{"id":242,"date":"2016-06-06T03:58:45","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T03:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=242"},"modified":"2016-06-06T03:58:45","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T03:58:45","slug":"fringe-group-homophobes-burn-household-appliances-protest-grindr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=242","title":{"rendered":"Fringe Group of Homophobes Burn Household Appliances to Protest Grindr"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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mid the growing backlash against the Orlando shootings, dissidents of the LGBTQ community held hands against the advent of \u201cGayistaan on Wednesday<\/span>.\u00a0Holding signs protesting against popular Android application, Fruit Ninja, which they say promotes homosexuality among the youth, the protestors gathered on the outskirts of the city chanting slogans.\n\nWeedward & Bongstein spoke to one of the organisers, who was wearing a saffron T-shirt that read: \u201cGay doesn\u2019t always mean happy, you know.\u201d In his infinite wisdom, he spoke about the importance of avoiding jaggery in any form. \u201cGur khaaoge to gud banoge, shakkar khao, seedhe reh jao.\u201d This was perplexing, since one of the sponsors was a prominent FMCG brand, endorsed by a top yoga guru, which incidentally makes the \u201cpurest jaggery\u201d in the market.\n\nKeen to be part of some protest, a bunch of people with lost expressions wandered into the convention. They asserted that they were invited, since they had homophobia, which they defined as an irrational fear of houses. An investigation by W&B later revealed that the group was part of a consortium named HASH, or \u201cHumans Against Scary Houses\u201d.\n\nOne of the weirder moments of the convention was a workshop on \u201cHow To Spot The Gay Man\u201d. Delivered by a prominent conspiracy theorist, it began with the speaker postulating that icons like Marvin Gaye and Gloria Gaynor and everyone with the letters G, A, and Y in their surnames are members of a secret society called the Freegaysons.\n\nWhen the convention was in full swing, a discussion broke out on how gay orgies were being held at Horniman Circle in Mumbai, and how the circle should be renamed. At this point, W&B decided that they\u2019d had enough, and decided to talk some sense into these cretins.\n\nThis was deemed futile once a bunch of men outside the venue began burning mixer-grinders while chanting hateful slogans. On being asked why they were burning household appliances, one of the men replied, \u201cHaven\u2019t you heard, gay men can find other gay men using a grinder like this one.\u201d\n\nOn hearing this, W&B drove their palms into their faces and quietly walked off into the sunset.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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