Mom Is Totally Mad(iba)
(A gem once said by my racist mother:)
Mom: “You know, that’s just so wrong! How can they stand for this?! There’s no way it should have been allowed!”
Me: “What do you mean, Mom? Everyone knows that he was innocent of any wrongdoing, and only imprisoned because he opposed their racist government!”
Mom: *looking at me condescendingly like I’m extremely naive* “Oh, really, [My Name]! What difference does that make to any right-thinking person?! What matters is that he spent decades in prison! How can any civilized country elect a man as president who’s spent decades in prison?! He’s clearly unsuitable after that! It’s just wrong!”
(Yes, she was talking about Nelson Mandela, when he and his presidency were once mentioned on the news.)