When he complained, rightwingers sent him homophobic taunts online.

Black gay Republican podcaster Rob Smith has claimed that “white supremacist” members of his political party called him “fa**ot” and the n-word during his Sunday night attendance of Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest event in Phoenix, Arizona. Though Smith posted a video of his brief interaction with the aggressors, commenters on X (formerly Twitter) noted that the video didn’t feature the n-word and mocked Smith his membership in an anti-gay political party.

“Last night in Phoenix, I was confronted and surrounded by some White Supremacists that don’t like gays or blacks in the Republican Party,” Smith wrote in a December 18 post on X. “They shouted ‘nr’ and ‘ft’ at me to make their point. However, I served in Iraq. I never back down. Ever.”

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    [–] 199 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    black man attends KKK meeting, shocked to find they were rather rude to him

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    [–] 158 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Maybe having served in Iraq, he should have learned how a mistake is sometimes just a mistake and to know how to change your course of action once it turns out to be a mistake.

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    [–] 113 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    He went to what was essentially a white supremacist rally and was shocked to meet white supremacists.

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    [–] 97 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    “They shouted ‘nr’ and ‘ft’ at me to make their point. However, I served in Iraq. I never back down. Ever.”

    I don't understand this take. Because he served in the military, he won't stop being allies with people even when they attack him and call him hateful slurs?

    I don't think I've ever heard the "I served in Iraq, so I'm a doormat" argument before...

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    [–] 90 points 2 years ago (18 children)

    Why in the hell would a gay black man be a Republican?

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    Attention? Self-loathing? Money? There are options. No good ones, but they're there.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Not so much that last one. Nobody that's not already ridiculously wealthy (like 0.1% wealthy) is going to profit under the GOP, it's just a question of how far back in the queue you are to get fleeced. All their policies are based around concentrating all the nations wealth into as few hands as possible. It's why the GOP has such a love affair with Russia of late, they want to emulate Putin and his oligarch minions.

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    Last job, the gay Hispanic receptionist was a Trump man. My Philippina wife was too. Past tense, once I showed her a few things. She had only seen Fox News in her 2-years in America.

    This guy? Fuck is his excuse?!

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    [–] 89 points 2 years ago (51 children)

    Shit, is there a Leopards Eating Faces community yet? If not, this would be a prime contender for the first post.

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    [–] 81 points 2 years ago

    Zero sympathy. You ride with fascists, this is what happens.

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    "Guys, I am so shocked and offended and hurt that I would be called racial and homophobic slurs while speaking at the racist, homophobic convention. I thought being a Republican would make me one of the good ones to them! why isnt it making me one of the good ones to them!"

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    [–] 78 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    Why on earth would a gay man want to be a Republican? Just seems like a conflict of interest...

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    Based on the one I know, toxic upbringing, dumb as rocks, and completely unemphatic to anyone else. I was stuck in a car with one that's a family friend for 25 hours. He's managed to survive, so why can't all the other lgbts just suck it up is probably the unspoken thought he has. When he was complaining that the Metrosexuals messed up his ability to find other gay people, I told him I haven't heard anyone use that term in years. He was also convinced that his boyfriend is hiding that fact that he works as at a porn store and that's going to get him fired from his job as an... Pianist/Organist for the Catholic Church. I try to avoid him.

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    [–] 73 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What kind of battle over cognitive dissonance must people like this face?..

    Dude must have an Olympic gold metal for mental gymnastics...

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  • [–] 67 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    here in germany, we have a politician who is in the AfD (a right-wing party, where many members are literally Nazis).

    and he is an immigrant, talking about how we should stop immigration. he only gets accepted in there because he is as bigoted as them.

    i know it has little to do with this post, but i got reminded of this story by it.

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    Leopards and Faces come to mind here.

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    Breaking news: Face-eating leopard advocate gets face eaten by leopards

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    Black and gay? I'm just confused. Didn't you get the memo that these are the two things Republicans hate the most?

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    [–] 55 points 2 years ago

    I mean, I'm not sure what he expected.

    Surprised they didn't mock him for his military service too!

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/john-kelly-confirms-trump-privately-disparaged-us-service-members-vete-rcna118543

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  • [–] 53 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    What did this dumb shit expect?

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    "i don't understand why these leopards that I voted for are eating my face."

    -Black, gay Trump supporter Rob Smith

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    However, I served in Iraq. I never back down. Ever.

    He is like that dude from Saw who cut off his leg to get free, but the chain hasn't been actaully connected to anything but him. And as a war-forged vet, he promise he'd cut another one just to keep grifting. If something, that scandal only upped his media visibility, and there would be lots of people curious wtf he even is, and to bait him with slurs as he does react on them. Hold it, his stonks bag says, hold it, as you can always run safe at a short notice. Next it would be flying bottles and he'd still think he can earn a little more before quiting. It's not safe to be a career hypocrite.

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    How can anyone be that stupid? Of course, he is free to support Trump, but this is not the wisest move, not for anybody, but especially not for anyone who is not exactly white supremacist recruting material...

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    [–] 31 points 2 years ago

    This should surprise nobody.

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    *pikachu face*

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The only logical solution here is to double down on his beliefs.

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    [–] 26 points 2 years ago

    Knowing when to quit a battle is a virtue, not a failure.

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    Dear Rob Smith: Pick up the clue phone on line one. It's been ringing off the hook since you got here.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    He is so dumb to support Trump. But so are all Trump supporters, anyway.

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    [–] 22 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'd say this is the wrong Community, because racist homophobes being racist and homophobic isn't really news, but I don't think there's a c/whatthefuckdidyouthinkwouldhappenyoudick Community.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago

    In other news, Turkeys are voting for Christmas

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