What do you mean not the onion? I have it on good authority ogres are like onions.
this post was submitted on 07 Oct 2026
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the revolution will not be televised but...shrek dicks will be sent?
The Shrekvolution*
Tired: tactics
Wired: Shrekdicks
I have to see Trump's fat ass in the news every day, can we get a criminal complaint about how that is harassment to our fucking eyes?
And ears and brains
What picture? Where is it? Does it even exist? Give us the link (please).
Ik this won't be a popular take because, as evidenced by this very comment section even, critical thinking isn't popular, but this is sexual assault. Sending people porn non-consentually is sexual assault. Yes, even when the person you're sexually assaulting is a piece of shit themselves, is that seriously a hard concept to grasp?? This dude is a piece of shit too if he thinks it's okay to send someone porn without consent.
Sexual harassment, not assault
Did you read the linked article?
If so, could you be so kind as to speak to why you disagree with its unusually thorough and detailed legal analysis of the matter at hand?
The Shrek image may have been crude or vulgar. But in context, there is no serious argument Byrnes sent it to arouse anyone’s sexual interest, let alone that it satisfies the Miller test. Byrnes sent it to another adult, reportedly accompanied by political commentary describing Cirino as “Young Mussolini.” That’s protected political mockery, not obscenity.
Ha! People who can't tell morals from ethics will argue with lawyers and claim the lawyers are fake, all day. No one knows more than a YouTube grad!
Wym?
Morally, I’m neutral about the act of sending the photo. It’s crass but was sent to a GOP politician, so big shrug.
Ethically, I think it violates the general principle of “don’t be a dick”, but see it as a nothingburger in the grand scheme of things.
Semantically, I don’t think it’s sexual in any way, shape, or form, nor credibly assault. I don’t think the photo as shown in the article is remotely distressing to anyone imaginable except a deeply-repressed GOP closet case.
Nobody coming off well in this story.
Haven't read the article, but I'm wondering if this is the line Ted Cruz has drawn on Internet Comment Etiquette. If he still tweets at him.
Sending anyone an AI generated picture of any kind of dick is 100% harassment...
Especially when the person you send it to doesn't even have your number.
Like, that's not exactly a hard line to draw, everyone should agree with that.
I disagree. It's a first amendment thing, and this is a public figure? Was it crass? Absolutely. Should we start criminalizing people for calling out politicians even when it's crass? I don't think so.
Gross!
Pay the tax.
Countdown to the 5 million dollar settlement in 5…. 4… 3…..