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Stereotype posted:Yeah but obscure slurs aren’t okay just because people aren’t aware of them. Like if I called you a “moke” you’d be like “okay” but if i said that to someone on the west side they’d probably kick the poo poo out of me. In this case though there's added confusion as it's totally fine to refer to party members as "Democrats" or "a Democrat". It's not hard to see how the term "the Democrat party" could be used as short-hand in good faith that does not apply to ethnic slurs. It sucks that right-wingers are using the term derogatively, but frankly I think the vast majority of non-online people wouldn't be aware of that. As a non-US person living here now I've unknowingly fallen into this myself and hopefully I'm not a secret Republican. It seems like there's much better ways to identify Republicans anyway, like asking whether racism still exists in the USA. To bring it back to the original point, obviously "Ocasio-Cortez" is correct and "Ocasio" is just wrong. Someone not getting hyphenated names is pretty egregious. edit: Democrat Dog 
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Nocturtle posted:In this case though there's added confusion as it's totally fine to refer to party members as "Democrats" or "a Democrat". It's not hard to see how the term "the Democrat party" could be used as short-hand in good faith that does not apply to ethnic slurs. It sucks that right-wingers are using the term derogatively, but frankly I think the vast majority of non-online people wouldn't be aware of that. Well I guess you've learned something about yourself today. Please go to the nearest self-incrimination booth. Nocturtle posted:It seems like there's much better ways to identify Republicans anyway, like asking whether racism still exists in the USA. If it's not an intentional slur, it's at least a shibboleth, meaning it identifies someone as a member of a certain group. In the case of "Democrat" as an adjective, it means someone is either ignorant or a Republican. Just like most uses of "USA" indicate that someone is not American. There are many ways in which people can give away something about themselves through the ways they express themselves. That's all this is about for me.
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A hot take https://mobile.twitter.com/parscale/status/1151329288161058816
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Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:A hot take “I god bless America” so is he saying he is a god who is blessing America or that his will commands God to bless America?
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https://twitter.com/MeetMckayla/status/1151240611762020353 Just your friendly reminder that Mckayla Wilkes is great and she needs as much money and support people can give. Hell, just signal boost the gently caress outta her if you want an easy way to help https://twitter.com/MeetMckayla/status/1150455405614686214
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Stereotype posted:Yeah but obscure slurs aren’t okay just because people aren’t aware of them. Like if I called you a “moke” you’d be like “okay” but if i said that to someone on the west side they’d probably kick the poo poo out of me. Slur isn't just another word for insult. jfc
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https://twitter.com/carterforva/status/1151140101289758721 Been away from the game because I needed a break and if there is one thing organizers are good at spotting it is burnout. My peeps at Climate Alliance, VA DSA, etc made me have a time out and take a breather. But here we are, back in action! 2019 is an important year folks. VA can kill Right to Work and start enacting legislation that helps VA citizens and enable our teachers to strike etc. If you can spare anything to some of the candidates in the VA elections that can potentially unseat chuds, then please do so. I will get a full list to yall shortly, but in the meantime: the Bot is back  Much Love Goons
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Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:A hot take You aren't supposed to jack yourself off with the flag Brad; that's violating flag code
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Brad Parscale is arguably the most successful grifter in the Trump orbit right now--there's no telling how much money he's been paid to doctor polls to make Donny look good.
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I like my action heroes to be relatable to a guy like me: shirtless, glistening, and full of steroids
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holy poo poo NBC dug up some archive footage of Trump and Epstein partying at Mar-A-Lago in 1992. This is the cringiest drat poo poo you've ever watched. Trump's faces, Epstein's ghoulish mugs, both of them just staring down the Buffalo Bills cheerleaders. gently caress this creepy. HIS loving FACE oh god he's groping them all i want to unsee this https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tape-shows-donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-discussing-women-1992-party-n1030686?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma It's 3 minutes in. 
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There are so many stupid things about this tweet but the first thing that jumped out at me is that he’s comparing action heroes to superheroes, as if today’s action hero actors aren’t twice as big as those in the 80s (The Rock, John Cena, etc.) It’s like anyone from that family ever said or did anything genuine, they’d burst into flames.
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Is there something I can donate to that will specifically fund primary challenges from the left as well as be visible enough to send a message? I assume Justice Dems? Are they trying to do a “progressive tea party” thing?
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Well he shat this out this morning while making GBS threads: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1151451067437191168 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1151451068431294464 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1151451591171543041 Whining about "directions on a shampoo bottle" is a new one to me I have to admit. If those weren't there what would you have to read in the shower to avoid thinking about the impending doom of the planet?
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G.I. Jaw posted:There are so many stupid things about this tweet but the first thing that jumped out at me is that he’s comparing action heroes to superheroes, as if today’s action hero actors aren’t twice as big as those in the 80s (The Rock, John Cena, etc.) I mean it's dumb as hell but even if we're just doing Marvel there's still Hemsworth and Dave Bautista.
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Big wet president got shampoo in his eyes recently and didn’t notice on the bottle that it might sting a little.
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Shifty Pony posted:Well he shat this out this morning while making GBS threads: I think he is upset about the Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap Label.
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Theres directions on shampoo bottles because idiots like him would drink the loving shampoo if left to their own devices.
