Former journalist Milo Yiannopoulos is turning to increasingly random (some would say diminishing), attempts to keep himself in the public eye.
After claiming he’s now “ex-gay” , the alt-right commentator’s latest venture was picked up by Right Wing Watch. He’s selling merchandise on the YouTube shopping channel for the stridently anti-LGBTQ organization, Church Militant.
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The first episode of Milo’s new ‘Shop Show’ hit YouTube on the weekend. In it, Milo and his co-host are flogging a statue of the Virgin Mary, among other religious items.
The 12-inch statue is available in a bronze or silver finish, although a quick glance at the Church Militant store confirms it’s actually plastic (“cold-cast bronze is a colored polyresin with a metallic color, luster and sheen.”).
Watch a clip below.
Let’s check and see how things are going for Milo Yiannopoulos now that he’s “ex-gay” and Christian. Oh, he’s hawking Catholic iconography on the Church Militant’s YouTube shopping network? Well, obviously things are going great. pic.twitter.com/T7OkB1SCsu
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) November 15, 2021
Milo’s latest project prompted plenty of online comments. On YouTube, one viewer said the fallen hack is “a couple of years from selling oranges on an interstate off-ramp.”
“I love that blonde dyed mullet was the hairstyle Milo chose to convince people he was straight,” said another.
He’s transitioning into the Tiger King.
— cornelius spark (@corneliusspark) November 15, 2021
This is on the level of being a cashier at an alien-themed gift shop in Roswell New Mexico…
— Fron Ocia (@FronOcia) November 15, 2021
Usually they just go away. Milo’s on a journey into uncharted regions of being humbled. The man simply refuses to get a job. Takes too much dignity to work.
— Konstantine (@CultureWarFace) November 15, 2021
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As bizarre as the video is, Milo may have found himself a welcoming home at Church Militant. The news platform has been described as a leading light of the “Catholic alt-right” movement.
In 2016, its founder, Michael Voris, also revealed that for much of his 30s, he “lived a life of live-in relationships with homosexual men.” In other words, like Milo, he’s another so-called “ex-gay”.
Church Militant’s stance is extremist in matters of faith and it often criticizes voices in the Catholic church that say anything even vaguely pro-LGBTQ. Operating as a 501(c)(3) organization out of Michigan, it was formerly called Real Catholic TV. However, it changed its name in 2012 after the Archdiocese of Detroit barred it from using the term ‘Catholic’ to promote its activities.
kish
He’s a carnival act.
jcool
i think in this case “ex-gay” is code for “no one will sleep with me anymore”
Donston
Honestly, the “he can’t get no play” and “he’s secretly taking it up the ass” jokes are almost as corny and tired and destructive as Milo.
jcool
@donston
destructive? strike a nerve?
Donston
I don’t even get what you’re trying to say with that response. But no, it’s a matter of doing better than cheesy, predictable sex jokes. At least attempt to actually be clever. Also, as much of a transparent, manipulative troll and leech as Milo is, all the shit he’s done to try to get money and relevance isn’t actually funny.
jcool
@donston
let me clarify.
my little joke, whether you found it funny or not, was in no way destructive.
and maybe it’s funny because it’s true.
we don’t always need comment police.
Cam
How long before it will be revealed he’s sleeping with the Ex Gay guy who runs this business? Talk about a comedown.
Banshit
This is hilarious, what a vile piece of crap he is, I wouldn’t put much of anything past him but I certainly would scrape him from my shoe quicker than dog sh*t. It seems lady Karma has caught up to him, and where are all of his marvellous new right wing friends now?
cc423
On another note… Just think how awful you have to be for the Catholic Church demand you not use the word Catholic in your name.
Donston
Considering that he defended pedophilia you’d think they’d consider him an “ally”.
It’s just too apparent how fvcked up in the head Milo is, how manipulative and full of shit he is and how much he’s using religion to further scam and troll and get attention. He doesn’t do shit with any nuance or slickness. So, that’s why he’s getting rejected. Also, baseline homophobia. Until he says he’s “straight” and commits to a cis woman most of them are not gonna give him the time of day.
Mister P
Religious republicans are definitely a target audience to sell worthless crap to. Considering the fairy tales they believe, one can make a lot of money off them.
sfhairy
Just dying. Shilling everything trying to make a buck.
trojanboy
Its because he is the (newly) virgin Mary.
CarrieV
Oh, the Schadenfreude! It almost HURTS!
I want the pain to go away but I can’t stop myself from looking at the Milo trainwreck!
Jon in Canada
IKR
It’s like watching an anti-vaxxer get sick and die or a republican getting nailed for sex trafficking, you can’t help but enjoy the karma.
Thad
Because Evangelicals despise Catholics for such idolatry.
tomch52
He ain’t no virgin, Mary!
DCFarmboy
Oh, Mary. The Blessed Mother wants nothing to do with him.
Joshooeerr
This is beyond parody. I don’t know what’s funnier – the ex-radical anarchist spruiking statues of the Virgin Mary or the right-wing religious nuts who see no downside to embracing him as a spokesperson. But it does demonstrate that they are both as shameless as they are clueless.
linedrive
Why, Queerty? Why keep giving this thing the attention it craves? I cringe every time I see its name.
Moritz
He is actually quite a bright man. How in the world did he end up turning into this opportunist clown show? I know that we all have our niche, but his is so small, crazy and depraved as to be irrelevant. He should go back to his husband, settle down, and ask for his forgiveness. How sad…
DarkZephyr
They already jacked the price up to $105
Godof 1967
I wonder if he’s managed to take the full 11 and ¾ inches all the way ?