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Maybe the real reason Trump doesn't want these files released? He was sucking off some guy named Bubba?

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[–] runiq@feddit.org 4 points 4 hours ago
[–] IronpigsWizard@lemmy.world 23 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] OopsOverbombing@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago
[–] IronpigsWizard@lemmy.world 22 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

We live in a reality where Bill Clinton holding a press conference for denying sexual relations with Donald Trump is plausible now.

[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago

Well it depends on what your definition of is, is.

[–] kevin2107@lemmy.world 11 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Strider@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago

She looks nicer than usual, but I can not quite pinpoint what has changed..

[–] IronpigsWizard@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago

So, we know why he wanted it called the, "Big Beautiful Bill" now...

[–] IronpigsWizard@lemmy.world 8 points 9 hours ago

If you piss off Donald Trump, he will huff, an he will puff, an he will blow your......I just can't.....😂

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 65 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

It's really sad that the maga base would be more upset at cheeto blowing a grown man, than fucking children

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 19 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Roman attitudes towards sex were based on power and control. It wasn't seen as a connection between two individuals, that was secondary. It was informally allowed for a high ranking official to have sex with individuals below them in status including other men and adolescents without harm to one's reputation.

Having sex with a man of higher status was seen as emasculating and worthy of ridicule. Essentially it was seen as taking on the role of the woman in a relationship and women were very much subservient to men in this society.

Christianity has had a cultural impact on some of these views but there are definitely times when it seems like modern Western cultural attitudes (especially amongst regressives) have not progressed very far beyond that old conceptualization of sexual relationships.

Tl;dr: Having a sexual encounter with a man of higher status is feminizing which is more damning than crimes against humanity to the backwards minded.

[–] plyth@feddit.org 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Which ancient cultures have seen it differently?

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 12 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Ancient India and China (largely due to Dharmic and Daoist philosophies). The political aspects which make up 80% of the Kama Sutra are undeniably feminist by many standards, promoting female education, financial autonomy, right to divorce, agency and consent. It also promotes respectful treatment towards female sex workers. It's not perfect, but it sought to describe an ideal perspective towards sex according to Dharmic philosophy at the time.

Ancient Egypt, Mesoamerican and other Indigineous cultures also did not perceive sex in what I'd describe as a simple minded penetrative dominance.

I've read multiple translations of the Tao Te Ching I don't recall any guidance either way on sex and power.

Happy to be corrected.

Also understand that daoism is bigger than that and it may come from there.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 10 points 13 hours ago

consentual sex between adults is bad. raping children is ok for them.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 34 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Trump goes BALLISTIC and ERUPTS as he is SLAMMED from behind by dems

It sucks knowing we're probably past the age of non-sensationalist headlines

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 hours ago

Scandals. We used to call these scandals. Nowadays it's a Thursday

[–] notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zip 13 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I’m so tired of these words too, and the overuse of all caps is insulting to the mind.

[–] zeppo@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

trump style:

America is Tired of these Words, and the "overuse" of all caps is insulting to "the mind"!

[–] petersr@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago

Thank you for the attention to this matter.

[–] herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml 42 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Bubba is Bill Clinton's nickname.

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 15 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

Good, I like them together. Plus is simplifies the prison cell situation.

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[–] mazzilius_marsti@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

......,.........

[–] vegeta@lemmy.world 161 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (21 children)

And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything, Grab 'em by the ~~puss~~willy

[–] khepri@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

He looks like he's genuinely having a better time in this photo than any time in the past 10 years.

[–] LuigiMaoFrance@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 hours ago

Big Beautiful Bill

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[–] EndOfLine@lemmy.world 109 points 21 hours ago (2 children)
[–] runiq@feddit.org 1 points 5 hours ago

No, you're misremembering -- that wasn't him disrespecting women, that was him disrespecting disabled people

[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 99 points 21 hours ago (12 children)

Although it obviously a joke, in the spirit of all the fucking hellscape Republicans have put us through, and the fact that they've literally killed the power of truth, I'm going to go ahead and roll with this.

He definitely, positively, eagerly sucked Bill Clinton's dick. No shadow of a doubt. The evidence is right there. And even if it's not, he did it anyways.

[–] IronpigsWizard@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

He sucked Clinton's dick with sheer will, confidence and determination.

[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Didn't Bill Clinton have a dog named bubba. . ?

[–] Glide@lemmy.ca 53 points 21 hours ago

I'm not convinced it is obviously a joke. It would explain a LOT.

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[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 43 points 19 hours ago (2 children)
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[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 22 points 17 hours ago

If Trump goes to prison, the only "Big Beautiful Bill" he'll be remembered for is his cellmate.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 76 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (15 children)

Wait wait wait wait... It's real?

I thought it was just an edited email to make it look like it was Trump and Clinton. Why would Trump want more investigation into Clinton?

Actually nevermind, after rereading it I'm almost certain it's a joke since they're referencing Putin having the "dirt" on him. That's gotta be a joke.

[–] shittydwarf@piefed.social 76 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

It's real, many people are saying it

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[–] Naevermix@lemmy.world 48 points 20 hours ago
[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 21 points 18 hours ago

Those who show conservatism on the outside are often the worst. Pedophile priests, closet homos who play homophobes in public, fundamentalist evangelical mothers who see that their teenage daughters get an abortion to avoid scandal.

Donald Trump being a pedophile is probably beyond doubt by now. Him trying men for a change is not really surprising.

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