Yeah that’s not really an appalling quote. Now if Smith had said, “You’re a quarterback for Buffalo,” *that* would be appalling.

In a world of microaggressions. Welcome to deadspin. 

It what world would that quote ever be appalling?

I’m not as progressive as they are, but I wouldn’t really care about them if it weren’t for this sort of posturing being contrasted with them being held out as something truly new and special.  

I do, which is why I know that politicians who refer to amorphous “theys” when talking like this are a dime a dozen.

Which, while being true, sort of belies the image that these ladies have projected of themselves or representing something vastly different and superior to existing politicians.

“Us vs. Them” is evergreen in politics and in culture. It shores up the base and steamrolls areas of agreement in favor of constantly raising the stakes.

I think we have a beef with almost anyone here because there’s a lack of courage. It seems like we’re all radical because we deeply care about the people we represent and we want to throw down for them

Oh I dunno, by the right of YOU WAGED WAR AGAINST US AND IT’S OURS NOW?

Wow. Yeah, Israel is just rolling roughshod over the entire Middle East...Oh wait, no, they’re just enforcing their sovereignty in their tiny space afforded to them by ALL THE WORLD’S MAJOR POWERS.

As I’ve said, intent doesn’t matter when your execution is poor. Never expect people to take your context in good faith over Twitter. Better yet, don’t tweet. There’s few politicians that are savvy enough like AOC to do it right.

Like I already said, they are an important ally. The United States had the money, and the power necessary to eliminate the enemies of Israel with zero drawback. Israel can defend itself plenty, as seen in the 70's when they smoked three different countries at once, but they are not aggressive nor should they be. The…

Absolutely true. There’s nothing wrong with the U.S. Government protecting and advocating on behalf of its interest and allies.

Omar’s intent does not excuse her poor execution. Dropping one-liners on Twitter with the expectation that your context will be taken in good faith was a rookie mistake that I’m sure she will learn from. To the rest of your drivel:

Israel’s prominence is a direct concern for the USA, and works to its benefit. Having a friendly bastion in the Middle East is a huge fucking benefit for us, because if they weren’t keeping the rest of those crazies in check you’d be looking at a major war created by the hard line religious sect in those Middle…

Soul man came out in 1986.  It wasn’t “widely known” since the ‘60s.  And regardless of the timeline those who committed the discretion should/have apologized and left it at that.

I’m not sure you even read my post. All that I said was intent and apologies are important, because people weren’t woke in small Indiana cities 35 years ago like they are today.  

Congratulations. You proved both mine and ThisIsNotYourBurner’s point.

The purity olympics in America need too fucking stop. I am a left leaning, liberal woman of color. This shit needs to stop. This is why people end up becoming the Trump supporters we see in ever-growing millions these days. Nothing is enough. They all apologized. Fred Armisen was playing Barack Obama, not making fun…

As a Hornets fan, I have to strongly disagree. The people of New Orleans don’t own the history of that team, its successes and failures. They have no investment in it. The people of Charlotte own that. The connection between the team and its city/fans is way more meaningful and important than continuity of ownership.…