Pokémon Go Users Are Trolling Westboro Baptist Church
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07/11/2016 01:37 pm ET
JamesMichael Nichols
Queer Voices Deputy Editor, The Huffington Post
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Over the past week, people all over the world seem to have taken up an unexpected hobby: playing Pokémon Go.
The augmented reality video game allows players to use their handheld devices to “catch” Pokémon out in the real world, leading players to different locations based on their ability to use pokéballs to add different virtual monsters to their collection.
Part of the game involves different locations becoming “gyms” in the augmented reality Poké-World, with different teams battling for control of these spaces.
It just so happens that the Westboro Baptist Church is a gym in Topeka, Kansas ― and users are battling for control of the location in order to troll the anti-LGBT church with the names of their Pokémon, like “LOVEISLOVE” and “STOP HATE!”
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I love this story! Using Pokemon to fight the bigots is awesome![/font]
