Brian Sims, currently serving in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (and in our fantasies, as president in 2020), has once again proven that politicians aren’t all bad. And he’s done it in the best way possible.
A few days ago, a deplorable internet troll went on Sims’ Facebook page and wrote “N*gger fa*got.”
How positively charming.
The openly gay politician had a choice to make — ignore the hate speech and try to forget about it, or engage the troll in an argument that would likely play right into the sort of reaction they were attempting to provoke in the first place. Both options fall short of producing any real sense of satisfaction, which is precisely what trolls thrive on.
How about we take this to the next level?
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But wait; there’s a third choice.
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If you happen to be a cunning (not to mention awfully handsome) politician named Brian Sims, you’d delve into the troll’s account to discover that he lists his grandmother’s phone number publicly on his profile.
So he called her and the two had a “very disappointing chat” about his trolling ways.
“David, I can’t tell if you’re just a really dumb little boy or an angry bigot but I know for sure that you shouldn’t have posted your grandmother’s telephone number on your Facebook page,” Sims responded on Facebook.
“She and I just had a very disappointing chat about you. We’ll talk soon…”
Boom.
Sims shared the story on Facebook, where it has understandably gone viral:
Dear Bigots, posting your grandmother's telephone number all over the same page you use to post slurs on other people's pages is not going to end well for you. Brian
Posted by Brian Sims on Wednesday, April 26, 2017
“Oh my god Brian, how could I love you even more? This. This is how,” wrote one commenter.
We couldn’t agree more.
BriBri
Excellent! Great chutzpah!!
ChrisK
Awesome.
BigG
Awesome. He’s just perfection.
fur_hunter
It is going to take other people like Brian to turn the wheel of understanding. He is smart, educated and what a handsome and sexy young man. When finally, all the old ignorant and intolerant codgers drop dead it will get better and better. Being gay will no longer be an issue. I am not saying it will happen overnight. No. I was 24 when Stonewall happened and look how long it took from that event to finally have same-sex marriage legalized. I did not think I would live to see it happen. Unfortunately, my Dan, partner of over 16 years, died just a year before it happened. But progress is happening. The younger kids don’t seem to have the problems that the older folks do with gays. And it is all because of ignorance. Lack of education and knowledge of a subject is the primary reason for discrimination, bigotry and intolerance. It is sad.
silveroracle
Well said that man!
What a handsome man he is and yes he would make a fantastic President.
btrmale
Wow. Why can’t YOU be president’!!!!!!!!!
mattachinepodcast
Love it.
btrmale
Why can’t YOU be president NOW!
DennyB
Boom! Love it.
natekerchel
Excellent! If only we could do the same sort of thing for the shameful, racist and homophobic trump trolls on here. Like I have always said – fight as dirty as they do.
chuck
Go Brian! And if you feel hurt in ANY way, I’d love to kiss your boo-boo…
dre23222
Wow I love this man even more. Great response. Love this handsome man. Just want to kiss him??
ErikO
Brian Sims is your typical politician who only cares about himself and does not really care about LGBT people or our rights, even in Philadelphia he’s not taken seriously as a politician and it’s well known that he puts himself first above everything else.
Lvng1Tor
Yeah…I’m from Philly and you are full of crap.
ErikO
@Lvng1Tor-Nope it’s true even if his fanboys like you want to deny it, he’s your typical politician who is a narcissistic that only cares about himself first and foremost, and no he is not taken seriously in Philadelphia.
Aiden
as one of his constituents i wish he would respond to my concerns i wrote him about?????