A California man had a homophobic meltdown inside a discount department store after being told he needed to wear a mask while shopping for bargain clothes and home goods.
The incident happened inside a Marshall’s store in Campbell, California earlier this week. The disheveled-looking man was later identified as Tim Gaskin, a former daytime talk show host from San Francisco.
After an employee told him he needed to mask up before entering the building, Gaskin responded by throwing a homophobic temper tantrum, shouting antigay slurs and claiming the store would have to pay a $75,000 fine for denying him entry.
Then he flashed one of those fake “Freedom to Breath Agency” cards people have been selling on the internet that says he is “face mask exempt.”
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The entire thing was captured on camera by another customer and later uploaded to Twitter, where it quickly went viral.
In the video, Gaskin is seen holding a McDonald’s cup while telling the employee and the man filming, “You dumb f*cking f*ggot! What’s your problem? What’s your dumb f*cking f*ggot problem?”
He continues, “You don’t know the law, that’s how stupid you are! It’ll cost you $75,000! It’s a health code violation to deny service based on someone’s disability. Do you want to look up the law? Do you want to look up the law first? And this f*ggot right here! He doesn’t know the law! He thinks he’s smart!”
Gaskin then tells the men to read the mask mandate issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
“If you kick me out it’s $75,000,” he threatens. “Call the police. I’m gonna love this. It’s a $75,000 fine. Dumb Mexican doesn’t know!”
Today at Marshalls in Campbell, Ca this Kevin didn’t want to wear a mask. Hurled offensive comments to the workers, my friends, to customers while exposing gestures to the public. I’m reaching out to y’all in the ether to expose this m’fer to the world! #KarenStrikesAgain #mask pic.twitter.com/ftBkGsDqcW
— Eddie House (@fetcharooskies) August 18, 2020
A second video showing Gaskin inexplicably unzipping the fly of his pants while snarling more hateful vitriol also went viral.
Insult to injury this loser thinks he can tell the world of laws/lies while scting above it all. Lets expose this one. #blm #KarenGoneWild #KarenStrikesAgain pic.twitter.com/NWVvpwM49K
— Eddie House (@fetcharooskies) August 18, 2020
Now, here’s where the story gets especially weird.
CBS San Francisco reports:
His use of homophobic language surprised those who recognized him on social media as he was once a known figure in the San Francisco LGBTQ community. Starting in 2004, he hosted a weekly talk show called OUT Spoken for Comcast public access that addressed gay issues. … Later he started a magazine called ‘Benefit: The Lifestyle of Giving,’ which covered philanthropy in the city. At the time when it first published in 2006, Gaskin said he was a longtime fundraiser for AIDS-related causes and he wanted to do more for charities in San Francisco.
That’s right, folks. The guy who threw a homophobic meltdown inside a Marshall’s store is, himself, a homosexual, albeit a self-loathing one, evidently.
According to his LinkdIn profile, Gaskin is no longer a daytime talk show host and now works in the meat import industry. He has yet to respond to the Marshall’s video.
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sanfranca1
Although he is hardly disheveled, he certainly is Looney Tunes!
Chrisk
I’m thinking psychotic break. I mean the way he attacks the employees is just unnecessarily cruel.
John
Gaskin is ill. Watch for an apology in the next few days.
scotshot
Better get your eyes checked. Definitely disheveled. Looney tunes yes.
Chrisk
Those employees don’t deserve your abuse shithead. He obviously went there looking for trouble. Definitely no more talk shows for you ya dick.
wikidBSTN
Worse still is his ridiculous haircut and lack of any fashion sense. Call the police!
nm4047
he was shopping in a discount retailer, what would you expect his attire to be?
rocknstan
Money and the threat of not having money are the only themes that Trumpsters understand.
Oh … and litigation, in this case worth $75,000?
There can be no national public welfare policies–just infringements on individual liberties.
