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[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 31 points 4 months ago (1 children)

LOL, literally...

That's just so perfect and so on-brand.

[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 22 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

it's like the Olympic Village for closeted dudes

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 7 points 4 months ago

Except the "athletes" all hate themselves.

[–] MiserableConstruct@beehaw.org 29 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 63 points 4 months ago

The Republican National Committee is meeting in Milwaukee this week, so there are an abundance of Republicans visiting from all over the country.

[–] ImWaitingForRetcons@lemm.ee 22 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

It’s an attempt to poke fun at a red state for being so into Grindr, a gay hookup app, though it does fall a bit short since this could be a DDOS attack, or even if not, people often forget that even in red states, cities tend to be progressive strongholds.

Edit: my bad, completely forgot the RNC convention in Milwaukee lol

[–] derbis@beehaw.org 42 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Simpler than that. The Republican National Convention is happening in Milwaukee right now.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 24 points 4 months ago

Also, Wisconsin is not a red state.

[–] LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org 23 points 4 months ago

@MiserableConstruct the Republican National Convention is in Milwaukee this week, and the post is noting that Grindr is experiencing outages due to heavy traffic in Milwaukee. It is poking fun at the RNC convention, and their proclivities despite protestations, rather than the state of Wisconsin.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 22 points 4 months ago

A lot of morally upstanding conservatives doing their duty finding wayward souls and helping them β€œpray the gay away”. I mean, what else could it be?

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 4 months ago

Even from a German POV this is funny because the former Secretary of Health, Jens Spahn, is attending this convention and he's openly gay (don't ask me how gays can cope with Republican policies, but Spahn even is connected to DeSantis).