Cameron Joseph Peña is an aspiring TikTok star. He recently came under fire for posting a video of himself going through a Starbucks drive-thru and mocking the barista for having a “gay-sounding” voice.
“Alright you guys, we’re gay but this dude at the drive-in window at Starbucks is gayyyyy,” Peña tells the camera as he waits for his order before mocking the young man’s voice.
Peña then records the barista handing him and his companion their drink orders and politely saying, “Have a good day. Thank you.”
Oh, but it gets worse.
How about we take this to the next level?
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Because Peña is gay… making fun of another person for being gay… and broadcasting the person’s image to the world without consent and without considering how it might impact their life.
People on Twitter were not pleased about the whole thing.
I never hate comment on tiktok but I came across this earlier and had to say something. It’s vile.
— Kedzie Teller (@Kedz) August 24, 2020
toxic masculinity 101
— the last great american (@joeee1993) August 24, 2020
What’s really upsetting is that what if the Starbucks employee isn’t out? And this guy has just broadcasted this video to the world. He’s from Clarksville, TN, which is a rural urban area of TN. Still lots of hatred and homophobia there that is hard to overcome.
— Ron Collins (@ronnyboy1) August 24, 2020
This makes me sad. I thought the younger generation is our bright future. I thought wrong.
— Matthew Pestorius (@MPestorius) August 24, 2020
Lol his tik tok is private now 😂 he wanted the smoke and now he can’t handle it. He really tried it
— dylan. (@tdylang) August 24, 2020
This shit pisses me off so much it’s always WHITE gays having internalized homophobia, I’m not a violent person but they make me wanna become one lol
— paolo (@paolo_can_yu_go) August 24, 2020
also I hope the Starbucks dude never sees this. dealing with that type of job is highly unrewarding you deal with shitty people every day. having someone say ‘have a nice day’ means a lot but it is heart breaking when someone doesnt mean it and acts like this.
— medraut (@medraut00) August 26, 2020
I like watching these videos and then going to their TikTok profiles to see that they’ve gone private. Pure 🗑
— Mark (@mdseeley) August 24, 2020
masc4masc gays are tiring
— Jan| annoying barb era (@streamdedicated) August 24, 2020
Peña eventually issued an apology, saying he was “really sorry” and that he “should’ve never made fun of anyone.”
That could have been the end of it. Until he posted another video shortly after that saying people were being “over dramatic” and calling his critics “bitchy.”
You seem so APOLOGETIC here pic.twitter.com/3iPplh0YCK
— Mark Balancio (@MARKEEZY_IDK) August 24, 2020
Peña’s profile has since been set to private. Here’s hoping it stays that way.
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Catholicslutbox
search YouTube: Cameron Peña
He has a coming out story video with the twitter video.
Apparently his parents where pretty conservative.
He’s also a trump supporter… so that explains a lot.
Catholicslutbox
I’m surprised his friend didn’t say anything. That dude is just as big of a queen.
James
HE IS A MORON.
justgeo
Cameron Learn how to Shit in your own mouth and swallow! Fast little B(*Tch. C(*T whatever just die! Okay
then it is all fair.
Really gettin me way MAD- pissed OFF!
Chrisk
I hate smug little shitheads like this. A face begging for a fist.
cjc1414
And his asshole is probably begging for a fist too!!
zealot
Guess this is more a question than a comment— mainly because what I’d like to say about these idiots isn’t printable: as much as I support and applaud those who video people being hateful and degrading others and posting it— can we allow that legally without these kinds of videos being taken and posted also? Personally I’d be mortified if someone did this to me but do I have a legal right to ask them to stop? And if they don’t do I have any legal recourse?
dhmonarch89
the Starbucks guy could sue for duress, mental cruelty, etc…if he proved damages to himself…if any one makes an anti gay statement to him after this, he’d be smart to record it or write it down….I’d sue the bastard!
dhmonarch89
he didn’t mean to be cruel- COME ON! That’s the only reason he did it. Did tiktok take the video down or do they have policies for that?
dhmonarch89
to the tweet about white gays…with a name like Cameron Joseph Pena, sounds Latino to me- share the love.
spacecadet
Latino is not a race. You can be a white latinx and a black latinx.
charlietex
Watched that video and he is flamingly gay himself. Seriously, he considers himself masculine? I don’t care one way or another about a guy being gay but a girly sounding gay making fun of another guy for sounding girly. He probably needs to listen to himself recorded to clear up his delusional thoughts.
lord.krath
Indeed. According to others, he is actually an out Trump-supporting gay. Wrap your mouth around that. But, I agree I came to read about “toxic masculinity” and this isn’t it. Not when a purse falls out of their mouth like his or his boyfriends. Instead, this should just have been about letting people come out when they are ready and that posting videos of others that effectively out them isn’t a nice thing to do.
WSnyder
Another example of toxic homosexuals who are as bad as, if not worse than, homophobic heterosexuals and their ignorance against the LGBTQ+ Community. Is it just me or does it seem like all the homos who discredit our Community are Conservatives? [I’m sure there are Liberal Homos who are poor examples of LGBTQ+ people, I just can’t think of any right now.] Why does ANYONE, gay or str8, behave so poorly, throw good manners out the window, ignore common sense, and just act so rude…just to up the ‘click count’ on their postings/videos? Even then, do we simply blame Social Media for this behavior? Or does it simply show us what is already there, trash individuals behaving like boorish morons and we just now see it online? Either way, this guy is an idiot and hopefully the hostility going his way [evident by his account going Private] will be an example for others on how NOT to behave.
