Mic drop

Gus Kenworthy’s perfect three-word response to a hater

Gus Kenworthy made Olympic history when he kissed his partner Matt Wilkas on live TV. Naturally, the sweet moment drew out all the predictable bitterness online.

But Gus has already shown a willingness to engage the haters head-on, and he’s got some grade-A clapbacks.

Related: Gus Kenworthy just put an internet troll in her place with one amazing tweet

Responding to the kiss, and seemingly to the very concept of gayness entirely, one Twitter user had this totally original observation:

It only took Gus three words to reply:

The mic drop moment was widely appreciated:

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