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JD Vance pleads sarcasm in latest effort to clean up ‘childless cat ladies’ remark (www.theguardian.com)

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Republican vice-presidential nominee continues to face questions about comment as campaign speeds up

The Republican vice-presidential nominee, JD Vance, claimed that calling leading Democrats “a bunch of childless cat ladies” was merely a “sarcastic remark”, as he attempted to deflect charges of misogyny and redirect fire at Harris’s own running mate, Tim Walz, on Tuesday.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

sarcasm noun sar·casm / ˈsär-ˌka-zəm

1: a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain

2a: a mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language that is usually directed against an individual

2b: the use or language of sarcasm

I must be missing how that's any better. "Oh, I meant to insult them in a satirical way."

Regardless, it still sounds like something a couchfucker would say.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Right, so with this it's no longer just Actual Childless Cat Ladies, but rather anyone single is now a childless cat lady, and they mean it as an insult.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Haha same - clarifying that an asshole sarcastic comment is sarcastic doesn’t make it not an asshole comment.

Many people (hopefully most) knew it was sarcasm.