AoSHQ from its sidebar June 11, 2016 headlines lays out why using the term cuckservative may make you look like a racist antisemite:
Please Stop Claiming That "Cuckservative" Is Not a Term Used by Racists and Anti-Semites. Thank You.
Yup, just an ordinary, friendly word used by all sorts of reputable people
Here's another Witty use of "cuckservative" by someone who's totally not a racist
Here's one of the most famous uses -- white man, white wife. But look -- the kids are all black!!!! Because he was cucked by a black feller, you see?!
Here's a weird one that comes up in the cuckservative search -- I'm totally sure that's a real JFK quote, too!!!
No racial edge here. None at all.
This also comes up in the search, meaning the word "cuckservative" appears on the same page. The innocence of the term is palpable.
This guy defines it for you.
Now I know some people think it is clever, trendy, and fighting back against political correctness. I will concede Milo Yiannopoulos is the leading conservative authority on interracial intercourse (as he admits in his article). Maybe you are an authority on this too. But cuckold (and all the old imagery and symbolism that entails) is just part of the source of the term cuckservative.
There are definitely people in conservative politics who deserve to be mocked for their cravenness. In regards to the GOP establishment Return of Kings makes a very strong argument why this is so (I still don't agree on the use of the term, but his observations about the GOPe are spot on). There are excellent points in taking back the narrative here (and reaction from various websites helped ironically to popularize the use of cuckservative).
From the more establishment conservative side is NRO's David French describing Ann Coulter's twitter tactics (While his observations about Coulter's twitter tactics are correct, and French's political aspirations only lasted a couple of days, he sparked a lot of cuckservative catcalls, some which were racist).
From the more establishment conservative side is NRO's David French describing Ann Coulter's twitter tactics (While his observations about Coulter's twitter tactics are correct, and French's political aspirations only lasted a couple of days, he sparked a lot of cuckservative catcalls, some which were racist).
Many terms could mean completely different things, depending on the intent of the speaker and context (cuckservative is that kind of term). Getting the vapors and running away every time some fool cries racism or antisemitism when it is not intended is not a good idea either (aka raaaaacism). I agree, we need to resist that. I get this is a reaction to identity politics. While I despise the term as counter productive and dumb, Erick Erickson over reacted with this. We need to call out the frauds on the left. There is plenty of hypocrisy to point out. I would suggest being smart about taking it on.
Not everyone using the term cuckservative is a racist or antisemite (just some of them are). But beyond your principles of standing up against political correctness, there is a more pragmatic reason to not use that term: Politics involves a lot of marketing. There is a reason big advertisers try to steer clear of topics that might lose them market share.
If you are supposedly trying to get your candidate elected in the general election, and want to win enough voters who might very well vote for his competitor, what makes you think throwing that particular term around from now to November will help?
You will never win over certain conservatives, so why bother? The primaries are over--your supporters are with you. The nomination is won. You will get a lot of Republicans who will vote for your candidate because they can't stand the alternative of #CrookedHillary. But the prize that will determine the winner of this election are those voters in the middle who could go either way (or stay home) and peeling off some support from minorities and other typical Democrats (who are not all that enthused with Ms. Cankles). Arguing about or mocking sell out conservatives and establishment Republicans with a term that is (partially) adopted by a small minority of racist antisemites is a counter productive distraction at this point.
