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GoCubsGo

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16. Right. It's too late to launder it out.

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #15)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 01:02 PM

Jul 2019

You accused the OP of trying to "justify it", however. He was not doing that. He was trying to change the meaning of the hateful intent. His intentions were good, albeit misguided, but they were in no way any sort of justification.

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LibTard? [View all] busterbrown Jul 2019 OP

i don't care if they call me names. they are bullies. trueblue2007 Jul 2019 #1

Bullies? Too Nice.. busterbrown Jul 2019 #2

Still too nice BlueIdaho Jul 2019 #7

Conservaturds TrishaJ Jul 2019 #20

Wish I came up with that!!! busterbrown Jul 2019 #23

Feel free to use it as often as necessary.... TrishaJ Jul 2019 #25

Aren't libtards those bright sprinkles you put on cupcakes? ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #3

I've never heard anyone call those that. Sapient Donkey Jul 2019 #28

Ants ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #32

Oh hehhe gotcha. Sapient Donkey Jul 2019 #34

Seriously? Ms. Toad Jul 2019 #4

No, the OP is using the word "tardy." As in "late." GoCubsGo Jul 2019 #5

That doesn't even pass the laugh test. Ms. Toad Jul 2019 #6

Well, I didn't take any sort of test, "laugh" or otherwise. GoCubsGo Jul 2019 #8

You can't launder the underlying bigotry Ms. Toad Jul 2019 #15

Right. It's too late to launder it out. GoCubsGo Jul 2019 #16

I'll mostly buy that. Ms. Toad Jul 2019 #17

Oh Come on!!! busterbrown Jul 2019 #18

Nope busterbrown Jul 2019 #24

Why do this? WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #9

Just because the term is busterbrown Jul 2019 #19

Well, sure. It's an insult for people with disabilities. Condemn it or ignore it, but don't bother WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #22

It's the best they can do. But consider their handicap. DFW Jul 2019 #10

We can do better than compare political decisions people make to an actual disability. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #12

They listen to Fox Noise 24/7 DFW Jul 2019 #13

Pathologizing politics is dangerous ground and is a gross look. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #14

Exactly!! busterbrown Jul 2019 #21

LibTard is contradictory. bluedigger Jul 2019 #11

I'll Say it again.. busterbrown Jul 2019 #26

Whenever I see anyone use terms like that, I use it as a sign to stop reading Sapient Donkey Jul 2019 #27

Yea...I agree thats why I tried busterbrown Jul 2019 #30

Make it about a term degrading someone with a disability to begin with . 'Tard is offensive lunasun Jul 2019 #29

Yea it was a spur of the moment thought.. busterbrown Jul 2019 #31

you are right- the only way they can think of to be clever is to say something offensive -big fail lunasun Jul 2019 #33