A comedy sketch is racking up hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube. Queer comic Nathan Pearson performed the routine at New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre on January, 16, as part of the ‘Characters Welcome’ solo monologue showcase. It was posted to YouTube on Friday.
In the routine, he plays the role of ‘David’: someone who comes across an old high school bully in the home of one of his sexual conquests. It turns out he’s just had sex with the father of his old tormentor.
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He takes delight in informing his old school chum exactly what he and pa have been doing with one another. Pearson’s facial expressions are nothing short of genius, and it’s worth watching to the end for the punchline.
It uses plenty of not-safe-for-work-language, so watch with discretion!
The fantasy revenge has prompted a huge response, with some sharing their own tales of running into former school bullies.
On Instagram, @vscott333 commented on Pearson’s page, “LOVE THIS!! My high school bully was a girl. She recently was in the front row of one of my drag shows. I threw her a little shade during my performance. At first she was smiling. Then her face changed… lol. and she had no idea who I was.”
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On YouTube, another viewer, @TheOnionQueen, said, “This is so inspirational. New life goal is to find the parents of all the kids that used to bully me for being queer and top them!”
One other said this had actually happened to him.
“I did f**k my bully’s dad. He was also my college professor,” said Judd Palmer. “It’s not like I knew who he was to begin with it was after two weeks he wanted me to meet his son and it turned out to be the homophobic prick that was my high school bully.”
Pearson told Queerty he was surprised at the sketch’s popularity and “how it’s resonating with people!” He said he’d been inspired by his own experiences of being bullied in high school and college.
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dmar
the problematic part is that we’re once again shaming bottoms
greybat
A bottom who knows his worth is difficult to shame.
Record Man
I’ve never understood the point of bottom shaming in the first place. For top men like me, our love lives wouldn’t amount to much without them. I have the greatest respect, appreciation and gratitude for them.
sillyme
I thought it was funny and a good point as a bottom it was done very well and with good humor nothing else there. It’s a comedy act not real what’s wrong with that there hell I’ve bottomed for men not out and men that were married and in the military with high ranking officers and not had a problem there went on base with them no questions asked I loved it and had them several more times and nothing wrong with that at all. I will not be shamed by anyone wanting to try to put me down for if it was true what the’re saying then well it could be but hey no pictures as proof = no evidence in my book and according to law as is nothing happened. Good luck shaming someone that can’t be shamed.
GayEGO
Ha Ha Ha! Priceless!
multitasker
It isn’t bottom shaming any more than… well…. When I was in my early 20s I had a conversation with my mom—about which I don’t remember the content—but at some point I said, “Well I hope his son turns out to be gay.” My mom initially gave me one of those “How could you say such a thing” comments. Later she apologized and steadily became a huge advocate for queer rights and found herself the go-to person for other persons with family members coming out. Previously she’d reserved “telling” (outing) someone for the individual, regardless of where they fell on the spectrum of openness. So what changed here? What on earth makes this anecdote relevant? My mom realized it wasn’t an insult to hope somebody was queer, but a wish that the bigot would be confronted with the very situation that would shatter them and hopefully clue them in. The vengeful element is the bonus, not the goal. In Pearson’s story, he was not demeaning his tricks, but using the situation as a means for telling his bully what a clueless dick he was and that it was part of his life so he needed to find that clue. His own parents were happy—if locked up at the moment—and his judgmental arse should figure out and embrace why; and with luck, he’d feel some contrition for his own bullying in the process. You can’t shame someone for something about which they’re happy or proud. It just makes you a dick for making a disparaging epithet out of something not shameful at all.