Gus Kenworthy Shuts Down Homophobic Twitter Troll In Olympic Medal-Worthy Style
U.S. skier Gus Kenworthy is taking no garbage from homophobic internet trolls.
On Monday, Twitter user @ShitGate — who in other tweets stated it is “evil to have same sex partner” and “gay is a sin and devilish” — asked this question:
Question is,if men marry men and women marry women who will produce children in this world
— John Dowd (@ShitGate) February 19, 2018
Kenworthy, one of two openly gay men representing the U.S. at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, replied:
hopefully not you https://t.co/UiwA2471bz
— Gus Kenworthy (@guskenworthy) February 19, 2018
The comeback was cheered by others on Twitter:
— Nick (@illogicalnick) February 19, 2018
— rob (@ebbs_flow) February 19, 2018
Kenworthy, who placed 12th in the slopestyle event, has blazed a trail for the LGBTQ community at the Olympics.
Before the games, he described Vice President Mike Pence as a “strange choice” to lead the U.S. delegation at the opening ceremony due to his opposition to LGBTQ rights.
NBC aired footage of Kenworthy kissing his boyfriend before a qualifying run over the weekend, which has been hailed as a significant moment.
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Didn't realize this moment was being filmed yesterday but I'm so happy that it was. My childhood self would never have dreamed of seeing a gay kiss on TV at the Olympics but for the first time ever a kid watching at home CAN! Love is love is love. pic.twitter.com/8t0zHjgDg8
— Gus Kenworthy (@guskenworthy) February 19, 2018
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