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    2 days ago

    “Comes out” is the wrong phrase here, having been used for so long to talk about historically repressed people, especially LGBTQ+, having the courage to live openly and honestly in spite of the injustice they may face.

    You don’t “come out” as a bigot. You don’t “come out” as a fascist.

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    Maaaaannnn, all these people in here are clowning on her for her shitty music. But “Before He Cheats” was my way to own my “Drunk Basic White Lady” status at Karaoke. Now I can’t even be a stereotype anymore.

    Jokes aside, fuck you Carrie Underwood. I was a fan in my youth and grew out of your music, but there was still two or three songs I got good nostalgia vibes from. Not anymore!

    Ugh I hate when people I’ve supported turns out to be monsters.

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        Oof yeah. I’m so sorry about that.

        I was never a Neil Gaiman girlie, not because of any vibes or anything, I was just reading other shit in my youth. But it was VERY clear from that thread that he was a very beloved author who touched a lot of lives. A LOT of people seem heartbroken about that.

        Finding out those we look up to are awful incarnate is the worst feeling.

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        You know what? I actually just saw her perform over the summer and she is still Queen status.

        Better artist anyhow. You right!

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    Huh. I never would’ve thought that a country music artist would be the type. I’m shocked and surprised.

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      Lets just hope she will keep it at that, we don’t need any offspring by her…

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        Oh right - we’d normally say “kept schtum”.

        I was trying to work out what about her being a mum meant about her politics!

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          You might also see or hear “mum’s the word” as a way to tell those other than yourself to keep quiet, but that’s a bit archaic these days.

          Wikipedia says:

          Mum is a Middle English word meaning ‘silent’,[2] and may be derived from the mummer who acts without speaking.[3] Note the similar English word “mime” (Old English “mīma”, Latin “mimus”) meaning silent actor or imitator.

          I guess it’s a word that remained in use in the U.S. but fell out of favor in other parts of the English-speaking world.

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            You might also see or hear “mum’s the word” as a way to tell those other than yourself to keep quiet, but that’s a bit archaic these days.

            I’ve heard the expression a few times but never actually understood what it meant! But yeah it’s never used in everyday language.