The relationship between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin has always been curious. But the New York Times pulled no punches in their latest satirical piece.
In this episode of Trump Bites, Donald Trump’s not-so-secret admiration for Vladimir Putin plays out in a teenager’s bedroom, where the fantasies of this forbidden romance come to life. https://t.co/cWeQMuzWUz pic.twitter.com/4shBRkloot
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) July 16, 2018
The video combines real soundbites from our President with a the artist’s interpretation of their relationship. There’s French kissing, nipple tweaking, and the implication of killing anyone who may disagree with their relationship.
Very few thought this was funny.
@nytimes this isn’t just intensely stupid it’s homophobic as all hell. What on Earth makes you think that equating the love that millions of people across the planet feel for one another to the unconscionably criminal relationship between these two is OK?!? Truly, please explain.
— Brian Sims 🌈 (@BrianSimsPA) July 16, 2018
And people think Trump makes us the laughing stock of the world. What a joke. Then the media wonders why people don't trust them anymore
— Bill (@billis820) July 16, 2018
Uhhh … @nytimes has declared mocking teenage homosexuality for political gain as fair game
As usual, they’re wrong in many many ways— Mark Serrano (@MarkVSerrano) July 16, 2018
This is homophobic bullshit. Don’t use the gay experience to peddle your tired clichés, thanks. You make life harder for young LGBTQ kids. Shame on you.
— Justin Myers (@theguyliner) July 16, 2018
The original tweet has 873 likes to 2,800-plus replies. That’s called being ratio’d, my friends.
As always, this could have been forgiven if there was some humor. The video itself simply wasn’t funny. It was like the creators just watched the “Fat Butt and Pancake Head” episode of South Park and decided to re-create the Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez scenes with 100 percent less humor.
You don’t have to be better, NYT. Just be funnier.