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Students for Trump @SoCal4Trump な Follow To hear about horrific persecution, #AskTheGays in Muslim countries how life is there. Even@BillMaher gets it... THIRTEEN 1:16 m RETWEETS LIKES 554 歐 扣島。 1:15 AM- 16 Jun 2016 427 554
CAPITALIS Michelle Catlin @CatlinNya Follow #AskTheGays what they think about this. Country Saudi Arabia Kuwait Morocco Qatar Brunei Oman United Arab Emirates Algeria Bahrain Punishment for Homosexuality Donation to Clinton Foundation 100 lashes and banishment to death by stoning $10,000,001 $25,000,000 7 years prison Fine and 6 months to 3 years prison Up to 10 years prison for sex-work Fine and up to 10 years prison 6 months to 3 years prison Up to 14 years prisorn Fine and 6 months to 3 years prison Restricted freedom of expression $5,000,001 $10,000,000 $6,000,000 $1,000,001 $5,000,000 $1,000,001 $5,000,000 $1,000,001 $5,000,000 $1,000,001 $5,000,000 $500,000 $50,000 $100,000 Total: $25,550,000 $61,600,000 RETWEETS LIKES 126 8:52 PM- 15 Jun 2016 The Netherlands 126 161
Mike Cernovich @Cernovich Follow #AskTheGays how many Muslim countries execute them. RETWEETSLIKES 11:10 PM 15 Jun 2016 Manhattan, NY 2.254 雙535
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GIF Luke Harville @LukeLHarville y Follow Trump: "Ask the Gays" The Gays: pic.twitter.com/Uo7rnxhhpv 4:04 PM 15 Jun 2016 Washington, DC, United States わ 155 180
I don't know her GIF Alp Ozcelik @alplicable Follow Trump: "Ask the gays!" Gays: pic.twitter.comVpeaNT3fF6 2:26 PM 15 Jun 2016 わt3 1 ,068 ) 1.646
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About

#AskTheGays is a satirical hashtag launched by members and advocates of the LGBT community on Twitter in response to a gaffe uttered by the-then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump while discussing the Orlando nightclub shooting at a campaign rally in June 2016.

Origin

On June 15th, 2016, Trump delivered a speech at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, Georgia, during which he criticized the treatment of women and homosexuals overseas, particularly in Muslim countries in the Middle East, by telling the audience to “ask the people of Saudi Arabia what they think of women” and to “ask the gays” about homophobic attitudes in other countries.

"And for the women out there, ask the people of Saudi Arabia what they think of women. For the gays out there… ask the gays and ask the people, ask the gays what they think and what they do in, not only in Saudi Arabia, in many of these countries with the gay community, just ask, and then you tell me who is your friend: Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton?"

That afternoon, Twitter user @gaywonk[2] posted a mock dialogue between Trump and "The Gays" followed by a reaction GIF of actress Whoopi Goldberg in the 1990 romantic thriller film Ghost (shown below). Within 24 hours, the tweet received more than 450 likes and 300 retweets.


Spread

Shortly after, Twitter user @ethanharv[1] posted a reaction GIF featuring a scene from the 1995 comedy film Clueless as a response to Trump saying "ask the gays," gaining over 700 likes and 500 retweets that day.


Over the next several hours, other Twitter users posted variations of the "ask the gays" template, along with hostile, confused and annoyed reaction images directed toward Trump (shown below).

I don't know her GIF Alp Ozcelik @alplicable Follow Trump: "Ask the gays!" Gays: pic.twitter.comVpeaNT3fF6 2:26 PM 15 Jun 2016 わt3 1 ,068 ) 1.646
Richard Lawson Follow @rilaws Trump: Ask the gays The gays: 5:45 PM 15 Jun 2016 434 ,677
GIF Luke Harville @LukeLHarville y Follow Trump: "Ask the Gays" The Gays: pic.twitter.com/Uo7rnxhhpv 4:04 PM 15 Jun 2016 Washington, DC, United States わ 155 180

Meanwhile, Trump supporters began posting criticisms of LGBT treatment in Middle Eastern and Muslim countries along with the #AskTheGays[4] hashtag (shown below).

Mike Cernovich @Cernovich Follow #AskTheGays how many Muslim countries execute them. RETWEETSLIKES 11:10 PM 15 Jun 2016 Manhattan, NY 2.254 雙535
CAPITALIS Michelle Catlin @CatlinNya Follow #AskTheGays what they think about this. Country Saudi Arabia Kuwait Morocco Qatar Brunei Oman United Arab Emirates Algeria Bahrain Punishment for Homosexuality Donation to Clinton Foundation 100 lashes and banishment to death by stoning $10,000,001 $25,000,000 7 years prison Fine and 6 months to 3 years prison Up to 10 years prison for sex-work Fine and up to 10 years prison 6 months to 3 years prison Up to 14 years prisorn Fine and 6 months to 3 years prison Restricted freedom of expression $5,000,001 $10,000,000 $6,000,000 $1,000,001 $5,000,000 $1,000,001 $5,000,000 $1,000,001 $5,000,000 $1,000,001 $5,000,000 $500,000 $50,000 $100,000 Total: $25,550,000 $61,600,000 RETWEETS LIKES 126 8:52 PM- 15 Jun 2016 The Netherlands 126 161
Students for Trump @SoCal4Trump な Follow To hear about horrific persecution, #AskTheGays in Muslim countries how life is there. Even@BillMaher gets it... THIRTEEN 1:16 m RETWEETS LIKES 554 歐 扣島。 1:15 AM- 16 Jun 2016 427 554

