“(With) today’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed. For all practical purposes, there are virtually no limits on what the president can do. It’s a fundamentally new principle and it’s a dangerous precedent because the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law even including the supreme court of the United States.”

Throughout his address, Biden underscored the gravity of the moment, emphasizing that the only barrier to the president’s authority now lies in the personal restraint of the officeholder. He warned vehemently against the prospect of Trump returning to power, painting a stark picture of the dangers such an outcome could pose.

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You don’t need to resort to misogyny/sexist insults to make a point.

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Calls you out on the word pussy but doesn’t call you out on the word cunt lmao

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That would be xenophobic, because the word is used everywhere in the UK constantly. (/s of course)

Edit: The removed comment above was mine, and I told Bolex that using the word pussy isn’t misogynistic, just like calling someone a dick isn’t misandrist… World News mods didn’t like that though because people were agreeing with me…and we can’t have anyone calling out the victim-olympics, wouldn’t want that!

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Geez, how fragile.

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You’re trying too hard

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They’re not the one crying about a bad word online lol

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And you got ratio’d kiddo

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Now I need to look up the origin of that word. I thought it came up separately from the body part reference.

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It did. It’s an abbreviation of the word pusillanimous.

However, almost everybody thinks it’s referring to vagina, so it doesn’t really matter anymore. Even most people who use it think that.

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What matters is 99.99% of people understand “pussy” as “vagina” so yeah that’s kind of the issue here.

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“Pussy” is pretty narrowly used in place of “vagina” and is used almost exclusively as an insult to call someone weak or cowardly (outside of a sexual context).

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And what’s the problem? If it were sexist they would be using “stop being a woman” compared to “stop being a pussy”. One is sexist the other is just an insult. Grow some skin. This is the internet, after all.

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You sound like a real dick

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I am fairly certain “pussy” is slang for pusillanimous. Can it be used misogynisticly, yes. Was that the intent here, I don’t think so based off the context.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pusillanimous

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And the f slur means “a bundle of sticks”. That doesn’t make it not a slur.

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I’m glad to see someone else here talking sense

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All of us learned it as a way to call someone a “vagina” to highlight they are weak or cowardly. You can’t possibly tell me that wasn’t how you learned it.

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So based off of that comment alone and the context surrounding it, do you truly believe their intent was to be misogynistic or were they using slang to emphisize their frustration while calling Biden a coward?

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Christ, can you fuck off?

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These are the fucking hand wringing “liberals” that I can’t stand.

Feelings over Freedom!

I don’t know where I fall because whereas I believe in equity for all and protecting the children and planet and all that shit, I also strongly lean towards swift and immediate retribution and don’t care whose feelings get hurt.

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Lmfao I’m taking your freedom? How dramatic.

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The block feature is readily available to you. Enjoy!

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Good point.

Blocked.

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Shut up wuss.

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Damn I got got! What a big strong man you are! You sure showed me!

Let me give you a little tip I gave someone else: the block button is easily within your grasp, if maybe a bit advanced for you. But i’m sure that with hard work and determination even you could figure out how to use it.

Bye!

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