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cwydro

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18. Dude, stop digging.

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #13)

Sat Jun 29, 2019, 12:46 PM

Jun 2019

Call him a lapdog, call him a poodle, call him a puppet. All are subservient.

We see you. Clearly.

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Please stop implying Trump is gay as an insult. [View all] Ms. Toad Jun 2019 OP

Nobody thinks Trump is gay, and if we DID ... we wouldn't make these sorts of jokes ... mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #1

It doesn't matter whether you think he is gay or not Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #5

I think you're perceiving it as insult about homosexual acts, when it's not meant in that spirit mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #9

being perceived as heterosexual is not stereotypically bad Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #26

If you begin with the basic assumption that your fellow DU'ers are, in fact, NOT homophobic ... mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #30

This is not a complicated concept Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #62

Okay MsToad. I don't want to argue with you anymore ... mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #66

Thank you. n/t Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #68

"I think you're perceiving it as insult about homosexual acts, when it's not meant in that spirit.." pangaia Jun 2019 #49

i was going to respond much like this. barbtries Jun 2019 #32

Well said! maddiemom Jun 2019 #55

OMFG obamanut2012 Jun 2019 #76

OMFG barbtries Jun 2019 #90

You just proved paragraph 4 of Ms. Toad's post. cwydro Jun 2019 #36

It is not a "joke" -- that is her point obamanut2012 Jun 2019 #75

I respectfully disagree that this was anyone's intent in engaging in jocularity of this nature ... mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #77

You are right, of course, and yesterday was particularly bad. I was surprised at some tblue37 Jun 2019 #2

Yup - it was bad, Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #8

Yuck! I just saw that one. nt tblue37 Jun 2019 #22

Post removed Post removed Jun 2019 #3

Wow. Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #7

The 'hetero' part of the highlighted statement is not irrelevant ... mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #13

Dude, stop digging. cwydro Jun 2019 #18

Doh! You've got me pegged as the homophobe that I am ... mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #24

Yeah, it's obvious you don't care. cwydro Jun 2019 #35

Yeah, that PUA post was beyond creepy. demmiblue Jun 2019 #43

Ha, I remember that too. Tipperary Jun 2019 #44

I didn't say part of the game, nor did I say I argued with them, you clearly misunderstood my point mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #47

Yup, that was more or less me ... I didn't say it was looks though, I said I charmed them ... mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #45

Ms. Toad has told you why it's offensive. She's not the only one. cwydro Jun 2019 #46

I didn't say I wouldn't stop. I'm willing to stop if it's hurting people ... mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #50

IT IS NOT A FUNNY JOKE obamanut2012 Jun 2019 #78

Guess what? THAT WASN'T MY F***ING QUOTE. mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #86

Geez now your words are being mischaracterized. LakeArenal Jun 2019 #81

Thanks Lake ... honestly I really do try to be something of a peace-keeper, I get bummed about mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #91

Some won't accept apologies even after they demand them. LakeArenal Jun 2019 #92

Thx, back atcha Lake ... mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #94

Yes, it's the subservience. Gender is not the point. maddiemom Jun 2019 #31

And somehow "subservience" is associated with gay folks? cwydro Jun 2019 #37

WHOA. OUCH! maddiemom Jun 2019 #53

Too bad you don't get it. cwydro Jun 2019 #54

Wow, that was quick! maddiemom Jun 2019 #57

The cartoon uses homosexuality as an insult because that is (still) Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #60

"...not only smacks Trump, but OTHER LGBT individuals..." maddiemom Jun 2019 #73

Um, just a clue here dear. cwydro Jun 2019 #84

Oh, I'm SO embarrassed that you caught me out. maddiemom Jun 2019 #108

That was a typo. Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #87

Oh, excuse me. A TYPO. That explains it. maddiemom Jun 2019 #106

So a picture of Trump kneeling in front of Putin with Putin unbuckling his belt Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #110

Maybe I saw a different graphic.(???) maddiemom Jun 2019 #112

Sex was expressly what was suggested - and what was used because it was likely to get the strongest Ms. Toad Jul 2019 #118

Good lawd. n/t demmiblue Jun 2019 #12

I stay away from taking part in anything that could be seen as offensive to LGBT Blecht Jun 2019 #4

I didn't recognize this as a problem, but thanks for letting us know. marylandblue Jun 2019 #6

You bother because it's the good fight NotASurfer Jun 2019 #10

What if it was just 'yes, master'? mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #15

