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LenaBaby61

(6,991 posts)
30. I grew up with them ..
Sun Dec 4, 2016, 06:57 PM
Dec 2016

Have a good friend who is from WV but was lucky that her parents moved her nd her brother away from there when they were kids, and she cut her family/relatives LOOSE this past Summer for the last time, and she feels so good about her decision, and I'm proud of her.

She got tired of them calling Michelle a big, black ugly gorilla meanwhile saying that Melaria's a beautiful, smart woman who'll represent this country well as a real First Lady (I guess a European, escorting/mail order briding, birther, naked picture-taking, girl on girl action lover and plagiarizer is much more respectable than being an highly-intelligent/articulate, lovely, African-American college graduate).

She also won't subject her husband/young children to their hatred and racism of black folks either. An Auntie who thinks like my friend does but stays quiet because she's scared of being confronted by her tRump-loving racist son and daughter-in-law and other racist POS called her and told her that they're talking about her like a dog, and she told me that she'll be watching and waiting when the bottom falls OUT for them in WV, and it WILL, because tRump was given the presidency and he won't follow through with all those fantastic jobs or with anything he promised the deplorables there in WV.

Anyway, good luck to you shadowrider, and have a happy holiday season

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You could prepare to leave Warpy Dec 2016 #1
I'll go. shadowrider Dec 2016 #5
Go armed to the teeth with facts and history. pangaia Dec 2016 #2
Considering the ratio, I'd let it go and enjoy dinner! elleng Dec 2016 #3
Same here. (n/t) SMC22307 Dec 2016 #10
In my family, there are rules against discussions MineralMan Dec 2016 #4
My honest question to you is: PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #6
It's a tradition, I have to go shadowrider Dec 2016 #7
I'm guessing that if they all voted for Trump this year, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #16
Do the right thing. Do not argue back. Shemp Howard Dec 2016 #8
I'd change the subject. If not, have facts ready. Initech Dec 2016 #9
Netflix and chill at home. TeamPooka Dec 2016 #11
My husband's got the opposite problem HockeyMom Dec 2016 #12
Inasmuch as 30 people will be there, some will not be much interested in politics. No Vested Interest Dec 2016 #13
And normally shadowrider Dec 2016 #15
You are so right! MichMary Dec 2016 #28
I wouldn't go Skittles Dec 2016 #14
I second Skittles motion. roamer65 Dec 2016 #17
Take a bag of cheetos... Cracklin Charlie Dec 2016 #18
Hah! phylny Dec 2016 #25
That would be absolutely miserable if you ask me. Why subject yourself to it? Vinca Dec 2016 #19
I grew up with them shadowrider Dec 2016 #20
I grew up with them .. LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #30
You could always talk about guns SecularMotion Dec 2016 #21
I could shadowrider Dec 2016 #23
Why not tell them it's Christmas, give it a rest. eShirl Dec 2016 #22
Ask them to not bring it up ahead of time nini Dec 2016 #24
I think that's what I'm gonna do shadowrider Dec 2016 #27
Hopefully they'll just talk about all those other things you have in common nini Dec 2016 #31
Drink early and drink often. hrmjustin Dec 2016 #26
I'm just going to smile as I look them in the eye madokie Dec 2016 #29
There are several threads you could refer to regarding what to do BigBadDem Dec 2016 #32
What the actual fuck dude? ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #34
Or don't discuss it at all... kentuck Dec 2016 #33
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