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White Supremacist Group Makes The #ProudBoys Hashtag A Thing, The Gay Community Hijacks It
The Proud Boys recently made headlines by celebrating President Trump's reply at last week's debate, when he was asked to condemn white supremacists. Trump instead blamed "antifa and the left" for violence and told the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by." Meanwhile, the FBI classifies the Proud Boys as an extremist group, and the US research and advocacy organization SPLC lists them as a hate group.
But now, the LGBT community has stepped in to make the hashtag #proudboys known for entirely different reasons. Gay couples on Twitter are now flooding Twitter with pictures of love, sharing snaps with their spouses and partners. Star Trek’s George Takei initiated the idea, tweeting: “What if gay guys took pictures of themselves making out with each other or doing very gay things, then tagged themselves with #ProudBoys. I bet it would mess them up real bad. #ReclaimingMyShine.”
Takei’s post went viral, and many others joined in. The official Twitter account of the Canadian Armed Forces in the United States took part too and shared an image of two men kissing, which amassed 197.3K likes. #ProudBoys is finally trending for a good reason, and people on social media couldn’t be happier.
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Kevin Donegan 5 years ago
How can two countries be so similar yet so far apart ... just look at how the Canadians have tackled the Covid virus and the utter chaos going on in the United States.
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Kevin Donegan 5 years ago
Ah, that classic photo of the naval officer kissing the nurse at the end of WWII ... so classic.
The Proud Boys supremacist group has no official presence on Twitter since the social media site banned them in 2018 for abusive language and hate speech. Thus, they were celebrating their newly found fame, thanks to Trump, on Parler. Parler is a relatively new social media app which gained its popularity among conservatives.
On Sunday, though, gay men on Twitter actively seized control of the #proudboys hashtag, posting videos of men happily embracing, kissing, and celebrating love, calling themselves the real #proudboys.
“We’re proud of all the gay folks who have stepped up to reclaim our pride,” Takei, who initiated the campaign, wrote and posted a picture of himself and his husband Brad. “Our community and allies answered hate with love.” His post received nearly 94,300 likes.
Meanwhile, the leader of the Proud Boys group named Enrique Tarrio said he doesn’t get what these men are aiming at. He told CNN: “I think it's hysterical. This isn't something that's offensive to us. It's not an insult. We aren't homophobic. We don't care who people sleep with. People think it's going to bother us. It doesn't.”
But the Anti-Defamation League states that the Proud Boys’ ideology is “misogynistic, Islamophobic, transphobic, and anti-immigration."
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Doyoulikegirlinred? 5 years ago
I have the same mug set!!!(the mug the guy in blue has) #costco4ever
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Jennifer Gould 5 years ago
Love the before and after! <3 Especially love that those smiles are just as bright!
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Jim Parsons and his husband Todd Spiewak on their wedding day. Proud Boys.
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Blue of the yams (They/He) 5 years ago
I really want anyone who thinks you can't find love in a queer relationship to read this post.
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Sweetie Dahling 5 years ago
The couple is super cute but I can't get over the dogs wearing MAPLE LEAF SOCKS IT'S TOO ADORABLE
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Kevin Donegan 5 years ago
Yes, love always tRumps hate ... it will come to fruition on November 3, 2020.
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Saulius Stulga 5 years ago
Basically, they just recruited more gay men to the Proud Boys. Amazing!
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Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
Absolutely love this, what a way to turn something negative into something positive. So much love in this thread.
Zophra 5 years ago
Is there a way to get Rokas off this site? EVERY single comment is just trolling nasty.
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Googleman1234 5 years ago
I cant comment on fuggnuggins comment so im going to adress it here: Fuggnuggins,Dude Its obvious your a member of the proud boy's and your butthurt about your bigoted organisation being called out. As a fellow white straight male WE ARE NOT OPPRESSED. WE ARE NOT F*****G OPPRESSED. WE ARE THE OPPRESSORS. WE ARE THE PROBLEM. WE ARE THE GOD DAMN PROBLEM. WE HAVE TREATED LITERALLY EVERYONE BUT US AS SECOND CLASS CITIZENS AND EVEN AS F*****G PROPERTY. WE ARE NOT OPPRESSED. PEOPLE ARE PROTESTING OUR OPPRESSION AND YOUR TOO MUCH OF AN ENTITLED BABY TO STAND WITH THEM. Have you ever heard this saying: "when you are the oppressor equality looks like oppression" I think thats whats happening. Also quit that "tee hee hee im such a smart man parroting daddy shapiro's words facts dont care about your feelings tee hee tee hee. Im so clever and smart. Unlike those libtards thinking with emotion." What is your opinion on abortion. See if you keep thinking "intellectually" in that conversation. (edit: all the deleted comments from me below are because this posted itself under some other comments too)
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Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
Absolutely love this, what a way to turn something negative into something positive. So much love in this thread.
Zophra 5 years ago
Is there a way to get Rokas off this site? EVERY single comment is just trolling nasty.
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I cant comment on fuggnuggins comment so im going to adress it here: Fuggnuggins,Dude Its obvious your a member of the proud boy's and your butthurt about your bigoted organisation being called out. As a fellow white straight male WE ARE NOT OPPRESSED. WE ARE NOT F*****G OPPRESSED. WE ARE THE OPPRESSORS. WE ARE THE PROBLEM. WE ARE THE GOD DAMN PROBLEM. WE HAVE TREATED LITERALLY EVERYONE BUT US AS SECOND CLASS CITIZENS AND EVEN AS F*****G PROPERTY. WE ARE NOT OPPRESSED. PEOPLE ARE PROTESTING OUR OPPRESSION AND YOUR TOO MUCH OF AN ENTITLED BABY TO STAND WITH THEM. Have you ever heard this saying: "when you are the oppressor equality looks like oppression" I think thats whats happening. Also quit that "tee hee hee im such a smart man parroting daddy shapiro's words facts dont care about your feelings tee hee tee hee. Im so clever and smart. Unlike those libtards thinking with emotion." What is your opinion on abortion. See if you keep thinking "intellectually" in that conversation. (edit: all the deleted comments from me below are because this posted itself under some other comments too)
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