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CatWoman

(79,302 posts)
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 05:29 PM Jul 2019

He's an awfully cute dog




Ivanka Trump Bought The Whitest Puppy Ever For Her Daughter And Twitter Had Thoughts

Princess Barbie, Ivanka "Daddy's Favorite Girl" Trump, posted one of the most tone deaf tweets ever Saturday night. What was meant to be a sweet post about adopting a puppy turned into a huge ratio because her dog looks like the canine version of an Aryan child - pure snow white with blue eyes and not a speck of color.

https://crooksandliars.com/2019/07/ivanka-trump-bought-whitest-puppy-ever-her?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_content=18395














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He's an awfully cute dog (Original Post) CatWoman Jul 2019 OP
And when he humps your leg lapfog_1 Jul 2019 #1
That one took me a second! leftieNanner Jul 2019 #10
... nolabear Jul 2019 #15
As also pointed out the little thing looks very much like an arctic fox... leaving many to worry hlthe2b Jul 2019 #2
Omg. Control-Z Jul 2019 #31
Wonder if it's deaf? Laffy Kat Jul 2019 #3
My last dog was pure white with blue eyes and her hearing was excellent. Arkansas Granny Jul 2019 #9
Oh, it's certainly not all white fur/blue-eyed dogs. Laffy Kat Jul 2019 #30
It looks like a domesticated Russian Fox alittlelark Jul 2019 #41
I was thinking spitz. nt Laffy Kat Jul 2019 #47
True of white blue-eyed cats, too. nt tblue37 Jul 2019 #52
What a sweet looking pup! Dennis Donovan Jul 2019 #4
How about Whitey? leftieNanner Jul 2019 #12
Now Ivanka has a dog Scarsdale Jul 2019 #14
I know how much work it takes to develop leftieNanner Jul 2019 #18
oh, she's much more original than that NJCher Jul 2019 #23
I dunno. Fascists aren't known for creativity... Dennis Donovan Jul 2019 #24
that was a joke NJCher Jul 2019 #36
I think she has named the dog Winter leftieNanner Jul 2019 #45
Or Eva. NT Raine1967 Jul 2019 #26
How about "Eva" or "Leni"? The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #27
weird looking dog-cat like animal Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #5
I love dogs, so I can't find fault for her getting one cabot Jul 2019 #6
Having a dog might be very good for her children. I think caring for pets Arkansas Granny Jul 2019 #11
I agree 100% cabot Jul 2019 #22
My kitty is pure white with one blue eye and the other green. Control-Z Jul 2019 #38
Meanwhile kids are still in cages...sorry not falling for this PR attempt.. HipChick Jul 2019 #7
This should be shouted to the world. LakeArenal Jul 2019 #28
Using a dog as a dog whistle nuxvomica Jul 2019 #8
The replies to her are almost negative Beringia Jul 2019 #13
Ohhhh, I feel so sorry for that poor little beautiful creature. It will almost certainly be japple Jul 2019 #16
OH MY WORD. Goodheart Jul 2019 #17
I think Winter is cute. Mosby Jul 2019 #19
as do I CatWoman Jul 2019 #33
Maybe Winter will bite Grandpa Trump. TNNurse Jul 2019 #20
Sorry, but complaining about a white, blue-eyed dog makes us look petty. femmedem Jul 2019 #21
Hear! Hear! Collimator Jul 2019 #25
lol CatWoman Jul 2019 #34
Not in this context it doesn't uponit7771 Jul 2019 #35
Exactly. This is an obvious 'message' if there has ever been one ... mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #54
Exactly, it disgusting Raine Jul 2019 #49
An adorable puppy - hope they treat it well. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #29
I would never let a tRump have a pet ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #32
Let me guess: wolf hybrid jmowreader Jul 2019 #37
Siberian husky, probably. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #51
Well theres one MFM008 Jul 2019 #39
Excellent observation. Collimator Jul 2019 #40
Careful. Doofus Jr. will shoot it and have it mounted. TheCowsCameHome Jul 2019 #42
He's cute rpannier Jul 2019 #43
These are abysmal and sad tweets. Not the dog's fault. Some people like Nordic dogs. True, emmaverybo Jul 2019 #44
I agree with you cabot Jul 2019 #46
What a sweet dog, just adorable Raine Jul 2019 #48
Hitler liked dogs. Opel_Justwax Jul 2019 #50
..... CatWoman Jul 2019 #55
I was expecting a photo of Lindsey Graham jcgoldie Jul 2019 #53
Poor guy! To think he'll be stuck with those sociopaths. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2019 #56

hlthe2b

(102,324 posts)
2. As also pointed out the little thing looks very much like an arctic fox... leaving many to worry
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 05:42 PM
Jul 2019

that Arabella's Uncles will seek to have its head on their wall.



But yeah, there is nothing about this that is not tone-deaf. And I won't be snide enough to comment that Ivanka named her daughter "Arabella"... I prefer to believe and hope that the daughter will grow up kind, empathetic, sincere--ya know, nothing like her mother.

Laffy Kat

(16,385 posts)
3. Wonder if it's deaf?
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 05:44 PM
Jul 2019

A lot of dogs with white fur and blue eyes are deaf. I've had two rescued deafies. I sure hope they don't take it back if it is because they still make wonderful pets.

