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irisblue

(33,041 posts)
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 12:45 PM Oct 2020

The RW group proud boys rebranded themselves into the leathermen for trump**SATIRE **

Last edited Wed Oct 7, 2020, 03:40 PM - Edit history (1)

###INFO AT BOTTOM OF POST### After several days of twitter hash tag laughter at the Proud Boys...

They must be using the same PR firm as the Teabagging for Jesus people


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I'm not going to tell anything, just laugh and point


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The originating article is from The Beaverton, a Canadian SATIRE ON LINE SITE
(wiki-The Beaverton is a primarily online Canadian news satire publication, based in Toronto, Montreal and Whitehorse.[1] It features news stories, editorials, vox populi and other formats (such as university reviews) whose structure and layout mirror those of conventional newspapers but whose content is contorted to make humorous commentary on Canadian and world issues)

The article that was picked up by twitter and passed around is here-https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/10/as-gay-twitter-reclaims-proudboys-hashtag-proud-boys-change-name-to-leather-men/


Captain Truth in post 17, provided the info that it was from a satire site, I am grateful that s/he provided this.
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The RW group proud boys rebranded themselves into the leathermen for trump**SATIRE ** (Original Post) irisblue Oct 2020 OP
Bwahahaha! Blue Owl Oct 2020 #1
With his pants unzipped? leftieNanner Oct 2020 #30
More likely, they will need bigger guns relayerbob Oct 2020 #40
I can't tell whether or not everyone realizes this is satire. pepperbear Oct 2020 #58
It's the little things..... Nevilledog Oct 2020 #2
Okay, LGBTQ leathermen: Aristus Oct 2020 #3
Ohh it's happening.. irisblue Oct 2020 #7
Pretty soon they'll resort to TASERFACE! berni_mccoy Oct 2020 #4
. Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2020 #18
Send me your Venmo berni_mccoy Oct 2020 #21
From the bath house to the White House. TreasonousBastard Oct 2020 #5
Remember Jeff Gannon & Shrubs WH press pass? irisblue Oct 2020 #14
I always wondered who was on the receiving end of THAT service, W or Rove? not_the_one Oct 2020 #26
Just the usual threesome. Boys will be boys (and girls and dogs and ponies, etc.) erronis Oct 2020 #33
Someone loves him some Tom of Finland art. irisblue Oct 2020 #6
When I read the OP, I was going to say, they should just come out of the closet already. TheBlackAdder Oct 2020 #8
I guess the home schooling did not teach much about research. irisblue Oct 2020 #11
This particular freak show just keeps getting better and better! Brother Mythos Oct 2020 #9
They're really bad at this. Drunken Irishman Oct 2020 #10
As soon as I saw the subject line... hvn_nbr_2 Oct 2020 #12
Oh, all of us Leith Oct 2020 #36
It's like when some Tea Party loons decided to call themselves "teabaggers". Buns_of_Fire Oct 2020 #13
It's from the Beaverton - parody sweetloukillbot Oct 2020 #15
we can make it true! DBoon Oct 2020 #63
Sounds like they want to get hashtagged again. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #16
Too bad it's just a joke, from a satire web site, The Beaverton. CaptainTruth Oct 2020 #17
I was enjoying the heck out of it too. irisblue Oct 2020 #19
You didn't realize it was a joke? Nitram Oct 2020 #46
To be fair, it's hard to tell today. progressoid Oct 2020 #52
Tough guys like the Proudboys ain't gonna change their goddam name under pressure Nitram Oct 2020 #62
Well, darn. But it's still funny as all get out. Hekate Oct 2020 #50
How about the Big Bad Bears then? meadowlander Oct 2020 #20
Bring out the chaps! yellerpup Oct 2020 #22
Hot dang boys! Love the new look! Grrrrr...you boys are tigers! Be still my beating heart1... Illumination Oct 2020 #23
twinks for trump? getagrip_already Oct 2020 #24
Have you ever considered that their names are subliminal? ffr Oct 2020 #25
Actually, that suits them just fine. Fla Dem Oct 2020 #27
Seriously, do they have Tobias Funke running their marketing department? Initech Oct 2020 #28
Some other ideas matt819 Oct 2020 #29
Does Lindsey know about this? sandensea Oct 2020 #31
Is this for real, cause it's awesome RANDYWILDMAN Oct 2020 #32
Apparently not. See post 17 irisblue Oct 2020 #35
Was that at the homegirl Oct 2020 #34
" They must be using the same PR firm as the Teabagging forJesus people." NurseJackie Oct 2020 #37
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! relayerbob Oct 2020 #38
Sounds like Cartaphelius Oct 2020 #39
Twitter is having a lot of fun with that one. Just a small sample: George II Oct 2020 #41
LOL!! This is like when the tea baggers called themselves tea baggers and we all laughed. nt Baltimike Oct 2020 #42
When they find out, they're going to be really chapped! Salviati Oct 2020 #43
It's a good look. LOL. Nitram Oct 2020 #44
A skunk by any other name still smells like hell...... lastlib Oct 2020 #45
Hahaha HAAAAA HA HAHA BootinUp Oct 2020 #47
First thought- Male dominatrix in tight black leather attire whipping another male in leather. LOL appleannie1 Oct 2020 #48
I laughed so hard I started coughing... Hekate Oct 2020 #49
See #17. I really wanted it to be true irisblue Oct 2020 #51
Call themselves the Scarabs. They were revered by the ancient Egyptians. alfredo Oct 2020 #53
Are "The Village People" having a reunion? Catcar Oct 2020 #54
Reminds me of those patriots who dubbed themselves the "Teabaggers". 11 Bravo Oct 2020 #55
Wait, that's not a joke? catrose Oct 2020 #56
I recall the cluelessness of the Tea Baggers n/t hibbing Oct 2020 #57
Being from San Francisco-it's the first thing I thought of. 58Sunliner Oct 2020 #59
Why not just go straight to the Cocksleeves? world wide wally Oct 2020 #60
looks like they are speaknow Oct 2020 #61

