Near the end of 2022, far-right streamers Vincent James and Steven Franssen hosted an episode of their "White Boy Wednesday" livestream during which James said that he would be more than happy to live in a society where "they throw gays off buildings."
James is an unapologetic racist, antisemite, misogynist, conspiracy theorist, and fascist who currently serves as the treasurer of white nationalist Nick Fuentes’ America First organization. He has used his livestream program, broadcast on Fuentes' "anti-gay, anti-woman, anti-Black, antisemitic" platform, to openly advocate for throwing gay people off of buildings before, as well as calling for women to be stripped of their rights and the establishment of a Christian Taliban in this country that will “dominate without mercy.”
During the "White Boy Wednesday" broadcast, James grew exasperated by those who criticized FIFA for holding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a nation that harshly oppresses and persecutes LGBTQ people.
"Who cares how they treat homosexuals?" James said. "Why do we have to measure things based on how they treat homosexuals? Can't we measure things based on everything else? Why does that always have to be the most important thing? Oh, they throw gays off buildings? So? How does their train system work? Is my train going to be 12 hours late? Oh, no? Oh, OK. Well, I'll look the other way while they're throwing some gay dude off a roof."
"Which one would you rather have: trains to be on time [and] society to function or ... society to be completely dysfunctional and totally homosexual and they're turning your kids gay?" James asked. "I'd say I choose the functional society where they throw gays off roofs and make women wear wear [hijabs]."
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