‘Silicon Valley’ Bros Recount Gross Run-In With Abusive Trump Supporters

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November 13, 2016

Silicon Valley stars Kumail Nanjiani and Thomas Middleditch have reported being accosted by some belligerent Donald Trump supporters, and their description of events doesn’t exactly bode well for Americans who don’t want to be called a “cuck.”

Middleditch first explained the situation on Twitter last night:

Out with @kumailn; for no reason two dudes came at us with Trump right wing shit, calling us “cucks”. Never in my life. I hate this. Week 1.

— Thomas Middleditch (@Middleditch) November 12, 2016

For the record, and we still can’t believe we’re including this sentence in an article ostensibly about politics: “cuck” is derived from “cuckold,” a term which describes anyone who has a fetish for watching other people have sex with their partner.

Over the past year or so, the term has been co-opted by elements of the alt-right to describe people who supposedly like watching their country get fucked over by left-wing policies.

Nanjiani elaborated on that cuck-calling shortly after, and look, the story doesn’t get any more palatable with further context:

Was at a bar last night with @Middleditch. At the end of the night, 2 white dudes, 20’s, who’d been there for hours came up to us.

— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) November 12, 2016

“We’re big fans of you guys. (To Thomas) I trolled you on twitter yesterday.” He goes on to say how we’re wrong about Trump.

— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) November 12, 2016

I go “Hey we don’t wanna discuss politics right now.” His friends goes “oh they’re cucks.” Then starts yelling at us. “CUCKS CUCKS CUCKS!”

— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) November 12, 2016

He starts getting in my face. Thomas puts his hand on the dude’s chest to stop him. “Don’t touch me you cuck. Wanna go outside?”

— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) November 12, 2016

At this point, the bouncer runs over, grabs them, kicks them out. The bartender is awesome & apologetic. Thomas & I are stunned.

— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) November 12, 2016

This happened at a bar in LA surrounded by ppl. I can’t imagine what it must be like to be someone who looks like me in other parts.

— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) November 12, 2016

We can’t let hate/racism/bigotry/sexism be normalized. If something happens, be safe, but let it be known we won’t stand for this.

— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) November 12, 2016

Many ppl are like “just cuz I voted for Trump doesn’t mean I’m racist/sexist.” Ok, but at best, you ignored it, you overlooked it.

— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) November 12, 2016

We thought Internet would give us access to ppl w different points of view. Instead it gives us access to many ppl w the same point of view.

— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) November 12, 2016

Nanjiani made a pretty cogent point when he pointed out how lucky he was in that encounter, considering it took place in a crowded bar.

Only days after the election, numerous incidents of hateful racist abuse have been reported around the nation, and you best believe not everyone is as well-equipped to deal with that BS as these two.

Owing to the fact he is actually a comedian, Middleditch decided to reclaim the word anyway.

Know what? Now that I think about it, I’m totally cuck. Proud of it. Cuck as fuck — wouldn’t want it any other way.

— Thomas Middleditch (@Middleditch) November 13, 2016

Make Festishes Great Again.

Source: Thomas Middleditch / Kumail Nanjiani / Twitter.
Photo: Imeh Akpanudosen / Getty.