Arkansas Granny

(31,523 posts)
9. My last dog was pure white with blue eyes and her hearing was excellent.
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 06:16 PM
Jul 2019

I swear she could tell the sound of her treat bag opening from 3 rooms away. She was a mixed breed and I never saw either parent. Coulda been part Spitz, coulda been part terrier.

Laffy Kat

(16,385 posts)
30. Oh, it's certainly not all white fur/blue-eyed dogs.
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 07:04 PM
Jul 2019

And not all deafies are white/blue. It's only a trait that always makes me wonder when I see one. Your doggo sounds like she was darling.

alittlelark

(18,890 posts)
41. It looks like a domesticated Russian Fox
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 08:06 PM
Jul 2019

Seriously, it does. If so it’s not in danger of being deaf.

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
4. What a sweet looking pup!
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 05:50 PM
Jul 2019


I can hate on Jarvanka all day long, but there's no way I could hate on that pupper!

Just pleasepleasepleaseplease DON'T name it "Blondi".

leftieNanner

(15,137 posts)
18. I know how much work it takes to develop
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 06:34 PM
Jul 2019

A relationship with a dog. Training, playing, grooming, feeding, loving. No way the princess has time for all of that. Hopefully her children will, though. Because all that time comes back to you a thousand times.

Love my puppy!

cabot

(724 posts)
6. I love dogs, so I can't find fault for her getting one
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 05:57 PM
Jul 2019

But it is quite tone-deaf to post something like this when your father keeps kids in cages.

Gorgeous dog, though. Not sure of the breed.

Arkansas Granny

(31,523 posts)
11. Having a dog might be very good for her children. I think caring for pets
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 06:20 PM
Jul 2019

is a good way to teach kids a sense of responsibility and empathy.

cabot

(724 posts)
22. I agree 100%
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 06:43 PM
Jul 2019

I had a dog as a child...absolutely loved it. Jake (the dog) gave me absolute, unconditional love....I had wonderful times just hanging with him, playing. I still miss him.

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)
38. My kitty is pure white with one blue eye and the other green.
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 07:40 PM
Jul 2019

His hearing it great but he's intellectually challenged. Honestly. He's so stupid it's endearing. If he's in one particular spot in my apartment, that is pretty much an equal distance to 2 different doors that go outside, he'll sit there confused about which to use. If I don't show him the way he'll sit there so long that eventually he'll just give up (or forget what he was doing) and take a nap. He's pretty entertaining!

HipChick

(25,485 posts)
7. Meanwhile kids are still in cages...sorry not falling for this PR attempt..
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 05:58 PM
Jul 2019

Not normalizing this fucked up family..

nuxvomica

(12,435 posts)
8. Using a dog as a dog whistle
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 06:11 PM
Jul 2019

That's pretty low. I hope Winter can find a human to bond with among the help staff.

Beringia

(4,316 posts)
13. The replies to her are almost negative
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 06:23 PM
Jul 2019

How can she read them? Also why does she say Kushner family and then call herself Ivanka Trump.

japple

(9,834 posts)
16. Ohhhh, I feel so sorry for that poor little beautiful creature. It will almost certainly be
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 06:32 PM
Jul 2019

one of those forgotten birthday presents of the rich & famous. I hope that a kind person comes to its rescue before the 2 idiot brothers murder it for their trophy collection.

femmedem

(8,204 posts)
21. Sorry, but complaining about a white, blue-eyed dog makes us look petty.
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 06:43 PM
Jul 2019

There's so much real racism, so many human rights abuses, so much legitimate to complain about. But if this is how we're going to decry racism, it demeans our serious complaints and makes us an easy target in return.

Collimator

(1,639 posts)
25. Hear! Hear!
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 06:55 PM
Jul 2019

It's a dog. The situation is sad enough when people actually believe that someone's external coloring makes them a member of a different "race" than just the human one, but let's leave pups of different colors out of this.

And, yes, I accept the commonly used term of "race" to describe people from different geographic clines, but it has never been accurate.

I read Ashley Montague's "Man's Most Dangerous Myth: The Fallacy of Race" when I was 15 and it had a profound impact on my thinking.


To address the core issue: Most of what Ivanka Trump posts is "tone deaf" because she can't hear the sorrows of most of her fellow human beings. Expecting her to think deeply about an animal is unrealistic. The dog is a fashion accessory; we can all see that.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
54. Exactly. This is an obvious 'message' if there has ever been one ...
Mon Jul 22, 2019, 03:44 AM
Jul 2019

To not realize that suggests that you're really not paying close enough attention, IMHO

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,791 posts)
29. An adorable puppy - hope they treat it well.
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 07:03 PM
Jul 2019

Maybe having a pet will help keep the Kushner children from becoming soulless weirdos like their parents.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
32. I would never let a tRump have a pet
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 07:12 PM
Jul 2019

I think it's a disgrace they allowed her to have a dog. I hope he runs away and gets taken in by someone who will actually care for him.

emmaverybo

(8,144 posts)
44. These are abysmal and sad tweets. Not the dog's fault. Some people like Nordic dogs. True,
Sun Jul 21, 2019, 10:21 PM
Jul 2019

a shelter is best, but this kind of hostility is dumb. I just hope the family is good to their dog and teach the children to act responsibly with him. .

Raine

(30,540 posts)
48. What a sweet dog, just adorable
Mon Jul 22, 2019, 12:51 AM
Jul 2019

I won't say a negative thing about this innocent animal! I had a white cat with blue eyes, I hope I don't get critized for that..

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