. how does gay marriage affect your life? how?

the comparison to the civil rights movement may not be perfect, but it is very similar. one group of people is being denied rights because they are different than the majority. eventually they will gain equal rights just as blacks did in the sixties. it is inevitable.

[vincefango]

First of all...it's Jack Black ....second of all, the civil rights movement of the 60's has never ended. If you are religious, then good for you, but in America, you cannot deny a citizen their rights based on your personal religious point of view. I'm sure you are not hateful, but what if I was part of a majority religion that believed that black people were inferior and could not marry. Keep your religion to yourself, and let people you have never met, and will never consort with, live their lives as happily as they can.

[adampap]

that actually was the view of the mormon church up until the 1978. the mormon church was an officially racist organization. mormonism teaches that blacks are inherently cursed and their black skin is punishment. just another side note about the horrors of religion.

[djonan]

you ARE hateful. and a bigot. as a black american how does it feel to discriminate against another minority? powerful? awesome? history didn't do you justice. we were meant to learn from history...you just felt like repeating it. do some learning and find out where the pink triangle came from and ask yourself where does it stop.

[ReHoover51]

its all to do with civil rights ... and hey, bro, where was jesus for the 1st 1950 years of your people begging / praying for freedom.
i am not a racist, but i am 100% a rational thinker and i cant even fathom why any oppressed-tortured group of people would even have to wait hundreds of years to be freed by a dead guy??
makes no sense to me ... and please dont tell me its FAITH ... its insanity ... christians are dangerous.

[kdogg]

I'm insulted that you and people like you would use the same arguments that where used to keep civil rights from African Americans against gay people. And you are being hateful, which fine, but still hateful.

[billypilgrimisunstuck]

"Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent."
-MLK

[oafishcad]

Most of the gay people I know do NOT want to get married. But they WILL NOT accept unequal treatment by the government. The Constitution of both California and the USA guarantee equal protection under the law for ALL citizens. Equal and ALL have meanings. The majority may have the power, but they will NEVER have the right to vote away the civil rights of a minority.

[NorthernCross]

Nope, the Constitution is silent on the issue of gay rights.

[SUIGENEROUSLA]

It's "silent" on race and gender too, but we now accept those basic rights because time moves forward, not, as you would seem to want, backward...........

"All men are created equal", so that means women are unequal?...well, that used to be the prevailing viewpoint, but now, you may have noticed, not so much...........

[BlackYowe]

So yes its a throphy for Gay people. They have little or no real interest in the Institution of marriage but they want to have the right just to have their way. Nice! Let's rend the fabric of society so no one's feeling are hurt. Huph! What would Jefferson say to this pandering garbage???

[wmfor]

Hmm. I seem to recall Booker T. Washington making some similar remark about the right to a seat in the opera being unimportant because most Black people would never go to the opera. So in your eyes, the Metropolitan Opera could continue to bar Black audiences and it wouldn't bother you in the slightest.

[BigHeadTodd]

It's one of the most bizarre societal non-issues in this nation's history. If you play the "moral" card, then what does your moral card say about sanctioned and legal heterosexual marriages where there are ummmm errrr non-traditional sexual practices. If you play the "marriage is for procreation" card then what about all those childless couples.

C'mon. Unless some individual is disrupting YOUR personal family business, why is it such a big stretch to just say "You know what? Do what you want with the person you want. Try to live a long and happy life together."

You don't have to agree with the practice, just as you don't have to agree with people who rave about living in a city as opposed to a rural location and vice versa. Or whether the Beatles, Elvis or the Rolling Stones are better.

Let's move on as a society.

[vincefango]

Yes...let's.

[ObamaEdwards]

A lot of straight people are 100% in favor of equal rights and equal protection for our gay brothers and sisters, and we voted NO on Prop 8. In fact, we could not believe this disgusting proposition made it onto the ballot in the first place. Hang in there, everybody, and keep pushing for recognition. We are almost there. Keep pushing. Boycott, speak out, march, talk to loved ones, and keep pushing.

