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10. Back in the day (I'm 67), I was taught that

Tue Jun 9, 2020, 02:27 PM

Jun 2020

a "proper lady" should cross her legs at the ankle, not at the knees, and certainly should not sit on one leg (my favorite position).

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A tale of two Presidential intern pics [View all] FelineOverlord Jun 2020 OP

K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Jun 2020 #1

Also for better visibility... marble falls Jun 2020 #41

Are women required to cross our legs? LakeArenal Jun 2020 #2

Not required, but around Rump it's a good suggestion. nt Buns_of_Fire Jun 2020 #8

LOL...correct amudo. nt iluvtennis Jun 2020 #45

Back in the day (I'm 67), I was taught that flor-de-jasmim Jun 2020 #10

Geeze, I heard that nonstop from my mom. lark Jun 2020 #17

My mom (5ft 85 pounds) used to chase us around with a belt. LakeArenal Jun 2020 #24

Funny. lark Jun 2020 #29

My tiny grandmother made us cut our own switches. One day, my brother who towered over her, Tess49 Jun 2020 #30

ooh I intervened the one time I saw that Skittles Jun 2020 #48

Sure it is. But it was good parenting then. LakeArenal Jun 2020 #49

It's a big thing now with young women... Blue_playwright Jun 2020 #36

Ahhhh. Thanks. LakeArenal Jun 2020 #44

The crossing at the ankles edict far predates the two duchesses. niyad Jun 2020 #51

Of course but Blue_playwright Jun 2020 #52

Thank you. That is most interesting. Etiquette and manners are appreciated, but so much niyad Jun 2020 #53

hey! Skittles Jun 2020 #47

The better to keep Republican Congressmen from squinting up your skirt. marble falls Jun 2020 #42

White are you talking about? Skittles Jun 2020 #3

And male. n/t Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #12

It's very clear lame54 Jun 2020 #13

And, one has a bubble of space around him, GoCubsGo Jun 2020 #23

The Trump administration is racist? THE HELL YOU SAY. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #4

The one on the right is on a rug. lpbk2713 Jun 2020 #5

But, he's done SO much for Black people! nt Blasphemer Jun 2020 #6

A tale of two Presidential intern pics FelineOverlord Jun 2020 #7

I need sunglasses to look at the one on the right. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2020 #9

Melanin? StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #11

"This is my class photo from 2015. This is what America looks like." demmiblue Jun 2020 #14

What a lucky person to have been in that class. Dump's class could be from DumpU. erronis Jun 2020 #22

Give me a warning next time, I had to get my sunglasses to look at the one on the right. George II Jun 2020 #15

Not fair packman Jun 2020 #16

The picture on the right is overexposed, they forgot to white balance the camera. 😂😂 TheBlackAdder Jun 2020 #18

If you added religious affiliationinto the mix it would probably be rurallib Jun 2020 #19

I saw a couple tokens on the far left. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #20

come on. I see two black interns! LiberalLovinLug Jun 2020 #21

There's a huge asshole volstork Jun 2020 #25

Thank you for these two contrasting pics, FO.. RT Cha Jun 2020 #26

Obama has his arms volstork Jun 2020 #27

Anyone who would touch him would have to go thru decontamination protocol. n/t sarge43 Jun 2020 #38

hmm... LudwigPastorius Jun 2020 #28

and the two people of color in tangeranus' pic is way, way off to the side sdfernando Jun 2020 #31

Make America White Again couldn't possibly have a better metaphor. bullwinkle428 Jun 2020 #32

and look at how stupid all the young women look among Trump's interns all dressed in ridiculous Tumbulu Jun 2020 #33

Shocking!!!! dutch777 Jun 2020 #34

let me count the ways. . . Hamlette Jun 2020 #35

That's the whitest group I've ever seen... Moral Compass Jun 2020 #37

I've read that Trump is losing white voters now too IronLionZion Jun 2020 #39

One of These Things Is Not Like The Other. djacq Jun 2020 #40

There is a black kid at the end of the first row rufus dog Jun 2020 #43

This is why minorities protest. No reason other than prejudice for the low number of minorities iluvtennis Jun 2020 #46

Are the women interns not allowed to wear slacks? niyad Jun 2020 #50