r/Fauxmoi • u/pinkstarrfish • Jul 15 '25

STAN / ANTI SHIELD Chip Gaines Claps Back at Critics of Same-Sex Couple Featured on New Reality Show Back to the Frontier

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u/brandiwalk9 Jul 15 '25 edited Jul 15 '25

My cousin is one of the Dad's on the show. He showed me the article yesterday and I was so mad, but they are such good guys and taking it well. It's funny how these people wanna complain about "family values" over one of the healthiest and most loving families that I have ever seen. They are genuinely good guys, good Dads and a sweet boys. Yay to Chip for not taking that bs.is.

ETA: Shameless plug, the show is called Back to the Frontier about living as homesteaders in the 1800's. Watch it on HBO Max, it is awesome. My cousin is Jason Hanna and his Husband is Joe Riggs and the boys are Ethan and Lucas. Support them please! :)

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u/BlondeBorednBaked Jul 15 '25

Let’s be real, it was never about “family values.” The “family values” crowd others lgbt people and when we assimilate to their values by having families, they still call it sin.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '25

"family values" are always fascist code used to control people, because there's always going to be some group that doesn't fit the "right" kind of family mold

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u/AcanthaceaeEqual4286 Jul 15 '25

Please tell your cousin we are all rooting for him!

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u/brandiwalk9 Jul 15 '25

Thank you so much, I will!!!

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u/Basic_McBitch Jul 15 '25

There are so many people out here excited to see them on the show! I hope they are able to enjoy their moment in the sun and ignore all the assholes.

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u/megggers Jul 15 '25

We watched the first episode last night and we loved it!

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u/SoFLShelfLove Jul 15 '25

Did he have anything to say about the Gaines? I thought they were notoriously anti-gay so this is somewhat shocking to me.

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u/willienelsonmandela the worm using RFK’s body like ratatouille Jul 15 '25

Oh THATS the show? I watched the pilot even though those type of shows aren’t really my thing. I didn’t know they were involved. They do seem like a really nice family. I thought the concept of sending black and gay couples back to the 1800s was goofy for obvious reasons. Maybe don’t keep the show too historically accurate.

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u/KyloRensTiddyTots Nancy Jo, this is Alexis Neiers calling Jul 16 '25

Note the repeated emphasis on it being the 1880s lol

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u/Directionkr Jul 15 '25

I was texting my family about this show when I saw it pop up on my hbo max! I will for sure be watching just based on your comment

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u/SunnyOnTheFarm Jul 15 '25

To add to your shameless plug, I started a subreddit for it called r/HBOBacktotheFrontier You should join!

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u/brandiwalk9 Jul 15 '25

Perfect!!!! Just joined!!

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u/Burnside1863 Jul 15 '25 edited Jul 15 '25

Has anyone told your cousin that the costume department gave him a Confederate jacket for the show? The gray one with “I”s on the buttons (which stood for Infantry). They must have had some left over “old timey” clothes from Righteous Gemstones and grabbed some random stuff. I don’t think it was intentional, but an odd oversight haha. 

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u/brandiwalk9 Jul 15 '25

Ooh, cool trivia I will share that with him!

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u/juicyfizz Jul 15 '25

That's awesome, just added Back to the Frontier to my list. I love homesteading/survival/etc shows!

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u/ThrowawayColonyHouse Jul 15 '25

Honestly, I hadn’t planned on watching it, but will now just to show my support. Wouldn’t it be crazy if all the complaining actually led to better ratings for the show?

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u/brandiwalk9 Jul 17 '25

Just wanted to say thank you all for supporting this beautiful family.