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Turned on NPR today and they had a Republican congressman on to ask him if what Trump said was racist. Turned it off. Turned it back on ten minutes later to hear the anchor say ".... controversial remarks which many have accused of being racist. In a few minutes we'll speak with Trump voters for their perspective" What a lovely network.
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Critical posted:Theres directions on shampoo bottles because idiots like him would drink the loving shampoo if left to their own devices. If you literally followed the directions on the shampoo bottle you'd be stuck in an endless loop, forever lathering and rinsing. I spent thousands of dollars on a CS degree to make this joke.
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Because Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Jason Momoa, Dwayne Johnson, and Idris Elba don't exist  Everything about these fuckers is just the 50-80s with the most pathetic nostalgia goggles of all time Also I would absolutely pay good money to see the Trump Dough Boys take on Chris Evans and Jason Mamoa 
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I wish the squad had actually moved the party to the left. 
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TulliusCicero posted:Because Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Jason Momoa, Dwayne Johnson, and Idris Elba don't exist Also not all 80s action stars were roided out goons. But seriously who gives a gently caress?
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Critical posted:Theres directions on shampoo bottles because idiots like him would drink the loving shampoo if left to their own devices. The directions were initially put there to get people to use more shampoo by washing their hair twice. It worked too. It is marketing.
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Just to go back to Puerto Rico, it's amazing just how much we literally don't care about them. The most prominent article I could see is about cruise ships cancelling their stops to San Juan.
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skylined! posted:Also not all 80s action stars were roided out goons. I don't really, but it's just another great example of how loving wierd Trumpists and the right are about absolutely loving everything On topic, so Puerto Rico is pretty much on the verge of violent revolution right?
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Shifty Pony posted:The directions were initially put there to get people to use more shampoo by washing their hair twice. Motherfucker!
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Nocturtle posted:In this case though there's added confusion as it's totally fine to refer to party members as "Democrats" or "a Democrat". It's not hard to see how the term "the Democrat party" could be used as short-hand in good faith that does not apply to ethnic slurs. It sucks that right-wingers are using the term derogatively, but frankly I think the vast majority of non-online people wouldn't be aware of that. My first post on this topic was correcting someone that AOC's name is Ocasio-Cortez and not Cortez, that this could have been an honest mistake but is also the language that Trump uses to disparage people, much like him repeatedly using the name "Democrat Party." In Trump's case he 100% for sure knows that it's incorrect (like I think he even tweeted it out) but he does it anyway, because he's a loving rear end in a top hat and a piece of poo poo and he's only doing it explicitly to disparage people. This was followed by some people writing basically "lol who cares it doesn't matter." It does matter because of Trump and other Republican assholes who explicitly use the term "Democrat Party" to (1) insult people and (2) send a message to like-minded individuals that they are on their side. It's not a racial slur, and it's not "as bad" as a racial slur, but that really doesn't matter because it's irrelevant. I only brought up that particular racial slur because it's one of those words that could be used innocently but if you use it around me I'm going to (politely but firmly) ask you to stop, and how you handle that request is going to tell me whether you're a real piece of poo poo or just someone who didn't know better. And if you're the latter then we're cool, it's a mistake and people make mistakes. Which isn't really too different from "Democrat Party" despite the fact that one is a racial slur and the other one isn't. Members of the Democratic Party have probably asked Trump and his base to stop, and their response is "lol who cares it doesn't matter and also gently caress you," which tells us that they are real pieces of poo poo. I also said that it's probably not uncommon to think "Democrat Party" is the correct usage, especially now that media outlets are straight up printing and reading Trump's tweets word-for-word and so that might be the only exposure to the term that they get. Those people might go on and say "Democrat Party" because that's what they've heard, and if you inform them that it's incorrect and they change their tune then they're cool, but if they go on and keep repeating it then the only thing it can possibly mean is that they are assholes.
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Shifty Pony posted:The directions were initially put there to get people to use more shampoo by washing their hair twice. It worked too. Wait, you're not supposed to wash twice? I do that and I never saw instructions on shampoo bottles! I feel betrayed!
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skylined! posted:Also not all 80s action stars were roided out goons. Bruce Lee is probably the most iconic action star in the world and he was lean Also like the first movie star I had a crush on lmao Anyway this is a really good post and I want to highlight it for one more page: Paradoxish posted:Honestly, this is all tied up into the weird way that white people treat accusations of racism. That said I feel like the obvious thing that's not stated is people have to recognize their own flaws (most people are genuinely not introspective enough to do this on their own) and finally want to change which they have no real reason to do as our white supremacist society rewards them regardless
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AlBorlantern Corps posted:Turned on NPR today and they had a Republican congressman on to ask him if what Trump said was racist. Turned it off. NPR constantly had its hand out for years for donations. Republicans wanted to shut them down. Then the Koch brothers figured out that they could subvert the network by donating and dictating their narrative to them.
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ewiley posted:If you literally followed the directions on the shampoo bottle you'd be stuck in an endless loop, forever lathering and rinsing. Money well spent, I'd say.
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skylined! posted:Also not all 80s action stars were roided out goons. Off the top of my head the lead actors in the biggest action movies of the eighties were like Michael Biehn, Michael Keaton, and Peter Weller.
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AceOfFlames posted:Wait, you're not supposed to wash twice? I do that and I never saw instructions on shampoo bottles! I feel betrayed! I do it because my hair still feels clumpy and gross if I don't shampoo a second time. And I massage the scalp and keep my hair as short as possible and poo poo, so.
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