Social media marketing comes through to block anti-gay WBC protest

Social Media Marketing #standwithsam

One hash tag brought thousands of fans to block Westboro Baptist Church from demonstrating against Michael Sam. Last week, Missouri football sensation Michael Sam publicly came out as gay, but what truly made recent news headlines was the social media marketing campaign that fans created in order to support the player, particularly against the inevitable efforts of homophobes. This was particularly true of the gay bashing Westboro Baptist Church, which quickly announced intentions to protest. Not long after Sam came out, the Westboro Baptist Church revealed that it intended to…

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