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This Lingerie Brand Clapped Back at Homophobes in the Best Way
This Lingerie Brand Clapped Back at Homophobes in the Best Way
"Nothing is made 'for' any gender, it’s just a garment."
byraffy
May 04 2020 1:10 PM EST
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This Lingerie Brand Clapped Back at Homophobes in the Best Way
"Nothing is made 'for' any gender, it’s just a garment."
Dancer and influencer Jake DuPree has been known to serve some fierce looks.
In fact, one of his recent posts on his Instagram account where he donned a sexy AF red lingerie set was such a good look...
...Playful Promises, the lingerie brand that created the set DuPree was wearing, proudly showed him off on their own Instagram account!
But because we can't have anything nice things in this world without people bringing up outdated and restrictive gender norms and roles, as expected, the comments section was a mess of hate and homophobia.
While there were plenty of messages of support and acceptance in Playful Promises' repost, there were also lots lot of hateful words targeted towards the brand and at DuPree himself. Luckily though, Playful Promises knew exactly how to handle it all with class.
\u201cPlayful Promises is the only lingerie brand I recognize from now on\u201d— vampyr (@vampyr) 1588543853
"I would never buy the set now," one commenter said, as pointed out by Twitter user @givemeyourbIood in a now-viral tweet praising the lingerie brand for the expert way it shuts down trolls. "Because I wouldn’t want to be seen in a set made for men, too. This is not attractive at all."
"Were you previously unaware that all garments can be worn by all genders?" Playful Promises said in their response to the comment. "Nothing is made 'for' any gender, it’s just a garment."
As if that wasn't great enough, DuPree also took notice of how supportive the brand was being of him, and he took to Twitter to thank them.
"You are the absolute best!!!" he wrote. "Thank you for all the love. You are a class act too defending me in the comments."
None— Playful Promises (@Playful Promises) 1588358237
Take notes, everyone. THIS is how you take care of online homophobes!
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.