I may get a lot of heat for this, but here it goes

[NuclearEnergy]

Well, I recently came across this story about the artist Cher calling someone on twitter a bitch. To be specific, apparently she was using some sort of famous line. (Not sure if it's hers, or someone else) To keep a long short: Cher said she will take in a DACA recipient into her home. A user said that she will believe it once she sees it. Cher responded with "Then keep your eyes open bitch". I understand that Cher is not running for political office, but am I the only one noticing any sort of hypocrisy here? Seems the more Liberal leaning news outlets are praising Cher for this and not calling her out on it. If a Republican did this, or someone with Republican views did it news outlets like CNN, Huff-Post and many more would have wet their pants. I guess what I am basically saying is that using this sort of language does not help your cause one bit in my opinion. Wasn't Cher the one who said that she would move to Canada if Trump won? Yet, she is still here. I just don't think there is any need for this sort of vitrol, and I really don't care who it came from. I know, I know. This is a silly story in itself, and I'm not really outraged, I just am using it to get my point across that there needs to be civility on both sides.

I am also guilty of doing this sort of thing as well. However, I have really tried to be more civil in the last couple of months with people. Especially on Social media. My method is to just really not respond because you're not going to change someone's mind. Just do you.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bles...4e440d3f8b

[SteelCurtain]

Giving Cher the benefit of the doubt, she's a gay icon. She uses the word "bitch" like a valley girl uses the word "like".

Watch a couple of episodes of RuPaul's Drag Race and you'll see what I mean.

[Aoi Magi]

Media is biased, no point in debating that, but in comparison to the repulsion of DACA someone using a word which secretly everyone else uses too is quite a non-issue in my opinion.

[NuclearEnergy]

but in comparison to the repulsion of DACA someone using a word which secretly everyone else uses too is quite a non-issue in my opinion.

I agree 100%. But I am however ashamed that people think one thing isn't OK while doing the same thing is just because their guy does it. And yes, like you said there is no denying that there is the hypocrisy that does exist. But shouldn't the first goal to bring people together is stop with this division? Maybe I'm just not making much sense. After all I didn't get very much sleep last night

[vorlon13]

I called a woman at work a bitch once*.

Jesus fucking Christ, I'm not doing that again.

Just let the women there call each other that, way safer, and as it turns out, way more frequent an occurrence too.



*not to be telling tales, but my supervisor (a woman herself) was having a tough time stifling giggles while she was talking to both of us about the incident

[SteelCurtain]

I don't think I'd react if Cher were, say, Tim Allen. He loves him some Trump, and if he were yelling at someone on Twitter about DACA and called them a bitch, I wouldn't bat an eye.

Now, when he pulled out the old "If humans evolved from apes why are there still apes" trope, I was happy to see the internet annihilate him...

https://twitter.com/ofctimallen/status/8...7191414784

[Aoi Magi]

but in comparison to the repulsion of DACA someone using a word which secretly everyone else uses too is quite a non-issue in my opinion.

I agree 100%. But I am however ashamed that people think one thing isn't OK while doing the same thing is just because their guy does it. And yes, like you said there is no denying that there is the hypocrisy that does exist. But shouldn't the first goal to bring people together is stop with this division? Maybe I'm just not making much sense. After all I didn't get very much sleep last night

No you are right, though I highly doubt people actually want to be brought together... at least as far as I see in my day to day life, people in general seem to like the division, be it regarding political ideologies or other beliefs.

Also in this particular instance I think she was aiming more for sensation and attention than a noble goal.

[Divinity]

What the fuck is wrong with calling someone a bitch?

Kim Davis is a bitch.
Trump supporters are bitches.
Donald Trump is a whiny little bitch.

I'll never understand how the fucking fuck words can be considered 'impolite' They're fucking words!

[Minimalist]

If a Republican did this, or someone with Republican views did it

If a republicunt took in a Dreamer that would be NEWS.  I imagine they would do so only to call ICE to pick them up and deport them.

[Divinity]

If a republicunt took in a Dreamer that would be NEWS.  I imagine they would do so only to call ICE to pick them up and deport them.

Be fair now, they might take them in if they needed someone to do their fucking housework, or lawn.