One’s exemption from social welfare policies increases in direct proportion to the amount of money one has.
darwinbell
He used to live in SF and was INSUFFERABLE then when he edited a glossy magazine and hosted a day time gay themed talk show. He is and was the WORST. He also considers himself and artist
Cam
“”According to his LinkdIn profile, Gaskin is no longer a daytime talk show host and now works in the meat import industry. “”
If I can be juvenile for a second…..(Snicker), I’m sure he does!
Wolfwalk
Not to worry. I’m sure it was just the Ambien.
cuteguy
Anyone else suspect that maybe he staged this (or had someone else post this) so this could go viral and he can get his pathetic career resurrected? Just wait for his bs claim
that is was a side effect of some sort of rx he was taking for some bs medical condition.
sistercylon
I had the same thought. He seems savvy enough to know how likely it is that something like that would go viral. The only thing that makes me question that is that he says something like “oh, all 5 of your viewers are going to see this?” But he seems like the kind of asshole who would want to do this in order to get 5 minutes of fame and possibly a following from trump’s true believers.
Also, “Daytime talkshow host” is a pretty generous description (thought technically accurate) since it was a PUBLIC ACCESS daytime talkshow. LITERALLY ANYONE can decide to host their own show on public access. It doesn’t require talent.
BigRedEO
There is the possibility that this guy is bi-polar or suffers from melancholia, a severe form of depression, and is off of his meds. This is not something to be laughed at – I have a friend who suffers from melancholia and if he goes off his meds, it’s not easy to get him back.
I believe Lucian Piane may suffer the same and which would explain his meltdowns over the past few years.
fresnoman4man
What appalls me is this hostility this site seems to provoke. I refuse to wear a mask and I have only experienced one hostile employee who was a beginning assistant @ a 99 cent only store (which is fraud in a way). The manager intervened because she knew the ADA law and the rent a guard apologized because of the rude behavior of the new hire. There are lots of food and various retailers that respect my rights and want to facilitate them because they agree that masking is just fascism by power obsessed politicians fraudulently posing as a health issue.
The real issue animating this is the fake PCR and antibody testing being used to continue the fascism. I see maskers and think they are pathetically gullible to believe the COVID cult nonsense. Funny how Sweden has only one supposed death since August 1st without masking or social distancing, business or school lockdowns and almost all supposed deaths were 82+ in care homes where being isolated exacerbated their previous health issues.
Kangol2
You clearly have no idea what “fascism” is, but you should look it up. You seem to be saying you’re protesting against what you believe to be an authoritarian mandate to wear nose and mouth-covering masks, which have been shown by more than one reputable scientific, public health study to prevent transmission (giving and receiving) Covid-19. Scientists who study the chemistry and physics of aerosols underscore this. You clearly believe you are not subject to ensuring the safety of yourself, which is your right, or others, which is not your right. But if a private business, for health and safety reasons, or a local or state government, mandate wearing a mask for reasons of broad public safety and community health and welness, then you are bound to obey it or suffer the consequences.
Annaronimo
What is pathetic is making such a big deal over wearing a mask. It’s no more a breach of civil liberty than being required to have a licence to drive a car. It doesn’t hurt you, and if everyone wears one in public places and social distance, we protect each other from droplet-spread illnesses. Sweden’s a very different place. Lower population density, a properly funded free medical system. And even then, they’ve had several hundred deaths since August 1. I don’t know where you’re getting your info from but it’s false.
Covid is real. I’ve had several friends who’ve had it and while all survived, it was a truly awful illness unlike any we’ve seen before. Older neighbours have died from it, people have lost their parents at far too young an age to it. The only fascism I’m seeing is the people being duped into falling on their sword for the government’s fiscal bottom line, and being denied the support they earn with the taxes they pay so that a bunch of billionaires can get richer during the pandemic while the rest of us get poorer.
