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Celerity

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Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #19)

Thu May 21, 2020, 07:38 AM

May 2020

he IS a fat fuck, and uses fat-shaming as a weapon, so he is fair game

PLUS what Pelosi did was NOT fat shaming

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America Deserves a Skinnier President to Mishandle This Pandemic [View all] WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 OP

Ugh. And I usually like McSweeneys pieces. Squinch May 2020 #1

What don't you like about it? WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #2

However Nancy chooses to get under his skin is fine with me. Squinch May 2020 #16

Even if the rhetoric hurts marginalized people? WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #17

And how does her pointing out that he is, in fact, morbidly obese Squinch May 2020 #18

Because there is no systemic oppression against German people in the U.S. WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #19

So her stating the fact of his obesity in an appropriate medical context oppresses him? Women are Squinch May 2020 #22

Political rivals commenting on each other's bodies is not an appropriate medical context. WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #23

Yes. We have all noted that you object. Squinch May 2020 #27

... Celerity May 2020 #26

He uses racist rhetoric, too. Should we call him a racial slur? He'd probably really hate it. WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #28

non sequitur Celerity May 2020 #30

People's privilege or lack thereof doesn't go away when they become president. WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #31

profoundly disagree on all points Celerity May 2020 #33

You make a good point about quality of life, and what researchers are finally beginning to WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #35

Mentioning Trump's size in relation to his iemitsu May 2020 #3

I know, it's hard to stop talking about people's bodies. WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #5

This rather overstates the degree to which people who denigrate Trump mr_lebowski May 2020 #4

Interesting, I see it on almost every thread I happen to open about him that includes WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #6

I for sure see his orange color or raccoon eyes or anus mouth called out at least as much mr_lebowski May 2020 #7

"Perhaps for one reason or another every time you see weight-based comments made, it sticks out to WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #15

So you hated Teddy Roosevelt also? Nt USALiberal May 2020 #8

Was Roosevelt heavier than Taft, the president that allegedly got stuck in the WH bath tub? Victor_c3 May 2020 #10

You are correct, I think Taft was the heaviest, thus the worst POTUS! Nt USALiberal May 2020 #12

Lmao. WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #13

We may have a skinnier President to botch the pandemic Vogon_Glory May 2020 #9

Plastic Ken isn't skinny enough, what did I miss? Brainfodder May 2020 #11

Perhaps he'll do some workout videos post de-election. forgotmylogin May 2020 #14

Yeah, sure. whatever. Happy Hoosier May 2020 #20

I think most of the glee surrounding Pelosi's comments ecstatic May 2020 #21

"By the way, what's the point of internalizing comments that are made, not to you, but to the WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #24

+100000 Celerity May 2020 #25

That last question is weird. Happy Hoosier May 2020 #29

Speaking as a stupid person... Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #32

lolol Celerity May 2020 #34