Blue Owl

(50,532 posts)
1. Bwahahaha!
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 12:47 PM
Oct 2020

Maybe they could announce the news by having Jacob Wohl do a press conference for them in his mom's driveway

leftieNanner

(15,182 posts)
30. With his pants unzipped?
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 02:08 PM
Oct 2020

That might be a good advertisement for them..............

(Or was it the other guy who's fly was down?)

irisblue

(33,041 posts)
14. Remember Jeff Gannon & Shrubs WH press pass?
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 01:05 PM
Oct 2020
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2005/06/gannongate200506


snip-Wrong Man, Wrong Place
It smelled like conspiracy: a former male escort who was going by a fake name and had somehow obtained White House press passes on a regular basis was covering briefings for an obscure right-wing news outfit, and had even gotten to question the president. Suddenly, the blogosphere latched onto “Gannongate,” exposing the sordid details of the 48-year-old zealot’s life. Gannon’s motive was simple—to become a player—and his fate now hangs in the ever narrowing gap between disgrace and a big book contract.

More at source

irisblue

(33,041 posts)
6. Someone loves him some Tom of Finland art.
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 12:50 PM
Oct 2020

"Tom of Finland, was a Finnish artist known for his stylized highly masculinized homoerotic art, and for his influence on late twentieth century gay culture. He has been called the "most influential creator of gay pornographic images" by cultural historian Joseph W. Slade.[2] Over the course of four decades, he produced some 3,500 illustrations, mostly featuring men with exaggerated primary and secondary sex traits, wearing tight or partially removed clothing."

Wiki is the source

TheBlackAdder

(28,237 posts)
8. When I read the OP, I was going to say, they should just come out of the closet already.
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 12:52 PM
Oct 2020

.

The title of the OP sounds plausible.

Everyone see it but them.



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irisblue

(33,041 posts)
11. I guess the home schooling did not teach much about research.
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 12:57 PM
Oct 2020

But they sure need the Dominate(alpha male idealized trump) -Submissive motif.

You noticed how much trump likes the word dominate?

hvn_nbr_2

(6,490 posts)
12. As soon as I saw the subject line...
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 12:57 PM
Oct 2020

As soon as I saw the subject line, a new set of images came to mind.

Buns_of_Fire

(17,202 posts)
13. It's like when some Tea Party loons decided to call themselves "teabaggers".
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 01:00 PM
Oct 2020

Or when Dan Savage decided to redefine "Santorum". Much hilarity ensued.

progressoid

(50,001 posts)
52. To be fair, it's hard to tell today.
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 03:08 PM
Oct 2020

I often see an Onion headline and think, "seems like a distinct possibility."

Nitram

(22,922 posts)
62. Tough guys like the Proudboys ain't gonna change their goddam name under pressure
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 10:12 PM
Oct 2020

from a buncha showflake liberal gays. They are going to tough it out and bluster on through. Besides, the guys in that photo didn't even have guns. What's a man without his gun?

getagrip_already

(14,908 posts)
24. twinks for trump?
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 01:55 PM
Oct 2020

On second thought, I wouldn't want to belittle people who identify as a twink.

Can people really be that stupid? You don't have to answer that.

matt819

(10,749 posts)
29. Some other ideas
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 02:03 PM
Oct 2020

Same folks in the new #proudboys images should also show themselves wearing the black and yellow fred perry polos with biden harris on them.

Also, if it's not a violation of some kind, add #villagepeople.

I think this idea - from George Takei I think - was fantastic. The fascists won't go away, but the mockery might rock them back on their heels.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
37. " They must be using the same PR firm as the Teabagging forJesus people."
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 02:25 PM
Oct 2020
They must be using the same PR firm as the Teabagging forJesus people.




 

Cartaphelius

(868 posts)
39. Sounds like
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 02:28 PM
Oct 2020

an original TEA BAGGER was allowed to come up
with a new moniker. Way to go idiot. You had one job
and like before, you blew it....

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