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Anonymous wrote:I am a Maryland native.

It is a common racist slur around here.

This life long Maryland resident and Democrat is not aware that some consider this word to be racist.

Same.

That’s because you’re both stupid.

Am I sure you know every slang word out there that some portion of the human race considers to be derogatory? Not likely.

Am I guess you consider every male who has made an off color comment about women to be a sexist pig? Not likely.

I wouldn’t try to defend someone using a well known derogatory term that many white men of his generation have used for years by claiming that my delicate ears have never heard it.

This white male of a similar age has never used that term, ever!! Had never heard of it. No doubt, however, I have over my many decades used a few other inappropriate terms. And I remain confident that you also have used terms, whether intentional or not, that some might consider offensive.

This merely demonstrates how sheltered and separated you have positioned yourself to be removed from the people who experience racism daily.

OMG. There is no winning with people like you.

I’m sorry that you’ve placed yourself so much around people of privilege that you’ve never even heard of a common racial slur. You’re trying to excuse Trone though your own ignorance says more about you.

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Anonymous wrote:It's definitely a slur. It's even a slur that I (a white person) have heard white people using while saying racist things, a few times in my life.

But here is what Trone said: “So this Republican [bugaboo] that it’s the tax rate that’s stopping business investment, it’s just completely faulty by people who have never run a business. They’ve never been there. They don’t have a clue what they’re talking about.”

Bugaboo makes total sense. The slur word makes zero sense. Sometimes people actually mis-speak.

Bugaboo

1: an imaginary object of fear
2: bugbear sense 2 (an object or source of dread: a continuing source of irritation : problem)
also : something that causes fear or distress out of proportion to its importance
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bugaboo

Anyone with half a brain knows he mis-spoke, given the right word makes sense in the context of the phrase, and the wrong word (the one he used) doesn't make any sense at all.

But apparently there's a very fired-up poster trying to make this into something!

I agree he probably misspoke. But man if Trump had said this you guys would have his head. Let’s be real.

Fundamental difference between Fatty Orange who regularly and intentionally makes derogatory comments about all sorts of people and never apologizes for them and Trone who mis-spoke and then apologized.

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Anonymous wrote:It's definitely a slur. It's even a slur that I (a white person) have heard white people using while saying racist things, a few times in my life.

But here is what Trone said: “So this Republican [bugaboo] that it’s the tax rate that’s stopping business investment, it’s just completely faulty by people who have never run a business. They’ve never been there. They don’t have a clue what they’re talking about.”

Bugaboo makes total sense. The slur word makes zero sense. Sometimes people actually mis-speak.

Bugaboo

1: an imaginary object of fear
2: bugbear sense 2 (an object or source of dread: a continuing source of irritation : problem)
also : something that causes fear or distress out of proportion to its importance
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bugaboo

Anyone with half a brain knows he mis-spoke, given the right word makes sense in the context of the phrase, and the wrong word (the one he used) doesn't make any sense at all.

But apparently there's a very fired-up poster trying to make this into something!

I agree he probably misspoke. But man if Trump had said this you guys would have his head. Let’s be real.

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Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of this either. Maybe it is a more dated term that is not well known anymore. Progressives getting super worked up about this are risking that Republicans win back a senate seat in MD. Democrats can't seem to help themselves and go out of their way to throw people in their own political party under the bus. Republicans almost never do this (other than George Santos). Replacing him with someone that potentially has less name recognition at this point will increase the chance that Hogan wins the seat. Democrats ultimately have no influence if they do not win seats. Do not let perfect be the enemy of accomplishing political goals.

Aka once again the Black community better take this L for the team

Anonymous wrote:I am a Maryland native.

It is a common racist slur around here.

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Anonymous wrote:I'll bet if you polled 100 random people, maybe 1 has ever heard of this racial slur.

Agree 100%

Meh. If you polled 100 Blacks they’d all know it.

No. I asked two black people about this news yesterday, and neither of them knew the word.

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Anonymous wrote:I'll bet if you polled 100 random people, maybe 1 has ever heard of this racial slur.

Agree 100%

Meh. If you polled 100 Blacks they’d all know it.

Anonymous wrote:Should just admit he was frustrated dealing with DEI hire and lost his cool. Just as imperfect as his constituents, apologize and move on. The made up excuses are tiring.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a Maryland native.

It is a common racist slur around here.

This life long Maryland resident and Democrat is not aware that some consider this word to be racist.

Same.

That’s because you’re both stupid.

Am I sure you know every slang word out there that some portion of the human race considers to be derogatory? Not likely.

Am I guess you consider every male who has made an off color comment about women to be a sexist pig? Not likely.

I wouldn’t try to defend someone using a well known derogatory term that many white men of his generation have used for years by claiming that my delicate ears have never heard it.

This white male of a similar age has never used that term, ever!! Had never heard of it. No doubt, however, I have over my many decades used a few other inappropriate terms. And I remain confident that you also have used terms, whether intentional or not, that some might consider offensive.

This merely demonstrates how sheltered and separated you have positioned yourself to be removed from the people who experience racism daily.

OMG. There is no winning with people like you.

I’m sorry that you’ve placed yourself so much around people of privilege that you’ve never even heard of a common racial slur. You’re trying to excuse Trone though your own ignorance says more about you.

Anonymous wrote:Isn't it a Destiny's Child song?

Had no idea that it is a slur.

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of this either. Maybe it is a more dated term that is not well known anymore. Progressives getting super worked up about this are risking that Republicans win back a senate seat in MD. Democrats can't seem to help themselves and go out of their way to throw people in their own political party under the bus. Republicans almost never do this (other than George Santos). Replacing him with someone that potentially has less name recognition at this point will increase the chance that Hogan wins the seat. Democrats ultimately have no influence if they do not win seats. Do not let perfect be the enemy of accomplishing political goals.

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Anonymous wrote:I'll bet if you polled 100 random people, maybe 1 has ever heard of this racial slur.

Agree 100%

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/03/21/david-trone-congress-racial-insult/

I don’t like him, will not vote for him but I bet he didn’t mean to say it. However it’s obviously a word he thinks on his head.

It’s not obvious at all, you just made that up without any evidence.

Are you suggesting trone thinks he coined a new word?