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Wulfey_LA
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EDIT: Wow! Yes! This is the going to be the official party line in an hour. She is a liar and shouldn't be believed about her assault accusations because she said she was afraid of flying but sometimes flies. + Show Spoiler + | ||
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IyMoon
United States1249 Posts
On September 28 2018 01:33 Wulfey_LA wrote: Conservative twitter has fully latched onto the BUT YOU SAID YOU ARE AFRAID OF FLYING line of questioning. If you use fully motivated partisan reasoning, you can ignore the possibility that though she did choose to fly, she is still afraid of flying. Thus, she is a hypocrite because he says she is afraid of flying but still flies sometimes even though she is afraid. When all you have is, 'you have flown before even though you're scared of it! ' you are kinda screwed | ||
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iamthedave
England2814 Posts
On September 28 2018 01:00 On_Slaught wrote: This is the wrong question to ask imo. Part of the problem with this type of testimony is that people create in their mind an image of how they expect a sexual assault victim to act, and if they dont meet that standard then they doubt the accuser. I think most people would agree she has been credible. Fox news anchors even agreed. Chris's voice was almost breaking talking about it, so, he seems convinced. | ||
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Mohdoo
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Plansix
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On_Slaught
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plasmidghost
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On September 28 2018 01:39 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: So someone has said that Dr. Ford told officials about her sexual assualt before Kavanaugh(sp?) was even nominated. Yet the WH went ahead anyway...? She testified to that. She contacted the WH and others(don't know who) via various channels when he was on the short list. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
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 Makes me wonder if we are witnessing a one of those pivotal moments in history. | ||
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Wulfey_LA
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On September 28 2018 01:45 Plansix wrote: She testified to that. She contacted the WH and others(don't know who) via various channels when he was on the short list. So I guess we now know how they had those 65 women signatures ready to go so fast. | ||
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
On September 28 2018 01:47 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Women are calling into C-SPAN telling stories of how they were assaulted Makes me wonder if we are witnessing a one of those pivotal moments in history.https://twitter.com/MotherJones/status/1045343543626289154 The culmination of #metoo? Airing this out on national television against perhaps the most powerful group of elite men in the country is historic given the current national climate. | ||
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Dromar
United States2145 Posts
On September 27 2018 20:33 Excludos wrote: Well it's about the color of the mayo and not the user group. And of course when you call someone a name there has to be some sort of resemblance to the item you're calling him. That doesn't make it racist in the least. I've heard multiple (black) comedians do bits about mayonnaise, and usually the joke was based on the notion that it's a "white people" food (bland, boring), only white people eat it, or that only white people even know what it is. I've never thought of it in the context of a racist epithet, but thinking about it in that light, I could see calling a white person mayonnaise being in a similar category to calling a black person a monkey (though with significantly less painful history associated with it). | ||
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On_Slaught
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ZerOCoolSC2
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If you call someone, specifically, "He's like mayonnaise," you are commenting on their character. If you call a black person a "monkey" you're being racist. There is no equivalent. Brent Kavanaugh is mayonnaise. Remarking to his personality/character. Kanye West is a monkey. Remarking on his blackness or racial insinuation that he is less than human. I have only been reading this thread for the hearing. I don't feel particularly motivated to watch that train wreck. | ||
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Mohdoo
United States15725 Posts
On September 28 2018 01:54 On_Slaught wrote: Returning to polygraphs, apparently Kavanaugh endorses their possible use for hiring. I hope somebody asks him this today. Link to case in tweet follow up. https://twitter.com/JosephPatrice/status/1045346100465545216 Thaaaat is hilarious. And amazing. So all they need to do is ask "are lie detectors credible? If not, why did you rule they are?" I think he's shitting his pants right now seeing how much they focus on the polygraph. He must know that his verdict around polygraphs will come up. Oy. | ||
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
On September 28 2018 02:04 Mohdoo wrote: Thaaaat is hilarious. And amazing. So all they need to do is ask "are lie detectors credible? If not, why did you rule they are?" I think he's shitting his pants right now seeing how much they focus on the polygraph. He must know that his verdict around polygraphs will come up. Oy. And when he says he cant be sure this one was done credibly then you ask if he thinks we should question the person who performed it for accuracies sake. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On September 28 2018 01:50 Dromar wrote: I've heard multiple (black) comedians do bits about mayonnaise, and usually the joke was based on the notion that it's a "white people" food (bland, boring), only white people eat it, or that only white people even know what it is. I've never thought of it in the context of a racist epithet, but thinking about it in that light, I could see calling a white person mayonnaise being in a similar category to calling a black person a monkey (though with significantly less painful history associated with it). This is interesting. A buddy of mine used the phrase to describe a guy we tolerate in our board game group that is the dullest human being I have meet in real life. As someone who hates mayonnaise, it was so evocative I just kept using it. It is up there with insulting someone for being uncultured by saying they put ketchup on a prime cut steak. Edit: that Kavanaugh ruling on lie detector tests is fucking perfect. Majestic. The best. | ||
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ZerOCoolSC2
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On September 28 2018 02:06 Plansix wrote: This is interesting. A buddy of mine used the phrase to describe a guy we tolerate in our board game group that is the dullest human being I have meet in real life. As someone who hates mayonnaise, it was so evocative I just kept using it. It is up there with insulting someone for being uncultured by saying they put ketchup on a prime cut steak. Edit: that Kavanaugh ruling on lie detector tests is fucking perfect. Majestic. The best. I would just call them peasants and mean it as a complete joke. My uncle didn't like the term but then something happened and when we looked at each other, he knew he wanted to say it but couldn't. So we laughed. There are terms used as jokes or apt descriptors of people that can be said without it devolving into a racist insinuation. Mayonnaise is one of those terms. | ||
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