President Obama has done is share of fist bumps over the years, beginning with the now iconic “fist bump heard ’round the world” with Michelle Obama as Barack Obama walked onstage to claim the Democratic nomination June 3, 2008, during a televised presidential campaign speech in St. Paul, Minnesota. The fist bump has since gone on to become an Obama trademark.
Fast-forward to last Thursday when the president was visiting Austin, Texas.
As the Austin Chronicle puts it, Obama “set off yet another social media tailspin” when he was captured in a photo fist bumping Austin comedian and musician Daniel Rugg Webb at a noted barbecue restaurant, Franklin Barbecue.
The Chronicle interviewed Webb about the encounter and her related that the fist bump came in response to his call for gay equality.
“It was just a lucky day to be the register girl,” says Webb.
The entire restaurant, he says, was prepped in advance of Obama’s appearance, and Webb, who laments not being properly attired in his preferred sequin ensemble, knew he had to make some kind of stand.
As the president approached, Webb threw his hand down and slapped the counter dramatically. “Equal rights for gay people!”
“Are you gay?” the president asked.
“Only when I have sex.”
“That’s when he laughed and said, ‘Bump me,'” Webb says.
Webb went on to tell the Chronicle that: “If Rick Perry would’ve walked in, I would have lost my job. I would’ve taken that old queen to town.”
Obama gets a fist pump as he pays for his lunch during a surprise visit to Franklin Barbecue in Texas #obamaaustin pic.twitter.com/sPUAMIAm2S
— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) July 10, 2014
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