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Joshua21B
There is a huge difference between referencing Uncle Tom in Uncle Tom’s Cabin and calling someone Uncle Tom. Same principle applies here.
thecanadianhero
scooterneverhurtnobody
"Those who cannot rememeber the past are doomed to repeat it," - George Santayana
thechelonianshelmet
The Trump racist comments crap comes to this; If he knows it's racist, then he should go, if he's too stupid to know, then he should go
littlestchild
But that’s the definition of sarcasm, not irony
situasia5
Thank you. She faked her Native American heritage and got a job at Harvard.
BootsNCatsNBootsNCatsN
Father!
Bootta
See! Told you he's alive! -Donald Trump probably
Asteroidrules
Eric Trump or Fred Douglass? I get the feeling Donny isn't sure either of them is alive.
YeahBu0y
I wish that every time someone needing putting in their place, this was how it was done.
SupMelloMike
blackbearlivesmatter
New season looks great!
gnarledhalo
I'm learning new things an out Frederick Douglas everybday!
scooterneverhurtnobody
Happy Birthday!
Scaramucci
Using out-of-whack false equivalencies is the only way this administration and its supporters can deal with how retarded the whole thing is.
amglasgow
These days Disney's princess movie names seem to be single word adjectives (e.g. Brave, Tangled, Frozen) so maybe "Colonized"?
TexasChainsawUnicorn
HOW IS THIS ONLY AT 2 POINTS!!!! This is Comment GOLD!
MrPredator
If intelligence were currency, Eric Trump couldn't afford a tic-tac.
AllTheWittyNamesAreTaken
RisingPhoenix92
You would think Frederick Douglas would have some misgivings about owning someone
DashCallinAll
Hahaha, well done! slow clap
ZKrock
Oh look, a Trump being an embarrassment and will never understand why they are wrong. Haven't seen that in hours.
djangojazz
Eric Trump - making dumb look easy.
thecoldmage
I think what’s actually offensive is Elizabeth Warren faking Native American heritage to get her position at Harvard.
dennydorko
https://www.snopes.com/politics/politicians/warren.asp
fluffyismoney
multiple things can be offensive at the same time
misterbeppo
I don't believe you actually find that offensive
TexasChainsawUnicorn
Depends on who's story you believe. Harvard has been accused of changing information on people's applications in order to seem more diverse.
kalas1973
She wrote recipes for a cook book and signed them "Elizabeth Warren, Cherokee." I'm 1/16 Blackhawk, but I don't use it to get ahead.
MikeReese9
She didn't. And the fact that no credible person from any tribe has called her on it, proves it.
kalas1973
They have, actually. Cherokee activists wanted to talk with her and she literally refused to meet with them repeatedly.
AvielMenter
Ironically, Eric used the word "irony" correctly; but one can infer from context that he used the word "inferring" incorrectly.
Allrighty
If you use the word irony in a situation that isn't ironic, but you are dishonestly saying it is, are you using it correctly or not?
remotelogcabin
Thank you! I scrolled till I found someone else who spotted that! He can infer from their words. ABC would imply or out right state it!
BarbaraGayle
qyrriqat
Yep. The speaker implies; the listener infers.
SenOfFiveTails
I really don't get how people confuse inferring and implying. They're completely different perspectives
squirreltactics
This really bugs me. I've had English majors try to correct me on this. There is a 2nd definition which is "situational irony"
LadyWidebottom
That increased character limit on Twitter is making these comment chains shorter. Good for them.
eriko1991
Even better when the next image has half the first images text and i gotta re-read the same lines
s0bere
Ahem ahem @sarah take a fucken hint
PrometheusSmith
Now if Imgur could just do the same.
SkippedOver
Psh: I don't see how it's that great, what's wrong with 140 or less characters? It's not like it impedes the ability of a person to 1/24
SkippedOver
express themselves in a proper manner! Just fucking around, I'd love an increased character limit. 24/24
AegonTargaryenTheSixthOfHisName
The full chain is 10 tweets long. https://twitter.com/gettinnoticedmo
SendMeYourVideoGameIdeas
Thanks! I was displeased it ended so abruptly.
