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PJMcK

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2. That's far too subtle for Trump

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Fri Dec 1, 2017, 08:45 PM

Dec 2017

Face it. Trump meant the use of the name as an ethnic slur. There's no other way to interpret it. Any other perspective is meant to deflect and hide the true nature of Trump's racism.

Plus, he's an idiot.

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Calling someone 'Pocahontas' is actually a compliment, not an insult. [View all] Ken Burch Dec 2017 OP

It SHOULD be; it clearly wasn't MEANT to BE hlthe2b Dec 2017 #1

I know, and the article makes that clear that Trump doesn't know that. Ken Burch Dec 2017 #3

That's far too subtle for Trump PJMcK Dec 2017 #2

That's clearly not the intent of the article. Ken Burch Dec 2017 #4

Understood and agreed PJMcK Dec 2017 #5

I'm absolutely in agreement that nothing Trump does should ever be normalized. Ken Burch Dec 2017 #6

Mr. "high IQ" and Ivy League grad doesn't know anything about a lot. BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #7

Agreed. Ken Burch Dec 2017 #11

A Native name used as an insult becomes not just an insult RandomAccess Dec 2017 #8

She's talking about owning the slur. If it's owned, it can be turned and used in the fight-back. Ken Burch Dec 2017 #12

Bullshit RandomAccess Dec 2017 #13

No, no it's not. helmedon1974 Dec 2017 #9

I agree with you in how it's used. The idea here is to own the slur Ken Burch Dec 2017 #10