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In reply to the discussion: The racist b***h who called Michelle "an ape in heels" is getting her job back! [View all]Demit
(11,238 posts)29. Well, you've given yourself a built in excuse. Why not let it rip with all the other words
you're thinking of? You know, being an old man who can't keep up with the times and all.
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The racist b***h who called Michelle "an ape in heels" is getting her job back! [View all]
rzemanfl
Dec 2016
OP
I imagine they have a telephone number. Yes, nude first lady is more classy (Sarcasm)
JimBeard
Dec 2016
#55
She said it wasn't a racist post. That Michelle just wasn't "classy or dignified" like Melania
Jean-Jacques Roussea
Dec 2016
#7
It would be "an." I translated it to English. West Virginia must have top-notch
rzemanfl
Dec 2016
#11
What do you think when a woman gets a high paying job she isn't qualified for? n/t
rzemanfl
Dec 2016
#43
It begs the question: what do you think when a male gets a high-paying job he's not qualified for?
LanternWaste
Dec 2016
#49
That is not my assumption. I grew up in West Virginia, and my assumption is that her family is well-
Tanuki
Dec 2016
#58
Or maybe we see the hypocrisy of calling someone a racist while using sexist language.
JTFrog
Dec 2016
#28
Imagine the racist in the OP saying that: "I'm an old woman and chose a word from my vocabulary..."
JTFrog
Dec 2016
#66
Well, you've given yourself a built in excuse. Why not let it rip with all the other words
Demit
Dec 2016
#29
the vast majority of women have opposed every advance for them that was ever proposed. nothing
TheFrenchRazor
Dec 2016
#68
It's fun to rationalize our sexist behaviors, it let's us feel more clever than we are
LanternWaste
Dec 2016
#51
I was agreeing to use "asshole" or variants of it instead of sexist terms. Watch me.
rzemanfl
Dec 2016
#65