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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kelly Rissman

Conservatives’ offensive comments on Justin Trudeau’s photo at Barbie premiere backfire spectacularly

Justin Trudeau / Twitter

Shortly after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife announced they were splitting, Mr Trudeau posted a photo of him and his son dressed in pink going to see Barbie. Some conservatives took the opportunity to post homophobic remarks about the world leader, but only to face tremendous backlash.

“We’re team Barbie,” Mr Trudeau wrote, wearing a pink sweatshirt with his arm around his son, Xavier, standing in front of a Barbie poster.

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