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In reply to the discussion: Pay your bills #Brokeahontas [View all]InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,121 posts)31. Yes, I agree with you. People shouldn't use that offensive name... "broke asshole" will do just fine
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I would ask for payment up front, Trump would say no and the smart contractor would move on.
sarcasmo
May 2019
#2
Just a note: I've seen several Native Americans say they're offended by "brokeahontas"
CaptainTruth
May 2019
#3
I thought the hashtag was a play on the fact that he called Warren Pocahontas. Giving him
demigoddess
May 2019
#12
It is a jab on Native Americans. It is using the name of one of their revered figures
pnwmom
May 2019
#21
You say "give him some of his own medicine" as if it actually makes a difference.
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2019
#35
Do you use that line when advocating for the Cherokee Nation too, or only to put down other
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2019
#11
The way Trump used it was decidedly bigoted, and what you posted only addresses that specifically
RhodeIslandOne
May 2019
#34
No, it doesn't mention Trump at all. It is written broadly enough that it would also apply
pnwmom
May 2019
#37
Trump and his minons were the only ones using the pejorative in 2016 and beyond....
RhodeIslandOne
May 2019
#38
Yes, I agree with you. People shouldn't use that offensive name... "broke asshole" will do just fine
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2019
#31