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In reply to the discussion: Joy Reids New Homophobic Blog Post Comments Prompt LGBT Group to Take Back Award [View all]Tipperary
(6,930 posts)81. So do a lot of white churches. Never mind the Muslim mindset on this.
I love her, but excusing her because she was raised in a black church is bullshit.
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7962
Apr 2018
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Disappointing to say the least. I'd to think Joy's explanations are true and give her
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#26
Assuming the posts are hers - and I haven't really followed this - we have to remember that
Vinca
Apr 2018
#2
I'm sorry to learn of this. I very much wish she had just left well-enough alone. n/t
Glorfindel
Apr 2018
#4
Certainly taking a big risk. Too many experts out there these days. And I agree with you.
7962
Apr 2018
#12
Yes, if she did it and owned up to it and splained how her heart had changed and
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#31
"Thoroughly" supported by many below. But you'd know that if you actually paid attention.
7962
Apr 2018
#73
She DID initally express regret and apologize for the posts in question. However,
bullwinkle428
Apr 2018
#10
That's the purpose of propaganda: to reinforce the targets' prejudices & keep them ignorant.
TheSmarterDog
Apr 2018
#88
If you think it's weird, then it probably is. The "Joy is evil" narrative is bullshit.
TheSmarterDog
Apr 2018
#94
It seems to me that if she's claiming she was hacked, it's on her to prove her assertion.
Jedi Guy
Apr 2018
#97
How the fuck can society advance if individuals don't? LGBT people included.
TheSmarterDog
Apr 2018
#108
I'd need to see the actual posts rather than someone's conclusion about them.
Honeycombe8
Apr 2018
#23
I think this tweet pushed by (from) Glenn Greenwald should tell most that something is not right
hlthe2b
Apr 2018
#24
Joy is fighting the KGB, Rump and another well known group I cant mention, so they
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#101
Is this the same Greenwald who said the Russian investigation is like Joe McCarthy?
still_one
Apr 2018
#40
Lest we forget Greenwald has similarly crappy posts floating around out there.
joshcryer
Apr 2018
#90
No question Joy's support for the LGBT community should be a consideration...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#37
Keep falling for bringing down our own. All fighters are doomed. Western Democracy is doomed -nt
poboy2
Apr 2018
#36
#metoo is about reexamining past behaviors once hidden or widely considered acceptable.
Orsino
Apr 2018
#50
And meanwhile, some Republicans want to KILL members of the LGBT community.
Oneironaut
Apr 2018
#104