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MineralMan

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41. I'm the only one who decides what I ignore.

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 11:49 AM

Jun 2015

I respectfully decline your kind invitation.

I don't like the term "white-trash" any more than I like any other terms that categorize any group of people. My real objection is to your use of that expression. Bristol Palin is not really of any importance to anyone but herself. You think she is "white-trash." Who else fits that description in your mind?

When you post on DU, you invite comment. I'm happy to accept that invitation in this case.

ETA: Thanks for editing your post title.

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And, the Wasilla reality-show 'Hypocrisy Parade' launches a new season... [View all] Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jun 2015 #1

Tis an expression or metaphor widely used to disparage a mentality, not an economic reality. Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #2

Expressions are sometimes dropped from the vernacular when it becomes apparent they are hurtful Fumesucker Jun 2015 #16

Did NOT know this was particularly 'offensive'... Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #23

Really? The phrase is the moral equivalent to "welfare queen". aikoaiko Jun 2015 #30

has been offensive to me for decades DrDan Jun 2015 #46

I vote Democratic, always. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #4

^^This^^ Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #14

Bristol is far from poor. romanic Jun 2015 #28

Bristol Plain is representative of everything wrong with her screed. dballance Jun 2015 #3

She's made hundreds of thousands promoting abstinent programs. joshcryer Jun 2015 #6

I cannot think of a person who should be abstinent more than Bristol Palin. /nt dballance Jun 2015 #7

+1 joshcryer Jun 2015 #8

At least she has career opportunities Fumesucker Jun 2015 #17

Her ability to opine about morality is shattered. Hayduke Bomgarte Jun 2015 #13

You are misunderstanding the fundamentalist mindset Fumesucker Jun 2015 #20

If Bristol Palin is really "disappointed" and considers herself such... joshcryer Jun 2015 #5

Very well put! AndreaCG Jun 2015 #61

Didn't I just read that she is being paid trusty elf Jun 2015 #9

Indeed...see below. The hypocrisy of the Palin family of grifters knows no bounds. Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #10

Thanks, Surya. trusty elf Jun 2015 #15

they could not have chosen a more inappropriate spokesperson treestar Jun 2015 #52

I Want To Know Who Wrote Her Statement For Her.... global1 Jun 2015 #11

Is Rebecca Mansour still writing copy for Sarah Palin? no_hypocrisy Jun 2015 #12

look, Bristol, we get it. Youre a hypocrite. stop trying to make it a virtue. nt Javaman Jun 2015 #18

She was raised to regard hypocrisy as a virtue Fumesucker Jun 2015 #22

'i do not want any lectures'. then go the fuck away spanone Jun 2015 #19

... Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #21

Pretty difficult to see how aka-chmeee Jun 2015 #24

2nd pregnancy by two different men, yes? GOLGO 13 Jun 2015 #25

God not by her side when she got pregnant? eom Malraiders Jun 2015 #26

Looking the other way--embarrassed maybe? Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #29

The entire family needs to just slink away quietly. nruthie Jun 2015 #27

Headline: "Paid abstinence proponent has 2 children out of wedlock from multiple fathers" DetlefK Jun 2015 #31

Bristol's pregnancy is a "disappointment"..... Sheepshank Jun 2015 #32

Poor baby, forced to be a Palin. UtahLib Jun 2015 #33

You survived the alert, please edit your offensive headline. hootinholler Jun 2015 #34

Have already bowed to trailer dweller sensibilites...and change it once. Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #36

How dare people call out racist phrases! hootinholler Jun 2015 #40

Yes. The original post had "trailer-trash" MineralMan Jun 2015 #42

... Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #54

I DO NOT CARE IN ANY WAY! MineralMan Jun 2015 #35

She's on the front page of almost every major LW newssite and blog today. Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #37

So? I still don't care. MineralMan Jun 2015 #38

May I invite you to ignore it, in that case? Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #39

I'm the only one who decides what I ignore. MineralMan Jun 2015 #41

Second time...FWIW. Had to cater to trailer-dweller sensibilities the first time. Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #43

Sensibilities? Really? MineralMan Jun 2015 #45

... Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #50

results Go Vols Jun 2015 #53

Well, well... Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #55

So who's Warren Buffet Wash. state Desk Jet Jun 2015 #60

To me this has nothing to do with living in a trailer or being pregnant and unmarried. Instead jwirr Jun 2015 #44

THAT is the whole point of the OP--and why she's above the fold on every LW site today. Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #48

Yes. jwirr Jun 2015 #51

Thank you for the edit. n/t hootinholler Jun 2015 #47

... Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #49

Why do couples bother with IVF when abstinence works so well? nt valerief Jun 2015 #56

... Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #57

I want to start a line of baby tee shirts that read, "I'm an Abstinence Baby." nt valerief Jun 2015 #58

Sure to be a money spinner! Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #59