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(18,470 posts) Fri Jul 17, 2015, 03:13 PM Jul 2015

Alabama man shoots his TV because he's sick of hearing about Caitlyn Jenner [View all]

And in Alabama this happened.

Caitlyn Jenner is back in the spotlight after she received the Arthur Ashe courage award at the ESPYs Wednesday night, but for one man, it was the last straw.

Jenner, who came out as a transgender woman in April, has received plenty of backlash ever since ESPN announced that she would receive the award. Alabama resident Bobby Knight has had enough of her, and he wants to “remove this portion of garbage [from his] life.”

Instead of, saying, hiding Jenner’s name from Google search results or avoiding news articles about her, Knight took more drastic action. Since she appeared on his TV, he took his TV outside and shot it.

Judging from the age of that TV (90s or early 00s) I'm guessing he already has a brand spanking new flat screen TV in his domicile. I'm also guessing he couldn't find anyone to unload his old TV on so he came up with this as a way of disposing of the ol' cathode ray tube and to look like a

proper

homophobic redneck in the process.

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Alabama man shoots his TV because he's sick of hearing about Caitlyn Jenner [View all] 47of74 Jul 2015 OP

If he shot his TV, there may yet be hope for him. Nt HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #1

Smug much? shenmue Jul 2015 #31

Yeah Hayduke Bomgarte Jul 2015 #2

I was in A.C. Resorts Casino last night out of boredom. Asshole at the table announces Hoppy Jul 2015 #3

I just use the remote control. NaturalHigh Jul 2015 #4

There are easier ways of not having to hear anything about Jenner or any other Kardashian tularetom Jul 2015 #5

Kardashian's assets can't fit on my T.V. Eleanors38 Jul 2015 #11

Alabama man shoots his TV because he's sick of not being Elvis Presley. RadiationTherapy Jul 2015 #6

I guess he hasn't found the off button. SheilaT Jul 2015 #7

I can relate tabasco Jul 2015 #8

Right decision, wrong reason.nt Eleanors38 Jul 2015 #9

One of the advantages of not watching TV BainsBane Jul 2015 #10

I would probably be ready to shoot mine HappyMe Jul 2015 #12

I know the feeling 47of74 Jul 2015 #13

I LOOOVE my mute button - LiberalElite Jul 2015 #19

The mute button is the only reason the living room TV survived the last election. 47of74 Jul 2015 #25

lolol nt restorefreedom Jul 2015 #28

LOL - and my landline LiberalElite Jul 2015 #32

Must have been right on the Florida line. KamaAina Jul 2015 #14

I wonder if he has an iPhone. KamaAina Jul 2015 #15

If only someone had explained the power button ... Yo_Mama Jul 2015 #16

No, he's just jumping someone else's Celebrity Train. nt greyl Jul 2015 #17

Better to shoot up a TV than a churchful of innocent people, like RW bigots Zorra Jul 2015 #18

Used to see fund raisers where for a fee you could hit a car with a sledgehammer dembotoz Jul 2015 #20

I can completely relate CatWoman Jul 2015 #21

Elvis shot the tv, but only when Robert Giuket was on and singing elehhhhna Jul 2015 #22

Good lord, who gives a shit? Brickbat Jul 2015 #23

I've never seen anything on my TV about Caitlyn Jenner. hunter Jul 2015 #24

I've got a satellite hookup Warpy Jul 2015 #30

Well damn do they not have remotes down in the Bama? romanic Jul 2015 #26

I can think of a lot reasons to shoot your tv, but Caitlyn Jenner is not one of them. YOHABLO Jul 2015 #27

this story is a perfect encapsulation of what is wrong with the fringe right restorefreedom Jul 2015 #29