still, i thought, they don t have the real story, this is just a teenager that was going to prom. and did something outlandish. dan: stan s pastor had his own brush with cancel culture. we get to the root. it and i m going to accuse you and condemn you, i m never going to allow you to be forgiven, redeemed or saved from mistakes you made. he advised johnson to stay home. as the attacks poured in. messages were bigot, homophobe, you wait gay people, and death threats and physical arm. dan: cathy griffin s army of cancellers moved up the ladder to johnson s board of directors. that afternoon, sunday april 25, just one day after his encounter
she replied they are just kids having fun. dan: at that point. a couple of students, one in a bright red dress made a comment to effect of, why are you looking at me like that i asked a request in return, why are you wearing a red dress. dan: the boys insist johnson approached them. he asked me, what are you wearing, i thought it was a joke, i said what i want to i m wearing a dress, he said why did you choose to wear, that i said is there a problem, he said yes, you have hair on your chest. dan: johnson denies saying that. at-this-point, he pulled out his phone. he smacked my phone out of my hand, it hit the concrete.
she replied they are just kids having fun. dan: at that point. a couple of students, one in a bright red dress made a comment to effect of, why are you looking at me like that i asked a request in return, why are you wearing a red dress. dan: the boys insist johnson approached them. he asked me, what are you wearing, i thought it was a joke, i said what i want to i m wearing a dress, he said why did you choose to wear, that i said is there a problem, he said yes, you have hair on your chest. dan: johnson denies saying that. at-this-point, he pulled out his phone. he smacked my phone out of my hand, it hit the concrete. that is false.
there was a lot of chaos, they were emotional. if he dropped his phone, it fell. i don t have any knowledge of that. everyone was looking at us, i was screaming and telling this man to stop harassing me. i went to pick up my phone and record. that is the moment in time the mood shot through the roof. dan: you know what happened then. do you think he looks gross? what you see on video is me trying to stay calm, me being mad with comments that i was not thinking. verbage i would not have said. and thing trying to bait or encourage to that language, and move myself to restaurant door where we were seated. johnson smiled uncomfortably and said what he thought.
and said what he thought. you look like like what? i could have said things better, but i don t regret saying it. he called my a bitch, i knew the conversation was over, those types of words don t have effect on me. dan: johnson didn t just walk away. i made a mistake. you look like an idiot. dan: you heard that right. never crossed my mind something so mild would impact my career. dan: too late to take it back. the prom growers could not believe johnson could say such a thing, chaos erupted, hotel staff intervened. and to calm things down they asked sam johnson to leave. i went to a different restaurant up the street and had dinner there. dan: the teenagers headed to