Alex Jones of InfoWars just made a huge mistake on air in front of his followers.
And it was all because of his cell phone and Jones' personal choice in adult entertainment.
For anyone unfamiliar with Infowars, the format for Jones' show is over the top rants about disproven conspiracies laced with alt-right and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, interspersed with hawking his survivalist supplies and nutrition supplements. In December 2015, Jones initially "formed a bond" with now President Donald Trump, after Trump appeared on The Alex Jones Show, claiming that Jones had an "amazing reputation."
The two men reportedly still communicate. The President receives criticism for occasionally repeating some of Jones' better known conspiracy theories. While mainstream conservatives do not openly claim Jones, they often get caught repeating his on-air lies on social media.
Recently Jones, the conspiracy theory spewing, infamously anti-LGBTQ Infowars host pulled out his personal cell phone when trying to push viewers to buy his supplements. Jones experienced technical difficulties using the video screens in his studio to display which website to go to. So he pulled out his smartphone.
At the end of the segment, Jones minimized the open screen. This gave viewers a glimpse of all of his other open web browser tabs.
The header of one of his open tabs caused quite the stir.
It read:
"Naughty tbabe Marissa Minx relieved of cock hunger by stud"
Here's a slow-motion recording of the on-air blunder.
So exactly who is Marissa Minx? Why is the fact that Alex Jones watches her adult films so provocative?
Blatant hypocrisy.
Marissa Minx is an Australian transgender pornstar. Billed as "Australia's #1 Trans Companion/XXXAdult Model," she was nominated for the 2018 "Transsexual Performer of the Year".
While online pornography is legal and consenting adults should enjoy whatever turns them on, it does seem awfully hypocritical for Alex Jones—the man who said that transgender people only sought bathroom access for "jacking with" children—to be watching porn featuring a transgender woman.
His viewers felt the same way. One viewer called in to ask about it.
"What about the trans porn on your phone Alex, are you going to talk about that?"
Jones replied:
"Say again?"
The caller continued:
"The trans porn on your phone, that's all they keep talking about."
Jones attempted to maintain his anti-LGBTQ image with a lengthy, easily refuted rant where he contradicts his own words. He said:
"I saw a couple of news articles about that, it's ridiculous."
"I was like looking up some reporter we're trying to hire today and punched in some number and it popped up porn on my phone."
"Everybody has had porn pop-up on their phone, hundreds of times. So I'm sitting there with a phone on air, showing it to everybody, cause I couldn't get a URL up in the studio, and then like something pops up and oh my god."
"And I looked at it and it wasn't—the news blurred it out because it was nothing there. They blurred it to then say something was there, and then you went to it and it was some porn menu."
"I probably had porn menus pop up 500 times on my phone, so I appreciate your call. It's insane ladies and gentlemen."
"There's two types of people: people who look at porn and people who lie about it. But I wasn't looking at porn on my phone. I don't take phones on air that I look at porn on."
Watch it here:
But Marissa Minx had her own responses to Alex Jones as a fan.
In an interview, she told Spectator USA:
"I think it's great he's watching my work. I had heard of Infowars before…hi Alex Jones! Happy to give you a free membership to my site, or maybe you could have me on your show for a discussion?"
Marissa also spoke about the subject in an interview with Mary Emily O'Hara from them., an online newsletter. She stated:
"Many fans are secretive about really being into trans women and it's unfortunate that they feel not only that they need to hide their true sexuality—but then bash the very thing they desire."
"We all have unique tastes, but nothing justifies hate toward others. I hope he comes to his senses."
She continued:
"I think especially after the hypocrisy, [Alex Jones] owes our community a serious apology."
"But as far as going out of the way to tell people about his attraction, I don't think that's as important."
"Just stop being a bully and deal with your personal demons without taking others down."
And despite Jones' lame attempt at explaining any personal preferences away, the internet isn't buying it.
While others reveled in Jones' hypocrisy finally coming out.
While there is nothing wrong with adult entertainment or the people who make their living providing that entertainment for the world, spewing hate against transgender women like Marissa Minx because you secretly find her attractive is never OK. Transgender women are the targets of violent hate crimes at an alarming rate.
Let love rule.
@GregAbbott_TX/X
