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(11-24-2018, 12:21 AM)hollodero Wrote: It's not irrelevant in a discussion that doesn't involve her personally. In an extreme example, a woman could claim someone not liking her handbag behaved just as bad as if she were black and someone insulted her racially. Because she could claim her handbag is really important to her and her level of distress is just as high as if she was called a racial slur. That's where your line of reasoning could lead to.

And sure, in that case I am presumptuous enough to say, no way - one thing is just worse than the other, no matter how the insulted feels about it. Comments about a dress are less bad than comments about color. Doesn't mean everything that is said that just isn't as bad as a racial slur is ok - it most certainly isn't. I'm with you on that one anyway. It's not my intention to "mitigate" or give anyone insulting Melania a pass.

[And I know Melania faced worse than comments about a handbag. I just try to make my point clear.]

You're still doing it; regardless of trying to make your point clear. You're only pointing to comments about her attire in an attempt to mitigate what is said about her. I presented a number of examples where she tried to do good and folks told her to "shut up". How would that make you feel. Would that make you feel worse than someone calling you a cracker?

Of course the race card trumps everything else on here. They have insulted/questioned her citizen status. Does citizenship Trump race? Remember when Obama was not one?