RandAIFlagg
Is that a thing? I haven't twatted since it was new.
LadyWidebottom
They announced it the other day. I don't use twitter either.
CivitatemInkas
supposedly: Everyone got 280 characters, but Trump only got 11.
electricbluevision
Ah, to match his brain cells
CivitatemInkas
Then, they are gonna need to decrease the character count a bit more.
lactatingbulge
Has it ever been proven that she's not native american?
dennydorko
https://www.snopes.com/politics/politicians/warren.asp
DMGuy
I mean, in this context who gives a shit? It's still a racial slur.
lactatingbulge
Oh i agree.
Callistan
And even if she isn't, that's not the point. Point is Trump decided to make an offensive political jab when he should be honoring the vets
lactatingbulge
Totally agree.
KellyanneConwayTwitty
Idk that's a good question
Traja01
There's no evidence either way. She claims she knows her family history. How many people can prove, actually prove, their heritage that far?
nipplepanties
Did find info on a great great great, but it doesn't matter. He status of "minority" was used by Harvard and not herself for applications.
optimistcynic
Well I mean with genetic testing it is probably possible now.
NotMyUsualOnlineName
It's not that hard if your family kept records. I've been able to trace parts of my family to 1200s Scotland, 1600s France, 1700s Germany,
NotMyUsualOnlineName
and even some Cherokee a generation or two after some of my ancestors came to America.
Traja01
So I know MY history, but I don't think my (or our) situation is super common.
NotMyUsualOnlineName
Probably isn't that common, at least it isn't in the small circle of friends I've got.
Traja01
Yea, my dad's a geneticist and is really into family history/genealogy. And my mom's side is bougie af so there's plenty of recorded history
Nubz9000
She claimed to be a Native American financial gain when she isn't. I say this as someone who likes and generally supports her. But come on.
MackerelTex
It's been proven she didn't use it when applying for jobs
buttbuttpartywagon
And apparently it was a very common nickname for her. At least he didn't say they have a squaw in office, even though it Is a legit word
leroy666
you sure about that?
buttbuttpartywagon
About which one the common nickname or the Algonquin word for wife/woman that had been turned into racial slang.
leroy666
My cree friends tell me they understand it as a synonym for cunt.
buttbuttpartywagon
Well the Cree and Algonquin were bashing eachother heads in with rocks, flint axes and clubs long before the colonists arrived.
Nubz9000
For* because I'm stupid.
Goateman
Prime example of “whataboutism”
dennydorko
https://www.snopes.com/politics/politicians/warren.asp
shinydev
No, it was family legend. She didn’t use it on any applications. She used it once on a faculty survey about ethnicity.
Copperbrat
My parents told me I was Native American when I was growing up. They even claimed I qualified for free lunches at school. I have since 1/
Copperbrat
learned that having a fraction of NA blood does not make one necessarily Native American, especially in the eyes of NA peoples. 2/
Copperbrat
Not to excuse Warren, but a lot of us grew up thinking we were, and even claiming to be - without fully knowing the truth. 3/3
filben7
no she didnt. Thats some made up bullshit by her republican rival while she was running for senate that the rightwing parrots like a fact
TexasChainsawUnicorn
You're comment and a few others gives me hope that people don't always just jump on the "but I heard" train all the time, thank you!
SpinerockNolan
I don't think that's the real Frederick Douglas
uwantsomelightlyfriedfishfillets
Frederick came back from the grave just to roast Eric Trump.
adjacentengels
I'm sure it is; he's being recognized more and more, you know.
ReifieR
Oh he's real as a mutherfucker tho.
paul289
I think it is. And to prove it, I'd like to call Cardinal Richelieu to the witness stand.
UrKungFuNoGood
is that a fucking Hapsburgs reference???
InappropriateReply
No it’s not. Frederick Douglass was staunch Republican.
shmachero
In his day, being a Republican was the liberal party. http://factmyth.com/factoids/democrats-and-republicans-switched-platforms/
shmachero
I really encourage people to read it before downvoting, it's a good primer on how the parties gave changed over time. Know your history.
