{"id":21635,"date":"2023-06-07T23:29:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T23:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/07\/justin-biebers-dad-faces-backlash-over-anti-pride-post-after-telling-lgbtq-community-to-thank-a-straight-person-for-their-existence\/"},"modified":"2023-06-07T23:29:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T23:29:44","slug":"justin-biebers-dad-faces-backlash-over-anti-pride-post-after-telling-lgbtq-community-to-thank-a-straight-person-for-their-existence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/07\/justin-biebers-dad-faces-backlash-over-anti-pride-post-after-telling-lgbtq-community-to-thank-a-straight-person-for-their-existence\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Bieber’s dad faces backlash over anti-pride post after telling LGBTQ community to \u201cthank a straight person\u201d for their \u201cexistence\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Justin Bieber<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s dad is facing backlash after he posted an offensive anti-LGBTQ message on Instagram, RadarOnline.com<\/strong><\/a> has learned. Jeremy Bieber <\/strong>used a graphic image to take a cheap shot at the LGBTQIA+ community \u2014 and relay his thoughts about Pride month.<\/p>\n

Jeremy said he felt the community should \u201cthank a straight person\u201d for their \u201cexistence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jeremy took to his Instagram<\/a> stories to let his 2 million followers know where he stood on June being recognized as pride month. The story featured a black screen with a rainbow flag emoji, a symbolic representation of the community.<\/p>\n

In white text over the flag\u2019s image read the line, \u201cDon\u2019t forget to thank a straight person this month for your existence.\u201d He also included two peace sign emojis.<\/p>\n

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The Instagram story followed a tweet from Jeremy the day before, which read, \u201cWe need to celebrate families. U know the reason we\u2019re all here! The things this generation glorifies is unbelievable!\u201d<\/p>\n

Ironically, The Baby<\/em> singer\u2019s own family<\/a> glorified the non-traditional values.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Given his son\u2019s celebrity status, outraged fans flocked to Jeremy\u2019s latest post to condemn<\/a> his offensive message.<\/p>\n

One fan reminded Jeremy where his platform came from and told the father: \u201cdont forget do thank Justin Bieber<\/a> this month for your paid bills<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one is going to thank a straight person for the existence of the lgbtq+ community. We\u2019ve always existed, y\u2019all just never knew. Stop spreading dumb s\u2014. You\u2019re a father of one of the biggest pop stars<\/a>. Act like one,\u201d read another scathing reply.<\/p>\n

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Commenters slammed Jeremy as a \u201cdeadbeat dad\u201d and \u201cabsent father\u201d while they accused him of being a hypocrite<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are not in a position to judge<\/a> ANYONE\u2026so\u2026..HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!\u201d wrote one Instagram user, who added a string of rainbow emojis to the comment. Others joined and simply left Pride flag emojis to get their message across.<\/p>\n

RadarOnline.com has reached out to Justin\u2019s rep for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n