Current Events > Melania Trump criticised for wearing colonial-style hat during Kenyan safari

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EvoTech
10/06/18 7:07:50 PM
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/05/melania-trump-in-pith-helmet-on-kenya-safari-likened-to-colonialist?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Basically its just a safari hat but the libruls got triggered by it, lmao
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youngval312
10/06/18 7:08:40 PM
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You'd still think she would have an advisor who would be like "um, Mrs. Trump, this isn't going to look that good in the media."
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catboy0_0
10/06/18 7:09:59 PM
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what the heck
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EliteLevel
10/06/18 7:10:05 PM
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Its appropriate considering what America is trying to do to these countries.
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Vicious_Dios
10/06/18 7:10:37 PM
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Liberals, again, taking on the important issues.

Starving chillun's? Boring! Let's focus on her fucking hat! Now that's easy.
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10/06/18 7:11:45 PM
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Serious Cat
10/06/18 7:23:26 PM
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EvoTech posted...
Basically its just a safari hat

No it's not, and the article explains exactly why.
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ThePrinceFish
10/06/18 7:23:57 PM
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She looks really good in that hat tbh
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SH_expert44
10/06/18 7:24:45 PM
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Waaaaaaaaaaah!

Wah Wah Waaaaaaaah!
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KingCrabCake
10/06/18 7:25:24 PM
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Shes hot, who cares.
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The Great Muta 22
10/06/18 7:26:37 PM
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Ad I said yesterday, there's all of one person cited as complaining about this. Lmao
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Ving_Rhames
10/06/18 7:26:49 PM
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KingCrabCake posted...
Shes hot, who cares.


No she's not. She looks like her skin got pulled off of her body and then saran wrapped back on.

She's a nice lady tho.
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RebelElite791
10/06/18 7:27:15 PM
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Vicious_Dios posted...
Liberals, again, taking on the important issues.

Starving chillun's? Boring! Let's focus on her fucking hat! Now that's easy.

Person who supports taking children from their mothers and locking them up pretends teh liherals dont care about kids
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PogonaVitticeps
10/06/18 7:27:42 PM
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Is it me or do they really try hard to create some kind of controversy?

Are they not aware of how foolish this makes them look?
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The Great Muta 22
10/06/18 7:28:28 PM
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PogonaVitticeps posted...
Is it me or do they really try hard to create some kind of controversy?

Are they not aware of how foolish this makes them look?


The Guardian? I'm sure they don't care and just want the clicks
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masterpug53
10/06/18 7:30:03 PM
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'I am so goddamn sick of this fucking horseshit.'

- Melania Trump, 2016, 2017, 2018
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divot1338
10/06/18 7:32:07 PM
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Thats one of those giant murderish 1800s British guy hats.

Like Van Pelt in the old Jumanji movie.

She really needs to doublecheck her fashion choices before going out in public.
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rikasa
10/06/18 7:32:55 PM
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"Perfect! This is what people wear on safaris, right? Like in history and on TV?"

"Yeah, but those people were assholes."
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eston
10/06/18 7:38:46 PM
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Serious Cat
10/06/18 7:43:57 PM
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PogonaVitticeps posted...

Are they not aware of how foolish this makes them look?

Not as foolish as, oh let's say, going out in public in a country dressed in clothing seen as symbolic of historic oppression.
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RiKuToTheMiGhtY
10/06/18 7:52:46 PM
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Liberals so focused on the things that dont matter instead of starving people, poverty, and crime. It really is true that libs and the left are overly concerned with their feelings.
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ManBeast462
10/06/18 7:59:36 PM
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RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...
Liberals so focused on the things that dont matter instead of starving people, poverty, and crime. It really is true that libs and the left are overly concerned with their feelings.


True
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Ving_Rhames
10/06/18 8:51:15 PM
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RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...
Liberals so focused on the things that dont matter


This is true.

RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...
It really is true that libs and the left are overly concerned with their feelings.


No more or less concerned with their feelings than the conservatives and the right. Both care about shit that doesn't/shouldn't matter, and both make it as big a deal as possible. Which is why the rift is as big as it is now. It's at the point where Democrats and Republicans are just glorified sports team rivals, and it's all about "MY SIDE WINNING AND MAKING THE OTHER SIDE UPSET! HAHA" than giving a shit about the countries future. It's pathetic and America is worse for it.
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catboy0_0
10/06/18 8:55:58 PM
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Ving_Rhames posted...
It's at the point where Democrats and Republicans are just glorified sports team rivals, and it's all about "MY SIDE WINNING AND MAKING THE OTHER SIDE UPSET! HAHA" than giving a shit about the countries future. It's pathetic and America is worse for it.

I agree. It sucks ass
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ModLogic
10/06/18 9:03:20 PM
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masterpug53 posted...
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- Melania Trump, 2016, 2017, 2018


lets see if this gets modded because an OBVIOUS fake quote by michelle obama was a 3kl
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nemu
10/06/18 9:06:43 PM
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This is right up there with the koi pond and two scoops. There is so much stuff to criticize them for that is actually legitimate. Why do they need to bother with dribble like this? Stuff like this takes away from actual issues and just makes people who criticize Trump look like a joke.
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masterpug53
10/06/18 9:12:31 PM
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ModLogic posted...
masterpug53 posted...
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- Melania Trump, 2016, 2017, 2018


lets see if this gets modded because an OBVIOUS fake quote by michelle obama was a 3kl


'Kay. Why don't we take it a step further?

'America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, badass speed.'