KingGranticus
Yes but back in his day people didn't always bend over at the waist in the name of their party, so maybe he'd say that anyway
azazyel
And he said it in front of a portrait of Andrew Jackson, you know the Trail of Tears dude.
JohnnySandwich
Whose hair was infinitely better than Trump's.
MidiArbite
I mean it was honoring the Navajo, now if it was the Cherokee that would be even MORE awkward
thebeacon
Fitting since Trump is the Trail of Beans dude.
Munchman347
He just doesn't have a raging clue, not with that tiny pecker. Even mail order brides dump him...
notafrog
Do you ever get the feeling that trump does something offensive when he's trying to distract us from something even worse he is about to do?
IconicM
Sometimes, but I don't believe he's that smart. It's more likely he's just a constant shit show which results in distraction...
DocWino
Shhhh, the dems may catch on.
wanderingwonderer
You type this comment as you have a $20 bill in your possession?
azazyel
Which is in my wallet and not on a wall.
wanderingwonderer
Why are you in love with Andrew Jackson?
joshff
Did someone knowing the history set the event there on purpose?
azazyel
I'm pretty sure it's always been there
kgiraffe
Trump placed the Jackson portrait there when he redecorated. It was not in the Oval office during Obama's term.
kgiraffe
I guess they had to choose between picking a different room or having a really inappropriate portrait as a backdrop for this event.
IconicM
Douglass handed him his ass too: https://youtu.be/O-ZblMfZpuw
NineByNine
Shit that's one of their best ones yet I feel. Douglass won that one, clearly.
IconicM
Yep! Really I think this season has been the best overall...
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shmachero
As an American, I learned about Africa from Toto, the band, not the dog.
tenderape
Europe. The country.
Adthay
As a Swede you should know that Europe is not a country
CAPSLOCK999
https://media.tenor.com/images/62a024ee9b9011ea343eb32003d73485/tenor.gif
StandardDeviant
I need some gifs of him doing the amazed face as Eric
AnnieBahde
I love their little schtick as don jr and Eric.
BanadecCamberbootch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m66PtmNu2Ik
shmachero
Thank you for this, I haven't been watching. They are pretty brilliant.
Kresstro
It’s Not like we have an NFL team called Redskins.
UrKungFuNoGood
What are you asserting?
LadyWidebottom
Don't forget about Redskins candy.
rollercostarican
and people complain about that too.
Acefowl
Ah yes, the Washington Redskins Go Fuck Yourself team, forgot about them.
ILovedUnicornsFirst
I think they should donate to some Native American scholarships or something to keep people happy and let it go. If someone wanted to 1/2
ILovedUnicornsFirst
2/2 pay me to be the Utah ILovedUnicornsFirst, I'd be cool. As long as everyone respects the actual people, I don't see the issue.
arewenotkingsandqueenstogether
Well, it is a highly offensive slur.
rocketturttle
They do. It's called The Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation. They help with lots of stuff
ILovedUnicornsFirst
Oh, that's awesome. I didn't know that. Thanks for the info.
Goldenbeer
Or the KC Chiefs, ATL Braves, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago Blackhawks. That's not even touching the college teams.
NotMyUsualOnlineName
Difference is the team names you listed aren't racial slurs. Redskins is. Would be like calling the Vikings the Whiteys.
somepersondoingsomethings
Not a racial slur. Its all about intent which is lost with you people. Just bc you can imagine it to be racist does not mean the intent is.
LoTRFanatic42
They typically don't like the name Indians, even if it isn't a slur.
Nobody7713
Mostly because it's just not a word they've ever identified themselves with. It was the explorers being dumbasses.
