As Twitchy told you last night, Chad Felix Greene recently wrote a piece for the Federalist about his experience coming out as a conservative, how for him, the “stigma” surrounding his conservatism has been much worse than that surrounding his sexuality:
The truth is, I have never faced abuse on Twitter for being gay, but I certainly have for being conservative. I am confident my expression as a gay man would be free and celebrated there and elsewhere, but my unique point of view as a conservative is viewed with suspicion and hostility.
Predictably, Greene faced a lot of pushback for that, not from icky intolerant, bigoted conservatives, but from the ostensibly tolerant Left. But if you thought yesterday was bad, you haven’t seen anything yet.
Looks like @chadfelixg triggered the Woke kids over at Deadspin https://t.co/GDp96mDMuo
— Will (@Oil_Guns_Merica) December 12, 2018
Boy, did he ever.
stop listening to these guys! https://t.co/YNFxZo9MwZ
— Lauren Theisen (@theisen95) December 12, 2018
Lauren Theisen writes:
Normally, The Federalist farting out some jaw-droppingly stupid false equivalence is just another weekday, but conservative gays using their sexuality as a means to defend their abhorrent views have become more and more common as queers win more widespread acceptance. (Some possibly relevant personal background: I identified as a gay male during my teen years, but now I’m probably more like trans female or genderqueer or something more fun like that.) Opportunities that would have been previously unavailable for out gays in fields like business or politics are opening up like never before, giving LGBT people newfound power to create change within the systems that previously oppressed them. But wealthy and mostly white gay men have all too often been afforded the choice not just to shed the “oppressed” label, but to become oppressors themselves. Their sexuality, then, becomes a tool used to help uphold the anti-feminist, white supremacist, wealth-favoring status quo, and they need to f*cking stop.
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Honestly, I don’t blame most of the men I’ve mentioned for acting in their own personal self-interest. You do what you gotta do to make a living, I suppose, and a few more gays voting Republican won’t bring about the apocalypse any faster. Where these guys get really dangerous, however, is when we give them the microphone and the authority to tell us who we should and shouldn’t care about. “I’ve been discriminated against,” these gay male narratives tell you, “So believe me when I say that [women/immigrants/trannies/poor people] aren’t the real victims here.” If too many people believe those words, all of the fantastic, revolutionary ideals of freedom and empathy that formed the foundation of queer liberation will quickly fade away, and almost all of us will be worse off for it. I know it’s naive to think these dudes are ever going to shut the f*ck up. But the least the rest of us could do is stop listening to them.
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Yeah, anything to avoid acknowledging that there are people out there who don’t agree with the worldview you’ve assigned to them.
With all due respect, Lauren — and we’re not suggesting that any respect is due to you — maybe you’re the one who needs to shut up.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) December 12, 2018
Deadspin’s supposed to write about sports. Does trying to silence gay conservatives count as a sport?
2 things:
1. This basically proves @chadfelixg’s point.
2. What the hell does this have to do with sports? https://t.co/82VbORSQhC
— Nick McDavid (@nick_mcdavid) December 12, 2018
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 12, 2018
Woke sports websites. https://t.co/aroexnz46L
— Jim Antle (@jimantle) December 12, 2018
The wokest.
Wherein the author refers to gay men as f*gs and reveals just how much of a fascist pig she is. This is a disgrace. https://t.co/21w0iMWvGm
— Jay Collinwood (@Jaycollinwood) December 12, 2018
They kind of managed to prove @chadfelixg ‘s point here… https://t.co/HSaB9ENigN
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) December 12, 2018
This nonsense is a response to @chadfelixg’s column about facing more backlash for his conservative values, than his sexual orientation. Thank you for making his point, @Deadspin https://t.co/WVb4PxvRf6 pic.twitter.com/9pl8n45bsR
— Harry Khachatrian (@Harry1T6) December 12, 2018
Zero self awareness seems to be the defining trait of leftists. https://t.co/PoxiVBcxty
— Some chick named Heather (@hboulware) December 12, 2018
Does anyone else notice the way so many on the Left will lambaste the GOP and conservatives for not being inclusive when it comes to minorities and then in the next breath mock and shame any minorities who identify as conservative?
They also mean the same thing about conservative POC, but they haven’t gotten around to writing that trash yet.. So they started with this trash..@chadfelixg @guypbenson @RubinReport https://t.co/q2xES1ZshI
— Will. Power (@KIR_bigg50) December 12, 2018
Conservatives literally can’t win — and that’s exactly how the Left wants it.
Delete the first word and everyone would call this hate speech. https://t.co/F7tEfPIXWU
— Angela Morabito (@AngelaLMorabito) December 12, 2018
According to leftist rules, Deadspin is now guilty of homophobia and will now be mobbed….right? Guys? https://t.co/OtudE2MSSQ
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) December 12, 2018
Sorry, hard to concentrate when these crickets are so loud.
I do encourage people to read this and then read @chadfelixg's article on The Federalist.
Let me know which author comes off as a pompous, elitist, kind crazy fool.
Spoiler: it's not @chadfelixg https://t.co/X0rF3f6Dwq
— Lê Costa (@LeCosta90) December 12, 2018
People who get owned by Ted Cruz should probably be the ones shutting the (bleep) up. https://t.co/Z3lTKWigfE
— John Alvarado (@john_chris_1) December 12, 2018
No kidding. But hey, Deadspin, take heart. You’re not the only media outlet losing your grip over Chad Felix Greene. Here’s Out Magazine to bat cleanup:
Dear God, Being ‘Conservative’ Is Not the Same As Being Gay https://t.co/8kc5hzy2yM
— GoGayDC (@GoGayDC) December 12, 2018
Greene shared some choice bits from that piece as well:
"Author Chad Felix Greene — and you can always tell a conservative journalist by their decision to use their middle name in their byline, most likely because they’re proud of the Confederate soldier it was passed down from…" https://t.co/S7A0XrFd7j
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) December 12, 2018
"That this seemingly cisgender white gay man…"
"Well Chad, which by the way is the gayest name…" https://t.co/S7A0XrFd7j
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) December 12, 2018
Just dripping with tolerance.
Do they not realize that they're proving your point?
— jon gabriel (@exjon) December 12, 2018
They really, really don't. ?☕https://t.co/m0L8UXY8ZW
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) December 12, 2018
They’re so hell-bent on destroying people like Chad Felix Greene that they don’t even realize they’re destroying themselves.
The left reveals how they really feel about gays, especially conservative ones. https://t.co/yClLpDIdId
— ??? ?????? (@RantyAmyCurtis) December 12, 2018
Ever wonder what intolerance looks like? ? https://t.co/EwKwk9bnQW
— Persnickety (@Dawnsfire) December 12, 2018
Take a bow, lefties.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text.
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