On Thursday, actress Candace Cameron Bure, one of the few high-profile conservatives in show business, Instagrammed a picture of herself in a T-shirt emblazoned with the phrase, “Not Today Satan.”
Not Today Satan A post shared by Candace Cameron Bure (@candacecbure) on Mar 30, 2017 at 10:15am PDT
The originator of that slogan, comedian and drag queen Roy Haylock, who goes by the name Bianca Del Rio, reacted by reposting the picture with the caption, “IF ONLY, THIS HOMOPHOBIC, REPUBLICAN KNEW…”
In a response Del Rio’s post, Bure wrote, “Why do you have to be so nasty to me? You don’t know me or my heart. I’m not homophobic and always sad when people think otherwise. Loving Jesus doesn’t mean I hate gay people or anyone.”
She continued, “You sent a bunch of hateful people to my page writing horrible things. I hope next time you’ll spread love and kindness, even when you disagree with people. Sending you love and wish you all the best.”
Del Rio chose to mock that reasonable reply, posting an image of Bure’s comment with the caption, “HER RESPONSE…” and sarcastically slapping on the hashtags “#lovejesus” and “#republicanpride”.
Del Rio is a student of the great Joan Rivers and embraces political incorrectness as a key component of his act.
That’s great. If we had more comedians who followed Rivers’ lead, the world would be a funnier, more open place.
Still, I couldn’t help but notice an image Del Rio recently posted to Facebook, reading, “You gotta show love even when they don’t, or you become one of them.”
In the T-shirt tussle, Bure followed this precept far better than the person who actually posted it.
And that’s not uncommon. At this point, it is almost too easy to highlight the hypocrisy of people on the Left who call for “love,” mocking a Christian who actually showed it, all with language that gleefully disrespects their religion.
How, exactly, did Del Rio “show love” in this exchange with Bure? According to the rules set by his own post, a person’s failure to show love results in that person becoming “one of them.”
I suppose, in this case, that turned out to be true.
If you ask people to play by one set of rules, expect to hear back when you break them yourself.
Emily Jashinsky is a commentary writer for the Washington Examiner.