UrKungFuNoGood
I hate it when people call me Irish just because I have red hair, freckles and blue eyes. I'm Norwegian. It's so infuriating.
rollercostarican
those other names arent derogatory slurs though, so there's a difference. Like the mechanic vs the term "grease monkey" used as an insult
blueFALCON81
There is an indian reservation that belongs to the navajo who call there hs football team the redskins. Can they use it?
rollercostarican
yeah, i mean anyone can use anything they want, some people will just get peeved by it depending on the who, when, where, why, and how.
rollercostarican
each other,and there are others who think no one should say it b/c the word is ugly. There is no 100% consensus on anything in this world-3
rollercostarican
not even the world being round lol -4
rollercostarican
some native americans are cool with it, some arent. Some black people are cool with the N word being said as a term of endearment amongst-2
baconandplagues
In come the Bootlicker brigade to incompetently defend the king of incompetence
MummyNapkin
i like you
baconandplagues
I like me too
rocketturttle
Fredrick Douglas had his bad days, but that's a little harsh
baconandplagues
Alright that made me giggle +1
filben7
Elizabeth Warren stole money from native americans so she could buy a $5million mansion and get fake professor job!
baconandplagues
See the beautiful thing is I can't tell if that's satire or if you're really defending Trump being a shit licker.
TigerWithStripesOn
True beauty is seeing through the bullshit of both Trump and Warren and not being a mindless shill for a politician or political party
Goldenbeer
Poe's Law can be a bitch sometimes.
DukeDarkwood
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law
baconandplagues
I aware. That's why I found it beautiful
filben7
Trump and his family, supporters, and people not actively against him are all human garbage.
baconandplagues
Well you pulled off an excellent satire of his supporters+1
filben7
I all did was copy what they are saying on facebook. These people are fucking deranged. Its textbook cult mentality.
captaingrump
All I want is one week where I can wake up, look at the news, and immediately whisper "What the fuck..." over my coffee.
TalimK7
Well fucking put.
trigonman3
https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/
htbui85
Where have you been?!?!
Alfadorfox
Not drinking coffee, apparently.
captaingrump
I usually drink tea but coffee was more comedically fitting. So, you're correct.
TehBox0rz
The worst part of that whole situation (in my opinion anyway) was how he talked to the native vets like they were morons
notafrog
Do you ever get the feeling that trump does something offensive when he's trying to distract us from something even worse he is about to do?
Deevanx
It's literally in the books with his name on them. Create controversy, shift attention, keep doing what you were doing all along.
obizues
To be fair, that just kind of how he talks. Like an idiot.
WillieAndMartinHandcartCompanies
He talks to EVERYONE like the’re morons, ‘cause, to be honest, that’s what he is. AmeriKKKa, Fuck YEAH!
TheYellowKnives
They should have scalped him. Would make for a better look.
MarineOnaMission
Sauce??
serpentinebaboo
Just google it dude
shackattacktime
It's been shown by speech and language experts that trump talks with the vocabulary of a middle schooler in most of speeches
twozerooz
People tend to communicate with others how they like to be communicated with.
Anonymous0199846
Idk, I think that's just trump. His voting base are morons, his normal voice is sculpted for talking to morons. He is a moron.
SpaceISIS
so he treated them like he treats everyone? A true man of the people (j/k, please don't murder me).
simplydifficult
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP7F7Uw6yP4
simplydifficult
Hey howare ya HEY howareya
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TehBox0rz
Suuuuurre ya are. A Native American who’s a confederate ...
knobcopter
Nice stolen valor you got going here.
CityYeti
They were native Americans too, weren't they?
BreadyStinellis
Yeah they were native American code talkers, WW2 vets.
CityYeti
sleeek
Relevant?
ashipthatshipsshippingships
You tried.
sleeek
See the spit?
KingGranticus
No
sleeek
O yes
Curiousone545
What, saying, "arnt you special, I like you, you're special" like you're talking to a dog, is offensive? Psshhh..
alphusultimus
It's the whitest milquetoast compliment you can make than just silence.
MrDeadsr
I like you, you are special
Curiousone545
You better give me a treat.
Gayforbae
PabloDiabloman
Yes he was very patronizing
TheGreatBlueHeron
Seriously. Can he be more condescending?
thatstrangenoise
Doesn't he always do stupid stuff to vets? Like when he 'congratulated' a purple heart recipient and then pinned the medal on his collar
LizardEnterprises
To be fair, Trump talks to everyone like they're morons, because he's a moron and he honestly thinks he's the smartest person alive.
khazaria
I was eager to see that IQ test competition he offered, but it seems to not be happening.
