3) So CNN really thought it was breaking the story that ISIS had infiltrated London's gay pride rally? One reporter called the flag "a very bad mimicry, but a very clear attempt to mimic, the ISIS flag."ĬNN described the writing on the flag as "gobbledygook." In fact, it was dildos and butt plugs. (It was dildos and butt plugs.)ĬNN anchor Suzanne Malveaux uses her face to express how concerning this story is (CNN still image via YouTube)īut, for CNN, all of this evidence was not taken as an indication that the flag was probably benign, but rather as signs of just how shocking and newsworthy this story is.
As one of the reporters on the story pointed out, for example, it was waving at a London gay pride rally, which is sort of an unusual place for an ISIS flag to be.Īnd, also, they went on, the script on the flag, which on actual non-satirical ISIS flags would be in Arabic, was not in Arabic at all. What makes this all so amazing is that CNN actually did dwell at some length on the indications that this was probably not an ISIS flag waving at a London gay pride rally. 2) Did no one at CNN notice that this "ISIS flag" was in fact covered with dildos and butt plugs, and also was appearing at a gay pride rally, all of which should suggest maybe it was not really an ISIS flag? And was waving at a London gay pride rally. The flag, I cannot stress this enough, was clearly covered with images of dildos and butt plugs. A London-based CNN reporter who called in - yes, there were multiple reporters on this, no one covers breaking news like CNN - pointed out with concern, "This man, quite distinctive from the rest of the crowd, he was dressed in black and white." The segment went on to analyze the photo of the flag in great depth, zooming in especially on the man waving it. The word "unnerving" made several other appearances in the very long segment about a flag of dildos and butt plugs. "An unnerving sight today at a London gay pride celebration: an ISIS flag among a sea of rainbow colors," CNN anchor Suzanne Malveaux announced. CNN dedicated an entire six and a half minutes to covering, in a tenor of total seriousness and extreme gravity, what they said was an ISIS flag being waved at a gay pride parade, when in fact it was readily and painfully obvious that the "ISIS flag" was in fact a joke flag covered with images of dildos and butt plugs. I wish I were exaggerating here even a little but I am not. 1) Are you pulling my leg or did CNN really confuse a dildo-covered gay pride banner with the official flag of ISIS? The supposed ISIS flag was in fact a parody, bearing outlined images of dildos and butt plugs in place of Arabic script.įor the clarification of whatever unknown number of CNN producers and reporters who collaborated on this segment, as well as any CNN viewers who happened to catch it and may now need things cleared up, here is a brief explainer on the now-notorious ISIS gay pride dildo flag.
According to the chyron on the bottom of the screen, "ISIS FLAG SPOTTED AT GAY PRIDE PARADE." On Saturday, during coverage of a gay rights rally, CNN ran a segment with an alarming message. This is a real screenshot of a CNN segment.