I woke up to the news that this president was tweeting about EASY D, and I immediately thought, “Why is he tweeting about easy dick?” No one seemed able to tell me, and I couldn’t find it on the Google. Finally, I saw the tweet, and even after reading it several times, my brow remained furrowed. It was mixed in with a rant about Nordstrom and his daughter*, but it didn’t seem to be directly related. It said, “Big increase in traffic into our country from certain areas, while our people are far more vulnerable, as we wait for what should be EASY D!” What. I mean, what. I’ve gotten used to having to decipher what this president is saying, but this was beyond my ken. I know it’s related to his court case and the Muslim ban, but EASY D? WHAT THE HELL.
Twitter was having a field day with it, of course, and I got in on the fun myself. I mean, it’s sex. How can I not get my digs in? One of the tweets that people seemed to like was this one:
The one thing we can all agree on is that “D” is dick, right?
— Minna Hong (@asiangrrlMN) February 8, 2017
It’s not deep or particularly witty, but it gets to the heart of the bewilderment over the tweet. Everyone knows that getting the D is slang for a woman getting fucked. Is it possible that this president didn’t know that? With this president, anything is possible. I can’t begin to presume what he does and doesn’t know.
Then, several people pointed out that there’s an Urban Dictionary explanation for Easy D because of course there is. There are a few, actually, but the one that people seemed to think he was referring to was, “A girl that is very easy to get with and has Double Ds”. That made even less sense to me! Was this president really comparing the banning of Muslims with easily fucking a buxom lass? I was incredulous because it seemed even beneath him to–oh hell. What am I saying? It’s not beneath him at all. This is a man who bragged about grabbing women by the pussy and that if you’re a star, you can do whatever you want. He has no filter and no self-awareness. He also has no idea that there are some things you shouldn’t say out loud because he’s never had anyone say no to him.
It’s important to laugh during these dark times, but I also think it’s important to pay attention to what he’s saying and not just the clownish way he’s saying it. During his campaign, the media treated him as a side show freak, pointing and laughing at the bizarre things that spurted from his mouth. They didn’t take him seriously, and that’s partly why he was able to get away with the outrageous things he said. While the media (and, admittedly, many liberals) were laughing at him, his supporters were lapping up his words, thrilled that someone was saying what they felt. I heard, “Clinton was treated like a legitimate candidate for president, and Trump was not.” I think this is correct, and it’s continuing now.
There are some who believe this president spouts all the shit he does as a canny way to hide his despicable actions. If we spend all our time hooting over his tweets, we may not notice all the EOs he’s been signing left and right, and the fact that he still has business ties that a president shouldn’t. I’m not sure if he’s smart enough to make such a plan or disciplined enough to carry it out. My belief is that he just does whatever he wants whenever he wants without thinking about the consequences. I will concede that it’s possible his survival instinct is what makes him constantly spew shit because his whole life has revolved around him getting ahead the best he can. He has proven himself to be a master manipulator, but I really don’t think it’s conscious.
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