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| Oh, wow, this only gets worse | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 01:26 pm EDT 08/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Randy Rainbow’s old, racist, and transphobic tweets resurface - WaymanWong 02:16 am EDT 08/20/20 | |
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| Adding Mexican and Asian jokes to the mix, hitting the usual roster of denigrating Asian men's penises and calling Mexicans tiny, plus some truly Trump worthy comments calling Latinx people criminals. This is turning into a trainwreck. And yes, these jokes were offensive and wrong in 2010 - that was just ten years ago, and people knew better. | |
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| re: Oh, wow, this only gets worse | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 04:14 pm EDT 08/20/20 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 04:13 pm EDT 08/20/20 | |
| In reply to: Oh, wow, this only gets worse - Singapore/Fling 01:26 pm EDT 08/20/20 | |
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| Another Asian ''joke'' from the Randy Rainbow collection of tweets: ''Called a guy who bumped into me this morning an asshole and now I feel bad cuz I think he might have been a dickhead. Or Asian.'' |
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| re: Oh, wow, this only gets worse | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 05:01 pm EDT 08/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Oh, wow, this only gets worse - WaymanWong 04:13 pm EDT 08/20/20 | |
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| Appalling. And noticeable that people who were defending his Transphobic remarks are not engaging whatsoever with these racist tweets. | |
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| re: Oh, wow, this only gets worse | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 12:23 pm EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Oh, wow, this only gets worse - Singapore/Fling 05:01 pm EDT 08/20/20 | |
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| ''Called a guy who bumped into me this morning an asshole and now I feel bad cuz I think he might have been a dickhead. Or Asian." I'm not sure how anyone could attempt to defend this "joke." |
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| Here's what I can't understand... | |
| Last Edit: GrumpyMorningBoy 01:44 pm EDT 08/20/20 | |
| Posted by: GrumpyMorningBoy 01:35 pm EDT 08/20/20 | |
| In reply to: Oh, wow, this only gets worse - Singapore/Fling 01:26 pm EDT 08/20/20 | |
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| It's one thing when you're trying to gain fame by saying outlandish things in the hopes that you'll gain attention. It's quite another when you're so famous that you're nominated for Emmy Awards and being invited as a guest on mainstream news and entertainment shows. The fact that Randy Rainbow made it this far without thinking that perhaps it was time to revisit the things he'd said and -- gosh, at minimum, DELETE THEM, but better, APOLOGIZE for them -- makes me feel extra cynical about whether liberals are any less capable than conservatives of claiming political positions merely because it's what their audience would pay to hear. We know full well that these were the accusations we leveled at people like Glenn Beck back in the day, or might even say of someone like Rush Limbaugh today. "They can't possibly believe this stuff... they must just know that this is what their paying audience wants to hear." When tweets like these come to light, how are we not supposed to view Randy Rainbow's anti-Trump sentiments through an equally cynical lens? What does this guy ACTUALLY believe about people of color, women, and trans folks? It's just horribly dispiriting. It's very tempting to believe that liberals who find a mass audience are truly opposed to racism, sexism, and homophobia. But maybe we shoudln't be so sunny about it all. Entertainers want to pay the bills just like everyone else. - GMB |
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| re: Here's what I can't understand... | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 01:48 pm EDT 08/20/20 | |
| In reply to: Here's what I can't understand... - GrumpyMorningBoy 01:35 pm EDT 08/20/20 | |
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| A hundred percent! I'm baffled he didn't delete these years ago, but more importantly, his response so far is to paint himself as the victim of unfairness - another Trump quality - which suggests that he doesn't see anything wrong with these comments. | |
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