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Offensive remarks about Puerto Rico at Trump rally ignite furor in Florida GOP (www.miamiherald.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to c/politics@sh.itjust.works

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[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org -4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, the election isn't over yet. If he wanted the outrage to stick, why wouldn't he?

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, cuz it works so well to be considered a racist comedian. Just ask the Kramer guy.

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Well, the two situations aren't comparable at all.

Michael Richards lost his shit on a heckler, his racist outburst being unplanned.

Tony Hinchcliffe said a lot of very planned, deliberate shit that he knows is offensive and is intended to be offensive by design. That's his shtick, has been for a while.

This is trolling 101. If I was doing that very thing here, I can guarantee y'all would be accusing me of trolling. It's weird that people don't register it when it happens out in the wild.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm getting annoyed. The comedian double downed on the "joke" and there was no Puerto Ricans on stage to roast. It's called being a racist bully. This is my last comment.