Rolling Stone: "'Gay' Doritos Prompt Freak-Out."

[Miles Archer]

'Gay' Doritos Prompt Freak-Out



http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/gay-doritos-prompt-freak-out-20150918

Specifically, homophobic bigots are freaking out about Doritos this week, upon the news that the popular cheesy chip-maker is releasing a special rainbow-colored bag in partnership with the It Gets Better Project, a non-profit established by sex advice columnist Dan Savage to combat mental illness and suicide in LGBT youth. Conservative media is not interested in your talk of preventing youth suicide, it seems. That bag looks queer, dammit, and they will not have it. Here are some of the more over-the-top responses.

Cheese dust will turn you kids gay
"Doritos are a product marketed to children, so they make the perfect gateway snack to introduce children to the joys of homosexuality," writes Ed Straker of the ironically named American Thinker website. "What business does PepsiCo have pushing homosexuality on our kids?"

Gross-out
Unable to muster an intelligent argument for why Doritos shouldn't fundraise to stop youth suicide, many conservative pundits just tried grossing you out instead. "It gets ickier: Doritos teams up with door-licking nutball Dan Savage," Michelle Malkin primly tweeted, referencing a comedy article that Savage wrote 15 years ago in which he joked about how he wished he could give anti-gay Gary Bauer the flu. (Needless to say, the common theme in anti-Savage diatribes is a complete lack of humor on the part of conservatives.)

"Here's something that you don't want to think about while snacking on your chips," Bethany Blankley of Charisma News writes. "Left out in nearly all discussions about homosexuality is the reality that sex often infects people with E. coli bacterial infections, spreads sexually transmitted diseases and can cause anal cavity bleeding and rupturing." (In reality, gay sex – which Blankley seems to believe is only anal sex – is not inherently any more dangerous than hetero sex.)

[Rex]

1. Bigots will be bigots.

The fact that they believe themselves to be intelligent is sad on so many levels.

[hifiguy]

2. If Dorito dust is gonna turn you gay

Freeperland must be the gayest place on earth.

[pinboy3niner]

9. LOL!

[Angry Dragon]

11. I thought they were into Cheetos

[pinboy3niner]

13. Cheetos, Doritos and all Frito=Lay products are RW basement computer-friendly. :) nt

[uppityperson]

3. Do they ever eat m&ms?

[TeeYiYi]

4. They'll want to be on the lookout...

...for 'teh gay' Nerds!



TYY

[Bugenhagen]

10. Holy smokes, what about skittles?

"Taste the rainbow?!?" Yikes!

[Glassunion]

15. Hell yeah!

[Purveyor]

5. I wonder what cancer-causing food dyes they are using to color those chips. I've never liked any

food that has been colored beyond its original state.

[msongs]

7. coprorate america never misses a chance to market toxic waste as food lol nt

[Daemonaquila]

18. No Doubt.

I have a feeling most of these bags of chips will be displayed on shelves as souvenirs, not eaten. I can't think of a lot of people who will find that much food coloring in a chip appetizing in any way.

[Warren DeMontague]

6. "A smear campaign against Rick Santorum"

[progressoid]

16. Seriously,

[NCTraveler]

8. This is one of those times when we need to thank one of the greatest grassroots movements in history

and say congratulations. All activist involved in this area past and present.

While many of the thoughts are vile and disgusting, the success of the movement can be seen in the actions of corporate America every single day anymore. It is a pure sign of success and that intelligence is overall winning the day because of your efforts.

[Brickbat]

12. Fortunately, triangle Doritos are actually pretty rare to find.

[Bluenorthwest]

14. As usual the right has a chip on it's shoulder.

nt

[Glassunion]

17. You should see the FCC complaints for "teh gayz" on TV.

They are a riot.