Nick Offerman Called Out A Homophobic Internet Troll Who Dared To Use A Ron Swanson GIF In An Anti-Pride Tweet

It's Pride month!!! Now, for most everyone, it's a joyful time of year — full of celebration, love, and being unapologetically oneself. It's also a time for LGBTQIA+ people and allies to come together, honor history, and have some serious fun. But like clockwork, as soon as the clock strikes 12:00 a.m. on June 1st, the right-wing outrage machines kick into overdrive.
Case in point: this tweet from Michael Flynn Jr. (if that name sounds familiar, it's because he is the son of far-right conspiracy theorist Michael Flynn), who, yesterday, used a photoshopped GIF of Parks and Rec's Ron Swanson throwing away a Pride flag to show on X (formerly Twitter) that he is having a hissy fit (someone grab this snowflake a fainting chair!) because it's Pride:
NBC / Via Twitter: @realmflynnJR
Now, like I mentioned, this is photoshopped, as in the scene — which has become a popular meme — Ron was throwing away his computer.
Well, earlier today, Ron Swanson himself, Nick Offerman (who is a huge ally of the LGBTQIA+ community), clapped back at Flynn Jr. by calling him a dumb fuck and pointing out that Ron was not a homophobe:
NBC / Via Twitter: @Nick_Offerman
Nick even pointed out that Ron was the best man at Typhoon and Craig's wedding in the series finale.
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Goes without saying that people online were living for this:
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Netflix/ @LazaterJohn / Via Twitter: @LazaterJohn
NBC/ @jaymurphy110 / Via Twitter: @jaymurphy110
Don't fuck with Nick. Happy Pride, everyone!!!
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