Animirani film objavljen od New York Times Opiniona, koji prikazuje Donalda Trumpa u gay romansi s Vladimirom Putinom, dočekan je trentnim negativnim reakcijama na internetu. Nakon objave na Twitteru, medijska kuća primila je gotovo univerzalne kritike od svojih sljedbenka koji su sadržaj opisali “sramotnim” i “homofobnim”.
Jedno-minutni video prikazuje predsjednika Trumpa u gay romansi s ruskim predsjednikom Vladimirom Putinom, što je popularni meme među progresivcima, unatoč njihovoj općoj osudi takvih otvorenih homofobnih napada. Nakon što se spremio, s portretom Putina bez majice u pozadini, Trump otvara vrata i otkriva Putina, još uvijek ogoljelog torza. Par se vozi zajedno u automobilu; kada se počnu držati za ruke, automobil se pretvara u jednoroga. Na kraju se dvojica čelnika poljube, a njihovi jezici omataju jedan oko drugoga:
In this episode of Trump Bites, Donald Trump’s not-so-secret admiration for Vladimir Putin plays out in a teenager’s bedroom, where the fantasies of this forbidden romance come to life. https://t.co/cWeQMuzWUz pic.twitter.com/4shBRkloot
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) July 16, 2018
Ispod se nalazi desetak najranijih odgovora; među njima, jedina osoba koja stala u obranu Timesa ukazala je da je video objavio NYT Opinion:
This is why the New York Times is known as the "Failing New York Times."
— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) July 16, 2018
A former news source…the NY Times.
— Smootz 🏴 🇺🇲 🇮🇱 (@Avant_Guardian_) July 16, 2018
The daily embarrassment from the New York Times
— Antonio Martinez (@djtechchicago) July 16, 2018
Report this tweet its offensive and disrespectful from a once major news source.
— MarieTweets (@mkues65) July 16, 2018
Don't report it, don't get offended. The only ones looking bad here are NYT themselves. It is in poor taste, poorly executed and unappealing to anyone except rabid anti-Trumpers. Let everyone in the middle see the true face of the left.
— Peter A. Dykstra (@FriendlyRadical) July 16, 2018
Oh look a shark! Let’s jump over it! #WalkAway from homophobic media
— Dick Pic (@Kootice) July 16, 2018
Wow. Can you imagine what the outcry would be if Fox, or the Weekly Standard or any other media outlet had done a similar piece on Obama (who likely has had a penis in his mouth at some point in his life). Simply incredible how childishly seditious liberalism has become. pic.twitter.com/ODRXLgLlVa
— Paul M Winters (@RealPaulWinters) July 16, 2018
You don't say? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/ImC7XQ0ldA
— Schaeffler #219 (@rob_schaeffler) July 16, 2018
Wow. I had no idea of how disrespectful the @nytimes could be to the LGBT community.
We are used to the non-news agency's hate of @POTUS and America.#WalkAway— Vote Republican 2018 (@LucyAmerican1) July 16, 2018
And you are telling me this is a news organization
— Seth James (@7Seth_james) July 16, 2018
It's from the Opinion Page. There is a genuine distinction.
— DemoDisping (@demodisping) July 16, 2018
Yes it is NYT opinion
— Seth James (@7Seth_james) July 16, 2018
New York Times: There's nothing wrong with being queer and gay…
Also New York Times: Let's insult Trump by suggesting he's gay, that's the worst thing you could be.
— Anthem (@AnthemAnzac) July 16, 2018
Ogromna većina reakcija nastavila je biti izuzetno negativna.