[justmeerin]

HuffPost's Pick

I'm straight and I cried on election night after I saw the returns. Yes of course I have compassion for members of the LGBT community and am a staunch supporter of equal rights, but even more than that I am a citizen of the United States and I believe in the idea of America and what that means.

I remember the witch hunts of the post 9/11 years of people outing the "unpatriotic" and the divisiveness over who were true Americans (Republicans/Bush supporters) and who were not (every one else). I think the last eight years have nutured us on the politics of hate, fear and divisiveness and I really think it's time for that to stop.

Dissent is patriotic and American, for sure, the margionalizing of minority groups, the ELIMINATION (WTF????) of ANY established right or freedom, the pollution of government by religion (or the opposite) is absolutely UNpatriotic and UNAmerican. I cried because yes I was sad and defeated, but also because I was so ashamed of the direction citizens in this country are trying to lead us.

Say it with me: Facism is not Fun!

[Scholar in Training]

I love this!! Absolutely brilliant. http://www.acouplethings.com/blog/2008/12/prop-8-the-musical/

[oafishcad]

There isn't a single argument against gay marriage that's valid. The only reason to deny gays equality in the eyes of the state is religious intolerance. Majority religions denying minority religions the right to practice their religions that allow gay marriage. Judeo-Christian Taliban practicing American Sharia.

[oafishcad]

The majority may have the power to take away equal protection under the law from an unpopular minority, they've done it for thousands of years. They will never have the right to do so.

[fedwoman]

Loved the video....and thoroughly enjoyed picking out CJ Cregg from West Wing amongst the "Mormons". Another "Funny or Die" hit.

[DreamSword]

part 2

This will meet the separation of Church & State arguments and the religious "sanctity of marriage" and "marriage is between one man & one woman" arguments. Both sides can now quietly go on with their lives. Both sides can also secure a "marriage" license in those Churches that recognize & will marry them as well as a "Civil Union" license in the State.

No longer will any governmental or business form have the required "married" option, it will simply be "Civil Unioned."

[dr12]

Leave marriage alone...take the civil union and move on with your life.

[oafishcad]

As ong as ALL CITIZENS are treated equally. Civil unions for all-including heterosex
uals, or marriage for all-including gays. You know-equal rights is equal rights.

[kdogg]

NO. I'm not gay but I still know that separate but equal is not really equal.

[JohnJames]

Leave marriage alone? No. It's time to stop this liberal divorce nonsense. No more dissolving what God joins together! No more divorce - marriage the way it used to be! What's that sound I hear? Deafening silence from the hypocritical straight conservatines.

[OkieIntellectual]

And the difference, besides the semantics, would be what exactly? "Marriage" for only one man and one woman, otherwise its a Civil Union? Can you tell my exactly why that is so important without using the "its tradition" argument? Remember, there are plenty of cultural practices that are "traditional", like hazing, female circumcision and slavery, that are reprehensible.

[janinius]

OH I GET IT - I am not supposed to want equal rights and just be happy with a degraded watered down joke of a title. one of the main points is that marriage benefits are federal. as a rule, civil unions are state to state. first that means the rights and benefits are not the same as in not as wide reaching. second, that means they are not honored throughout the country. if i need to explain to you why that is a problem, you are thick.

[DreamSword]

Since this is all a game about semantics from the religious right, let's just make things easier.

If you want to have the "sanctity of marriage" by the Church (whatever denominations that may be), than do so. Your "marriage license" will be recognized only by the Church, not State or Federal. You will have no rights to Social Security benefits of your partner, tax benefits, healthcare benefits, medical or legal decision rights, no child custody protection in case of death, no adoption rights, no rights to estate survivorship, etc. You will be "married" in the eyes of the Church and your defined "God." The "legal rights" that we have defined as a society do not apply to your situation. However, the Spiritual Rights as assigned by your Creator are in full force. Congratulations.

