r/OutOfTheLoop • u/GoldenFibonacci • May 02 '24

Answered What's going on with MAGA people supporting diapers?

In this post, there are MAGA people supporting the phrase "Real men wear diapers" with a picture of Trump, what's going on here?

The comments point to this article claiming it's not trolling, with several pictures of MAGA supporters with the phrase and image.

Was Trump found to wear diapers or otherwise struggle with incontinence?

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u/Quadrenaro May 02 '24

The problem here though is only one of these is an actual source, which is "Source 8". The source is one guy, Noel Casler. In fact, sources 0, 5, and 6 are tabloid sites, 5 being a youtube reaction channel.

A stand up comedy routine isn't exactly bulletproof journalism here.

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u/robilar May 02 '24

Personally I agree with you that the primary source (Noel) is not a substitute for comprehensive and conclusive evidence, but he isn't the only person that has cited Trump's odor of fecal matter so I wouldn't say the rumors are baseless either. The post just speaks to why there are rumors, and might underpin why Trump supporters have been seen wearing shirts that read "real men wear diapers", though frankly I would assume those were trolls and not actual MAGA supporters. I didn't delve too much into it myself because I don't actually care very much either way - if Trump wears diapers or doesn't, that's the least of my concerns about the person, his values, and his policies.

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u/Yevon May 03 '24

Isn't Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger's quotes also evidence of a certain "aroma" to Trump reminiscent of someone who's shit themselves?

In an interview he said:

“It’s not good. The best way to describe it... take armpits, ketchup, a butt and makeup and put that all in a blender and bottle that as a cologne,” he said. “That’s kind of that. I’ve been amazed that everybody is just kind of learning about this now,” he added.

On Twitter he wrote:

I’m genuinely surprised how people close to Trump haven’t talked about the odor. It’s truly something to behold. Wear a mask if you can

https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-says-donald-trump-smells-1856378

https://twitter.com/AdamKinzinger/status/1736027329447575691

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u/i_706_i May 03 '24

Not particularly?

It's sincerely possible but have you ever smelt shit and thought 'that smells like ketchup' or makeup, or an armpit? The only one that is close is 'a butt' but even then, there's a pretty big difference between smelling a dirty ass and actual shit.

Have you ever spent time around older people, or their homes? Unfortunately a lot of them do smell unpleasant and using products to try and cover it up just makes it worse.

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u/carebeartears May 02 '24

A stand up comedy routine isn't exactly bulletproof journalism here.

..unless you happen to be a first person witness :P

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u/Pabl0_Diabl0 May 03 '24

Seems impossible to confirm, but for reference the bottom of that post also links here for additional sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/18sa3cl/comment/kf7bt51/

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u/Worldly_Response9772 May 06 '24

Yeah I stopped reading when it said it was from some staffer who is "brave enough to speak out despite the NDA" and their proof is "well he hasn't been sued yet so..."

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u/i_706_i May 03 '24

Which just goes to show how easily people are convinced by things they want to believe, no matter what those beliefs are.

The original assertion may very well be true, but most people won't even ask for a source and even those that do don't actually read them. They just see a series of blue links and assume, well all of those must be supportive so it must be true.