K&R demmiblue Jun 2019 #11

Agreed. Caliman73 Jun 2019 #14

I took it more as a 'blowing your boss to get ahead' thing TalenaGor Jun 2019 #16

Thank you. And good luck. cwydro Jun 2019 #17

Heterosexist homophobia. Behind the Aegis Jun 2019 #19

You know - the simple solution to the "problem" of us whining about that unicorn Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #64

Exactly, but... Behind the Aegis Jun 2019 #69

Really? Color me shocked. n/t Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #70

It's pretty mindblowing that you think so little of gay men as to only assocate this to gay men Snake Plissken Jun 2019 #20

It has nothing to do with what I think of gay men Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #28

You're the only who is making this about gay people Snake Plissken Jun 2019 #38

I don't complain when whites are being attacked Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #63

No, only an African American would say........Whoops maddiemom Jun 2019 #33

I agree. Some posts have been disgusting. 33taw Jun 2019 #21

I haven't alerted on any posts on the DU ripcord Jun 2019 #40

Thank you. cp Jun 2019 #23

As a poster on one of the threads I will offer my viewpoint rufus dog Jun 2019 #25

Trump is worshiping dictators Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #27

You are reading into my intent rufus dog Jun 2019 #29

No. I am saying your intent is irrelevant. Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #65

Post removed Post removed Jun 2019 #34

Wow. Tipperary Jun 2019 #39

2004... they are really coming out of the woodwork. n/t demmiblue Jun 2019 #41

missed it -- guessing it was a good thing I did obamanut2012 Jun 2019 #79

I don't think it indicates anything about being gay, but submissiveness treestar Jun 2019 #42

This Is Where RobinA Jun 2019 #96

The insult isn't that he is Gay edhopper Jun 2019 #48

Stop implying he is gay because it is clear he is a hetero sexual predator. Thomas Hurt Jun 2019 #51

I have never implied he is gay. n/t Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #67

The whole point is she isn't obamanut2012 Jun 2019 #80

It depends. . . BigDemVoter Jun 2019 #52

And as a gay man, you are free to say that. Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #59

I am LGBT+, and I find it disgustingly homophobic obamanut2012 Jun 2019 #82

Me too. cwydro Jun 2019 #109

well said. n/t 912gdm Jun 2019 #56

I hear you, but then how can we say that Trump has shown himself completely PatrickforO Jun 2019 #58

We are not losing sight of the elephant in the room Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #61

"How can we say that Trump has shown himself completely submissive to Putin?" WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2019 #100

Thank you. n/t Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #105

Thank you for the post Steelrolled Jun 2019 #71

The jokes are not only offensive to gay men, but straight women as well. John Fante Jun 2019 #72

Yup -- the root of homophobia is misogyny obamanut2012 Jun 2019 #85

Agreed. A lot of homophobia is a direct derivation of misogyny - Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #89

Agreed RobinA Jun 2019 #98

THANK YOU, YES! obamanut2012 Jun 2019 #74

It is crude. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #83

But whatever humor is needed should not use being gay as an insult. Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #88

I agree! MineralMan Jun 2019 #93

Thank you! The DU also loves making fun of peoples appearances. Weight, etc. nt USALiberal Jun 2019 #95

I comment on those, too - Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #103

Thank you Ms. Toad. It's hurtful, insulting and unnecessary. JohnnyLib2 Jun 2019 #97

I agree Raine Jun 2019 #99

K&R. Watching people trying to justify it, on Pride weekend, makes me sick. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2019 #101

I was watching the posting yesterday - on the 50th anniversary of Stonewall Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #102

Well, you are right. NT emmaverybo Jun 2019 #104

This thread has been a real eye-opener... ADX Jun 2019 #107

Because it gathered a number of people who believe using gay as an insult in one place Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #111

It's about subservience. He is definitely not the DOM in this situation. nt UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #113

YES! YOU got it. maddiemom Jun 2019 #114

You'd better send a memo to Stephen Colbert, Bill Maher, Samantha Bee, etc. VOX Jun 2019 #115

I am not a part of any community that includes Stephen Colbert, Bill Maher, Samantha Bee Ms. Toad Jul 2019 #119

I rather see him as more of a Renfield type Bettie Jun 2019 #116

While we're "cleaning house," can we stop with the ageism here as well? VOX Jun 2019 #117

I agree - but this is not a "cleaning house" thread. Ms. Toad Jul 2019 #120