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ShazzieB

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8. I hope she's okay, too, and I appreciate your concern for her.
Wed Aug 24, 2022, 05:59 AM
Aug 2022

But please, please don't use the r-word here at DU, for the former guy or anyone else. It's an ableist slur, and seeing it here makes me cringe.

Insulting Trump is fine and dandy, but there are plenty of ways to do it without using that word.

For anyone who may not understand how problematic that word is, here's some background: https://www.bu.edu/wheelock/the-use-of-the-r-word-and-why-its-a-problem/

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Yes, well... J_William_Ryan Aug 2022 #1
You are being too harsh on her. She is young and it was a great opportunity for her to work akbacchus_BC Aug 2022 #3
c'mon man, she was an low level aide. mopinko Aug 2022 #16
By that reasoning, does that include the likes of Susan Sarandon, etc. Who said "Hillary was more JohnSJ Aug 2022 #19
When Trump mocked the reporter with cerebral palsy, that should have been it Funtatlaguy Aug 2022 #2
damn straight Skittles Aug 2022 #4
Hutchinson was not part of the administration then. That mockery occurred whilst the menace akbacchus_BC Aug 2022 #5
I'm saying that any decent human would get nowhere near Trump Funtatlaguy Aug 2022 #6
Do remember, she was not working directly for him. Which young intern would give up akbacchus_BC Aug 2022 #7
I hope she's okay, too, and I appreciate your concern for her. ShazzieB Aug 2022 #8
Thank you, but when did I use the 'r' word you are referring to? akbacchus_BC Aug 2022 #9
In your very first post: róisín_dubh Aug 2022 #10
Thank you, forgot about that. I just hate trump so much but that word is not appropriate. akbacchus_BC Aug 2022 #11
Likewise, Wednesdays Aug 2022 #12
She continued wirking for tfg after Jan. 6 DeeDeeNY Aug 2022 #13
She fully supported TFG's policies, just not his means... SKKY Aug 2022 #14
Cassidy was not a policy maker. Not too vulnerable to prosecution. empedocles Aug 2022 #15
Her testimony was self-serving? Hadn't heard that one before. TheRickles Aug 2022 #17
this place newdayneeded Aug 2022 #18
Ironically, I wonder how many who feel the need to critisize these witnesses against trump, also JohnSJ Aug 2022 #20
I know right? She woke up several months after the actual event... SKKY Aug 2022 #21
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