r/clevercomebacks 5d ago

Some people really need to leave their homes more

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u/EarlGreyTea-Hawt 5d ago

Yep. They did the same thing with AOC and a dress she didn't even buy, but only borrowed, to go to a famously fashion forward event. They did the same thing with Hillary Clinton's wardrobe, hell they even threw one of their own under the bus (Palin) for her clothing expenses. Meanwhile, Forbes loves featuring all of the expensive bro swagfests, cool lists of conspicuous consumption, with zero judgment forthcoming about how much those many k worth of watches and suits cost the taxpayer.

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u/Cultural-War-2838 5d ago

Double standard. I've never seen a man roasted for expensive suits or tie or shoes, borrowed or not.

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u/Cultural-War-2838 5d ago

Double standard. I've never seen a man roasted for expensive suits or tie or shoes, borrowed or not.

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u/PhileasFoggsTrvlAgt 5d ago

Forbes isn't a magazine, it's an advertising circular for status brands targeted at the aspirationally wealthy. It exists to sell luxury items and make the upper middle class feel poor so that they keep working at a burnout pace to buy status symbols. I can't remember the last time someone mentioned reading something interesting in Forbes.

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u/Cultural-War-2838 5d ago

Double standard. I've never seen a man roasted for expensive suits or tie or shoes, borrowed or not.