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Note that everyone mentioned in the article only regretted their statements once they realized the kid was disabled... Maybe just don't make fun of people's kids in general? Is that so difficult? WTF do his kids have to do with his political campaign???
Everyone please take note:
Barron Trump has been 100% unmentioned by anyone except when he was going to speak at some gathering, as an adult. Then, when he decided not to do that, everyone stopped talking about him entirely.
That is how you do that. If an adult is getting invovled in politics, they're fair game, regardless of who they're related to. People who aren't involved in politics, you leave them the fuck out of it.
Yuup. Agreed. The last time I recall hearing of presidential kids being bullied was Obamas kids. Interesting.
Palin's kids were in the public crosshairs. But I think that had more to do with Palin's awful hypocrisy on family values than anything else.
Good call, I forgot about Bristol Palin. Like you said though, I feel it was more Sarah's parenting vs what she promoted than it being about Bristol herself. Basically a throwing stones in glass houses kinda thing.
And, Palin actually involved her daughter in things to help demonstrate how everything was okay. She put her daughter on display for her own political gain.
Damn you are right. I forgot about that whole event and Palin tbh.