I could care less about the Miley Cyrus ‘twerking’ controversy, but I think it’s kind of funny that she tweeted “God Bless You” along with a picture of a notorious NYC creep with no idea of his history. Yesterday pictures of ‘youths’ holding a sign reading ‘WE MUST WORSHIP MILEY CYRUS” got attention all over the internet. It turns out the man pictured is a Union Square lurker named Roman Shusterman. Usually Roman is seen around Union Square holding signs like “LESBIANS ARE TAKING OUR GIRLS AWAY” and asking girls let him smell their farts or campaigning for co-ed showers.
Here’s a clip of a typical Roman encounter (as captured by Bob Smith):
And here’s Roman responding to being tweeted at by Miley: