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[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 37 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I think when you think all sorts of everyday experiences can "turn you gay", you might possibly be gay? And what do the scanners do to gay people? Turn them straight, or somehow more gay?

Like, I've tried all sorts of things in my life, including same-sex sex, and am still straight - like even if I were actively trying to change my sexuality it doesn't. Sometimes to my despair, as I get older, it would be easier to not have such a strong preference.

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[–] hardcoreufo@lemmy.world 33 points 6 days ago (6 children)

He's using that as an excuse to have gay sex on when he travels. When you get scanned on the way home it turns you back straight. Or makes you gay^2 more research needs to be done.

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[–] x00z@lemmy.world 29 points 6 days ago (1 children)

He doesn't want to go into the gay machine so he prefers to get patted down by other men.

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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 27 points 6 days ago
[–] socsa@piefed.social 36 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Can confirm. I was super straight until I locked eyes with that tall dark and handsome TSA agent on the other side of the machine. Sounds like this dude has a similar story.

[–] ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Mate, you had to go through the scanner first …sorry to tell you, you’re still straight. Thoughts and prayers.

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[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 32 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yea! Always opt out of the scanner and get groped by a male TSA agent instead. That's definitely the less gay option!

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[–] IThinkSometimes@lemm.ee 19 points 6 days ago

It turned him gay after one scan! That is why, when his wife called the hotel room, a random guy answered the phone. He explained to her that her husband is now gay because of the airport scanner and he would be turned back once he scanned again. "They work like switches, he said to her, and then added, "and boy was your husband turned on!” He went in to explain it always makes her husband gay when travels.

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago

We need to encourage this belief that way we can keep those plague rats contained

[–] thorhop@sopuli.xyz 30 points 6 days ago (2 children)

...he sucked dick at airport toilet, didn't he?

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[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 28 points 6 days ago (2 children)

For the love of God why is the right so fucking obsessed with people's sexuality? Leave people the fuck alone...

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[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 23 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Wait, since the homophobes are in power, can we use this?

Turns out defunding science turns you gay, guys..

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Low taxes on rich people make them gay.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 6 days ago

Hating someone for the color of their skin is the gayest thing you could do.

[–] hsr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Somehow this comic accurately describes our reality:

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 26 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (6 children)

Finally a conspiracy theory that's fun. Unfortunately, I keep going through the airport body scanners, but for some reason I'm not feeling gay

[–] phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 17 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

They don't put the gayification beam on at all times, otherwise it would be too obvious.

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[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 days ago

I'm unfamiliar with this particular issue... looked it up ahh, more government sanctioned abuse on our most vulnerable minorities in the false banner of protection.

[–] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago

To be fair, every time he goes through one he has gay sex in the airport washroom. I mean, it is EVERY time for him. Quite the correlation for quite a lot of cum in his mouth.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

... and adds, "so if anyone catches me sucking dick in the airport bathroom, that would be why."

[–] SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

"Refuse airport bodyscan searches!"

"Because they're a means of privacy invasion and demostrates the TSA's pointless existence yet dangerous power?"

"No, becuase they'll turn you into a sausage-loving twink!"

[–] Doctor_Satan@lemm.ee 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

In case anyone is wondering why they say stupid shit like this, it's because they need to be able to convince a whole lot of stupid people that being gay can be "cured", just as it can be caused. And the cure? Religion.

It's all a big scam.

[–] FanciestPants@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

I figured it was so that when it's discovered that they've been boning other dudes (or kids unfortunately) they can blame TSA scanners or some other shit. Surely it can't just be that they're monstrous assholes.

[–] mcv@lemm.ee 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

As stupid as this is, I see mostly positive consequences coming from this: either they'll oppose TSA, or they'll refuse to fly. Both sound like a win to me.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

But TSA is also big into molesting people and touching them inappropriately.

Which makes it a big win for conservatives.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

seems like they are running out of funny things to say

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago

It happened to him & he felt the need to warn everyone. 🤣🤣🤣

[–] itisileclerk@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Stop it! Stop giving stupid people attention. Seriosly. They feed their stupidity with attention. Just ignore, dont't share and they will dissapear.

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[–] PowerfulTurtle@lemmy.ca 11 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Then why was I gay before I ever flew? Seriously when I was young and my peers were getting crushes on girls, I was getting crushes on boys. Seems I always liked boys and was never interested in girls.

[–] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 18 points 6 days ago

your mom probably walked through one while pregnant /s

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago

The scanners even work backward in time.

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[–] MoreFPSmorebetter@lemmy.zip 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Hmmm... Every gay person I know has drank water. He should probably stop drinking water just to be safe.

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[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

They do? Great! Let's get rid of them.

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago (6 children)

I think he NEEDS that to be the case.

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[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

Dude, you were gay already and just hadn't admitted it to yourself.

[–] primemagnus@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 days ago

It’s pretty telling when you make up fantasies about things that become part of your core beliefs because you think about them that much.

Just sayin. It’s pretty obvious.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 9 points 6 days ago

Maybe they just got the full scope-and-grope experience and decided they liked it.

[–] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Christianity is the silliest of all the religions.

And that’s saying something.

There are some really silly ones

Yet Christianity is the silliest.

Sexy ass blonde man in a loin cloth showing off his shredded abs… plastering this image everywhere.

Worshiping this sexy man.

And then being like “gay is bad mkay”

Silly.

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[–] FreeHat@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

So he’s been doing a lot of flying huh?

I do feel a little more flamboyant every time I take a flight.

[–] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

So now that the airport scanner made you gay, what are you going to do with your new gayness?

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

Continue sucking dick in the airport bathroom stalls, but now he can sleep with a clear conscience because it's the scanners fault.

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