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Ms. Toad

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20. I'm not particularly fond of name calling

Reply to HassleCat (Original post)

Mon Feb 13, 2017, 11:17 PM

Feb 2017

(although I admit to tossing a few dipshit and dumbasses around in frustration since inauguratino day.)

That said, referring to African Americas as sub-human is racist - because of the history in this country of whites owning African Americans, raping them, beating them, splitting families apart by sale etc., and generally treating them as less than human beings.

Trump is a white male. Not the same. Rude, yes. But not racist.

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If they portrayed Obama as a chimpanzee... [View all] HassleCat Feb 2017 OP

Orangs are intelligent apes Warpy Feb 2017 #1

Yes they are panader0 Feb 2017 #15

"Is it OK to portray this guy as an orangutan?" yortsed snacilbuper Feb 2017 #2

Bush was portrayed as a chimp... madinmaryland Feb 2017 #3

Portraying him as an Orangutan would be a compliment n/t Pachamama Feb 2017 #4

Bush was portrayed as a chimpanzee oberliner Feb 2017 #5

Usually I am mildly to highly irritated by cute or offensive PufPuf23 Feb 2017 #6

Loofa-faced cracks me up, I have to admit. HassleCat Feb 2017 #7

OK I was going to post but edited before hitting send PufPuf23 Feb 2017 #10

There is another possibility. HassleCat Feb 2017 #8

It's gotten to be a tradition TexasProgresive Feb 2017 #9

It's because he actually looks like one. roamer65 Feb 2017 #13

Would be an insult to orangutans. jack69 Feb 2017 #11

Why would one think in any way it is comparable. boston bean Feb 2017 #12

Depict him as this jmowreader Feb 2017 #14

YES! burrowowl Feb 2017 #17

No, no on the orangutan ProudLib72 Feb 2017 #16

As nasty as they were Kimchijeon Feb 2017 #18

Worked great during WW2 to dehumanize the enemy. Never much for such propaganda since. jmg257 Feb 2017 #19

I'm not particularly fond of name calling Ms. Toad Feb 2017 #20

They called Michelle Obama an ape in high heels! Initech Feb 2017 #21

Candy colored clown C_U_L8R Feb 2017 #22

Dubya was often portrayed as a chimp, & often called The Chimperor at DU Hekate Feb 2017 #23

I've seen shitgibbon thrown around. Rex Feb 2017 #24