Here's someone cringing:
He's the sort of person who would call something "cringy".
Posted on 06/24/2024 2:22:00 PM PDT by Ennis85
A man's engagement post showing him proposing to his glamorous girlfriend has sparked brutal backlash online.
Addison Smith, 24, posted photos on Sunday with his now fiancée, Charis Edwards, 22, a senior booking producer for 'Lou Dobbs Tonight.'
Smith accompanied the pictures with a caption that quickly divided the internet.
'Pride month is so defeated. I love you @charisedwardss,' Smith said in a post on X.
Smith told DailyMail.com after he went viral: 'Just when we thought our engagement weekend couldn’t get any better, we triggered an entire army of libs in the process. We can’t think of a better way to cap off pride month.'
In the engagement photos, Smith was seen on his right knee, dressed in tan khaki pants, and a blue floral button down, with a shimmering diamond ring inside a black box.
Edwards wore a short pastel pink dress with a large bow in the back, as she embraced her soon-to-be husband.
But the caption appeared to cause friction, with viewers flocking to share their reactions - many who are members of the LGBTQ community expressing how disrespected they felt.
'It's not really clear to me you needed to make such a beautiful moment about LGBTQ people, especially when we want y'all to find your happiness in family as much as we do. Hoping you find peace in this next chapter,' one said.
'Imagine proposing to someone and immediately thinking about how it affect gays. Which it doesn’t,' said another.
Another wrote: 'I send her my sympathies,' while another added: 'Condolences to your wife.'
'So what you’re saying is as you’re proposing to a woman what you’re thinking about is gay people,' another person commented.
Another said: 'This is so sad.. so very very sad. What should have been one of the greatest moments of
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Smith told DailyMail.com after he went viral: ‘Just when we thought our engagement weekend couldn’t get any better, we triggered an entire army of libs in the process. We can’t think of a better way to cap off pride month.
Well that means nothing about LGBT+eieio for 11 months…. 🤣
How dare he flaunt his heterosexuality during Pride Month? Straights can’t propose/marry/show happiness during Pride Month. We must acquiescence to the rainbow crowd.
Triggering libs is a nice hobby, it doesn’t cost much but the rewards are fantastic!
I shudder to think whose “disadvantaged” group month it is in July.
I did see this and it did seem kind of cringy on his part.
what doesn’t offend these people? They have a meltdown at the drop of a hat.
She is very hot. Hope she is not also crazy.
I get it; to the Libs a celebration of a gay couple as a “gay couple” is allowed, but celebrating a heterosexual couple as a heteroseual couple is not allowed.
I agree.
A marriage proposal is (should be) a private affair and not for public consumption.
Shades of those cringy Jumbotron engagements...
She’s way above his pay grade. Good for him.
Anyone streaming Fox Sports Radio has had to endure multiple “Proctor & Gamble supports Can’t Cancel Pride” ads every commercial break throughout June, so too bad if someone has a comment otherwise.
Book, cover, etc......
Here's someone cringing:
He's the sort of person who would call something "cringy".
People that feel the need to advertise their personal life, esp religious etc, make me nervous.
The way I see it, I think it’s fair game. I mean just look back to when they successfully redefined marriage back in 2015, remember all the sneering and gloating towards conservatives who fought to preserve traditional marriage?
And how often do you see public gay “proposals” with some kind of dig at Christians to this day?
Well...here’s a simple solution: ditch social media! What did he/she think was going to happen? A good percentage of social media users are insane. Why stir the pot?
I never did get the bended knee thing. My wife married me because she felt sorry for me and had a big heart.
Newspapers published engagement announcements for decades. Big deal.
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