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In reply to the discussion: Dad viciously beats 6-year-old son for "being gay" after finding him sitting on boy's lap [View all]Moebym
(1,033 posts)46. If anyone still needs proof that toxic masculinity is a real phenomenon
And not just a concept dreamed up by woke liberals to punish men, this is it.
He messaged her to ask her to drop charges against him, warning her that he might, miss out on the childrens lives.
I don't know about you, but I don't think he deserves to be in his children's lives after this incident. This is just another tactic abusers use to emotionally manipulate their victims, and I hope his wife sees it for what it is.
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Dad viciously beats 6-year-old son for "being gay" after finding him sitting on boy's lap [View all]
Behind the Aegis
Aug 2021
OP
That's why I wanted to post more of the story. My brain has a hard time handling these abuses
chowder66
Aug 2021
#42
I know, he should be put away for at least 15 years and should never be able to
smirkymonkey
Aug 2021
#22
for almost murdering his wife and beating his little kid to an anch of the baby's life. POSSIBLY.
Trueblue1968
Aug 2021
#49
Kevin Hart said he would break a dollhouse over his kid's head if he thought he was gay.
Treefrog
Aug 2021
#17
here's a thread with more than a few shitty hot takes on Hart, some homophobic in their own right
Celerity
Aug 2021
#27
on Twitter a lot of shit (besides Red Rose twitter, who were horrid, the worst) also came from the
Celerity
Aug 2021
#53
Three years? I think there's a "0" missing in that sentence...should be 30 years.
patphil
Aug 2021
#19
This was a sick guy. He was making no political statement. Remove him from society.
MrModerate
Aug 2021
#29
We don't see many stories that capture the violence of homophobic anger. Thanks for sharing.
Martin68
Aug 2021
#31
This hits too close to home. My "father" would have done the same thing. I was beaten
Ferrets are Cool
Aug 2021
#44
The only saving grace for the poor mom and kids is Australia has good gun control laws.
SunSeeker
Aug 2021
#48
it's horrible and it seems that the people who protest most loudly about homophobia typically have
LymphocyteLover
Aug 2021
#51
Charles Blow wrote a column in the NYTimes this morning about homophobia
LymphocyteLover
Aug 2021
#52