The Republican Party, in a continued effort to not merely be the party of old white people, announced their "
#SNAPoftheUnion" Social Media event this evening where they would give SnapChat users the opportunity to see "an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at President Obama’s final State of the Union address."
The leading .gif for the event was this:
This happens to be an image of Louis Virtel, a comedian and avid
tweeter who once competed on Jeopardy! and celebrated getting a Daily Double with the above "Oh Snap!" gesture.
Virtel responded to the House GOP using his image in an
essay on hitfix.com
Quote:
Nothing about representing myself on Jeopardy! with excitement, self-possession, and pride has anything to do with the GOP’s ideals, and it is borderline traumatizing to see my image associated with their horrifying, regressive shambles of a party.
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So instead of "dragging" the GOP for being a gross, harmful creepshow that continues to endanger the lives of LGBT Americans, I will solemnly say this: The fact that the GOP can’t detect gay pride in arguably the gayest "Jeopardy!" moment of all time is proof of their brutal ignorance. There is nothing sassy or cute about the GOP invoking my image to prove they're hip with the kids, who almost unanimously think they're a joke anyway. The GOP’s aggressive, antigay hysteria fills me with contempt, and this is just another laughably moronic mistake to consider alongside their regressive legacy.
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Oh snap.