WHO’S DOING THE RAPING?
Jul. 3rd, 2015 11:29 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
defrogAs you may or may not know, Donald Trump is running for something, and he’s already losing – Miss America broadcast contracts and sponsors, that is.
All because he dared to inform America that Mexicans are drug addicts and rapists, mostly. Which is not racist, he says, because it’s true.
He can even point to an article on the internet proving it is true. Only the article doesn’t actually say that illegal immigrants are rapists, which led to this exchange with CNN’s Don “Try Not Getting Raped” Lemon:
He probably won’t need it for long, of course. Trump is basically the hot sideshow attraction in the GOP race, and one that many GOP players feel is “not helpful” to the GOP brand. Except for Ted Cruz and Steve King, of course, who praise The Donald for his plucky truthiness. Which is fine since (1) King isn’t running for POTUS and (2) most of the GOP hates Cruz almost as much as they hate Trump.
As for the Miss USA pageant snubs … I’m not a fan of beauty pageants anyway, and it’s a moot point since Reelz has now agreed to carry the show. But as has been said elsewhere: freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom of consequences. Trump has a right to say what he wants, even if it offends people. And NBCUniversal, Univision, Macy’s et al have a right not to do business with someone who goes around saying things that offend people.
Free markets!
Yr fired,
This is dF
All because he dared to inform America that Mexicans are drug addicts and rapists, mostly. Which is not racist, he says, because it’s true.
He can even point to an article on the internet proving it is true. Only the article doesn’t actually say that illegal immigrants are rapists, which led to this exchange with CNN’s Don “Try Not Getting Raped” Lemon:
“That’s about women being raped,” Lemon told Trump, “it’s not about criminals coming across the border.”
“Somebody’s doing the raping, Don,” replied Trump. “The thing is women being raped, well, then who’s doing the raping?”
“Somebody’s doing the raping, Don,” replied Trump. “The thing is women being raped, well, then who’s doing the raping?”
I believe Trump just figured out his 2016 campaign slogan.
Trump 2016: Somebody's doing the raping
He probably won’t need it for long, of course. Trump is basically the hot sideshow attraction in the GOP race, and one that many GOP players feel is “not helpful” to the GOP brand. Except for Ted Cruz and Steve King, of course, who praise The Donald for his plucky truthiness. Which is fine since (1) King isn’t running for POTUS and (2) most of the GOP hates Cruz almost as much as they hate Trump.
As for the Miss USA pageant snubs … I’m not a fan of beauty pageants anyway, and it’s a moot point since Reelz has now agreed to carry the show. But as has been said elsewhere: freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom of consequences. Trump has a right to say what he wants, even if it offends people. And NBCUniversal, Univision, Macy’s et al have a right not to do business with someone who goes around saying things that offend people.
Free markets!
Yr fired,
This is dF
EDITED TO ADD [July 6]: Told ya.
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on 2015-07-03 10:23 pm (UTC)I can't say that any of what The Donald just spewed surprises me at all, but it unfortunately paints him as a less-than-human person in my book.
Not surprised at all.