Steven Crowder and Bill Richmond's gay love affair.

I ran the headline ``Steven Crowder and Bill Richmond's gay love affair." through an AI built to generate fake news. The result is pure gold.



Well, see, Steve’s just trying to get in on the gay love, the gay “jock dating” thing – that fad that somehow drove gay lout Vladimir Putin to legitimize tsarist-era klan groups. His homophobia has long been cited as proof of his right-wing bona fides. But in my reading, it seems a little sour grapes. He’s been spreading homophobic falsehoods long enough to get in trouble – dozens of times. That ought to be enough to disqualify him from speaking on college campuses anywhere. You’d have to be gullible to think that Steve could offer anything of value.

Meanwhile, Bill has demonstrated that the left-wing media has far, far more gay voices than it does right-wing ones. It’s great, because it’s true. But what’s infuriating is that he won’t acknowledge that fact. That’s one more echo of the gender roles of the 1900s.

The second problem is that – and I don’t want to be a downer – it makes Bill sound like a junior apologist for Trump. Here’s what I think happened in that 30-minute phone conversation, according to reports:

Bill: Of course, Steve is absolutely right, it’s so sad how many people choose a homophobic view because that’s what it seems like they’re supposed to be.

Steve: Yeah, the whole gay/football thing, I’m so glad I’m standing up for black football players.

Bill: Of course. What a pro. What an astonishing guy.

Steve: That all makes the homophobic people smart! I mean, look, look at what’s going on with gay marriage: This is the milestone that Trump’s men have been hoping for! You know, everyone hated gay marriage because it would lessen the freedom of straight people! Well, guess what? It’s made them less free. We’re always going to be a majority group. Gay people are going to be able to marry. And that’s going to unleash a wave of envy. The white working class can’t have everything. And all kinds of discomfited resentments that they didn’t have before will now become actuality.

Bill: Yeah, I agree. I mean, they’re walking that sensitive line, like they want to be like Steve but keep it all in the family.

Steve: But it’s all just weird. Don’t start telling people how wrong you are. You’re like so wrong, Bill.

Bill: Of course. But I’m doing this because I really think this is a bigger issue. Why are we so cool on this? I’m just in anguish!

Steve: If you’re still rationalizing yourself with lies, it shows your true fear of change. Now, please let us forget all this sorry news of George H.W. Bush’s death.