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In a row?
We live in a reality where Bill Clinton holding a press conference for denying sexual relations with Donald Trump is plausible now.
Well it depends on what your definition of is, is.

She looks nicer than usual, but I can not quite pinpoint what has changed..
So, we know why he wanted it called the, "Big Beautiful Bill" now...
If you piss off Donald Trump, he will huff, an he will puff, an he will blow your......I just can't.....😂
It's really sad that the maga base would be more upset at cheeto blowing a grown man, than fucking 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.
Which ancient cultures have seen it differently?
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.
consentual sex between adults is bad. raping children is ok for them.
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
Scandals. We used to call these scandals. Nowadays it's a Thursday
I’m so tired of these words too, and the overuse of all caps is insulting to the mind.
trump style:
America is Tired of these Words, and the "overuse" of all caps is insulting to "the mind"!
Thank you for the attention to this matter.
Bubba is Bill Clinton's nickname.
Good, I like them together. Plus is simplifies the prison cell situation.
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And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything, Grab 'em by the ~~puss~~willy

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

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

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.
He sucked Clinton's dick with sheer will, confidence and determination.
Didn't Bill Clinton have a dog named bubba. . ?
I'm not convinced it is obviously a joke. It would explain a LOT.
If Trump goes to prison, the only "Big Beautiful Bill" he'll be remembered for is his cellmate.
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.

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.
