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LuckyCharms

(17,479 posts) Thu Jun 21, 2018, 05:21 PM Jun 2018

I've been busy. Just back on DU. Why did Melania's jacket

say something about her not caring?

What was that supposed to mean:

a) On its surface,

and

b) A deeper meaning?

I can't keep up with these fuckers.

Thank you very much in advance, I appreciate any responses.

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I've been busy. Just back on DU. Why did Melania's jacket (Original Post) LuckyCharms Jun 2018 OP

here you go... DonViejo Jun 2018 #1

Thanks, Don.. I just got DU and I didn't know what the heck the uproar about her jacket could be.. Cha Jun 2018 #13

Chris Cilizza and Nick Confessore think the choice was intentional... brooklynite Jun 2018 #2

they could be clueless, feckless and tone deaf... Raster Jun 2018 #7

I agree, they couldn't be THAT tone deaf. spanone Jun 2018 #8

Of course it was intentional.. Cha Jun 2018 #15

I think it was a message the the children she was visiting lunamagica Jun 2018 #3

Exactly, Luna. We already knew that but just to make it clear.. Cha Jun 2018 #16

The Frat House ran out of afro-wigs and blackface... Anon-C Jun 2018 #4

Thanks to all who have and will respond...what I am trying to understand is... LuckyCharms Jun 2018 #5

It's a jacket for a teenager trying to act cool marylandblue Jun 2018 #9

I mean in general... blugbox Jun 2018 #10

How can people ask if it was on purpose? torius Jun 2018 #6

The orange one has now defended it in a tweet mnhtnbb Jun 2018 #17

Because just a picture of a middle finger to America would have been too obvious? Marie Marie Jun 2018 #11

It's not rocket science. It's a big fuck you to America and big reinforcementof the beachbum bob Jun 2018 #12

Yes, it is a big, disgraceful republican FUCK YOU to America and Americans Achilleaze Jun 2018 #14

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)

1. here you go...

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 05:23 PM

Jun 2018

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142090832

Cha

(298,139 posts)

13. Thanks, Don.. I just got DU and I didn't know what the heck the uproar about her jacket could be..

Reply to DonViejo (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 06:01 PM

Jun 2018

Link to tweet

We already the fuck knew this.. I guess she thought it wasn't clear enough.

No, it's not "hidden".. it's out there in plain fucking sight.. you uncaring twit.

brooklynite

(95,070 posts)

2. Chris Cilizza and Nick Confessore think the choice was intentional...

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 05:23 PM

Jun 2018

...that Melania AND her staff couldn't possibly be tone deaf.

Raster

(20,998 posts)

7. they could be clueless, feckless and tone deaf...

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 05:31 PM

Jun 2018

...but probably not that tone deaf.

spanone

(135,958 posts)

8. I agree, they couldn't be THAT tone deaf.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 05:31 PM

Jun 2018

Cha

(298,139 posts)

15. Of course it was intentional..

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 06:10 PM

Jun 2018

Link to tweet

lunamagica

(9,967 posts)

3. I think it was a message the the children she was visiting

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 05:26 PM

Jun 2018

Cha

(298,139 posts)

16. Exactly, Luna. We already knew that but just to make it clear..

Reply to lunamagica (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 06:11 PM

Jun 2018

Link to tweet

Anon-C

(3,430 posts)

4. The Frat House ran out of afro-wigs and blackface...

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 05:26 PM

Jun 2018

... and white power hand signs may be too subtle to broadcast well...so this was the racist dog whistle to their cultic base.

LuckyCharms

(17,479 posts)

5. Thanks to all who have and will respond...what I am trying to understand is...

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 05:28 PM

Jun 2018

let's say you or I bought some clothing with that saying on it. What does it mean? Is it just one of those sayings like "GUESS" or something?

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)

9. It's a jacket for a teenager trying to act cool

Reply to LuckyCharms (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 05:35 PM

Jun 2018

I don't see any 48 year old mother wearing a jacket like that, especially not when on an official trip.

blugbox

(951 posts)

10. I mean in general...

Reply to LuckyCharms (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 05:39 PM

Jun 2018

It's just kinda a dumb "attitude" statement similar to "talk to the hand" or similar.

Worn by teens who really go out of their way to let everyone know that they don't give a fuck... Especially with it being a faux military style. Rebellious teens really go for the ironic military fashion it seems. DGAF YOLO

If these descriptions have confused you because it sounds nothing like what a FLOTUS would ever... or SHOULD ever wear... welcome to where we all currently are haha.

There are no meanings of this jacket with a positive angle, that is for sure. The MOST INNOCENT reason would be absolute tone-deafness. That already is inexcusable when you have an entire PR team at your disposal.

torius

(1,652 posts)

6. How can people ask if it was on purpose?

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 05:30 PM

Jun 2018

It's literally spelled out. It's the writing on the wall. You don't wear slogan jackets by accident. Can you imagine her picking up a jacket that sells for $39 for any other reason?

Just like Trump wore a neo-Nazi outfit of khakis and white pants a few days after Charlottesville.

We don't need to ask if it was on purpose or what it meant. It meant what it says it meant. I think Trump wanted her to wear it, but he can say he didn't. They are peas in a pod.