Cartoon Network Praised For Replies To Anti-Gay Trolls
As you may know, June is Pride Month, and the truth is that this often means being subjected to a whole load of performative activism from brands on social media.
But while some companies simply change their logo to rainbow colors and let that be that, Cartoon Network has proven itself as a true LGBTQ+ ally after its Pride post on Instagram was flooded with bigoted comments from anti-gay trolls.
Earlier this month, Cartoon Network’s official account — which has over 4 million followers — shared a selection of Pride-inspired artwork featuring their characters, which had been created by fans.
“This is a joke, right? Must be a joke 😭” one comment read, to which CN replied: “look in the mirror you’ll see one 😉”
“How to destroy somebody’s childhood in 10 seconds:” somebody else wrote, and the network retorted: “ok dramatic 🙄”
“….. My childhood is gone, there is nothing else to say,” a similar comment echoed, but Cartoon Network replied: “Doesn’t seem like you’ve grown up tho 🤔”
And when another user shared a series of sick emojis, Cartoon Network wrote back: “goodbye 👋”
The company also commented on its post: “Watching comments be mad about characters from a show that aired 15 years ago 👁️ 👄 👁️,” as well as: “Some of yall need to rewatch some episodes and it shows 🤗”
And needless to say, people couldn’t be more obsessed when screenshots of the comments were posted to a Reddit forum. A popular response reads: “i typically roll my eyes at snarky corporate social media stuff but i like this.”
What do you think of Cartoon Network’s Instagram comebacks? Let me know in the comments below!
Looking for more LGBTQ+ or Pride content? Then check out all of BuzzFeed’s posts celebrating Pride 2025.
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