Greg Kelly, a host on far-right propaganda network Newsmax, is one of Twitter's current laughingstocks after delivering a truly bizarre rant comparing LGBTQ people to trains.
What on Earth is he talking about, you ask? Who knows, but here's the basic gist. Kelly loves trains. He's big into trains! He's a choo choo enthusiast.
But you didn't know that till you just read about it moments ago, did you? Right. That's because he doesn't rub his love of trains in people's faces.
You know, like LGBTQ people do? By existing?
And because of their lack of willingness to treat their lives and identities like Kelly treats his weird love of trains, Kelly is angry about LGBTQ people being in movies.
See for yourself below.
Newsmax host: "You know, movies are about people. Why do they have to be about LGBTQ people?"pic.twitter.com/y39ycxvXwM— Jason Campbell (@Jason Campbell) 1648729086
Kelly began his rant by saying he didn't get the concept of "be your whole self."
“For instance, take me, I love model trains. Did you know that? I actually do.”
"...I don’t talk about it a lot on TV because it’s a pretty niche hobby and not a lot of people are into it... I’ll do it on my time and I’m not going to bother you about it fair? You get it? I think that’s a pretty good analogy.”
The problem here of course is that it's not a good analogy, because being LGBTQ is not a hobby.
Kelly then moved on to a clip from an LGBTQ Disney employee talking about the ways that she has included queerness in her work on the company's content. As you might guess, Kelly is not a fan of this.
"You know, movies are about people. Uh why do they have to be about LGBTQ people or anything like that, is the orientation really all that?”
Kelly seemed to be unaware that LGBTQ people are also people, the things "movies are about." That's probably why they show up in movies. Just a shot in the dark.
As you might guess, Twitter had a field day dunking on this very weird take.
Greg was super excited to see a new train at the club.pic.twitter.com/OFqvkFMCp2— Wyatt (@Wyatt) 1648739350
So brave of him to come out as a train guy. Who could forget the left\u2019s brutal and relentless attack on the basic rights of toy choo-choo fans.— Matt Arpen (@Matt Arpen) 1648730059
He compared his niche hobby...to an entire class of people \n\nIts (being lgbtq) also not a hobby— J.D (@J.D) 1648741856
Don't recall too much bullying or many suicides over model trains, Greg Kelly.— Bruce Langner (@Bruce Langner) 1648733472
Translation: why do we have to consider lgbtq people human?— Chester Desmond (@Chester Desmond) 1648736481
Imagine queerness in cartoons! The horror!pic.twitter.com/3QXZQpSpfr— Raymond J. Mollica (@Raymond J. Mollica) 1648730769
This is the look on a man\u2019s face when the two sides of his brain are in a boxing match.pic.twitter.com/gImRvXVdv3— Matt Anderson (@Matt Anderson) 1648729857
I think we all know why @newsmax host @gregkellyusa\nsecretly *loves* trains - especially when he talks about it specifically while proclaiming he absolutely, definitely doesn't want to see #LGBTQIA representation in media. https://twitter.com/JasonSCampbell/status/1509505314084818952\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/wOLNGSxrCA— Tim Peacock (@Tim Peacock) 1648757955
Who wants to tell him that some people are LGBTQ?https://twitter.com/JasonSCampbell/status/1509505314084818952\u00a0\u2026— Mike from Burke VA (now Charlottesville) (@Mike from Burke VA (now Charlottesville)) 1648732213
Same energy:\n\n"I hate LGBTQ people. Can't I hate LGBTQ people?"— Raymond J. Mollica (@Raymond J. Mollica) 1648730584
According to GLAAD only about 1 in 5 films released in 2020, the last year for which the organization has gathered statistics, had an LGBTQ character. So Greg probably doesn't need to worry about it.
Jane Rosenberg
Jane Rosenberg
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