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[–] athos77@kbin.social 42 points 9 months ago

Rafael Cruz, please. Remember, we're supposed to use the name people were given at birth, not their chosen name!

[–] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 35 points 9 months ago

"Would somebody think of those poor wealthy Christian whites?!?"

[–] NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social 25 points 9 months ago (5 children)
[–] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 31 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I think you mean Rafael. If he wants the using of dead-names to be illegal we need to call him by his birth name.

[–] rustydomino@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

You spelled Rafael wrong.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 7 points 9 months ago

Hell no, you guys are stuck with him now.

[–] Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago

We don't want him.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago

Nah, he might have started here, but he handed in his skates and swore off the maple syrup, for whatever he found in texas. (He gave up his Canadian citizenship and is a naturalised American)

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 12 points 9 months ago

Man, remember when the blacks rounded us up, shipped us across an ocean and put us to work on farms, before making us live on shit housing estates and outlawing anything we enjoy?

I don't know how we're ever supposed to forgive such a thing.

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Tedward "Shame Powered Shit Factory" Cruz is only white on the outside. Beneath the skin suit, he is a writhing mass of intestinal parasites.

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So like Ooogie Boogie but a lot more disgusting.

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 3 points 9 months ago

He wishes he had Oogie Boogie's charisma.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

As is tradition.

[–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

Because of course he did.