After months of getting close, the relationship between Trump and his so-called ‘first buddy’ has become ‘fraught,’ according to a New York Times reporter
    • Diva (she/her)@lemmy.ml
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      1 day ago

      Commits seppuku like a REAL leftist would be required to do.

      You could just not be weird about taking criticism from marginalized people, I think that’s the ask.

      pretending to not understand common expressions

      I’m actually not great with English idioms (ESL girlie), could you explain what this meant for me?

        • Diva (she/her)@lemmy.ml
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          23 hours ago

          “Sucking someone’s dick” is often used as a way to refer to someone sucking up to someone else in a way that isn’t explicable unless there were a secret relationship

          why would you immediately assume you understand its usage in every case?

          so why is sucking dick a thing requiring a secret relationship?

          also it seems like a specifically gendered expression, why wouldn’t you say “eating Russian pussy” if you wanted to imply that there’s some relationship

          It just scans as homophobic, just as calling trump/elon women as an insult reads as misogynistic.

            • Diva (she/her)@lemmy.ml
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              23 hours ago

              I mean, I’ve been speaking English long enough that I think I’ve got a pretty good grasp, but I still am constantly surprised by regional idioms. This doesn’t seem to be the case here though.

              I still don’t see how your words aren’t bigotry just because you’re convinced you have a suitable target.

              You never really answered my question directly, why does sucking dick imply a secret/subservient relationship?

                • Diva (she/her)@lemmy.ml
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                  22 hours ago

                  You said “subservient”, not me, so maybe also take that one to your therapist too. (this is clearly a word choice you would judge someone else for)

                  quoting you:

                  “Sucking someone’s dick” is often used as a way to refer to someone sucking up to someone else in a way that isn’t explicable unless there were a secret relationship

                  you were the one who said that the expression “sucking dick” means “sucking up to someone else”- do people often “suck up to” their subordinates or their superiors?