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yallerdawg

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2. Deplorable:

Reply to JHan (Original post)

Fri Mar 17, 2017, 11:08 AM

Mar 2017

Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad in quality.

Synonyms: Disgraceful, shameful, dishonorable, unworthy, inexcusable, unpardonable, unforgivable, reprehensible, despicable, abominable, contemptible, execrable, heinous, beyond the pale.

Deplorable? Damn fine word, all things considered!

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there were a couple posts a while back admonishing us for using the word "Deplorable"... [View all] JHan Mar 2017 OP

It was said that, ExciteBike66 Mar 2017 #1

Deplorable: yallerdawg Mar 2017 #2

Right! In the fullness of time, I hope folks understand that appeasing .. JHan Mar 2017 #3

Please add this word to your list: coprophagist NCjack Mar 2017 #16

hillary's mildly impolitic statement was somehow deemed equivalent to donnie's barrage of hate unblock Mar 2017 #4

Yes! the attack was completely different. I don't think my rage about this will ever subside. JHan Mar 2017 #5

Didn't She Also Say "Half" ProfessorGAC Mar 2017 #12

funny thing is, they take pride in being "politically incorrect", which inherently means unblock Mar 2017 #19

+1 dalton99a Mar 2017 #18

Nobody has said you need to play patty cake with every Trump supporter mythology Mar 2017 #6

It was never a strawman. JHan Mar 2017 #8

+1000 brer cat Mar 2017 #17

Everyone who voted for Trump voted for racism. In my book, that makes them racist. Coventina Mar 2017 #14

My friend, imho you should call them whatever you want. LOL Lib Mar 2017 #7

I objected to someone claiming a rapist is the same as a deplorable lunatica Mar 2017 #9

It does no good to call *any* group of people 'deplorables'... Talk Is Cheap Mar 2017 #10

yeah it does a lot of good calling groups deplorable.. JHan Mar 2017 #11

Personally, I just call them racists. Coventina Mar 2017 #15

They are deplorable easttexaslefty Mar 2017 #13