{"id":3571,"date":"2018-06-17T18:03:34","date_gmt":"2018-06-17T18:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2018\/06\/17\/samuel-l-jackson-shrugs-off-criticism-for-allegedly-homophobic-tweet-they-just-keep-tryin\/"},"modified":"2018-06-17T18:03:34","modified_gmt":"2018-06-17T18:03:34","slug":"samuel-l-jackson-shrugs-off-criticism-for-allegedly-homophobic-tweet-they-just-keep-tryin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2018\/06\/17\/samuel-l-jackson-shrugs-off-criticism-for-allegedly-homophobic-tweet-they-just-keep-tryin\/","title":{"rendered":"Samuel L. Jackson Shrugs Off Criticism for Allegedly Homophobic Tweet: \u2018They Just Keep Tryin\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/t\/samuel-l-jackson\/\" id=\"auto-tag_samuel-l-jackson\">Samuel L. Jackson<\/a> has never been much for self censorship, and has come under fire for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamuelLJackson\/status\/1007510881297575937\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">his most recent tweet<\/a> about the Donald trump administration: &#8220;Must have been a party at The White House, Mitch [McConnell], Paul [Ryan], Rudy [Giuliani] &amp; others were spotted wearing knee pads &amp; carrying these lined up outside. Happy Birthday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"pmc-related-link read-more\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Read More:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2014\/09\/watch-karaoke-king-samuel-l-jackson-tune-up-robyns-show-me-love-because-its-friday-157988\/\" title=\"Watch Karaoke King Samuel L Jackson Tune Up Robyn\u2019s \u201cShow Me Love,\u201d Because It\u2019s Friday\u2026\">Watch Karaoke King Samuel L Jackson Tune Up Robyn\u2019s \u201cShow Me Love,\u201d Because It\u2019s Friday\u2026<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>Accompanying the tweet is a photo of &#8220;After Dick Mints,&#8221; a novelty item that comes with the tagline &#8220;Going down?&#8221; According to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/06\/17\/samuel-l-jackson-under-fire-for-alleged-homophobic-tweet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Page Six<\/a>, &#8220;Firefly&#8221; actor Adam Baldwin responded, &#8220;Gay shaming?&#8221; in a since-deleted tweet. More than 1,500 people have responded to Jackson&#8217;s tweet, some in support and some in anger. Judging by his Instagram, Jackson seems unfazed:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BkIeUCQH0Jm\/\" title=\"View on Instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/instagr.am\/p\/BkIeUCQH0Jm\/media\/?size=l\" alt=\"Instagram Photo\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Must have been a party at The White House, Mitch, Paul, Rudy &amp; others were spotted wearing knee pads &amp; carrying these lined up outside. Happy Birthday<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/2.4\/72x72\/1f921.png\" alt=\"&#x1f921;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/2.4\/72x72\/1f4a9.png\" alt=\"&#x1f4a9;\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VzTokZoUjg\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/VzTokZoUjg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamuelLJackson\/status\/1007510881297575937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">June 15, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"pmc-related-link sign-up\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Sign Up:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/indiewire.com\/email\" title=\"Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.\">Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>Source: IndieWire film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samuel L. 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