They thought he was just some vaguely good-looking, otter-esque copywriter, complete with that obligatory ironic sense of humor and overextended social media presence.
But they soon came to realize Parks Denton was not a real person at all: Gay Twitter had just been hardcore catfished by someone who latched onto the handle @ParksDenton and sent out a flurry of DMs, befriending dozens of smitten gay men along the way. Today, everyone is reeling from the blow.
They trusted him. Conversed with him. Agreed to go out for drinks — even if he never showed up.
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As you can see below, now everyone is freaking right the fuck out, and some devilish internet prankster – who’s out there, somewhere – is cackling with the most wanton abandon:
After further investigation…I just found out that…I too…was messaged by this Parks Denton catfish ? pic.twitter.com/3LcyhZdCeM
— Foreskin Princesa (@EmilioEmm) September 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/StephenGamesXB1/status/905302730943672320
https://twitter.com/KevinTheWriter/status/905301101049720832
#ParksDenton is an anagram for Dankest Porn pic.twitter.com/H4GDstK2ne
— lamby guilbeaux (@julp) September 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/gaybonez/status/905404070277599232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fnymag.com%2Fselectall%2F2017%2F09%2Fwho-is-gay-twitter-catfisher-parks-denton.html
https://twitter.com/0007666meckie/status/905476880643608577
https://twitter.com/thedealwithalex/status/900895873605017601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fnymag.com%2Fselectall%2F2017%2F09%2Fwho-is-gay-twitter-catfisher-parks-denton.html
https://twitter.com/mrsamherbst/status/905307576602157057
*me, searching for #ParksDenton on Twitter*?????? pic.twitter.com/qRgXljxqgZ
— Innes (@InnesBurnett) September 6, 2017
For a hilariously thorough investigation into the entire Parks Denton brouhaha, you can check out this meticulously researched New York magazine story.
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Armiya
Wow. People get cat fished daily. Another boring day at the office Queerty?
DCguy
I’m not sure what the point of this story was. If you wrote it because somebody at Queerty got catfished, maybe put that in the article so there is some context as to why anybody on here should care.
Paco
And the world continues to turn.