Ultimate Fighting Championship competitor Sean Strickland has a serious case of chronic foot-in-mouth disease, as evidenced by a series of comments about LGBTQ people and women.
His most disgusting comment came in response to a fan’s question on Twitter who asked if he’d rather “have a gay son or a thot daughter.”
“If I had a gay son I would think I failed as a man to create such weakness,” Strickland replied. “If I had a whore for a daughter I’d think she just wanted to be like her dad lol!!”
If I had a gay son I would think I failed as a man to create such weakness….. If I had a whore for a daughter I'd think she just wanted to be like her dad lol!! https://t.co/QlfKlpUnWr
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) December 27, 2021
The message drew immediate backlash, with commenters calling out Strickland’s blatant and shameless homophobia.
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“Hate to break it to you, but you’ve already failed as a man,” gay lawyer Ari Cohen replied.
Hate to break it to you, but you’ve already failed as a man. https://t.co/gW0GZ9TOeD
— Ari Cohn (@AriCohn) December 28, 2021
“Man’s head is filled with mashed potatoes and doubts about his sexuality,” another person posited.
After receiving hundreds of critical comments, Strickland responded with an eye-rolling message of “support” for gay people.
“LISTEN gay men are great, i support them and their choices. freedom!” he wrote. “Gay guys have it made. Most gay guys I know are always happy. They all just get to hang with buddies all day and have sex.. us straight men, we’re fucked… we gotta do some serious work to get laid. Not fair.”
LISTEN gay men are great, i support them and their choices. freedom! Gay guys have it made. Most gay guys I know are always happy. They all just get to hang with buddies all day and have sex.. us straight men, we're fucked… we gotta do some serious work to get laid. Not fair
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) December 27, 2021
And after that didn’t go over too well, either, he came back with yet another tweet, adding some transphobia into the mix:
“I have been getting some hate for that gay son joke. You beta males need to calm the fuck down, this isn’t your college you’re not going to get laid here by a ‘zi’ or iit’ by being a little bitch. It’s ok this is a safe place. Untuck your balls you’re allowed to be a ‘he’ here.”
Oh god, not only is he homophobic but he’s transphobic AND he believes in the beta and alpha male bullshit? https://t.co/0Rqnr3bxxF
— Dylan (@Dylan4Left) December 28, 2021
The previous week, Strickland asked his fans if they’d ever “hit on a lesbian girl before?”, before writing:
“I have, it’s F**KING HARD. what is your BEST pick up line when hitting on a lesbian??? ‘Hey wanna hang, I hate my father too’. I have never succeeded to say the least lol! Open for suggestions.”
Have you guys have ever hit on a lesbian girl before? I have, it's FUCKING HARD. what is your BEST pick up line when hitting on a lesbian??? "Hey wanna hang, I hate my father too". I have never succeeded to say the least lol! Open for suggestions.
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) December 23, 2021
The same day, he said he was a “big supporter of the lbtqxyz community,” adding, “You have no idea how many women I’ve turned lesbian. You’re f**king welcome.”
I hope no one takes offense to my choice of words. I'm actually a big supporter of the lbtqxyz community. You have no idea how many women I've turned lesbian. You're fucking welcome….. pic.twitter.com/ElMBeFc1yO
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) December 23, 2021
rangerwilcox
punched in the head too much or mentally underdeveloped, either fits Strickland.
Donston
Those are some boring ass insults. They just come off like a lame trying really hard to be “subversive” and come off like a “real man” and using the most base and basic ways and stereotypes to do so. While, of course, people got triggered, which was exactly the affirmation he was looking for.
johncp56
yes I,m off twitter but he is someone I like to ask why?! and or let him hang himself more,, other guy had it right mash potato head, depending on the sport there are some low hanging excuse my pun, fruit, for these meat heads full of their thought of manhood lol
Heywood Jablowme
“You have no idea how many women I’ve turned lesbian.” They SAY they’re lesbian when they just want to get away from you. “lol”
Jaquelope
If he’s turned so many women Lesbian (which might not actually be truly possible) that isn’t saying much for himself, and I also believe what you later said about the women saying they’re Lesbian is actually closer to the truth. Maybe @rangerwilcox was totally correct in his observation that he’d been punched too many times in the head. I know, from experience, that hitting your head several times (or being hit in the head – same difference) can cause some mental problems (most of mine are memory issues), so he could very well be 100% correct.
Jim
“If you’ve bungled being a good parent it really doesn’t matter whatever success you’ve had.”
J.B.K. Onaisis
Poor Sean is a failure before he starts.
SamB
LOL he is funny! These are jokes people, he’s right, take out your balls and be a man.
Jaquelope
If so, they are remarkably very unfunny jokes.
Fname Optional Lname
I guess if you’re 12 you might consider these statements “funny”, his comments are just sad and they expose his ignorance. Nothing funny about that
Cam
@SamB
ANOTHER huge surprise, the same troll screename that has been on the other threads attacking out of the closet LGBTQ people is here defending bigots.
Sweetie, we get it, Putin can’t afford the good trolls anymore, but I really thought, after all these years, and all your screenames, you’d be better at trolling than this. LOL
Kangol2
Would they be funny if DaBaby or Kevin Hart told them? I imagine you’d say no.
Brian
He is perhaps the hundred millionth person to add random letters to the LGBT acronym. That “joke” has never been funny. It’s not exactly “offensive” either. It is completely lame and boring. If that’s the kind of thing that makes you laugh, then you must live a very plain and boring life too. This world desperately needs fewer idiots.
Tombear
The man is ignorant. He is not going to change. Everybody knows men like him. Ignore his ignorance!
SFMike
Next stop running successfully for an open Senate seat or maybe president. All it takes is being a moron and wearing your stupidity on your sleeve.
Fname Optional Lname
This!
Fahd
He reminds me of another UFC “personality”, Tito Ortiz, in his stupidity. I can’t really believe UFC is considered a real sport or thing.
Jaquelope
Even thought it is often a bit more brutal, I think it is about equal to Professional Wrestling being a “sport”.
Imjustsaying
He beats people up for a living, I’m supposed too admire him for that?
johncp56
That bonehead thinks gays are weak!!! Mr Man you opened a can of strong people it is a shame that the sports world is still so very backward and full of displaced hate and fear, of us, the disrespect is overwhelming to me
Donston
Like a lot of these dudes, he probably uses fighting and hyper-masculinity and having a “subversive” sense of humor as a coping mechanism and an ego boost. It’s not offensive. It’s more cliche and corny. It ironically makes him seem weak.
Brian
When straight white men criticize minorities, they’re not “subverting” anything. You’re using the word wrong.
Cam
Guy who rolls around on the ground nearly naked clutching other men with his legs, attacks gays.