• paraphrand@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    Im confused about this joke, I keep seeing it, and I’m not understanding how it’s not homophobic. I never followed discourse about the guy. I’ve heard and seen much more about Ben Shapiro and Tim Pool.

    Could you do the worst thing ever and explain the joke, please?

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      7 hours ago

      It was Charlie’s lie to obfuscate the fact that the attacker who tried to kill Nancy Pelosi, but ended up nearly killing Paul Pelosi instead, was a right-winger.

      Where were all the think pieces about toning down the rhetoric then? Did right-wingers hold a minute of silence for Paul? Did they swear revenge on the attacker and everyone on the same side of the political aisle?

      Or did they laugh and make homophobic jokes?

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      8 hours ago

      When Paul Pelosi was attacked, conservatives instantly started claiming it was a dispute with his secret gay lover. Charlie Kirk celebrated the attack and called for someone to bail the guy out.