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Stephen Colbert’s ‘homophobic’ Donald Trump joke sparks #FireColbert campaign
the hashtag became a number two trending topic
(Screenshot via YouTube.)
“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert gave his usual roast of President Donald Trump on Monday night but his opening monologue included a joke that some people deemed homophobic.
Colbert skewered Trump in response to the president’s White House interview with CBS reporter John Dickerson on “Face the Nation,” which came to an abrupt end. Trump called the program “Deface the Nation” and “fake news” before leaving the interview.
The talk show host stood by Dickerson joking, “When you insult one member of the CBS family, you insult us all! Bazinga!” said in reference to CBS’s sitcom “The Big Bang Theory.”
“You’re the presi-dunce. But you’re turning into a real prick-tator,” Colbert addressed Trump. “Sir, you attract more skinheads than free Rogaine. You have more people marching against you than cancer. You talk like a sign language gorilla who got hit in the head. In fact, the only thing your mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin’s c-ck holster.”
The joke led to the hashtag #FireColbert which reached number two as a trending topic.
Colbert’s homophobic rant was disgusting and we won’t tolerate this anti-LGBTQ behavior.#FireColbert
— Scott Presler (@ScottPresler) May 3, 2017
#FireColbert Anti-American. Homophobic. Bigot.
— TheyLIVE (@zsazsagogrl) May 2, 2017
On one hand, @JimmyKimmelLive tugging at the heartstrings with genuine feels. On the other, homophobic @colbertlateshow. #FireColbert
— REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE (@muhfeefees) May 2, 2017
Others tweeted that the #FireColbert campaign missed the mark.
I don’t want to hear #FireColbert from a group of Deplorables THAT BOYCOTTED BEAUTY AND THE BEAST BECAUSE OF A GAY CHARACTER!
BE QUIET!
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) May 3, 2017
Now the little right wing mushrooms want to #FireColbert because he made fun of the Troll King. Waaaa! It’ll go as well as #BoycottHamilton.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) May 3, 2017
l am gay and I wasn’t offended by Stephen Colbert. So, don’t #FireColbert; give him a raise. Trump has it coming & Colbert delivers!
— Mr Burlesk (@mrburlesk) May 3, 2017
Watch Colbert’s controversial monologue below.
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This John Waters interview has been edited for readability — but perhaps not human decency
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By WESLEY CASE | At 80 years old, John Waters is still the ideal dinner guest — incisively sharp, quick-witted and funny as hell.
The chic Baltimore native proved it again and again in a recent Zoom interview, calling from his summer home in Provincetown, Mass.
The occasion was the Blu-ray releases of two of his movies — the 1977 dark comedy “Desperate Living” and his enduring 1988 musical “Hairspray” — on June 23 by the Criterion Collection, which publishes restorations of films it deems culturally important. The Criterion stamp of approval has become the gold standard among cinephiles.
“It’s like getting an award,” said Waters, who wrote and directed both films.
The rest of this article can be read on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
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(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
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(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
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