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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy dad sometimes changes stories to be anti-Republican when reading to my nieces.
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My dad sometimes changes stories to be anti-Republican when reading to my nieces. (Original Post)
LoZoccolo
Dec 2011
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He goes like "and these people don't have anything to eat because of the Republicans".
LoZoccolo
Dec 2011
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Skittles
(152,965 posts)1. I used to become feminist reading kids stories when I babysat
the gal never married the prince and lived happily ever after; she kicked his ass to the curb, got a degree, launched a career and had her pick of men
LoZoccolo
(29,393 posts)2. What did the prince do that was bad?
Texasgal
(17,029 posts)3. She didn't "need" him.
She made her own way.
LoZoccolo
(29,393 posts)6. There seems to be more to it than that.
Texasgal
(17,029 posts)7. Happy ever after
often times does not include a mate.
What more is there?
LoZoccolo
(29,393 posts)9. The violent language used to describe the breakup is one.
Texasgal
(17,029 posts)11. What violent language?
LoZoccolo
(29,393 posts)12. How about "she kicked his ass to the curb"?
Texasgal
(17,029 posts)13. Ever heard of a medaphor?
Perhaps you should take things less seriously?
Skittles
(152,965 posts)15. good lord, Texasgal
I am not even gonna BOTHER with that one!
Control-Z
(15,681 posts)4. Without probably being aware
you've implied that a man would have to have done something wrong for a woman to not want to be with him.
LoZoccolo
(29,393 posts)5. No, I don't have a problem with that, being intentionally single myself.
noamnety
(20,234 posts)14. lol, that's awesome.
I wish I'd thought to do that!
treestar
(82,383 posts)8. What stories, how?
LoZoccolo
(29,393 posts)10. He goes like "and these people don't have anything to eat because of the Republicans".
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)17. Hope nieces listened. Republican bigotry, callousness, dogma, etc., is bad.
LoZoccolo
(29,393 posts)18. I'm actually against this particular practice.
Electric Monk
(13,869 posts)19. Too much work for you to include that little nugget in your OP?
Typical.
Dreamer Tatum
(10,926 posts)20. I sometimes change your posts to include content. Nt