"I came by just to patronize them and show them my support," said White, who has known the Cinotti family and been coming to the bakery off-and-on for about 20 years. Describing himself as a follower of Christ, White said he believes in loving everyone even if you don't like what they do. "It's unfortunate," White said of the criticism against the Cinotti family. As soon as one car left another took its place.
More coverage: DeSantis signs controversial transgender girls sports ban on first day of Pride in JacksonvilleĪt times, the line stretched around the bakery's filled display cases and just outside the front door.
Photos: Cinotti Bakery’s Pumpkin Donut midnight release party Cinotti’s famous pumpkin doughnuts are (finally) here. Related: Step aside, Pumpkin Spice Latte. He joined a line of customers patiently waiting to order breakfast sandwiches, pick up doughnuts or cookies or have some grits and coffee. Instead, the bakery's parking lot and restaurant were filled with supporters, including Richard White Jr., who drove more than 25 miles from Orange Park to offer support to the Cinotti family and to get coffee before an appointment at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville. ʚ♡ɞ JHonestly, we are Babashook for Babadook.On Tuesday morning, the first day of business since the outcry over the social media post began, an off-duty police officer working as a security guard was stationed at the bakery, but no incidents were reported. The babadook and the bye bye man are in a beautiful gay relationship and today is their 17th anniversary Thankfully, Babadook has a boyfriend, the Bye Bye man, to look after him when the pressures of being a gay icon get too much. Babadook's appeal can be put down to the similarities between Babadook's struggles and the continuing tyranny of heterosexuals on planet Earth.īABADOOK: I'm a terrifying monster that destroys families that try to suppress me. She was serving pure Babadook fish with a side of ghoulish realness. Babadook even hit the runway on RuPaul's Drag Race. Self care is insisting that the b in lgbt stands for babadook Haven't we all been a little bit Babadook at one point in our lives? Don't shoot the messenger, henny.Įvery time you tweet "did someone actually get paid to write this" the babadook gets to go to a pride parade Academics are already talking about "Babaculture" ushering in a new paradigm in queer theory.Īs I note in my paper, “Unqueering the ‘Dook: Recapitulation of Hegemonic Narratives in Mainstream Babaculture”, this is typical of The Babadook fought so we could live (h/t /YrIHiKnrUh Many have been surprised to learn of Babadook's long history fighting for LGBTQ rights. Not the ally we wanted but the ally we deserved. Babadook must be protected at all costs.īabadook slander will NOT be tolerated in this house. It didn't take long for the internet to seize upon the "error" and start hailing our ghoulish Babadook bae as "a very important part of queer history" and "not the ally we wanted but the ally we deserved". I think this might have been the origin for "the babadook is gay" /HAjlewk0MI It all started after a film he originally starred in in 2014, The Babadook - an Australian horror film about a grieving mother and son - was mistakenly placed in the LGBT section on Netflix.Ģ5. Babadook has become an internet sensation after a meme about his status as a "gay icon" went viral.