Brad Paisley responds to Westboro Baptist Church protesters by taking a selfie

This is a masterful way of responding to haters in 2014.

Country star Brad Paisley took a selfie in front of the haters from the Westboro Baptist Church, who showed up to picket his concert in Kansas over the weekend. Instead of calling the police or shouting at them, he posed for a picture in front of the group, who held signs like "God Hates Drunks" and "Sin Breeds Violence," proving that he's above that nonsense.

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Jordan Valinsky is the lead writer for Speed Reads. Before joining The Week, he wrote for New York Observer's tech blog, Betabeat, and tracked the intersection between popular culture and the internet for The Daily Dot. He graduated with a degree in online journalism from Ohio University.