Ken Bone’s funny name and red sweater made him an Internet sensation when he asked a question at the second presidential debate. But many in the fickle land of the Internet turned on him when he held a Reddit discussion — after discovering some of his old posts.
Four months ago, Bone called Trayvon Martin’s death “justified.” In the same post, he called Martin’s shooter, George Zimmerman, a “big old s— bird.”
One user wrote, “We’re gonna find out Ken Bone is a 26 year long Klan member aren’t we?” Another joked, “A lot of rappers are probably deleting tracks titled Ken Bone right now.”
Bone once chimed in on a Reddit thread called “PreggoPorn” to refer to pregnant women as “beautiful human submarines.”
Bone discussed the benefits of a vasectomy, writing, “I had mine done 2 years ago. Sexual satisfaction is way up.” He said his wife “loves it too” and he “can’t recommend it enough.” Points for honesty?
In another post, he admitted to forging insurance documents so he could keep his pizza delivery job.
“I forged documents to make it look like I had car insurance so I wouldn’t get fired,” he wrote. “Can’t say how I did them, I don’t know how long the statute of limitations is on that.”
On Thursday, news also broke that Bone had made a deal with Uber to advertise its new “Uber Select” service.
Some fans accused him of being a sellout.
“It took Ken Bone less than a day to sell out,” Tristian Biaocco wrote on Twitter. Smita Prakash added, “Undecided voter he was but sure knew how to butter his bread. Sell out in 48 hours.” Sorry, did someone mistake the man in the red sweater for a ’70s punk band?
