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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
It's less "mocking them by implying they're LGBTQ+" and more "mocking them for being ridiculous hypocrites and also just ridiculous in general". We'd be mocking Trump the same way if he did any other thing he criticised in others, and we frequently do, because Trump is super consistent about his hypocrisy.
And really, what other conclusion can you draw from this?
He actually said that, apparently completely unaware of the implications of that statement.
Edited by megaeliz on Sep 30th 2018 at 7:14:54 AM
This.
The whole "Putin and Trump totally fuck guys" 'joke' was unfunny and problematic enough but now he had to throw some fuel on the fire, thanks Trump -_-
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Edited by Ultimatum on Sep 30th 2018 at 7:24:42 AM
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