Vince
Lets see. If we’re to believe you you said you were in your 70s and recently had heart surgery. This makes you the prime candidate to die when they contract covid.
pavel20
here’s an idea. you think this is all fraudulent nonsense? why don’t you seek out people who have been diagnosed with the virus. spend time with them without a mask and no social distancing because that would be cheating. take a few hours. share a meal. maybe even drink out of the same cups as they do to really prove your point. let us know how that works out for you.
while you’re at it, maybe stop by an icu and tell the families of the people who are patients there that they are all gullible sheep and that they have no reason to be concerned about their loved ones. again, let us know how that goes.
lastly, please seek out the friends and families of people who have died from contracting covid-19. tell them what frauds you think they are and how all of this concern over taking precautions is ridiculous.
we await the results of your activities.
davidkit
Wow, you are a selfish, self-absorbed, inconsiderate piece of work. Any business can and should ban you from entering – this is their right. They are under absolutely no obligation to serve you. Grow up, you whiny baby – the world doesn’t revolve around you.
Cam
Translation: The troll account who is trying to infect others and keep spreading a pandemic wants to paint itself as a vicimt.
Go sell crazy someplace else.
Jerry
Sweden, currently. By early June, the country’s coronavirus death toll was at more than 4,500. According to Johns Hopkins University, it now stands at 5,802. Also, as a person working the frontlines, I find you appalling.
scotshot
The sad thing here is the fact that masks are worn to prevent a person from infecting others with Covd19. Since it’s obvious you will refuse any testing it may mean you’re probably a super spreader infecting others.
There are people who believe any type of medication is fake and disease can be conquered by positive thinking or prayer. If you’re serious do it.
Max
he seems like a disability in itself.
amanwithanedge
she’s just angry cause nobody will refill her meth pipe. bye blanche.
tjack47
I believe he’s having an agitated manic episode. I have bipolar disorder. He obviously does have a disfigured ear. I don’t really see how he could wear the mask. I’ve cursed people out, but I’m not violent. His behavior is abhorrent, but if he’s manic delusion may be, or auditory hallucinations, informing him what to do. At any rate, he’s very bizarre. Maybe illicit drugs. It can be hard to tell the difference. I know I had a nurse threaten catheterization, if I would not give them a urine specimen. I had leg shackles on, a leather midsection belt they attached my handcuffs on, but I managed to hop off the gurney and get what they wanted. No drugs, of course. I’ve even been pulled over when driving manic. I blew for them and took the field sobriety test. I passed. They sent me on my merry little way all 3 times. Or, he could just be an asshole. It is very hard to tell sometimes.
Kangol2
There are masks that have elastic that runs all the way behind the head, in the instance that one cannot loop the elastic around the ears. There are also face shields. Neither is prohibitively expensive, and in either case, I’m sure he could afford one or both.
Roan
Certainly not a big deal.
Norm
What a creep, he didn’t take it out.
ShiningSex
who is this douchebag?? Oh no one!
AxelDC
He should go to jail for using a fake government document as an excuse to flout the law.
ElPillo
And a liar to boot. Who spends $75,000 at Marshall’s? They would not have enough of a a single item adding to that and he certainly wasn’t shopping half the store in miscellaneous stuff.
davidkit
I am so tired of this type of inconsiderate behavior. If you don’t want to wear a mask, then shop online. It is laughable that moronic jerks like him honestly believe they can threaten businesses with litigation for enforcing a mask mandate. Businesses do NOT have to serve you!
clhs
Fragile mental health. Actually not that funny at all. I feel for him.
D_Bro
This guy has always thought of himself as an “A Gay”. Arrogant and nasty. No one who remembers him is shocked.
Aaron
I’m surprised no one has mentioned that he seems queer himself with all his mannerism, soft voice, and the way he looks. It all just seems internalized.
RavingWoollyWoofter
I question his cosmetic surgery. I question it! I also question if he has brain damage and impulse control from an anaesthesia mishap. Regardless of that, I still want to see the unedited video, as I’m fond of penises — they amuse me.
winemaker
Does Tim Gaskin still live in San Francisco? Since this was in Sunnyvale, possibly he’s living on the peninsula. In any event this guy exemplifies so many men here, rude, arrogant and those who think their S**T and asses don’t stink. The men in San Francisco men used to be so friendly and decent to each other, even if the men they interacted with weren’t their ‘type’. Sadly this is no longer true here