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Matt Schlapp accused

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by tampagtr, Jan 6, 2023.

  1. tampagtr

    tampagtr VIP Member

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    Wow. Thread by Josh Marshall on The DailyBeast piece, linked therein

     
  2. gator_lawyer

    gator_lawyer VIP Member

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    Accused of groping a dude's junk without consent? I now understand why Kavanaugh and Gaetz were partying with the guy. They all must have had some "war stories" to share. ;)
     
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  3. studegator

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    Schlapp is a sicko dude. He is lucky the staffer didn't beat the shit out of him.
     
  4. G8trGr8t

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    apparently his preference is well known by anybody that has to spend much time around him if the twitter thread is to be believed. if Schlapp continues to deny, does that give the staffer grounds for defamation and all the discovery that comes with it?
     
  5. Sohogator

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    I don’t know about this. I think Schlapp looks like a total perv and there’s something off with his marriage to Mercedes but if some guy grabs my junk I’m punching him in the face and throwing him out of my car.

    Edit after reading the story it sounds like the details back him up. Should have kicked his ass. A beaten bloodied Matt Schapp would end CPAC
     
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  6. mrhansduck

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    I think your post is the way most men at least think about it as a hypothetical. But this story reminded me of how actor Terry Crews described being groped by a Hollywood executive who he thought could destroy him. Crews didn't respond and was really impacted by what happened, only to talk about it later. Crews is probably quite a bit older than this staffer, definitely more established in his career, and was obviously physically able to take care of himself. That's not to say that every man would respond (or not respond) the way Crews did, but I can also see how that sort of situation would be so jarring as to put someone in a sort of state of shock, particularly when the person is in a position to affect one's life/career.
     
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  7. oragator1

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    I’ve had dudes hit on me. Yeah it’s uncomfortable, but if it’s done respectfully no biggie. Does give you a bit of an understanding of what women go through.
    But someone physically assaulting me would be a whole other story.
     
  8. mrhansduck

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    It just occurred to me that no guy has ever even hit on me. I used to be very fit, too. Almost hurts my feelings in a strange way.
     
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  9. Sohogator

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    You know you raise a good point. A lot of conservative hate hate hate the gays probably because they have suppressed homosexual desires of their own but I have never been hassled by a gay person even in my sweaty Adonis persona at the gym.
     
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  10. oragator1

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    I worked in and industry that had a lot of gay people when I was younger. Kinda came with the territory when a lot of us would hang out after work. The trade off in working in an environment like that was that where there are gay men there’s usually lots of women, which there were.
     
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  11. oragator1

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    But what is interesting as I think about it, is that no one on this board is openly gay. You have to figure statistically at least a few people here are no? Not that it matters, just something I had never realized.
     
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    Can’t spell lap without schlapp. He was just trying to show how the cpac machine worked
     
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    With a name like that, he didn't have much choice. The sound effect alone should have clued everyone in.
     
  14. GCNumber7

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    You ugly. lol.

    Kidding aside, gay dudes have strong gaydars and most don’t bother hitting on heterosexual men. It’s not only a waste of time, but some beta hetero with something to prove might react poorly.

    Of course groping is a very different matter. Even more so when the power dynamic is uneven. I’ve been somewhat groped a couple of times by drunk older women, when I was a teen/young adult. They were people I knew and being ‘funny’ but it was definitely uncomfortable. I was also groped by a group of drunk girls making my way into the swamp once. That one I didn’t mind so much.
     
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  15. mrhansduck

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    I think you just said that oragator1 sends off a lot of gay vibes.
     
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  16. GCNumber7

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    I had a gay roommate in Gainesville for a semester. I reluctantly agreed to go to the gay club with her after a few drinks. To my surprise, it was a gold mine for meeting women. There were a lot of straight girls, little competition, and a very comfortable environment for them since they didn’t have to deal with a bunch of drunk douchebags trying to pick them up.
     
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  17. G8trGr8t

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    and you just might meet the occasional les couple that likes having a living breathing play thing that doesn't require batteries around on occasion
     
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    When I was in Barcelona, I was genitally groped several times walking down the street by a couple of pretty, young women who were certainly prostitutes from Africa. I didn't engage their services, but I did selfishly make at least one additional trip back and forth for some more groping as I was considering my options.
     
  19. tampagtr

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    Our self effacing joke when single and striking out at a bar - “another bar filled with lesbians!”
     
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    Been hit on by men a few times. All just kind of asking if I was up for it. But when I was lean and beautiful (and very young) I was groped by a middle-aged guy that gave me ride - I was hitchhiking- and tripping balls. I freaked and had a very bad night then walked the 9 miles back home.
     
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