That day, "The Gays"[3] became a trending topic, receiving over 50,000 Twitter mentions (shown below). In the coming days, several news sites published articles about the hashtag, including BuzzFeed,[5] RawStory,[6] The Telegraph,[7] the BBC[8] and Metro.[9]

Search Interest

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External References

[1] Twitter – @ethanharv

[2] Twitter – @gaywonk

[3] Twitter – The Gays

[4] Twitter – #AskTheGays

[5] BuzzFeed – Trump Told People To Ask The Gays

[6] RawStory – Donald Trump flippantly says #AskTheGays

[7] The Independent – #AskTheGays

[8] BBC – What happened when Donald Trump tried to #AskTheGays

[9] Metro – Donald Trump should know betters

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About

#AskTheGays is a satirical hashtag launched by members and advocates of the LGBT community on Twitter in response to a gaffe uttered by the-then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump while discussing the Orlando nightclub shooting at a campaign rally in June 2016.

Origin

On June 15th, 2016, Trump delivered a speech at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, Georgia, during which he criticized the treatment of women and homosexuals overseas, particularly in Muslim countries in the Middle East, by telling the audience to “ask the people of Saudi Arabia what they think of women” and to “ask the gays” about homophobic attitudes in other countries.



"And for the women out there, ask the people of Saudi Arabia what they think of women. For the gays out there… ask the gays and ask the people, ask the gays what they think and what they do in, not only in Saudi Arabia, in many of these countries with the gay community, just ask, and then you tell me who is your friend: Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton?"

That afternoon, Twitter user @gaywonk[2] posted a mock dialogue between Trump and "The Gays" followed by a reaction GIF of actress Whoopi Goldberg in the 1990 romantic thriller film Ghost (shown below). Within 24 hours, the tweet received more than 450 likes and 300 retweets.




Spread

Shortly after, Twitter user @ethanharv[1] posted a reaction GIF featuring a scene from the 1995 comedy film Clueless as a response to Trump saying "ask the gays," gaining over 700 likes and 500 retweets that day.




Over the next several hours, other Twitter users posted variations of the "ask the gays" template, along with hostile, confused and annoyed reaction images directed toward Trump (shown below).


I don't know her GIF Alp Ozcelik @alplicable Follow Trump: "Ask the gays!" Gays: pic.twitter.comVpeaNT3fF6 2:26 PM 15 Jun 2016 わt3 1 ,068 ) 1.646 Richard Lawson Follow @rilaws Trump: Ask the gays The gays: 5:45 PM 15 Jun 2016 434 ,677 GIF Luke Harville @LukeLHarville y Follow Trump: "Ask the Gays" The Gays: pic.twitter.com/Uo7rnxhhpv 4:04 PM 15 Jun 2016 Washington, DC, United States わ 155 180

Meanwhile, Trump supporters began posting criticisms of LGBT treatment in Middle Eastern and Muslim countries along with the #AskTheGays[4] hashtag (shown below).


Mike Cernovich @Cernovich Follow #AskTheGays how many Muslim countries execute them. RETWEETSLIKES 11:10 PM 15 Jun 2016 Manhattan, NY 2.254 雙535 CAPITALIS Michelle Catlin @CatlinNya Follow #AskTheGays what they think about this. Country Saudi Arabia Kuwait Morocco Qatar Brunei Oman United Arab Emirates Algeria Bahrain Punishment for Homosexuality Donation to Clinton Foundation 100 lashes and banishment to death by stoning $10,000,001 $25,000,000 7 years prison Fine and 6 months to 3 years prison Up to 10 years prison for sex-work Fine and up to 10 years prison 6 months to 3 years prison Up to 14 years prisorn Fine and 6 months to 3 years prison Restricted freedom of expression $5,000,001 $10,000,000 $6,000,000 $1,000,001 $5,000,000 $1,000,001 $5,000,000 $1,000,001 $5,000,000 $1,000,001 $5,000,000 $500,000 $50,000 $100,000 Total: $25,550,000 $61,600,000 RETWEETS LIKES 126 8:52 PM- 15 Jun 2016 The Netherlands 126 161 Students for Trump @SoCal4Trump な Follow To hear about horrific persecution, #AskTheGays in Muslim countries how life is there. Even@BillMaher gets it... THIRTEEN 1:16 m RETWEETS LIKES 554 歐 扣島。 1:15 AM- 16 Jun 2016 427 554

That day, "The Gays"[3] became a trending topic, receiving over 50,000 Twitter mentions (shown below). In the coming days, several news sites published articles about the hashtag, including BuzzFeed,[5] RawStory,[6] The Telegraph,[7] the BBC[8] and Metro.[9]



Search Interest

Not available.

External References

[1] Twitter – @ethanharv

[2] Twitter – @gaywonk

[3] Twitter – The Gays

[4] Twitter – #AskTheGays

[5] BuzzFeed – Trump Told People To Ask The Gays

[6] RawStory – Donald Trump flippantly says #AskTheGays

[7] The Independent – #AskTheGays

[8] BBC – What happened when Donald Trump tried to #AskTheGays

[9] Metro – Donald Trump should know betters

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Or maybe he wanted to actually bring up the concerns surrounding Muslim countries and their treatment of gay people and women, but liberals are too left to actually criticize Islam at all, so instead they respond by being snarky and memes?

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