Today in gay-stereotypes-we’ve-never-
As highlighted by Gawker, the mother of an suspected shooter has come to the defense of her child saying that he couldn’t possibly have been the perpetrator of a shooting in the Wilkes-Barre apartment complex in Brooklyn, New York because “gay people don’t shoot kids.”
After a domestic dispute in late August lead to gun violence (leaving two children critically injured), investigations were launched as to the nature of the shoot-out. Numerous people were brought in for questioning, some of whom were involved with a nearby fight that may or may not have been related.
Now, one of the mother’s of the men in question claims, quite succinctly, that, “My son is innocent; he’s gay. Gay people don’t shoot kids. Certain men don’t shoot kids.” This lead one commenter on the site to retort: “We actually do shoot people, but with catty insults instead of bullets.”
How about we take this to the next level?
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We are not implying that her son committed any kind of violence, and it is certainly nice that this woman has such a positive view of gay people, but somehow this “stereotype” does not ring true to us.
And it certainly begs the question: will this be a new defense that can hold up in court? “Your honor, there’s no way I could’ve shot that man. I’m gay — look it up. I did, however, read him to death.”
2eo
Guns, keeping you safe by allowing the murder of other people over very slight disagreements.
sfbeast
Eric, please proofread your article for grammatical errors.
AnitaMann
Mom doesn’t sound too bright.
DickGreenleaf
It’s like when Archie Bunker wanted a smart Jew Lawyer. He thought it was a compliment.
jwrappaport
“Why wound his body with bullets, when I can set his soul on fire with a slanderous mambo?”
@2eo: Yeah, we Yanks haven’t figured it out yet. My fascination with guns starts and ends with hot soldiers/cops who carry them – as should be the case with any right and honorable gay man.
BJ McFrisky
@jwrappaport: Unless, like me, you’re determined to keep your home and family safe from the criminals whom the Left idolize and defend.
MikeE
@BJ McFrisky: You’ve had an accident to the head with that gun you love handling, right?
2eo
@jwrappaport: *Shock* TITO PUENTE.*
BJ loves guns, it’s the only thing that keeps his friends safe from the cops who want to arrest them for shooting up military bases.
* Yes, I did know that off the top of my head.
tardis
Further proof on how gay people can be productive members of society!
erasure25
@BJ McFrisky: Are you even cognizant of what you just wrote? Only a dimwitted person would say something like this. Idolize criminals? Are you kidding me? Look up the word hyperbole in a dictionary please. You just committed it.
BJ McFrisky
@erasure25: It was an over-the-top comment to make a point, kind of like . . . let’s see . . . something like “Gay people don’t shoot kids.”
Bob LaBlah
I clicked on the video and after it played several more videos on this incident appeared. I clicked on one that showed one of the suspects being led into a police wagon and saw DOWN/LOW in a near neon sign written all over that kids face. The video also showed the other two and all THREE look like actors for a Breed-it-Raw video just waiting to be cast and filmed.
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The video, sadly, also shows the poor young victims, whom my heart goes out to them and their families. Bullets do leave people not only paralyzed but also traumatized for life. I do wish them a full, speedy recovery.
Jackhoffsky
Such total bulls**t. I have a LIST of kids I would shoot.
I have an even longer list of parents…
Kieran
We’re always ragging on parents who can’t be proud of their gay kids—then when we find one who clearly is—we rag on her too.