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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsRepublicans are more easily grossed out than Democrats.
In this article, we demonstrate that individuals with marked involuntary physiological responses to disgusting images, such as of a man eating a large mouthful of writhing worms, are more likely to self-identify as conservative and, especially, to oppose gay marriage than are individuals with more muted physiological responses to the same images.
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)who is more disgusting than just about anything I can think of.
qnr
(16,190 posts)sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)I was going to post almost the exact same thing. The old saying must be true...Great minds do think alike. Added to by my always sharp-witted Grandfather...So do simple ones son.
qnr
(16,190 posts)"Gnarled Minds Think Alike"
Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)several of them, to be exact, and a lot of hot girl friends, ergo he must be a 'great lover.' I'm pretty sure the Repub mind goes there.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)So Trump gets even more kudos because he has any woman he chooses. Not who chose him.
It's Mucho Macho thing. What kind of lover he is isn't even a consideration. What he orders those women to do to him is.
Women should do what they are told by their man. Period.
Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)unfortunately, far too many women allow that too. It's getting better, but slowly.
I prefer strong intelligent women, myself. Problem is, most of them are smart enough to avoid me.
Skittles
(152,964 posts)he has his pick among gold diggers with low self-esteem
lunatica
(53,410 posts)What use does he have for women with high esteem and intelligence? They're just pigs, disgusting and fat-assed.
geardaddy
(24,924 posts)And not just him... Ted Cruz, Paul Ryan, Louie Gohmert, Chris Christie, the list is endless.
Skittles
(152,964 posts)or the suffering by Katrina victims
they're very selective over what offends their delicate sensibilities
qnr
(16,190 posts)Bucky
(53,795 posts)But maybe they keep their minds on more pleasant thoughts... like who's using the bathroom
qnr
(16,190 posts)blow up Target restrooms, just like they do abortion clinics.
Duppers
(28,094 posts)And torture???
qnr
(16,190 posts)useful back in prehistory and the bronze age.