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He's been calling her that for years, and it's kind of wild nobody really mentions it. Michael Cohen tried to play it off as "oh its probably commentary on how she handles lawsuits" (paraphrased) but it's pretty clear from this list of nicknames that Trump just likes rhyming nicknames for bullying people about things he thinks makes others inferior, including but not limited to racism, ableism and sexism.
Well black is superior to orange so I think she's alright
If black and orange can't even get together for Halloween, we're worse off than I thought.
I thought Orange Is the New Black ... ::rimshot::
I'll see myself out!
Reading this back days later, I do want to clarify for anyone that doesn't get it, that I was referencing the show Orange Is the New Black as a play on words in the comment above.
That was when Trump replaced Obama in the White House. Orange was the new Black, now it's White again
most brilliant Wikipedia page hands down 😂
I've never heard that word. TIL. Dang sneaky dog whistles that just go over my head.
That's the whole point. Unless you are a dog you don't hear it. Otherwise it would just be a normal whistle...
FNORD
Like whistling Dixie?
I think I've only heard it in Police Academy, when Hooks accidentally runs over the feet of one of the bad guys.
Fuck I haven't heard that word in like 10 years. But yeah that's legit what that statement looks like.
Yeah, “peekaboo” is something Trump probably uses as a dog whistle because he actually thinks it’s a slur, but his dumb brain transposed it for the one you mentioned some time in the past and nobody bothered to correct him, so he just keeps using it, like when people incorrectly use the word “irregardless.”
My old boss used to say "octagon illusion" No one knew if he was being funny or stupid, but no one ever corrected him because it was funny and made him sound stupid.
What was he trying to say?
My guess is optical illusion.
In my defense irregardles sounds better.
No. It really doesn't. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
What, 'without no regard' doesn't seem better? ;)
I heard it defined years ago as "Not without a lack of disregard", and I've been using it ever since
to be honest, I could care less.
(But that takes too much effort.)
I could care less. I won't. But I could.
In my defense here gargle this better
That was the first thing that popped into my head. Why can't this fucker just have a heart attack from all his hamberders already? I'm sick of hearing his shit. The last 3 years were nice. Man was practically out of the news cycle.
I do not know. But. Like. I'm willing to pitch in to buy him an all-you-can-eat supply of them. you know. To help the heart attack along.
Got my popcorn out . . . .
I physically cringed when I read that. JFC indeed. He’s such a racist dipshit.
I was thinking the exact same thing. I came to the comment section to see if anyone else caught it, or if I was jumping to conclusions.
You're trying to tell me there's black guys on the internet now?
I had to google that word because I had no idea of its existence.
Ignorant white dude here, what is it jigaboo?
Yet another slur for a black person.
Just had to look it up myself, it's a contemptuous term for a black person.
How confident are we that Trump would know that?
In his generation, particularly with known actions of his father, I'm quite certain he would know that word. Very common for that age group and their parents.
I didn't even know that slur existing. Fuck Trump. When will we finally get to not give a shit about him.
Prob bc it's an older slur, like how most people wouldn't recognize dago or wop these days. But unlike racism against Italians, the country never moved on from being racist against black people, so greaseball hamberders like the orange combover can still gin up reactions with his klan supporters by dogwhistling it.
Ahh I wondered about that odd word choice.
Jesus Christ
Isn't peekaboo a game you play with babies?
Is that a euphemism for like having some kind of affair?
"playing peekaboo under the table"
Or am I hallucinating?