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This storys been weird for me, Trevor.
As a gay person, Im used to speaking on gay issues.
As a black person, Im used to speaking on black issues.
But why, Noah asks, didSmollettallegedly fake a hate crime against him?
I dont know why he did it, man.
I mean, if he wanted to raise awareness for LGBTQ rights, he shouldve just donated money.
If he wanted attention, he couldve just leaked his nudes.
And if he wanted to hang out with two guys at 2 a.m., Grindr is right there!
Imagine if women could use that defense, Young-White says.
Thered be no men left!
And then, who would be left to buy all the three-in-one body wash, shampoo, and conditioner?
He totally miscast the villains, he says.
I mean, two Nigerian Trump supporters?
You cant just cast black people as racist white people.