In their never-ending war against the brands being too woke these days, conservatives are bound to have the occasional misfire, as they constantly castigate company after company for not fighting against shifting social norms.
Like today, when a fake Nintendo account made a picture of Mario and Luigi kissing and tweeted it to promote Pride Month.
https://twitter.com/nlntedoamerica/status/1134967792892076033?s=21
Not only was it gay, but Mario and Luigi are also brothers, so it was incest gay. A couple of prominent conservatives were livid. (And didn’t realize it wasn’t real.)
https://twitter.com/uKeepWhatuKiII/status/1135320166466609153
And incest??? Mario and Luigi are brothers!
— Aaron Rubin 🇺🇸 (@AaronBRubin) June 3, 2019
Leading the charge was former Trump adviser Seb Gorka, who last month railed against a gay wedding on the kid’s cartoon Arthur. Turning Point USA pundit Ashley StClair also fell for it.
It led to widespread mockery. Because, again, this was not Nintendo, but a parody account.
https://twitter.com/9_volt_/status/1135575840060784640
Thanks for standing up for FREEDOM DR. SEB
— Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair 🦥 (@senatorshoshana) June 3, 2019
https://twitter.com/StolteNick/status/1135565070904246272
https://twitter.com/Crawf33/status/1135580815918804993
But with Pride Month lasting until the end of June, expect more contrived outrage at brands, whether they are real or fake.
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