Last week, Slayer set the Metal Internet alight with a poorly-worded Instagram post heard 'round the world, wherein vocalist and bassist Tom Araya referred to his own fans as "snowflakes" and, essentially, told us all to "get over it," because "like him or not," Donald Trump is now (technically) our President. The comment section on the post—which shows a grinning Trump crudely Photoshopped onto an old photo of the band and includes former members Dave Lombardo and Jeff Hanneman, who one assumes would not be too pleased about it—roiled with negativity, as anti-Trump fans argued with their pro-Trump counterparts and sparred with a few "metal isn't about politics, maaaan!" types who were clearly new to the genre of thrash metal. The Catholic musician also seemed to make a homophobic joke further down in the comments about "Mike pence turning fruits into vegetables," which seems to allude to Pence's disgustingly inhumane support for so-called "conversion therapy." Fucking really, dude?
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