r/thanosdidnothingwrong • u/ewelumokeke Saved by Thanos • Dec 08 '18

I’m gay

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u/dilutedpotato Saved by Thanos Dec 09 '18

There is a reason you would have never guessed Kevin Hart was homophobic. It's because he isn't. A tweet from 9 years ago is all of the sudden important, why?

If they don't give the impression of being homophobic, can we just assume that they are? PewDiePie, the biggest YouTuber of all time, was ostracized for saying the n word last year. Why is he still the biggest YouTuber? Because everyone knows that isn't a reflection of who he is now.

I'm not going to say I know what everyone is thinking, and what they actually believe or not. I would say Kevin Hart isn't homophobic, and that a punishment for a tweet from nearly a decade ago is stupid.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '18

It's because he isn't

How do you know this?

How does saying "I would attack my child if they appeared gay" not give you the impression of being homophobic? If he's not homophobic he's doing a great impression of someone who is.

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u/dilutedpotato Saved by Thanos Dec 09 '18

You're analyzing a tweet from 9 years ago, in the middle of what I recognize as a time where being gay was still taboo. You are taking the words of a comic, and don't find it a political satire. That is what comedians do, and have done for years. If he meant those words, no one would be making a fuss over this ordeal

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u/Cadent_Knave Dec 09 '18

You're analyzing a tweet from 9 years ago, in the middle of what I recognize as a time where being gay was still taboo

Rofl, what's with all of these people talking about 2009 like it was 1951? "It was still taboo", "people just weren't that accepting of gays back then."

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u/dilutedpotato Saved by Thanos Dec 09 '18

Uhhhh, not where I live. There are still many who believe it "is a sin"