These Tweets About A "Straight Pride" Festival In Idaho Are So, So, So Funny
Pride month is JUST around the corner!
That means, we're on the cusp of the usual "Why don't we have a straight month?" nonsense.
Last year, a restaurant in Idaho "celebrated" their own "Heterosexual Awesomeness Month," and this year they're doing "Hetero Awesome Fest."
For real.
@mattxiv posted about it and the replies are honestly so funny.
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People are sharing photos of the attractions that will most likely be there.
They're comparing it the "Old Navy $1 flip flop sale."
And they're calling it "the worst name I've ever heard for something."
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"This has gotta be the cringiest thing I've ever heard of," one person said.
"See, that title is why straight people don't have their own month," another person chimed in.
And this person said the name in and of itself sounds "so unbelievably gay."
Anyway, if you need a good laugh, here are more comments:
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