Alex Jones Says Gay People Kill Themselves Because Other Gay People are Assholes

[Reverse Giraffe]

On InfoWars last week, host and vitamin-pusher Alex Jones had an interesting theory about why rates of suicide are higher for sexual minorities than for other groups. Instead of blaming, I dunno, society, which for most of modern history has treated gay people like the skid marks on your underoos, Jones blames... gay people.


A transcript, compliments of Media Matters:


The gay community—which, I don't hate anybody, on average diverse group of people—but, on average, they have the highest level of suicide globally of any group. And it's not because folks are being mean to them. It's because that community is being mean to them, and I've seen the studies. I've witnessed it for myself. I've had friends, family, neighbors that are gay. You go to their party, they're being meaner than hell to each other. I mean it's—a lot of gay people are really mean. And let's not lie about that, and let's not lie about how they treat each other. And that lesbians have the highest level of abusing each other, and I'm not — I don't hate women that like women. The whole point is they don't want to discuss why they have the highest rates of drug use, suicide.

https://www.thestranger.com/slog/20...mselves-because-other-gay-people-are-assholes

 

[i_am_ben]

Obviously bullying is an issue whenever human beings come together. But come on now.

 

[Charsace]

Can't wait for karma to get him. Dude talks pure dangerous bullshit.

 

[hidys]

To him maybe.

 

[Ketkat]

Speaking from the trans perspective, it's society's treatment of us that pushes me and others that far. Nothing but support from other trans people

 

[FormatCompatible]

But I guess people like him that treat LGBT people like they have a disease (that of course is being spread by the democratic government) are totally fine, it's not their fault.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Wait, is Alex Jones saying he's gay?

 

[EdibleKnife]

I hope his kids show that they despise him as they get older. I hope he lives till his dying day lonely and hated by the people he loves.

 

[HotHamBoy]

If we made a thread for every insane thing Alex Jones said I'd have a lot of nickels.

 

[rstzkpf]

Actually, lesbians have the lowest rate of domestic violence. Gay male couples, however, have the highest.

 

[Nokterian]

And the president believes this man..think about it, that man sitting in the oval office right now will believe him.

 

[Aarglefarg]

Actually, lesbians have the lowest rate of domestic violence. Gay male couples, however, have the highest.

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That is not the CDC's data.
http://www.thetaskforce.org/bisexua...intimate-partner-violence-new-cdc-data-shows/

The lifetime prevalence of rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner is extremely high in the lesbian, gay and bisexual community with lesbian women (43.8%), gay men (26%), bisexual women (61.1%), and bisexual men (37.3%) reporting experiencing this violence, compared to heterosexual women (35%) and heterosexual men (29%).

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Percent who report experiencing intimate partner rape/violence/stalking:
Bi Women = 61.1%
Lesbian Women = 43.8%
Bi Men = 37.3%
Straight Women = 35%
Straight Men = 29%
Gay Men = 26%

 

[rstzkpf]

That is not the CDC's data.
http://www.thetaskforce.org/bisexua...intimate-partner-violence-new-cdc-data-shows/

Percent who report experiencing intimate partner rape/violence/stalking:
Lesbian = 43.8%
Gay = 26%
Bi Women = 61%
Bi Men = 37.3%
Straight Women = 35%
Straight Men = 29%

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I was just remembering this stat I saw on a poster on campus during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. I might have misread it.

 

[darz1]

Alex Jones is an asshole

 

[Kuroyume]

Do you have evidence to refute this? Instead of saying lol vitamin pusher?

I'd comment but I'm not gay so I don't know what going on within the gay community. I can only guess.

 

[Deleted member 2254]

I get it. But why is Alex Jones an asshole then?

 

[Thorn]

The only good Alex Jones will ever do in this world is being worm food when he croaks.

 

[liquidtmd]

You go to their party, they're being meaner than hell to each other.

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Yes, I'm sure Alex Jones frequently attends parties from all his many gay friends

 

[Amalthea]

In nearly every country of the world he'd have been put into a mental facility long ago.

 

[Tfritz]

Anyway, 2016 and 2017 saw dramatic spikes in violence against LGBT people domestically, while countries like Chechnya are literally rounding up and killing gay and bisexual men. But yeah, it's probably just because all the gays at the gay parties are super mean!

 

[Polyh3dron]

Alex Jones has his finger on the pulse of the gay party scene, naturally.

 

[Strike]

This shit is exactly why he shouldn't have custody of his kids.

 

[Kurdel]

Who hurt you Alex Jones?

 

[ViviOggi]

Hey NA, this is hate speech.

Do you have evidence to refute this?

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[Kirblar]

Alex Jones is a conspiracy theorist. If you would like to discuss issues within the gay community, there are far better places to launch a discussion from.