Fox News anchor Tomi Lahren's 'homophobic' tweet comparing gay sex to Gadsden flag enrages internet
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: The Gadsden flag made headlines after a 12-year-old boy at a Colorado Springs school was asked to remove a patch from his backpack that featured the flag, Newsweek reported.
After the event sparked nationwide controversy, Fox News host Tomi Lahren amplified her controversial point of view by comparing the Gadsden flag to gay sex in a tweet.
After this tweet, Lahren received fierce backlash on the internet as people raged against the comparison. The Fox News host was also called “homophobic” for her tweet.
Tomi Lahren compares gaye sex to Gadsden flag
Fox News anchor Tomi Lahren shared a video and tweet by @Libsoftiktok which read, “GRAPHIC: A citizen read from a pornographic book available to students in @IRCSchools and was SHUT DOWN by the board then REMOVED by security. Too graphic for the board to hear but perfectly ok for middle schoolers! Make it make sense.”
GRAPHIC: A citizen read from a pornographic book available to students in @IRCSchools and was SHUT DOWN by the board then REMOVED by security.
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 29, 2023
Too graphic for the board to hear but perfectly ok for middle schoolers!
Make it make sense pic.twitter.com/Zof0JuJgcU
In response to this, Lahren wrote, “Gay sex is fine but not the Gadsden Flag!!!!! The HORROR!!!!”
Gay sex is fine but not the Gadsden Flag!!!!! The HORROR!!!! https://t.co/oXHePncHo2
— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) August 29, 2023
Tomi Lahren called 'homophobic' as her tweet backfires
The internet rushed to defend the day community as one person wrote, “Yes. Gay sex is fine. Mind your own business.”
Another person said, “Homophobic Tami and the right always attacking the lgbtq community. You could tell her that the school made changes to the dress code and she would make it somehow the lgbtq community fault or the lefts. The sky turned Red? No problem blame the lgbtq community and the left.”
Homophobic Tami and the right always attacking the lgbtq community. You could tell her that the school made changes to a dress code and she would make it some how the lgbtq community fault or the lefts.😂😂 The sky turned Red? No problem blame the lgbtq community and the left. 😂
— StelenaFoster (@SteLenaFoster) August 30, 2023
Lahren was also labeled a “fake blonde” in a tweet, “Tami, you didn't even know what a Gadsen flag is until this story. More fake outrage from a fake blonde."
Another user wrote, “Toni, the horror is you.”
Tami, you didn't even know what a gadsen flag is until this story. More fake outrage from a fake blonde 🙄🤡 pic.twitter.com/QfJLeNh7X2
— 💙SantaCruzBaby💙 (@Stacy_Bo_Bacy) August 30, 2023
One person said, “What do you have against gay sex!”
Another one said, “Why do you conservatives think about gay sex so much? I really want to know. I just don't spend my days thinking about what other grown ass people do in the privacy of their own homes.”
Why do you conservatives think about gay sex so much? I really want to know. I just don't spend my days thinking about what other grown ass people do in the privacy of their own homes.
— Terryl Terrell (@TerrellTerryl) August 30, 2023