For those who want the contractual rights that have been transferred to the meaning of "marriage" as we have defined them in our society, welcome to the "Civil Union." This will be administered by your local State. You will have full protection under the law for medical decisions, healthcare, child protection, adoption rights, survivorship rights, taxes, social security benefits, rights of survivorship, etc as a newly "Unionized" couple. This will be valid from State to State and Federal. Congratulations.

[SUIGENEROUSLA]

Hear Hear!

[Seven7s]

As a black person I was utterly EMBARRASSED by what 7 out of 10 of my people did on Nov. 4th.

There are WAYYY too many jesus Freaks in our culture and it has been to our detriment. Anything something bad happens in our community we say, "THE LORD WILL MAKE A WAY" instead of WE WILLMAKE A WAY.

So many hypocrites so many sinners but it seems the only sin blacks care about is homosexuality. Yet plenty of Jesus Freaks have tattoos, eat shrimp, lie, cheat, steal commit adultery but of course they say...WE ALL FALL SHORT OF GOD'S GLORY...God knows my heart...blah blah blah....

In our defense we werent the only ones and also Nate from 538.com explained that black turnout because of Obama actually HELPED Prop 8 its just that so many old peopel turned out too.

Luckly (AND IM NOT SORRY AT ALL TO SAY THIS) old peopel are dying off. The younger generation is FAR better than the out going generations, by a mile.

Im not even gay and that stupid proposition pissed me off. What will they try to ban next? FREEDOM? Lets see how us blacks feel when we see how many white people would vote YES on PROP SLAVERY. because you never know how much people really hate you til they are alone in a voting booth.

[janinius]

exactly.

[wmfor]

You were embarrassed. I was disheartened. Just as I was disheartened years ago to see how many Blacks supported Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court despite his anti-Civil Rights record.

But then again, they were bombarded by lies from the pulpits--most reprehensibly the lie that Obama supported Prop H8, when he actually opposed it.

But I was also embarrassed in the early days when some of the demonstrators turned their anger towards the Black community rather than towards those who had duped them. That is no way to win hearts and minds either.

I still think the best form of "demonstration" is for all committed gay couples, Black, White, interracial, whatever, to be highly visible to their family, friends, church members, coworkers and the community at large, so they can see that love is not the enemy.

[kdogg]

I will never for the life of me understand why this is such a divisive issue in this country. I can understand the socially conservative point of view in most cases (not that I usually agree with it) but I don't understand how gay marriage is supposed to destroy our country or society. Marriages in this country are not a religious affair and have not been for awhile. Hetero people get divorced all the time and I would think that divorce would be much more destructive to traditional marriage then gay marriage ever would be. But I don't hear people seriously saying that divorce should be illegal.

Every arguement against gay marriage comes down to religious belief and since the government gives out marriage licenses separate from any religious beliefs, these religious arguments should have no barring on the legality of gay marriage.

[2008CaliforniaFan]

You are only 'partly' correct when you say "the people of CA spoke". Don't the mean.... "The MONEY of Utah spoke"?
Wouldn't that be a more 'accurate' statement.

[rextrek]

cont'd pg3:

So, now that blacks and women can vote, and now that blacks and women have equal rights -- you turn your hatred to homosexuals -- and you still use your misguided reading of the Bible to justify your hatred. You want to pass this ridiculous amendment so you can go home and brag. . . brag about what? Declare that you saved the people of Texas from what?
the Chisum amendment does real harm. It repeals the contracts that many single people have paid thousands of dollars to purchase to obtain medical powers of attorney, powers of attorney, hospital visitation, joint ownership and support agreements. You have lost your way -- this is obscene.

Today, you are playing to the lowest common denominator -- you are putting aside the real issues of substance that we need to address so that you can instead play on the public's fears and prejudices to deceive and manipulate voters into thinking that we have done something important.

I realize that gay rights are not the same as civil rights -- but I can guarantee you we are going in the wrong direction. I can not hide my skin color. In fact, in most of the South, people as pink as Rep. Wayne Smith were still Black by law if they had a great grandparent who was African. I was unable to attend an integrated and equally funded school until I got my Master of Laws degree. There were separate and unequal facilities