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dflprincess

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30. When you're telling your constituents to send their sons & daughters to fight in Iran
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:06 PM
Mar 30

vacationing at Disney World is not a good look.

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Newsom is developing a pattern TommyT139 Mar 30 #1
How is calling Graham a "diva" homophobic? Irish_Dem Mar 30 #2
Say what you want, of course. TommyT139 Mar 30 #5
It's a term meant for a woman, not a man Polybius Mar 30 #25
It's misgendering. That's how. iemanja Tuesday #32
I have never encountered "diva" as a gay slur Miguelito Loveless Mar 30 #9
There you go! "Goddess" ... it's mis-gendering him and using it to denigrate him. QueerDuck Mar 30 #12
You went straight to the original meaning from the Italian Miguelito Loveless Mar 30 #14
When such great care is taken to split hairs to justify misgendering ... QueerDuck Mar 30 #16
IIRC - Mohammed Ali used the term "niggardly" on the Dick Cavett Show just to bring up a point. rubbersole Mar 30 #18
Do you want everyone to be nice to Lindsay Graham. He has been the greatest advocate of this war. Let's not offend him Doodley Mar 30 #28
One can oppose a war hawk without using bigoted language... QueerDuck Tuesday #31
If we look at some dictionary definitions of the word diva, we will see it is in use as a gender neutral Doodley Tuesday #35
It's not about Lindsay Graham iemanja Tuesday #33
Explain how using words in the way described in dictionaries is bigotry? Doodley Tuesday #37
It's misgendering iemanja Tuesday #39
No, it's not misgendering, based on the dictionary examples in the post you are replying too. It can be a gender-neutral Doodley Tuesday #40
Maybe he should have just posted a sternly worded message?!?! Bengus81 Mar 30 #11
Sorry. I'm not buying the microaggession argument johnnyplankton Mar 30 #17
isn't there a rule around about sit flinging? SalamanderSleeps Mar 30 #26
Newsom is attacking a war mongering, Trump stooge. You seem to be attacking Newsom. Doodley Mar 30 #27
Good for Governor Newsom, Graham is a bit of a Diva as far as I can tell. wcmagumba Mar 30 #3
Collecting his payoff. twodogsbarking Mar 30 #4
"Why is an old man with no kids going to Disney?" Ray Bruns Mar 30 #6
searching poozwah Mar 30 #7
There are many people who go to Disney World without kids LetMyPeopleVote Mar 30 #13
There's some context others see here that you may be missing SpankMe Mar 30 #15
There are many persons without children who enjoy Disney. LetMyPeopleVote Mar 30 #22
With respect, it's not my own characterization SpankMe Mar 30 #24
The difference is Graham is a creep. Would you trust him with your kids? Doodley Mar 30 #29
Who cares? iemanja Tuesday #34
He eggs on Trump to go to war. American servicemen are killed. Schoolgirls are killed or maimed. We are on the brink of Doodley Tuesday #36
Which has nothing to do with his going to Disney. iemanja Tuesday #38
Graham's excuse sounds about as believeable as the one given by Cancun Cruz a few years back rpannier Mar 30 #8
I would like to see him grilled, like a hamberder, well done. twodogsbarking Mar 30 #10
Disney Ad Campaign Parody 2na fisherman Mar 30 #19
He's eating at a restaurant called Chef Mickey's chernabogg Mar 30 #20
He is a disgrace to mankind. Just like his hero. nt City Lights Mar 30 #21
WTF! Buddyzbuddy Mar 30 #23
When you're telling your constituents to send their sons & daughters to fight in Iran dflprincess Mar 30 #30
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