In 2010, a YouTube video entitled "EAT DA POO POO" went viral. According to Know Your Meme, "Eat Da Poo Poo is a series of video remixes based on a clip from CurrentTV’s Vanguard: Missionaries of Hate, a documentary that explores anti-homosexuality campaigns in Africa. In the original footage, Ugandan pastor Martin Sempa lectures his audience with an overly sensational and biased account of what he sees as homosexual fetishes in extreme details."
I moderate a joke Facebook fan page for Pastor Doctor Martin Ssempa and occasionally get messages from people foolish enough to believe the page genuinely belongs to the good pastor. They're all either from liberal Americans or conservative Africans (with one exception). Here are the noteworthy messages:
I moderate a joke Facebook fan page for Pastor Doctor Martin Ssempa and occasionally get messages from people foolish enough to believe the page genuinely belongs to the good pastor. They're all either from liberal Americans or conservative Africans (with one exception). Here are the noteworthy messages:
"Hullo Dr. am sure u r doing God's Will please keep the fire burning up to the very end.
Say NNNNOO!! to Homosexuality & make it clear to the rest of the world.
Lets kick Sodomy out of Uganda & the world at large.
U baptised me in MUK swimming pool & am proud to have passed through the right hands.
Please i want to be friends with you here on Facebook.
God bless u, merry X-mass & happy new year 2013!!!!"
"Thanks for the Good work, continue fighting to see that the homosexuality bill is passed before Easter.
God bless"
"Hi pr. what can we really do to end this devil.did u follow up on the Entebbe primary teacher who was showed on Bukedde tv. really we have join hands to end this."
"Pr there are some people who use your pics and names on facebook."
"I recently watched a show on NBS TV about homosexuality. Am afraid your the biggest disappointment in Uganda. Why do you have to assault a young person because if his sexuality is that what THE ALMIGHTY LORD touched. Did ain't he teach to be tolerant. I have got to say I am disappointed, I am a young male who loves Uganda born and raised. I cry for my country when i see what is happening. Now when you bring what you described as sex objects on that TV show, how is that fair on the young kids watching the show. I am a straight people I don't be myself go out and promote hate we are people and we have to live in this world together. Each one of us will be answerable to GOD and if you promote hate you will be answerable. You may follow the scriptures which i do myself, but white people follow scriptures to carryout slavery was it the right thing. People should leave in peace no matter what they are and its only Jesus that will judge, only prayer and fasting can save the nation not condemnation. And if you got any point get in touch with me i will replay to your messages when i get time.
Thanks GOD bless you"
"y ar de whites so forceful 2 ugandans, don't dey tink wi ar God chozen?"
"TALKING ABOUT THE MOST RECENT AND POPULAR BILL IN THE UGANDAN PARLIAMENT ie HOMOSEXUALITY BILL: I heard the newly posted head of European union in Uganda over a radio talk show, saying that before it is enacted into law, human rights violation was of great concern to them. help friends world over, i have heard a big number of people whose lives survive on drug abuse, like using ganja weed, cocaine and others. please international community/ development partners, in the name of human rights, why don't we give these people the same support and recognition as for gays?"
"Praise the lord Doc.come to our rescue the enemy is hitting us hard through greedy pastors who use politicians as their advisers,here are some correspondences to govt officers for you to appreciate the problem we met at ethics and integrity office"
"You are no pastor, your beliefs are those of right wing Evangelicals like those in the U.S. who pay you to spread hatred against the LGBT community. Since when is it abnormal or inhuman to be gay? You people make money just to spread your hatred for people who are different. You make me sick & God I hope you are put in jail."
"He who is without sin cast the first stone says the Bible, I know God is not the God you claim to know God is a God of love and not love me if being gay would destroy me in a second, plus you are not one to judge anyone come, I hope God help you because what you do wrong you pay up its fourth generation"
"What does stakafalise mean"
"Of late we had a big problem related to sodomy and the first person i thought about to help us in this was you. Now i want you to come and talk about this vice we have over 1000 lives we want you to speak to, my phone number is ########## and my email is ***********@yahoo.com
i request for your contacts please pastor"
Ssempa framed his presentation of gay porn as evidence of "what homosexuals do in the privacy of their bedrooms." You could call the messages in red "what the misinformed and intolerant type on the privacy of their keyboards."