Joe.My.God. LGBT News
The New York Times reports:
Bryan Heestand doesn’t work for Mr. Trump, but he belongs to a small circle of video meme-makers who have effectively served as a shadow online ad agency for his presidential campaign. Led by a little-known podcaster and life coach, this meme team has spent much of the year flooding social media with content that lionizes the former president, promotes his White House bid and brutally denigrates his opponents.
Cheered on by Mr. Trump, the group traffics freely in misinformation, artificial intelligence and digital forgeries known as deepfakes. Its memes are riddled with racist stereotypes, demeaning tropes about L.G.B.T.Q. people and broad scatological humor.
Their most vulgar invectives are often aimed at women, particularly those seen as enemies of Mr. Trump. In one video, Nikki Haley’s face is pasted on the body of a nearly naked woman who kicks a man with the face of DeSantis in the groin. Another depicts Casey DeSantis, the governor’s wife, as a porn star. Women with ties to Mr. DeSantis are often shown with red knees, suggesting they have performed a sex act.
Read the full article. Per the piece, the memes are often shared by Trump Junior, Trump’s campaign spokesman, Trump aide Dan Scavino, and other prominent cultists. There’s much more. Gift link here.
A team of meme-makers in support of Donald Trump has been flooding social media with posts riddled with sexist and racist tropes. Trump and his inner circle have celebrated the group’s work and helped it reach millions. https://t.co/8Nwf9bz6cQ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 13, 2023