In just 50 words, a viral post illustrates how easily father-son relationships can be mistaken for daddy-son relationships!
The post has made the rounds on Reddit, iFunny, and even the EqualityToledo Facebook page, but it came from Xavier Hunter, a paranormal investigator and YouTube vlogger.
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“So I come to the DMV with my son for his driver’s test, and this fool decides to wear his gay pride support mask,” Xavier shared, alongside a photo of himself and his son, the latter of whom is indeed wearing a rainbow face mask.
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“When they called him in, the lady asks if I’m his ‘boyfriend,’ and what does my smart-ass son [do]? He says, ‘No, that’s my daddy,’” Xavier wrote, adding four crying-laughing emojis.
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Commenters on the post raved over the lad’s sense of humor with comments like, “Your son is AWESOME!” and, “You taught him well,” and, “Well played, young sir.”
And Redditors were just as impressed. “This went from great to awesome to a masterpiece real quick,” one said. And another commenter wrote, “What an icon.”
Well, who says trips to the DMV have to be boring?
Thad
If there’s love and laughter involved, I’m all for it.
TomG
Agreed !
barryaksarben
My mom and my aunt both had a great sense of humor and were both absolutly fine with me being gay in the 70s. My mom and my aunt played cards every afternoon and My mom was a christmas fanatic and one year when I was visiting she had me putting up a tree , lights outside and taking gifts to her neighbors. As they were playing cards I came in and said to my aunt “Mom’s confused. She thinks I meant elf when I said fairy” My aunt laughed so hard she pissed herself and so did my mom. Both would say similar things to me in public to crack me up. Miss them both so much. DAD here is so cool to appreciate his son so much
Creamsicle
This is a nice little story worth sharing because the dad took it on the chin and laughed the misunderstanding off instead of feeling like his masculinity was being threatened. That says a lot for social progress.
artguy1000
As a gay man with a gay foster son, I have a different take on this. I’ve been in situations where people have questioned the legitamacy of our normal parent-child relationship because, you know, how can any gay man keep their hands off a boy?
So until we get over old negative (and dangerous) stereotypes, the pedo conotations are not really all that funny.
RomanHans
Yeah, I’m mystified rather than amused by this. Two men a generation apart go to the DMV and an employee asks if they’re boyfriends? Maybe just renew the license, lady?
Donston
She probably wanted to start some small talk or say they’re a “cute couple” or something. It was harmless I guess. But the story is uncomfortable.
ScottOnEarth
Nothing in this story hints at any untoward assumptions or statements but I guess it makes you happy to spread some darkness on a cute, upbeat story.
yup5hioop
semiotics will some day be replaced with chip implants which just tell us everything = yes he’s gay but no that’s his literal father their combined social credit score is 714 please grant them 2 wishes from the state Tom Cruise sees all with his all powerful never aging closeted eye. Thanks next!
dougie
Cool kid, cool dad.
ChrisGMN
My husband is 21 years younger than I am. We had dinner at a nice spot in Minneapolis, and the waiter asked, “Are you father and son?” I politely responded, “no we are married.” The dude then walked over to the bar where a couple of other waiters and the bartender were standing, pointed at us and started laughing. Needless to say, the manager and I had a discussion about what is and is not a waiter’s business. My husband was 30 at the time.
ScottOnEarth
I’m so sorry that happened to you and your husband. No matter when it happens, it’s upsetting and I admire your resolve to proudly be yourself and confront the idiocy directly. All the best.