Rodrigo Duterte #sexist #homophobia

Rodrigo Duterte #sexist #homophobia edition.cnn.com

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told a crowd he "used to be gay" before he "cured" himself.

The President -- who is known for making colorful remarks -- made the comment during a speech to the Filipino community while visiting Tokyo on Thursday.

After accusing his political opponent and vocal critic Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV of being gay, Duterte said he could sense he himself was also "a bit gay" while married to his ex-wife, Elizabeth Zimmerman. Their marriage was annulled in 2000.

Duterte went on to say that he was "cured" after meeting current partner Honeylet Avanceña.

"I became a man again! So beautiful women cured me," Duterte said. "I hated handsome men afterwards. I now prefer beautiful women."

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Shit That Never Happened for all the money in the world.

So really you weren't gay. Maybe bisexual.

(*Sings*)

'Dualfart is Completely Heterosexual...!'

Probably just setting up another "moral decay" in his crosshairs to strengthen his image by cracking down on. Lying about being "cured" of homosexuality is a roundabout way of making homosexuality seem like choice, confusion, or if his last remark is any indication a failing of women to serve their purposes to men.

When strongman mentality and machismo meet…

He said that gay men were 'sons of whores'.
And, in a 90%-Catholic country, he cursed the Pope.
Also, Is he saying the same, that he now hates men, and women who he doesn't consider 'beautiful'? Did he have marriage problems yet?

Maybe we need a 'Duterte Says the Darndest Things' section.

I’d say Ms. Zimmerman dodged a bullet.

So is Roddie Dirtie saying his mom was a prostitute?

The Filipinos must’ve been REALLY desperate to end the wave of violent crime if they felt this weirdo was the right guy to elect. Either that or there’s either a big voter apathy problem or there was some Putin-esque voting-based chicanery. It’s the exact same situation in Brazil.

There needs to be a way to inoculate and educate people against putting tyrants in power due to desperation. People are falling for the same tired old tricks over-and-over!

Instead you get incompetence and/or corruption regardless of who runs and an endless cycle of “deranged wingnut dictator” and “corrupt and /or ineffectual boob/pseudo-progressive”. Why don’t competent non-authoritarians ever run for office in these countries?

I used to be God. But then I cured myself.

Now I’m that guy you see on those stupid infomercials who sells worthless crap to dumb shits for 10 times the price you pay at the 99 cent store.

He’s not intending anyone to think he used to be gay, he’s just attempting to be funny.

Rodrigo Duterte #sexist #homophobia edition.cnn.com

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