James May has said his tweet about Pride flags in London has been misinterpreted. Earlier this week, The Grand Tour presenter posted on X (once Twitter) that he “admired” the Pride movement, but that rows of LGBTQ+ flags in central London “may be seen as authoritarian.” “Please remember that some terrible things, with which you would not wish to be allied, began with TMB [Too Much Bunting].
World War Two, for example,” he wrote.Pride: while I have observed and admired what you have achieved over my lifetime, may I respectfully suggest that you are borderline guilty of Too Much Bunting (TMB).
It may be seen as authoritarian, and therefore oppressive.Please remember that some terrible things, with which… pic.twitter.com/DsMcikkaVF May was quickly accused of comparing the Pride movement to the Nazis, leading to him posting a series of replies rejecting the suggestion. “No dog whistling intended, and my stance on homophobia was, I hope, clear from the post,” he told one user.
A day later, May issued a clarification. “I’ve had an illuminating 24 hours reading the responses to my ‘bunting’ post,” he said. “I’m not suggesting that the Pride movement has anything in common with the Nazis.” He added: “My post is not intended for use as a community launch pad for sorties into lazy homophobia.” I've had an illuminating 24 hours reading the responses to my 'bunting' post.
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