Oregon Department of Kick Ass

Worse

video, 5 minutes 1994

An interview with a staunch pro-lifer who has been picketing an abortion clinic for 6 years, 6 days a week, 6 hours a day. With a chorus provided by The Ladies Accordion Gospel Team singing the March of the Pro-lifer.

"a rougher piece called "Worse" had footage of our heroines The Ladies Accordion Gospel Choir performing their song about the Lovejoy Surgicenter and the " stupid Christian motherfucker's that hang around there impeding the personal freedom of women. This is right smack dab in the middle of video of an elderly right-to-life gentleman lamenting about doctors having the power to take life away and who really should get to decide, only God should decide, babies are dying, etc. etc. I know who I side with, I know what I feel about the issue. I felt condescending towards this poor old fuck and chuckled conspiratorially during the musical segment. The more I thought about it I developed this creepy feeling that everyone had gotten it wrong. These women were being really flip about this man's deeply held convictions. He was a much more sympathetic character and these women (my peers!), merely shallow. The piece very simply demonstrates how easy it is for the media to dictate the difference between a hero and a fanatic, besides put some human faces on this big giant issue." Molloy,Kathy,Snipehunt, Winter 94