LizardEnterprises
Yeah, if we had an actual document saying he was retarted he'd probably not last in office...
squirrelfury
TheAdventuresofStealy
It was on a totally different level though, like he was talking to toddlers, people with severe down syndrome, or pet dogs.
YourWaifuIsTrash
Or pet toddlers with Downs syndrome
stopitlucas
With a portrait of Andrew Jackson behind them.
TheSexiestRaccoonEver
They literally made fun of the exact same oversight in House of Cards. Wow.
fulminatrix
Oh, shit. That wasn't a good call.
MyFrontPorchInMississippi
Could you imagine Andrew Jackson's twitter?
yifin
I don't need to, I just look at trump's account. Outside of the scandal related ones, how is that different?
MyFrontPorchInMississippi
Not at all lol
LuckyWristbands
"Totes wrote up a bullshit document and moved those stupud savages off their land. Dumb idiots, manifest destiny ftw!"
MyFrontPorchInMississippi
I am the best president. Have you seen my war record, biggest you'll see around. Yuge.
baconandplagues
I'm why you got downvoted. The joke was funny.
Iankill
Saw i man i wished i killed today. Paper money is a scam and will ruin the US
DaemonPrimarchOfTheTwelfth
I mean, the fed is a huge cancer on the US and that was the best thing he did
nipplepanties
Genocide? I hardly know her. Lol -Andy jack
MyFrontPorchInMississippi
His nickname was old hickory
TakamiStitches
Wasn't Jackson in office for the Trail of Tears?
stopitlucas
Yes.
gecko08
Not just in office. The forced relocation of natives was his doing. He even ignored the supreme court when they ruled he coulndn't.
luminousbeing
He really does idolize all of the shittiest people.
justherefortheshitposting
FWIW, Andrew Jackson is the president most similar to Trump in numerous respects.
ForgotMyOtherAcct
'populist', hates a group of people, despises the media? Honestly Jackson had better reasons for the last one.
SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE
So he has no understanding of economics and will cause the longest recession in US history?
BarfTittiesGalore
Frederick Douglass has it still after all these years. Bless him
IAmThePrincess
He dead.
DysgraphicProgrammer
I don't know. I hear he's a Republican, and I really don't trust Republicans lately.
Mdp2525
He was at the Bowling Green massacre, I hear
solarspyder
LuLuPennyAndOdium44
Classic Frederick!
Strongharbour432
The face of a free man, taught himself to read man
SteveMND
This account is probably why Trump assumed he was still alive. "But I just saw a tweet from him last week! Did something happen to him?"
NickRivieraMD
The account was created in response to Trump's fuckup
brassknucklenerd
I read his diary. It was pretty good. They edited out the weird dreams about churning butter with his feet in the public school edition tho
75PercentSith
Uh... what?
Aenkyr
He should run for president.
avgJones
It's not like he'd do any worse
DixonHillPrivateEye
Birthers will argue he isn't a natural born citizen
FistfulOfAssholes
I hear he’s been getting more and more recognition lately.
DixonHillPrivateEye
He's doing such a fantastic job, isn't he?
GrumpyStump
Rumor has it that he was invited to the Whitehouse
LiterallyYourMom
I've noticed.
Hutchy01
Plus he's a real Smooth rapper.
CassiusPolybius
"You finished? Okay."
StarryNightsInCanada
.....my friend is asking me who this guy is.....
Bizarkly
Frederick Douglass was the greatest orator of the 19th century and made the necessity of abolition a national issue by endless speechifying.
baconandplagues
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass here your friend might learn something cool.
Trollhydra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-ZblMfZpuw ERB teaches you history!
NineThousandAndOne
Mine too
PigMarshBetweenTwoSaltWaters
Wait really?
StarryNightsInCanada
Yup. Canadian. Sorry I don’t know who he is
PigMarshBetweenTwoSaltWaters
I'm Canadian too.
SlightlyStoopidBear
Most likely our non-American friends asking... For their friends.
StarryNightsInCanada
Yup! Thanks for the support
PigMarshBetweenTwoSaltWaters
I'm a non-american friend. I just assumed everyone knew him.