That is, until the Next Moron…Stay Tuned.
ShiningSex
UGLY DOUCHEBAG QUEERS ATTACKING ANOTHER GAY PERSON? TRASH!
whateverokok
So pretty much the gay community then? Ok. Just wanted to make sure we’re straight on things. I mean people on here have posted much worse stuff about their fellow gay man, but I don’t see anybody coal raking them.
Doug
Where’s the original video? Why are there are so many young gay wise-asses out there?
spacecadet
It was made private or deleted which is a good thing as the Starbucks employee doesn’t need that nonsense or potential hate coming his way.
Jack Meoff
Cancel culture do your thing and make this a-hole disappear.
rocknstan
Cancel culture is the carrion bird of Amerikkkan life.
phillycap
Bitchy queen putting down someone he thinks is less than? In the gay community? Let me practice my “I’m so shocked” face. And sorry for using the word community. Community is in short supply among we gays. And that’s the problem. This kid is the kind of dim bulb that people have to deal with all the time. The irony of the last “Haters gonna hate,” without realizing the prime hater is him in the first place kinda sums up his intellect. Being borderline what passes in the gay community as attractive to look at is his only plus. It’s not his personality or intellect for sure.
trojanboy
Douche voiced twat.
jimmypalmieri
What a hot mess. Mocking his own gay brother, and supporting trump. This type of person needs therapy as well as sensitivity training. Id say he was a sick disgusting non person, but I try to love and accept all my gay brothers. Even the attention seeking, self hating, internalized homophobic ones.
tjack47
I wish there were some way to support the young man he mocked. Firstly, he had to serve those beslubbery hedgepigs. Then he possibly sees them mocking him behind his back. I believe Starbucks should use some of their proceeds to profit him. They remind me of pass for straights who have no self-awareness about their own mannerisms.
Tishthedish1
And to top it all off when has anyone ever heard President Trump say anything bad about the gay community? Or to mock the gay community? Or to put down the gay community? Like never!
barryaksarben
Trump has said nothing but he has DONE TONS TO HARM EVERY GAY IN THIS COUNTRY. HE is a menace to usin that he has no spine and will do whatever his American Taliban Evangelicals want him to do. he cares NOTHING for us and you are beyond stupid if you think he cares
cjc1414
I have known the entire Trump family since 1980 and love our president. When it became legal to marry, in NC, we did it the next day. POTUS Trump had us to dinner at Mer-a-Lago to celebrate our marriage. Homophobic, no way!! He is the best thing EVER to happen to America and her people!!
cjc1414
Whoever this guy Barry is has no idea what he is talking about, just another uninformed gay following the pack!! I’ve known POTUS Trump and his entire family since 1980. When my partner and I, legally, married he had us to dinner at Mer-a-Lago to celebrate!! Get a life Barry!!
DennisBTR
OMG – get a grip.
This is not a big deal. Show me one gay (including me) who who says he/she has not mocked another person (gay or not) and I will show you liar. Yeah, maybe he should have not shown the guy’s face, but in today’s world everyone is on a camera somewhere.
We have a lot more things to worry about that this immaterial attempt at trying to be funny. This is certainly not newsworthy.
spacecadet
Bullying over social media which has the potential to be distributed millions of times over is quite serious and damaging. Don’t minimize the issue.
Invader7
Toxic. Crass. Craven.No class or manners . Totally delusional ASSHOLE trash !! Being stupid and tacky is one thing , proving it by posting inane vids is just asking for it. And is a Drumpfie. Par for the course.Drumpf is using him and phuck face doesn’t realize it.
Hillers
Whatever the gay equivalent of colorism is, this is it right here. The same closeted, gender-confining fags who gave me grief in high school and college, all wrapped up in a conventionally attractive package.
Hopefully he’ll learn a good lesson from this doxing.
CBHaynes
Nothing like the stereotypical homophobic homos!
Sad, very sad.
tomch52
This hatred coming from a Hispanic ¿person? with an oral fixation with that white straw
Virpilosus
I’m just an old daddybear but at this point in my life I’d mine to offer some advice to the younger set: Being kind, generous, welcoming, inclusive, non-judgmental, and hospitable in thought, word, and deed, will result in a much happier life for you and everyone you encounter. Try it…
cjc1414
As for Cameron, what an asshole. I really hope his Tim Tok tanks and he will just be a bad memory. He isn’t even good looking or sexy. Throw him out with the rest of the trash!!
Milehighman66
I just read about this happening here and felt a serious need to comment on this. I am a gay ELDER man and have lived through the very trying times of the 60s, 70s and 80s, where LGBTQ people were abused, mistreated and, yes, even killed for being who and what we are! Great strides have been made since these decades of HATE have gone by! The 90s showing the most gains for our communities! Even the 2000s were better than before! The 20teens have been up and down. And now, this horrible display of HATE by of all things, ONE OF OUR OWN! Wow! Have people thought our stories of blood shed and violence towards us were fiction? Or just plain ignoring what has been said? This display shows me that we still have much work to do, to truly eliminate this word HATE from our lives!