And whatever happened to “sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me”?

His use of a word with a very definite history of ethnically pejorative usage doesn’t get excused just because he “arbitrarily assigned” a personal connotation to it. He’s not a goddamn poet, no one cares about his actual meaning/intent behind using that word, lol.

What are you talking about? He’s not facing criminal charges or any legal ramifications from this.

YES.

+1,000,000 for the Keeping Up Appearances reference.

Oh calm down, cupcake.

This isn’t getting enough love.

Holy shit, I think I dated that same guy.

You are a wise and compassionate person. I’m hoping that my anger at Trump voters will morph into something more productive...

Weird, then, that you use the term to refer to the nation and not the “region or population” throughout this thread, huh?

It’s a colloquialism with a specific history behind it- a history that is particularly relevant in the context of your argument.

“Ukraine” not “the Ukraine”. Though your misnaming is certainly...revealing.

I’m not...buuuuut I also have gap teeth, so.

Yeah, when I was a teenager/early twenty-something I think I always subconsciously dreaded that stage of my life being over- luckily, “not giving a fuck” is a hidden benefit of ageing.

I think this would be a fruitful area for season 2 to explore, if there is one...

Are you talking about human nature or the public’s “right” to know about celebrities, though? Because while clearly we (generally speaking) are nosy creatures, I don’t think that gives us any sort of “right” to know personal details.

Someone wrote a pretty interesting essay about the students in Harry’s year at Hogwarts, and how they are basically a microcosm of UK’s population in ‘90s (when the books are set). Well, “interesting” if you’re way into Harry Potter and demographics ;)

Willful obtuseness is their tell :)