You too can troll Roy Moore
How to get the rainbow flag emoji on your Facebook
by Rob Howard
Associate Editor
LGBT+ social media aficionados are trolling suspended Alabama Chief Justice and now US Senate candidate Roy Moore by flooding his Facebook page with Facebook’s Pride Month “Rainbow Emojis”.
According to the Associated Press, “Critics of the suspended Alabama Supreme Court justice flooded his campaign's Facebook page with the symbol for gay pride. The rainbow flag reaction emoji was unveiled on Facebook for LGBT pride month in addition to the ‘like’ and other buttons. The symbol was attached to every recent post and most comments on his campaign's Facebook page.”
The AP said Moore’s campaign manager is not concerned about it. Rich Hobson, Moore’s campaign manager, told the AP, "It's sad so many on the left want to attack him personally. But we're not worried about it. People know that Judge Moore believes that marriage is between one man and one woman and that he won't break under pressure. That's exactly why he's going to win this election."
Moore’s Facebook followers were not so calm. One posted, “Judge Moore....we will cover you with the Blood of Jesus....don't forget that the battle is the Lord's.”
Another said, “Just Shows How Stupid and Disrespectful All These Idiot's are.....Just Because Were Christians and don't Agree with Them, That Makes us The Evil One's.”
Moore is part of a crowded GOP field vying to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ former Senate seat. Moore’s history of winning elections other than his judicial ones is not very good. In the 2010 election, Moore ran for the GOP nomination for Governor, and placed fourth.
Moore was removed as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court in 2003 after he refused to remove a Ten Commandments monument that he had had installed in the state judicial building. After losing in the 2010 primary, and briefly considering a run for the GOP 2012 presidential nomination, he ran for election to the Chief Justice position in 2012 and was elected.
If you want the Rainbow Emoji on your own Facebook page, it’s simple. Go to the LGBTQ@Facebook page and click ‘Like’. Then, for the remainder of June, you can choose that emoji whenever the spirit moves you. And if you want to troll Roy Moore, well, his campaign manager says he’s not concerned.
Copyright 2017 The Gayly – June 13, 2017 @ 2:30 p.m.