Er, snopes.com has been debunking urban legends since the 90s (not only on the site but also newsgroups such as alt.folklore.urban). I think it deserves a little more respect than ‘one of those “fact-check” articles’.
Fair enough. I suppose I was lied to by someone I trusted. Sex with a couch would be strange, buy nowhere as disqualifying as Vance’s obvious misogyny and support of an adjudicated rapist.
Just to be clear, the story about the couch does not appear to be true: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jd-vance-couch-cushions/
A lot of people are saying it’s true. Smart people. The best people are saying that.
I dunno, he’s not denying it!
Ooh it’s one of those “fact-check” articles. Welp… pack it up boys…
Er, snopes.com has been debunking urban legends since the 90s (not only on the site but also newsgroups such as alt.folklore.urban). I think it deserves a little more respect than ‘one of those “fact-check” articles’.
Yeah but some urban legends deserve to be kept alive for some time.
On page 180 in the first print edition.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jd-vance-hillbilly-elegy-first-edition-couch-erotica/
Fair enough. I suppose I was lied to by someone I trusted. Sex with a couch would be strange, buy nowhere as disqualifying as Vance’s obvious misogyny and support of an adjudicated rapist.