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W_HAMILTON

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39. Someone on Twitter posted this yesterday and it turns out they got the wrong Amy Cooper.

Wed May 27, 2020, 08:52 AM

May 2020

Given that this article is posting the same donation information as that person, I would be wary of this, especially from a website with known reputational issues.

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Looks like Amy Cooper (Central Park lady in video) might be a Liberal [View all] essme May 2020 OP

Wouldn't surprise me FBaggins May 2020 #1

I don't know that much about NYC essme May 2020 #3

Yes. She looks like a latte liberal**UPDATE MaryMagdaline May 2020 #2

Exactly essme May 2020 #5

+1 MaryMagdaline May 2020 #7

Even the Karen memes are just one group belittling another cbdo2007 May 2020 #6

I get the sexism vibe MaryMagdaline May 2020 #8

That's how I feel- essme May 2020 #11

Thank you Essme MaryMagdaline May 2020 #13

Beautifully and thoughtfully said StarfishSaver May 2020 #14

Well said. Thank you. n/t OneGrassRoot May 2020 #20

Well said! mcar May 2020 #44

Where do you stand on the whole "Florida Man" thing? 11 Bravo May 2020 #72

I'm from Florida and I laugh hysterically at those memes MaryMagdaline May 2020 #75

I thought Karen meme was race neutral, related more to entitled people uponit7771 May 2020 #49

White women in particular? kcr May 2020 #65

I like Lattes. maxsolomon May 2020 #66

No more than limousines MaryMagdaline May 2020 #76

Yep, racism is a human problem not a political one. cbdo2007 May 2020 #4

Stop threatening me with these threads! Mods! Mods! Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #9

Racism isn't a singular thing. There's no "racism on/off switch"... JHB May 2020 #10

It doesn't surprise me at all StarfishSaver May 2020 #12

+1 stupid is as stupid does......... nt mitch96 May 2020 #16

I'm not sure why after it was revealed she was Buttigieg donor that progressives are blamed for this JonLP24 May 2020 #17

Who is blaming progressives? StarfishSaver May 2020 #21

Left leaning in the US is usually progressive not the faction of the DNC who've tried to uponit7771 May 2020 #50

Many of us have said that voting for Obama did not mean one can't be a Racist JI7 May 2020 #15

Some of the most racist people I've met Trumpocalypse May 2020 #18

Yep StarfishSaver May 2020 #22

Very few are the people who are 100% liberal or 100% con on all matters Kaleva May 2020 #19

Pardon me, but this reminds me of the "George Zimmerman isn't bullwinkle428 May 2020 #23

No. It is not. essme May 2020 #27

Okay, so there are "very bad people on both sides". bullwinkle428 May 2020 #61

No. The meaning is pretty easy to determine. Caliman73 May 2020 #70

Thoughts? Dumb asses can be from any group or any persuasion. Don't take it personal. jmg257 May 2020 #24

I already wrote "why I took it personal" essme May 2020 #30

No worries - I didn't mean "you" - I meant in general...we cant account for every ass. jmg257 May 2020 #35

Both sides do it...is bullshit hiding this post. Demsrule86 May 2020 #25

Bothsiderism is is equating two very unequal things... JHB May 2020 #37

Thank you. Well said essme May 2020 #38

Not understanding why this is so offensive you need to hide from it. Caliman73 May 2020 #71

Also, she is Canadian. She not a member of any political group in this country. Demsrule86 May 2020 #26

She donates essme May 2020 #28

Duval RandiFan1290 May 2020 #29

I am sorry essme May 2020 #31

lol RandiFan1290 May 2020 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author essme May 2020 #34

The name Amy is common and the name Cooper is common karynnj May 2020 #67

Turns out you may be right MaryMagdaline May 2020 #77

I was going to post this article yesterday, but the sourcing on it seems thin. Regardless, I did WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #33

I wish you had posted it essme May 2020 #36

Someone on Twitter posted this yesterday and it turns out they got the wrong Amy Cooper. W_HAMILTON May 2020 #39

The article makes note of that- even in the title essme May 2020 #40

The why even post such a dubious article? W_HAMILTON May 2020 #43

"Might" essme May 2020 #46

They are a supposed news organization -- "might" isn't good enough. W_HAMILTON May 2020 #47

+1 uponit7771 May 2020 #51

My understanding is she is canadian mercuryblues May 2020 #41

I assumed a woman her age in NY is a liberal. LizBeth May 2020 #42

I don't care...she's garbage and acts just like a Trumpanzie Bengus81 May 2020 #45

No, we're supposed to roll and say, "Ah, maybe racism is a problem that transcends party WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #52

hmm...Ok...I don't remember anyone stating she was off the hook if she was in "our" party Bengus81 May 2020 #53

Oh, there are plenty of "no true Scotsman" views about Democrats, liberals, voting habits WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #58

The Dem donor may be Amy L Cooper; the woman in the park is Amy M Cooper muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #48

That site shows her as unemployed on 4/15? Bengus81 May 2020 #54

It says the Amy Cooper who donated $100 on April 15 2019 to Buttigieg was unemployed muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #63

Probably not going to self-identify as liberal much longer Devil Child May 2020 #55

She'll be embraced by conservatives who'll be thrilled to make her their poster child StarfishSaver May 2020 #57

Many have already posted about humans being a *mix* of good and bad, nobody is pure anything. UTUSN May 2020 #56

She can call herself anything she wants. Aristus May 2020 #59

One can be a Liberal, and still be an utter idiot. MicaelS May 2020 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author MrsCoffee May 2020 #62

I Learned RobinA May 2020 #64

DU can be like a senior citizen version of high school Nature Man May 2020 #68

And I've just learned that some people think they can read other people's minds muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #74

While racism is more likely in conservatives, it is a problem that afflicts us all. Caliman73 May 2020 #69

Donald Trump gave millions to liberal Democrats, including both Clintons. So he's a liberal? Midnight Writer May 2020 #73

He apparently was a Democrat until Obama got elected. A HERETIC I AM May 2020 #78

There is no Amy Cooper, employed by Franklin Templeton Ms. Toad May 2020 #79

The Franklin Templeton Amy Cooper was anti-Obama, it turns out muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #80

I saw the later article. Ms. Toad May 2020 #81