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In reply to the discussion: I wish people would knock off the "Ha ha, Trump wears diapers" shit. [View all]58Sunliner
(4,391 posts)79. Well unfortunately it is inherently racist. It is a term used to denigrate white women.
What's the alternative? How about just calling people out for being racist, shitty, whatever. All you have to do is ask yourself if we have a name for white men, or racist abusive people of any other race.
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I can agree with you, but I'd bet your friend never spent his life belittling others for sport.
hlthe2b
Nov 2020
#1
'Ivanka' would have been a more appropriate name for the common entitled princess.
keithbvadu2
Nov 2020
#12
Right. Which has now manifested to any white middle age woman speaking can be a Karen.
LizBeth
Nov 2020
#21
It did not start with racist spiels. It start some 4chan dude griping about an Xgf that went to
LizBeth
Nov 2020
#139
Right. I called dentist about my healthcare, a specific issue and said... I don't want to be
LizBeth
Nov 2020
#152
Well unfortunately it is inherently racist. It is a term used to denigrate white women.
58Sunliner
Nov 2020
#79
What part are you disputing? It could be any name, buy it is only applied to white women.
58Sunliner
Nov 2020
#101
It is a sad argument when you put words into my statement that are not there.
58Sunliner
Nov 2020
#145
I don't label based on sex or race. Get it? I label the behavior, the politics.
58Sunliner
Nov 2020
#178
Women have thru out history been denigrated to sit down, and be quiet. The karen thing is just
LizBeth
Nov 2020
#154
no. It isn't that. At all. It is the annoying white woman complaining about the minor incovenience
SlogginThroughIt
Nov 2020
#159
Yes, it is, exactly that. A white middle age woman makes a comment YOU think a minor inconvenience,
LizBeth
Nov 2020
#161
Oh I am sure that you are there crusading against EVERY single dick joke
SlogginThroughIt
Nov 2020
#163
The meme is against any woman you or society deems it is for speaking out. The sexism is not new.
LizBeth
Nov 2020
#164
+1. But really, you just do not understand. I am being a bit snide. I know I have apologitically
LizBeth
Nov 2020
#184
I agree to the extent that Trump's need for diapers is the result of his abuse of drugs and your
CTyankee
Nov 2020
#7
All over DU for 5 years. Despite his notorious NDAs, there have been leaks. It's only now that ...
Hekate
Nov 2020
#32
Yes. If he hadn't made fun of that disabled NYT reporter, called Biden demented and senile....
George II
Nov 2020
#56
So he attacks people for things that have nothing to do with their character.
Chemisse
Nov 2020
#109
I think his most ardent supporters would not give a hoot if they knew this about him
japple
Nov 2020
#57
No, trump deserves zero respect or pity. He is trying to leave a broken country as we speak
Escurumbele
Nov 2020
#78
Never crossed my mind it was adult diapers. Always the image of the balloon baby. nt
LAS14
Nov 2020
#16
I agree, but Trump seems to have no problem picking on and cruelly mimicking handicapped people. n/t
RKP5637
Nov 2020
#24
It's kind of mean and ageist, not that Trump has ever avoided being mean
The Velveteen Ocelot
Nov 2020
#33
Trump himself has been relentlessly ableist and ageist against Biden FFS ...
mr_lebowski
Nov 2020
#50
Too fucking bad. The wingnuts hold this fascist up as a paragon of leadership & masculinity
Tarc
Nov 2020
#39
It's probably only a medical issue because the drug of his choice -Adderall has a side effect -
womanofthehills
Nov 2020
#140
Yes, know it is sometimes needed medically, but tRump BEHAVES like a baby in diapers. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2020
#53
Trump's diapers are funny because he's a fraud & a horrible human being & he
AnotherMother4Peace
Nov 2020
#55
I would never make fun of your friend. But, I will make fun of this fucking monster
Ferrets are Cool
Nov 2020
#77
It annoys #DirtyDiaperDonald. I can't think of another person I would taunt in such a manner.
Hermit-The-Prog
Nov 2020
#83
I bet your friend is a nice guy who handles the problem himself. But when I heard that
demigoddess
Nov 2020
#89
There's plenty of horrible things to demean tRump about without this being and issue...
KY_EnviroGuy
Nov 2020
#93
No sympathy for a murder-in-chief forever linked to well over 250,000 deaths & he doesn't give
Illumination
Nov 2020
#125
Well, I think people feel it's ok to make fun of him for that like he made fun of the reporter that
judesedit
Nov 2020
#127
When the diapers are being worn by an infinitely vain malignant narcissist who has his doctors
highplainsdem
Nov 2020
#143
pmurT deserves it. No if's, and's, or but's. Plus it deflates his image among his cultists.
GoneOffShore
Nov 2020
#190