Twitter Reacts to Mike Pence's Antigay Ways, Campaign's Phallic Logo

Donald Trump's announcement this morning that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence will be his running mate brought reactions both serious and humorous on Twitter.

Some pointed out Pence's record -- he signed into law Indiana's infamous Religious Freedom Restoration Act, characterized as a "license to discriminate" against LGBT people and subsequently amended. He also consistently opposed LGBT rights while serving in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Others had a bit of fun with the campaign's curiously sexual new logo -- and fun with a few other things as well.

Here are some tweets on the serious side:

Despite his hatred for "big government" Mike Pence has repeatedly used government as a tool to discriminate against Women and LGBT community

\u201cDespite his hatred for "big government" Mike Pence has repeatedly used government as a tool to discriminate against Women and LGBT community\u201d
— Gavin Newsom (@Gavin Newsom) 1468598876

\u201cREMINDER: No freedom from religion for gays in Mike Pence's Indiana. https://t.co/RdcTxQ96HJ\u201d
— Jonathan Capehart (@Jonathan Capehart) 1468594544

\u201c.@RealDonaldTrump names notoriously anti-LGBTQ Mike Pence (@GovPenceIN) as his running mate https://t.co/7rFKDyT4Gh\u201d
— Human Rights Campaign (@Human Rights Campaign) 1468601603

Then there were those comments on the logo:

\u201cYou are not winning when people are talking about the sexual connotations of your new logo.\u201d
— Rick Hasen (@Rick Hasen) 1468600474

\u201cThis logo is phallic as hell and I'm trying to figure out if I think it was intentional or just stupid.\u201d
— April (@April) 1468599147

— (@)

Another bit of fun with the VP pick, but we'd prefer Ted, actually.

\u201cDim-bulb Mike Pence is much more fun if you imagine him as dim-bulb Ted Baxter on the old Mary Tyler Moore show.\u201d
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@Mrs. Betty Bowers) 1468528971

And frankly, we are too.

— (@)

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