It's Pride Month!!! Now, for most everyone, it's a joyful time of year — full of celebration, love, and being unapologetically oneself. It's also a time for LGBTQIA+ people and allies to come together, honor history, and have some serious fun. But like clockwork, as soon as the clock strikes 12:00 a.m. on June 1st, the right-wing outrage machines kick into overdrive.

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Case in point: this tweet from Michael Flynn Jr. (if that name sounds familiar, it's because he is the son of far-right conspiracy theorist Michael Flynn), who, yesterday, used a photoshopped GIF of Parks and Rec's Ron Swanson throwing away a Pride flag to show on X (formerly Twitter) that he is having a hissy fit (someone grab this snowflake a fainting chair!) because it's Pride:

Good morning and Happy Sunday!No quotes today.Just wanted to post how I feel about “pride” month. pic.twitter.com/8sx3P02rsK

— Michael Flynn Jr (@realmflynnJR) June 1, 2025

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Now, like I mentioned, this is photoshopped, as in the scene — which has become a popular meme — Ron was throwing away his computer.

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Well, earlier today, Ron Swanson himself, Nick Offerman (who is a huge ally of the LGBTQIA+ community), clapped back at Flynn Jr. by calling him a dumb fuck and pointing out that Ron was not a homophobe:

Ron was best man at a gay wedding you dumb fuck. #HappyPride https://t.co/mSlELkUvDY

— Nick Offerman (@Nick_Offerman) June 2, 2025

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Nick even pointed out that Ron was the best man at Typhoon and Craig's wedding in the series finale.

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Goes without saying that people online were living for this:

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— John Lazater (@LazaterJohn) June 2, 2025

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The man himself. Nick 'mfing' Offerman. pic.twitter.com/XFjYBGbK1L

— Jay Murphy (@jaymurphy110) June 2, 2025

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Don't fuck with Nick. Happy Pride, everyone!!!

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