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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2018 15:57:39 GMT -5
If you're following the migrant children thread I started below, you'll know that Melania Trump visited one of the children's detention centers today. You'll also know that FLOTUS, a former model with a wardrobe of couture clothes, who married into a wealthy family obsessed with image, who wore a $1,400 flannel shirt for a gardening photo op at the White House, a $10,000 coat sightseeing at the G20 summit, and designer stiletto heels to visit hurricane victims, chose to wear a $39 off-the-rack Zara jacket as she boarded the plane to the center, with the message "I really don't care, do U" emblazoned on the back. The jacket she wore: This isn't fake news, I assure you. It's real. I also do not believe she has ever worn the jacket before. It was also a blazing hot day. Her office said ""It's just a jacket. There's no message. I hope we can talk about her important visit with children today rather than her wardrobe choice." There have been any number of hot takes on this, from "this was a deliberate dog-whistle to Trump's alt-right base to assure them that this photo op is meaningless and the Trump admin couldn't give less of a crap about migrants" to "Melania is engaging in a silent protest against her husband and his policy because she resents being used for a photo op" to "hey, it's just a jacket, no message intended." What do YOU think?
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Post by markesq on Jun 21, 2018 16:06:45 GMT -5
It can't be anything but a dog-whistle. No one is that stupid or tone deaf, not even a Trump.
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Post by mikey on Jun 21, 2018 16:50:15 GMT -5
Which one of those two different women is Melania? I vote the one on the left is the first lady.
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Post by prozyan on Jun 21, 2018 17:06:10 GMT -5
I voted really clueless for one reason. I find it infinitely easier to believe she is really out of touch with reality as opposed to having the cunning and cleverness to send a secret code message to the alt-right.
I think it is just a jacket with no intentional message because I believe she is dumb enough to not realize how it looks rather than smart enough to send a secret message.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2018 17:12:42 GMT -5
Which one of those two different women is Melania? I vote the one on the left is the first lady. Yes, Mikey, you are very observant. Good job! The White House confirmed that was exactly the jacket she wore. FLOTUS'S rep said "hey, it's just a jacket." I confirmed that first; that's why the poll has no "Fake News!" option. Whatever FLOTUS intended, it looks some took it as exactly the message they wanted to hear.
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Post by mikey on Jun 21, 2018 17:22:17 GMT -5
Which one of those two different women is Melania? I vote the one on the left is the first lady. Yes, Mikey, you are very observant. Good job! The White House confirmed that was exactly the jacket she wore. FLOTUS'S rep said "hey, it's just a jacket." I confirmed that first; that's why the poll has no "Fake News!" option. Whatever FLOTUS intended, it looks some took it as exactly the message they wanted to hear. So Cassandra, you believe they are two different women in that photo also? That's all I was trying to say. I'm aware of what the fake news is saying
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Post by Christine on Jun 21, 2018 17:23:06 GMT -5
Maybe someone helped her put it on, and she never read the back.
Maybe she can't read.
Maybe we're being trolled. Look at the apoplectic Trump haters, they lose their shit over everything, even a jacket! Something to that effect.
Really, I've got no clue. I'm not mad, just utterly perplexed.
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Post by Christine on Jun 21, 2018 17:27:43 GMT -5
So Cassandra, you believe they are two different women in that photo also? That's all I was trying to say. I'm aware of what the fake news is saying You really need to stay home and shop online a little more, mikey.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2018 17:38:32 GMT -5
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Post by mikey on Jun 21, 2018 17:46:54 GMT -5
So Cassandra, you believe they are two different women in that photo also? That's all I was trying to say. I'm aware of what the fake news is saying You really need to stay home and shop online a little more, mikey. Thank you for your helpful tip Christine. You really make the world a brighter place to be.
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Post by robeiae on Jun 21, 2018 17:47:49 GMT -5
She wore it to the plane at Andrews, from the car to the stairs (and the same on the way back). She didn't wear it to the detention center. Foolish choice, given the reality of the professional media and social media? Sure. Dog whistle? Please.
'Course Trump--being Trump--is happy to jump in with both feet. And the spread of this story on social media indicates--to me--just how far into lunacy so many people--who were probably once reasonable--have gone.
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Post by mikey on Jun 21, 2018 17:50:21 GMT -5
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Post by mikey on Jun 21, 2018 17:53:50 GMT -5
Thanks Cass. Oddly enough, I already included that "source" as the main source in my fake news quip. Good try though
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2018 17:55:48 GMT -5
This is wonderful! We all agree! Melania wore a jacket that said "I really don't care, Do u?" when visiting the children taken from their parents!
And we were all anxious to cite sources to prove it!
It's wonderful when there is bipartisan agreement and cooperation.
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Post by mikey on Jun 21, 2018 18:03:35 GMT -5
Was there ever any disagreement? I didn't see any. regardless, High Five Cass!
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