- Eleanor Roosevelt, 1936

Am I playing with too much fire yet?
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008Zulu
10/06/18 9:19:51 PM
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masterpug53 posted...
'I am so goddamn sick of this fucking horseshit.'

- Melania Trump, 2016, 2017, 2018


Melania's command of the English language is not that good.
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EvoTech
10/07/18 1:10:49 AM
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Triggered by a hat lol
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catboy0_0
10/07/18 1:11:24 AM
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EvoTech posted...
Triggered by a hat lol

this is like saying "triggered by a swastica lol!"
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EvoTech
10/07/18 1:13:31 AM
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catboy0_0 posted...
EvoTech posted...
Triggered by a hat lol

this is like saying "triggered by a swastica lol!"


Sure, if the swastika was on the hat maybe, but that would ridiculous.
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catboy0_0
10/07/18 1:14:10 AM
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EvoTech posted...
catboy0_0 posted...
EvoTech posted...
Triggered by a hat lol

this is like saying "triggered by a swastica lol!"


Sure, if the swastika was on the hat maybe, but that would ridiculous.

don't be ridiculous
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Esrac
10/07/18 1:15:06 AM
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Sometimes a hat is just a hat.

Let it go. This is no international news worthy shit.
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RebelElite791
10/07/18 1:16:27 AM
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Esrac posted...
Sometimes a hat is just a hat.

Let it go. This is no international news worthy shit.

Fashion does not exist in an apolitical void
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catboy0_0
10/07/18 1:18:01 AM
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Esrac posted...
Sometimes a hat is just a hat.

Let it go. This is no international news worthy shit.

care to explain this then?
PQJI8Ce

might I remind you the person on the right is a villain?
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Sativa_Rose
10/07/18 1:19:46 AM
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How typical of the Western media to focus on something as trivial as this instead of substantial issues.
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catboy0_0
10/07/18 1:20:43 AM
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Sativa_Rose posted...
How typical of the Western media to focus on something as trivial as this instead of substantial issues.

How typical of republicans to not care about traumatizing and re-traumatizing those they've enslaved for decades.
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Nomadic View
10/07/18 1:22:21 AM
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Im starting to believe that Democrats are going to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory this November.
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EvoTech
10/07/18 1:23:16 AM
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catboy0_0 posted...
Sativa_Rose posted...
How typical of the Western media to focus on something as trivial as this instead of substantial issues.

How typical of republicans to not care about traumatizing and re-traumatizing those they've enslaved for decades.


Tell us how this hat is bad
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catboy0_0
10/07/18 1:23:39 AM
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EvoTech posted...
catboy0_0 posted...
Sativa_Rose posted...
How typical of the Western media to focus on something as trivial as this instead of substantial issues.

How typical of republicans to not care about traumatizing and re-traumatizing those they've enslaved for decades.


Tell us how this hat is bad

try reading the article
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Esrac
10/07/18 1:24:33 AM
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RebelElite791 posted...
Esrac posted...
Sometimes a hat is just a hat.

Let it go. This is no international news worthy shit.

Fashion does not exist in an apolitical void


Oh, fuck off. Not every wardrobe choice has a deeper political meaning. If you want to dump on a Trump, that's great, but at least find a decent reason.

Going after her for her choice in headwear just makes you look petty and desperate.
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Damn_Underscore
10/07/18 1:24:34 AM
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This is why Trump won
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catboy0_0
10/07/18 1:24:54 AM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
This is why Trump won

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RebelElite791
10/07/18 1:25:58 AM
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Esrac posted...
RebelElite791 posted...
Esrac posted...
Sometimes a hat is just a hat.

Let it go. This is no international news worthy shit.

Fashion does not exist in an apolitical void


Oh, fuck off. Not every wardrobe choice has a deeper political meaning. If you want to dump on a Trump, that's great, but at least find a decent reason.

Going after her for her choice in headwear just makes you look petty and desperate.

Nobody is saying she did it on purpose for any political meaning. Theyre saying shes ignorant of context and history.
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Sativa_Rose
10/07/18 1:29:03 AM
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catboy0_0 posted...
Sativa_Rose posted...
How typical of the Western media to focus on something as trivial as this instead of substantial issues.

How typical of republicans to not care about traumatizing and re-traumatizing those they've enslaved for decades.


1) I'm not a Republican

2) It's only Western media that is choosing to focus on her clothing as if it's the only thing that matters. I follow a lot of African media on twitter, and literally the only criticism I've seen leveled at her was based on which countries she chose for her tour. Western media loves to go for the easy stories that require little-to-no research while ignoring the more substantive issues at play.

For example, VOA News has done some good coverage of her visit. Notice how they don't bother talking about her fashion choices and instead focus on substance:

https://www.voanews.com/a/melania-trump-visits-ex-slave-holding-facility-in-ghana-/4597698.html

https://www.voanews.com/a/us-first-lady-in-kenya-highlights-conservation-visits-orphanage-/4600921.html

https://www.voanews.com/a/us-first-lady-melania-trump-cairo/4602446.html

http://www.africanews.com/2018/10/06/melania-trump-meets-egypt-president-set-to-visit-pyramids/
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catboy0_0
10/07/18 1:29:33 AM
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nice
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ClockworkHare
10/07/18 1:38:01 AM
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EvoTech
10/07/18 1:47:10 AM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
This is why Trump won

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catboy0_0
10/07/18 1:47:28 AM
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ironically
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legendarylemur
10/07/18 1:47:59 AM
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I think these kinds of shit only matter if the person wore it as a political statement. You think she remotely did anything out of some political message? Look at the blank look on her face. She was probably forced to go there
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