I think you’re probably right. I have a knee jerk reaction “shut up about kids” reaction that’s definitely coloring my perspective and I could definitely get wanting to do something to make anyone leave your kid alone, but there’s no excuse to act on those feelings and especially not if this circumstance. you’re 100%…

Same. I understand a bit of how republicans felt now because this feels really terrible and I’m worried about the future of our party.

I’m cool with defending minors against millions of people speculating about their lives. But go ahead and continue to punish a kid for his shitty parents.

I bet it feels shitty and it’s definitely an outsize reaction given the particular person they chose to sue is a minor, but I do think even when you don’t intend to do something wrong, you can still cause offense. Melania or her lawyer or whoever should have sent him a private message or phone call or whatever with…

Yes yes yes. If I could go back in time I would steal this comment as my own.

I think that she thinks she is protecting him and if we were all decent people we wouldn’t speculate about Barron at all. He is or he isn’t and it’s none of my business until Barron addresses it and I don’t think it’s outlandish by any means that a kid wouldn’t want people to think he’s different and Melania may very…

And then it will only be released on live tv at like 4 am on a Wednesday and DWS will read it to an empty room of Hillary Clinton cardboard cutouts. Because that is how the Democratic Party works.

for those who haven’t read the article I heartily recommend your comment as a tldr. That sentiment is basically what I got out of that article as well coupled with the creeping horror and revulsion you get when you step in hot shit and it goes between your toes.

Me irl reading those excerpts of her book:

I disagree. I wish the Trumps had approached him privately about the video, but from the article it seems that the kid understood their concerns and regretted posting which all seems well and good to me.

I’ve said this to multiple other people, but I know that. My issue is leas with this particular person and more with the way adults are bringing Barron into the spotlight. This kid didn’t start the speculation. I’ve heard it off and on for several months and it is often put up along with Trumps ignorance regarding…

Most people on Jezebel are above mocking Barron, with the exception of the few people making comments floating around about how it’s SO ironic that Barron is autistic and his dad must be so embarrassed because he’s a dick and I’m tired of the faux concern and barely concealed glee about it. Comments like that only…

Goddamn idiot is a good thing these days. Now, if you aren’t Satan incarnate then I kind of just shrug my shoulders because we all have bigger concerns.

I’m arguing that I understand why she acted as she did. The petty part of me wants to get back at people who think bringing a child into an adult problem, but as I’ve said about a dozen times across this board, I think what she did was stupid, wrong, and counterproductive.

I always heard we were the first to grow up in a post-9/11 world so I’ve assumed if you were still in k-12 in 2001, you counted.

I always assumed they wanted her to meet others like her and know more about herself and all that jazz. Also, wouldn’t an untrained witch be kind of dangerous?

You are absolutely right. It’s not helpful at all, but who among us hadn’t done something stupid and counterproductive? As Melania starts out her day with a healthy dose of evil asshole, I expect her level of stupid and counterproductive to be much higher than the average persons.

I didn’t take it as literally fire them, but more as a playing as daddy sort of thing where the maids and whoever would hopefully shrug at him and keep on keeping on.

I feel like I don’t remember isn’t a good defense. No one believes you don’t remember being around Taylor swift. I haven’t listened to a single Taylor swift song under my own will and I would remember meeting her. He acts like he reached towards her and immediately blacked out.

I started to laugh and then realized that you are probably speaking the truth and then I got a sad.