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"They call her Pocahontas"-President of the United States

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by justtxyank, Nov 27, 2017.

  1. SirIvyLeague

    SirIvyLeague Member

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    Oh ****, a grammar lesson on the intrawebz.

    Way more credible than my degree. Keep it moving Mr. Irrelevant.

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  2. fchowd0311

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    Probably a legacy admissions business adminstration or social science degree.
     
  3. Astrodome

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    I am sure some were offended but probably on a similar level to those who are offended by the Redskins name. Not very many. And to those people Trump should apologize. I don't know if he owes the white liberals like Dan an apology though.
     
  4. apollo33

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    I thought Pocahontas was a Disney Character, turns out she's a real person
     
  5. FranchiseBlade

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    Like @JuanValdez said, it is the same thing as calling all Asians, Jackie Chan. I think most people understand that is racist.
     
  6. rocketsjudoka

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    http://time.com/5038937/navajo-code-talkers-slam-trump-pocahontas-slur/
    Families of Navajo Code Talkers Slam President Trump for 'Pocahontas' Slur
    FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Families of Navajo war veterans who were honored Monday at the White House say they were dumbfounded that President Donald Trump used the event to take a political jab at a Massachusetts senator, demeaning their work with an unbreakable code that helped the U.S. win World War II.

    Trump turned to a nickname he often deployed for Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren during the 2016 presidential campaign: Pocahontas. He then told the three Navajo Code Talkers on stage that he had affection for them that he doesn’t have for Warren.

    “It was uncalled for,” said Marty Thompson, whose great uncle was a Navajo Code Talker. “He can say what he wants when he’s out doing his presidential business among his people, but when it comes to honoring veterans or any kind of people, he needs to grow up and quit saying things like that.”
    More at link.
     
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    Wha... ok, how quickly does she walk that statement back?

     
  8. SirIvyLeague

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    Applied mathematics degree.

    Social science? Really?

    I'm a trader brah. I'm a big boy. Stay looking up at me, cuck.

    Edit: and no, I hate advanced stats and analytics in basketball. If it goes this direction.

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  9. dandorotik

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    And the only reason I did that is because you referred to someone as uneducated, FakeNewsIvy.
     
  10. dandorotik

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    Trump apologizing? Sure- and he’s also going to go the whole month of December without saying something stupid.
     
  11. SirIvyLeague

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    In relative terms, you are to me you cuck.

    In absolute terms, I'm curious how many libs are actually educated. A fair or unfair observation, depending on your perspective, is artists and entertainers are libs, business moguls are conservatives.

    Nothing is linear with (financial) success, it doesn't require a degree. It's, it's own volatile making.

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  12. Joshfast

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    All conservatives and liberals. In a rocket. Launch it into the sun.
     
  13. JuanValdez

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    I wouldn't even say that calling Warren Pocahontas was derogatory to Warren. It was a little jab to her. Just a reminder of an embarrassing episode in 2012. It is derogatory to the people who took the collateral damage -- the Native Americans in the room and across the country. They were not the intended target, but they are the people who would be most insulted, and the ones who would have the most cause for concern that their President publicly degraded them, disrespected their war heroes, thinks that Algonquin peoples are basically the same as Navajos, and has little apparent regard or sensitivity for them while holding a lot of power over how the federal government approaches Native American issues.

    Nice for him (though he may be motivated to not divulge his true feelings in order to avoid conflict). But there are hundreds of thousands of other Native Americans who would have cause to feel insulted.
     
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  14. dandorotik

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    1. People like you that say stupid things aren't the best judge of anyone else's education. Truthfully, there are millions of 5th graders nationwide who would read what you wrote and say to themselves, "man, I write better than that."

    2. Cuck is used incorrectly; it would imply that you know about my sexual history. My assessment of your intelligence, however, is based on something you actually wrote.

    3. You don't even make sense with your follow-up argument. First, you are inquiring about whether "libs" are educated. Then, you make this awkward segue to say "artists and entertainers are libs, business moguls are conservatives." That doesn't state anything about their education or lack thereof. If you were arguing this correctly, you would go on to say, "Generally speaking, entertainers and artists don't have degrees, which illustrates that libs are uneducated." Which, by the way, would be wrong because many artists and entertainers do have degrees (Natalie Portman, James Franco, Gerard Butler, Mayim Bialik, Ken Jeong, Art Garfunkel, David Duchovny, and dozens of others have graduate-level degrees, not to mention the 1,000s who have undergraduate/baccalaureate degrees).

    (BTW, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, who I suppose you would call "business moguls," would fit into the category of "libs")

    So, can you bring any more failure to this thread, SirLittleLeague? Please feel free.
     
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    Really didn't disprove anything I said. And actually did what you accused me of. Typical lib hypocrite. Go ahead, write another essay for me.

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  16. GladiatoRowdy

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    Which doesn't excuse Trump in the least for making that joke at a ceremony where he was supposed to be honoring war heroes.
     
  17. GladiatoRowdy

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    Because of WHEN he did it.
     
  18. dandorotik

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    1. Yes it did.

    2. No it didn't.

    3. That is incorrect diction again.

    4. It would be a waste of time, SOL.
     
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    It was in front of a group that should me more mad about what she did than anyone.
     
  20. dandorotik

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    No.
     

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