Did CNN’s Roland S. Martin Advocate Violence Against Gay Men?
CNN commentator Roland S. Martin raised eyebrows on Sunday when he seemingly advocated violence against gay men in a series of tweets. Martin has since denied that the tweets were homophobic, but a quick look back on his Twitter timeline reveals a history of questionable statements.
Upon viewing H&M’s David Beckham Bodywear Super Bowl commercial on Sunday, Martin sent out the following two tweets:
Upon being challenged by others on his statements, Martin got defensive, eventually claiming that the Beckham tweets weren’t anti-gay, but anti-soccer:
Not only does Martin’s explanation not make sense—he’s not ripping on soccer, he’s saying that men who are “hyped” about Beckham’s underwear ad are not “real bruhs” and should be “smacked”—but a quick look back on his Twitter timeline reveals at least four other questionable tweets:
Something tells me Martin won’t have such an easy time explaining those ones away. Then again, maybe I’m just defective. Which reminds me, I’m overdue for my next dose of testosterone pills!
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Chris Mccart a year agoYou guys are fucking losers. Freedom of speech doesn’t seem to matter anymore
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jrplette a year agoI’d argue its less homophobia and more just blatant heteronormativity. He’s still just as offensive as advertised, though. Just in a gender-policing way, not in a gay-bashing way. Although you could argue there’s gay-bashing involved if you accept that deviating from this guy’s prescription of “manhood” constitutes homosexuality… But I digress. This guy’s an asshole, glad to see he’s been suspended. Hopefully he loses his job. We need less of shit like this from our media.
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a short haired girl a year agowhat a day it will be when he’s arrested for soliciting male prostitutes. oh, and i like that “my man” came to me “defective”. in my experience, guys that are way too into sports are immature little twats that can’t do anything for themselves, and just a pain in the ass to be around.
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come on buzzfeed you can do better than this… #move along folks, nothin to see here..smh
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ilikeoatmeal a year agoIt doesn’t matter anyway. That David Beckham ad is for the ladies to go out and buy their men that underwear in the hopes they can then fantasize that they are getting to knock boots with him.
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