• 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.net
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    2 months ago

    If any politician came to my city and said it was a shithole during a speech, I’d not be offended and would totally agree. This city is a shithole.

    Be different if they insulted the people of the city, though.

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      2 months ago

      Do you not understand that it is the people that make any city shit hole? Like, it can’t be blamed on the buildings, the landscape, or the economy. A city isn’t a place, it’s the people. When someone says a city is a shit hole, they ARE insulting the people.

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      2 months ago

      I’d be offended depending on the city. Detroit has had its issues but it’s not the Detroit it was 20 years ago. Calling it a shithole is basically saying “I know your city is infamous but I don’t care enough to find out if that’s true. Also, it’s one thing if Vance or Walz does it, but Harris and Trump are lifelong coastal. Giving Michigan shit is a Midwest thing