A Facebook user recently claimed vaccines gave his son “the gay,” and the preposterousness astonished users of Reddit’s r/LGBT subreddit.
Here’s the Facebook post, in its full, typo-ridden state:
“I F*CKING HATE VACCINES BECAUSE THEY GAVE MY OLDEST KID THE GAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE IS GAY NOW !!!! I HATE MY GAY SON BECAUSE HE IS GAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE IS DISOWNED BY HIS FAMILY AND WILL NEVER BE ALLOWED BACK IN MY HUMBEL ABODE !!!1 😤”
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A Reddit user posted a screenshot of the screed — writing, “OMG guys, we finally discovered the reason” — and commenters tried in vain to make sense of the logic.
“Do bi people exist because we only had half of the course of injections?” one wrote.
Another said, “I’m ace and panromantic. So I somehow had none of them, or all of them, or half…”
“I thought vaccines were responsible for my autism, not my gayness!” one commenter wrote.
Someone else said, “I’m so grateful I got vaccinated so I don’t have to be a straight.”
One Redditor, meanwhile, reported surviving childhood unvaccinated. “So by that logic, I should be straight, but here I am, queer as f*ck, and living my best gay life.”
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And finally, a Reddit user posted a logical argument that, improbably, verifies the Facebook user’s claim: “You need to be alive to be gay. Vaccines increase your chances of being alive. Therefore vaccines increase your chances of being gay. Therefore vaccines cause gayness. Q.E.D.”
In all seriousness, though, we hope the terribly misinformed Facebook user saw the error of their ways and/or the son found a new family and is living his best gay life.
Goforit
Unfortunately, there is no vaccine to prevent stupidity.
Joshua333
Yes there is, Cyanide!
Cato
Hey Pops! That’s not the shot in the ass that made your son gay.
jaack
You could not even spell HUMBLE correctly. Being gay isn’t caused by injection but then again a closed mind is so difficult to find let alone to change with science. Don’t let your hate be changed by science nor facts interfere with bigotry.
Then to hate him for something YOU did to him(vaccination) is unforgivable. But we all know that vaccinations do not change who you love. And to hate your own flesh and blood is so anti-Christian. I find it strange that you are spewing this hatred in public. You are showing everyone what a small-minded person you are. I hope to God that you haven’t damaged your oldest son as much as you are. Seems you have a lot to atone for when you meet your Maker.
scotty
when he realizes that his genes are halfway responsible for the gay, then maybe he will kill himself. and nothing of value will be lost.
@dusyk
WTF
Stephen
If there was a shot to turn me straight I would refuse it and sashay away ms thing.
Tempus
Note to self: If I ever have kids then they must be vaccinated ASAP…because that will keep them alive & healthy, though if they happen to turn out gay that’s a bonus lol