For context, earlier this week each Antoni and JVN began posting on social media about turning into “companions” — with Antoni writing, “Some private information ❤️ after years of joking about it, we’re lastly collectively. Right here’s to giving issues a shot 🙂 Extra tomorrow.”
“We’re lastly collectively ❤️ Particulars tomorrow, however know that we’re very completely happy and feeling supported by the folks round us 🏳️🌈,” JVN added on their Instagram.
Even the joint joke-couples account for JVN and Antoni posted, “And to suppose it began as a joke. Completely happy to report that we’re lastly collectively as companions — for actual this time 🙂 Extra tomorrow.”
Whereas there have been some raised eyebrows over whether or not the partnership was as romantic as implied, any hypothesis was confirmed when JVN and Antoni posted the un-cropped variations of the pics — revealing them to be promo pictures for his or her new pet meal mix-ins firm, Yummers.
From the bounce, JVN added within the feedback, “Hope you are not too heartbroken we have been being intelligent lil’ bebes to announce this child we have been engaged on for years now!”
@antoni @jvn @Yummerspets Who knew that queer baiting was such a superb advertising and marketing ploy! It’s essential to do not forget that rainbow capitalism isn’t only for manufacturers and the straights.
And others, with real upset:
@antoni @jvn @Yummerspets I am fairly mad about this truly. Y’all jerked lots of people round who have been very sincerely completely happy for you and wished you nicely.
As unfavorable responses started to roll in, they responded to 1 now-deleted remark by saying, “[We] needed to create some enjoyable, splashy buzz round it. I am fortunately married and figured most individuals would get the joke.”
They additional tweeted, “Seeing folx be mad about two queer folks making a joke to launch a biz are the identical critics who don’t have anything to say about queer points impacting queer folks. Don’t say trans payments, the overturning of Dobbs, the menace to marriage equality… however sure be mad about pet meals.”
seeing folx be mad about two queer folks making a joke to launch a biz are the identical critics who don’t have anything to say about queer points impacting queer folks. Don’t say trans payments, the overturning of Dobbs, the menace to marriage equality… however sure be mad about pet meals. 🙃
Which prompted additional dialogue:
@jvn This message proper right here sucks worse than the terrible stereotype joke you used to seize headlines to advertise your online business so you might generate income. However positive, throw trans payments on right here so that you look altruistic
@jvn you 2 getting richer from a branding deal does nothing to have an effect on these payments or the lives of the queer ppl they really impression in any way and neither does you yas queening politicians so don’t attempt to advantage sign as for those who add something to the world aside from sponsored content material
@jvn It’s not that deep, the joke wasn’t humorous and queer persons are only a more durable viewers than the cishet Goal mothers your ordinary antics are meant for. Which is okay? Get your cash, however don’t whine when the bit falls flat with us.
Antoni has but to reply.
