Billboard defaced with anti-gay graffiti goes viral for the most defiant of reasons
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A billboard for an HIV healthcare provider was recently defaced with homophobic language. The billboard showed two men hugging against a background with giant lettering saying ‘Thriving’. Underneath, someone scrawled the words ‘F*gg*t b*tch”.
However, an image of the damaged billboard has gone viral online for the most defiant of reasons.
X user @Tr3_GK shared a photo of the defaced billboard and said, ““Thriving f@66ot b*tch” kinda eats. Like that’s the vibe this summer. TFB!”
The tweet, posted over the weekend, has had over 66k likes. The image was apparently snapped in Atlanta. Others shared images of the same defaced billboard.
INTO reached out to @Tr3_GK about his viral tweet.
“I was at first surprised it went viral but that faded as I saw the sentiment around the tweet,” he responded.
“Queer and black people continually have to reclaim words or phrases that are meant to harm or embarrass us. Seeing everyone quickly rally behind it reminded me that it’s much harder to oppress either community.”
He said he saw someone else post the image “with a sad caption and I thought ‘that sucks but there’s something else to be said here’ and that’s where my caption came from!”
INTO has reached out to AHF Healthcare, which offers HIV clinics in several states across the US, for comment on its defaced billboard and the way social media users have reacted to the vandalism.
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