It's Kind Of Scary

By Daddy

Las Vegas, NV — It's kind of scary to me of conservative changes that are happening on the social media sites. I'm no longer allowed say that I'm Gay on Facebook, A naked woman is OK, but a naked Man isn't. Don't even get me started on Twitter. It makes me wonder how much the government is pushing these buttons. #LookingForwardTo2020

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