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Antonio Brown Calls Barack Obama "Fa**ot" over Ex-US President's "Men Need Gay Friends" Remark
UNITED STATES, JUL 17 – Barack Obama urged broadening boys’ male role models to include LGBTQ+ individuals to build empathy and kindness, stressing that fathers alone may not provide enough guidance.
- Former President Barack Obama joined the July 16 episode of the podcast co-hosted by Michelle Obama and her brother Craig Robinson to talk about how to nurture emotionally intelligent young men.
- Obama spoke about the importance of diverse male role models and friendships, highlighting a gay college professor who helped him become more considerate.
- He emphasized that boys need community support, including connections with queer and nonbinary friends, to feel seen and not alone in their identity.
- In response, former NFL player Antonio Brown quote-tweeted Obama's remarks with a derogatory four-word message, calling him 'Fa***t of the day.'
- This exchange underscores ongoing societal tensions around LGBTQ+ acceptance and the continued relevance of Obama's advocacy for inclusive relationships among men.
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Barack Obama discusses the importance of young men having queer friends and role models
Barack Obama has emphasised the importance of young men having LGBTQ+ friends and role models. On 16 July, the former U.S. President finally joined his wife, Michelle Obama, and brother-in-law Craig Robinson on their IMO podcast. In the episode, the trio took a question from a new mom to a one-year-old boy, who asked: “What can we do to change the fact that we raise our girls and we love our boys? There is so much dialogue on raising strong, ind…
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Out MagazineBarack Obama explains why he thinks all men need queer people in their lives
It was only a matter of time before former First Lady Michelle Obama convinced her husband to make an appearance on her podcast. Former President Barack Obama stopped by and was a guest on the July 16 episode of IMO, the show that Michelle co-hosts with her brother. The episode mainly revolves around a listener-submitted question about how to raise "emotionally intelligent, competent men" in a world where the male loneliness epidemic exists. The…
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