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When he complained, rightwingers sent him homophobic taunts online.

Black gay Republican podcaster Rob Smith has claimed that “white supremacist” members of his political party called him “fa**ot” and the n-word during his Sunday night attendance of Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest event in Phoenix, Arizona. Though Smith posted a video of his brief interaction with the aggressors, commenters on X (formerly Twitter) noted that the video didn’t feature the n-word and mocked Smith his membership in an anti-gay political party.

“Last night in Phoenix, I was confronted and surrounded by some White Supremacists that don’t like gays or blacks in the Republican Party,” Smith wrote in a December 18 post on X. “They shouted ‘nr’ and ‘ft’ at me to make their point. However, I served in Iraq. I never back down. Ever.”

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[–] xkforce 291 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] qooqie 74 points 10 months ago (2 children)

No no don’t you know it’s antifa that orchestrated this to make republicans look bad?! /s

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago

The true bigots are the left /s

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[–] EdibleFriend 197 points 10 months ago (5 children)

black man attends KKK meeting, shocked to find they were rather rude to him

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[–] JeeBaiChow 157 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Maybe having served in Iraq, he should have learned how a mistake is sometimes just a mistake and to know how to change your course of action once it turns out to be a mistake.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Or maybe he just learned how to live in denial, and put a positive spin on a nightmarish clusterfuck. Mission Accomplished!

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[–] [email protected] 113 points 10 months ago (3 children)

He went to what was essentially a white supremacist rally and was shocked to meet white supremacists.

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[–] [email protected] 97 points 10 months ago (2 children)

“They shouted ‘nr’ and ‘ft’ at me to make their point. However, I served in Iraq. I never back down. Ever.”

I don't understand this take. Because he served in the military, he won't stop being allies with people even when they attack him and call him hateful slurs?

I don't think I've ever heard the "I served in Iraq, so I'm a doormat" argument before...

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[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please 89 points 10 months ago (51 children)

Shit, is there a Leopards Eating Faces community yet? If not, this would be a prime contender for the first post.

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[–] A_Random_Idiot 81 points 10 months ago (4 children)

"Guys, I am so shocked and offended and hurt that I would be called racial and homophobic slurs while speaking at the racist, homophobic convention. I thought being a Republican would make me one of the good ones to them! why isnt it making me one of the good ones to them!"

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[–] [email protected] 81 points 10 months ago

Zero sympathy. You ride with fascists, this is what happens.

[–] [email protected] 78 points 10 months ago (9 children)

Why on earth would a gay man want to be a Republican? Just seems like a conflict of interest...

[–] unreasonabro 32 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

gullibility combined with personality traits like "i never back down because i was in a wrong and illegal war started by the party of criminals who want to kill me and everyone like me" could be one reason, I think.

maybe he just really hates poor people.

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[–] derf82 30 points 10 months ago

Some people are richer than they are gay.

[–] Duamerthrax 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Based on the one I know, toxic upbringing, dumb as rocks, and completely unemphatic to anyone else. I was stuck in a car with one that's a family friend for 25 hours. He's managed to survive, so why can't all the other lgbts just suck it up is probably the unspoken thought he has. When he was complaining that the Metrosexuals messed up his ability to find other gay people, I told him I haven't heard anyone use that term in years. He was also convinced that his boyfriend is hiding that fact that he works as at a porn store and that's going to get him fired from his job as an... Pianist/Organist for the Catholic Church. I try to avoid him.

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[–] GONADS125 73 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What kind of battle over cognitive dissonance must people like this face?..

Dude must have an Olympic gold metal for mental gymnastics...

[–] sheogorath 39 points 10 months ago

Money. It's the answer. Money.

[–] KpntAutismus 67 points 10 months ago (8 children)

here in germany, we have a politician who is in the AfD (a right-wing party, where many members are literally Nazis).

and he is an immigrant, talking about how we should stop immigration. he only gets accepted in there because he is as bigoted as them.

i know it has little to do with this post, but i got reminded of this story by it.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Trump claims immigrants are "poisoning the blood of this country." His wife, ex-wife, and mother are immigrants...

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] VonCesaw 21 points 10 months ago

It is UNFAIR to expect me to know/accept that the Leopards Eating Faces Party would eat MY face

[–] [email protected] 63 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Breaking news: Face-eating leopard advocate gets face eaten by leopards

[–] midori 28 points 10 months ago

"I'm going to eat you."

He just tells it like it is!

[–] Red_October 63 points 10 months ago

Leopards and Faces come to mind here.

[–] [email protected] 62 points 10 months ago (9 children)

Black and gay? I'm just confused. Didn't you get the memo that these are the two things Republicans hate the most?

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[–] jordanlund 55 points 10 months ago

I mean, I'm not sure what he expected.

Surprised they didn't mock him for his military service too!

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/john-kelly-confirms-trump-privately-disparaged-us-service-members-vete-rcna118543

[–] FReddit 53 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What did this dumb shit expect?

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[–] inclementimmigrant 52 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

"i don't understand why these leopards that I voted for are eating my face."

-Black, gay Trump supporter Rob Smith

[–] [email protected] 44 points 10 months ago (6 children)

However, I served in Iraq. I never back down. Ever.

He is like that dude from Saw who cut off his leg to get free, but the chain hasn't been actaully connected to anything but him. And as a war-forged vet, he promise he'd cut another one just to keep grifting. If something, that scandal only upped his media visibility, and there would be lots of people curious wtf he even is, and to bait him with slurs as he does react on them. Hold it, his stonks bag says, hold it, as you can always run safe at a short notice. Next it would be flying bottles and he'd still think he can earn a little more before quiting. It's not safe to be a career hypocrite.

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[–] Skkorm 35 points 10 months ago
[–] Treczoks 32 points 10 months ago (2 children)

How can anyone be that stupid? Of course, he is free to support Trump, but this is not the wisest move, not for anybody, but especially not for anyone who is not exactly white supremacist recruting material...

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 10 months ago

*pikachu face*

[–] xc2215x 31 points 10 months ago

This should surprise nobody.

[–] aceshigh 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The only logical solution here is to double down on his beliefs.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago

Dear Rob Smith: Pick up the clue phone on line one. It's been ringing off the hook since you got here.

[–] QubaXR 26 points 10 months ago

Knowing when to quit a battle is a virtue, not a failure.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He is so dumb to support Trump. But so are all Trump supporters, anyway.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'd say this is the wrong Community, because racist homophobes being racist and homophobic isn't really news, but I don't think there's a c/whatthefuckdidyouthinkwouldhappenyoudick Community.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago (2 children)
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[–] Gazumi 20 points 10 months ago

In other news, Turkeys are voting for Christmas

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