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yardwork

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6. Many gay people supported Joy. However.

Sat Apr 28, 2018, 10:25 AM

Apr 2018

It's unfortunate that in the well-intentioned effort to support Joy here on DU and on other websites, the hurtful impact of the words themselves were unjustly dismissed.

I believe that this attack on Joy by digging up old posts and tweets from a decade ago was unjustified trouble-making, an effort to divide Democrats.

That said, I'm very disappointed in the many responses, here and elsewhere, that dismissed the words themselves as "nothing." Again, gay people were thrown under the bus, even while many of us were writing in support of Joy. Very disappointing.

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Seriously - Does anybody here remember EVERYTHING they have ever posted [View all] TheDebbieDee Apr 2018 OP

Of course I agree, but doubt this will sway those immovable on the issue. Some seem to be hlthe2b Apr 2018 #1

Many gay people supported Joy. However. yardwork Apr 2018 #6

I thought that, at least early on, most commenters were acknowledging the ugliness & painful impact hlthe2b Apr 2018 #9

No the dismissal was from the start dsc Apr 2018 #10

I was not doing what you are accusing me of doing, but I'll just say I'm sorry I wasn't more clear. hlthe2b Apr 2018 #12

No personal attack intended, I assure you. yardwork Apr 2018 #31

much appreciated... hlthe2b Apr 2018 #33

I saw the same. yardwork Apr 2018 #30

From the beginning, the defenders asserted: Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #59

I remember a lot of it and I wish I could take some of it back. S.E. TN Liberal Apr 2018 #2

I've always thought that the internet is discoverable by anyone. greymattermom Apr 2018 #3

Does anybody here pretend that their past comments were not actually made by them? oberliner Apr 2018 #4

Ah, the goal posts are being moved. Trust Buster Apr 2018 #5

Please! That was never the only issue with her... TheDebbieDee Apr 2018 #8

Nope, she should have owned it all along. "I" have insulted no one. Trust Buster Apr 2018 #14

This goes back to "REMEMBERING EVERYTHING YOU HAVE EVER POSTED" issue... TheDebbieDee Apr 2018 #16

She didn't go there, the immediate response was "I was hacked" Agschmid Apr 2018 #20

actually her immediate response was, zi am sorry for the dumb things I wrote. Ninsianna Apr 2018 #41

Nope, that's not accurate. Agschmid Apr 2018 #43

it actually is. back in December Ninsianna Apr 2018 #51

Hey thanks for personally attacking me. Agschmid Apr 2018 #56

It was a simple statement of fact, if you felt it described you, Ninsianna May 2018 #60

And it was equally stupid to use the lame "I was hacked" excuse. Trust Buster Apr 2018 #42

Proof that there is hypocrisy on both sides. nt Kirk Lover Apr 2018 #44

I think people using right wing sources should be called out Ninsianna Apr 2018 #52

Your post is totally out of line. No right wing talking points are being used. Trust Buster Apr 2018 #54

"Are" in this thread and "were" in others are different things. moriah Apr 2018 #57

my post was accurate. people using right wing sources and taking Ninsianna May 2018 #61

Hell, I am not so sure I want to read everything in my DU journal! marble falls Apr 2018 #7

TheDebbieDee kpete Apr 2018 #11

I don't understand what you mean - how am I phunny? TheDebbieDee Apr 2018 #17

Full disclosure: moose65 Apr 2018 #13

Yes.. there were many discussions re: the ethics & appropriateness of those who were "outing" gay RW hlthe2b Apr 2018 #18

First, this isn't the sole position on outing by any means dsc Apr 2018 #38

I NEVER even suggested that it is. I was merely referring to an episode of evolving discussion on hlthe2b Apr 2018 #39

well, according to some guy who writes for "the Nation" all liberals were homophobes back in 2006! m-lekktor Apr 2018 #15

Homophobes think everyone's homophobes. Iggo Apr 2018 #28

without the quote I can't comment directly dsc Apr 2018 #40

Not remembering... tonedevil Apr 2018 #19

That's not the issue; the bogus hacking claims are the issue (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Apr 2018 #21

Let me try to answer this way... brooklynite Apr 2018 #22

My last two posts were about Joy Reid. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #23

I'm gonna put this out here and be done with this thread... TheDebbieDee Apr 2018 #24

Really? PDittie Apr 2018 #25

Nah. Iggo Apr 2018 #26

Another oldy hear and I agree totally. Butterflylady Apr 2018 #35

I'm pretty sure I never accused gay men of molesting kids QC Apr 2018 #27

+1 PDittie Apr 2018 #29

Well, not everyone has Dotard's great(est) memory. keithbvadu2 Apr 2018 #32

Amen Carey1 Apr 2018 #34

I've posted things in anger mountain grammy Apr 2018 #36

it's even harder to remember what you posted when Ninsianna Apr 2018 #37

Yes, the cut and paste bandits, R B Garr Apr 2018 #45

"His" timeline shows a bit advancing quite a bit of the Wikileaks Ninsianna Apr 2018 #50

That makes sense about pushing the Russia crap. R B Garr Apr 2018 #58

Oh it almost certainly happens. joshcryer Apr 2018 #48

I remember everything that I consider to be "on the edge" or "out there" fescuerescue Apr 2018 #46

My views haven't changed much in the past 20 years. joshcryer Apr 2018 #47

People do evolve marlakay Apr 2018 #49

I've made mistakes. And posted. Years ago there was a debate in Ontario applegrove Apr 2018 #53

From 2008 ? Yes. If I made comments like those that I've read were made, I'd remember. CentralMass Apr 2018 #55