Following the victory of Emmanuel Macron who defeated his far-right opponent Marine Le Pen in the second and final round of France’s presidential election on Sunday, Vice Media co-founder Gavin McInnes sent a direct message to his ex-girlfriend, who was in Paris, about the election results and the internet loved it.
McInnes, who is known to have very right-wing opinions, said to his ex, “What the fuck have you idiots done?” McInnes tweeted a screenshot that contained a piece of her response: “You must feel very alienated from a lot of people in your past. I’m at a loss as to how I was ever with someone like you. It’s something I’m ashamed of. Your family and wife must be proud. Vive la France.”
Naturally, the internet did what the internet does best; it turned the situation into a meme.
DM'd an ex in Paris, "What the fuck have you idiots done?" She said this, pic.twitter.com/vM3jS2iPGR
— Anthony Oliveira (@meakoopa) May 9, 2017
DM'd an ex in Paris, "What the fuck have you idiots done?" She said this, pic.twitter.com/4pi6U3jp85
— Mike Abrusci (@mikeabrusci) May 9, 2017
DM'ed my ex pic.twitter.com/ZTknVEkxZv
— Joseph Scrimshaw (@JosephScrimshaw) May 9, 2017
In a 2003 interview with The New York Times, McInnes talked about his love of being white. He left Vice in 2008. ”I love being white and I think it’s something to be very proud of,” he told the Times. ”I don’t want our culture diluted. We need to close the borders now and let everyone assimilate to a Western, white, English-speaking way of life.”
Le Pen, a member of the far-right National Front party, lost the election in a landslide to Macron. She campaigned on nationalist ideas that included an anti-immigration and anti-European Union agenda.
So, if you’re contemplating sending a direct message to an ex-lover that’s politically charged, at least make sure it evokes a meme-worthy response.
