• EleventhHour@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    People can make honest and innocent mistakes.

    That’s not what Republicans are guilty of, however. They’re racist shitbags and know full-well that they’re mispronouncing her name. That do it on purpose because they’re racist shitbags. There is no other explanation, and there is certainly no excuse.

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      1 month ago

      Your take makes sense to me.

      My thought was mainly: if you hear someone mispronouncing her name, don’t automatically assume the worst of that person, obviously taking context into account.

      I appreciate your understanding.

      edit: For the second time in this thread, my client posted my comment before I finished typing the message. Weird.

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        I have mispronounced her name on occasion. Mistakes happen.

        But what the GOP is doing is no mistake. It’s intentional racism. Never doubt that.