Jimmie Johnson is probably the least controversial driver in NASCAR. In fact, probably the only thing controversial about him is just how uncontroversial he is.
But on Sunday night, Johnson decided to stir the Twitter pot.
It all started when the Hendrick Motorsports driver tweeted a picture of a gender-neutral bathroom sign with the caption “what a crazy concept.” He provided no additional context, but that didn’t prevent people on both sides of the aisle from getting worked up.
What a crazy concept. pic.twitter.com/ZL9P7uNlJz
— Jimmie Johnson (@JimmieJohnson) June 26, 2017
The tweet, as you might expect, caused quite the stir in the Twitterverse. Check out some of the reactions below:
Yes. Makes me sick be damned that one of my grandchildren or my girls be in the same bathroom as a man. My little girls, I mean more to me.
— ANJLE DUBE🇺🇸🤘🙏😇 (@DubeAnjle) June 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/ballenmo/status/879182901027459074
I would not allow my children to go into one of those. I seriously doubt they would want to. Crazy, perverse world we live in.
— Craig Springford (@CraigSpringford) June 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/isabellewebber/status/879180402182819840
https://twitter.com/isabellewebber/status/879185113556406273
What's crazy is how people use this kind of bathroom without thinking about it all the time but name it and suddenly it's a big deal.
— Deborah Lom (@silverdsl) June 26, 2017
That's how bathrooms should be and we can get over this stupid argument. Have 3-4 single bathrooms and tell ppl to shut their mouths
— FlameVol (#DingerNation) (@Flame_Volunteer) June 26, 2017
Drinking Sanoma wine
— Darren Priske ⚓🇨🇦 (@DarrenDnd6169) June 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/AlexDWise/status/879181514784866304
No one cares.
— BrakeHard (@BrakeHardBlog) June 26, 2017
Despite the fact North Carolina repealed the polarizing HB2 law in March, the bathroom debate continues to rage on.
Hopefully this doesn’t dissuade Johnson from being more active on social media, as fans surely would love to know more about someone who is perhaps NASCAR’s greatest driver.
Thumbnail photo via Mike DiNovo/USA TODAY Sports Images
