# Smirky McDouchebag lawsuit dismissed **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 26, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686 "2019-07-26T20:59:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686/21 "2019-07-27T14:50:06Z")
By the way, I might have appreciated a title and an OP that gave something of a summary of what this was all about. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686/22 "2019-07-27T15:01:02Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > So how should the typical teenager react to a random stranger pushing up into their face while chanting and banging a drum? Step out of the way? ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686/23 "2019-07-27T15:07:45Z")
> [@Unreconstructed\_Man](#): > > But now he’s in the news again it’s worth reiterating that he didn’t do anything wrong, and that the progressive left massively, and _shamefully_ over-reacted and lost their collective minds because he was wearing a MAGA hat. MAGA cap is the new Klan hood. So, the progressive left was at least partially justified. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686/24 "2019-07-27T15:11:26Z")
> [@Unreconstructed\_Man](#): > > But now he’s in the news again it’s worth reiterating that he didn’t do anything wrong, and that the progressive left massively, and _shamefully_ over-reacted and lost their collective minds because he was wearing a MAGA hat. He’s in the news again for being a whiny bitch snowflake. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686/25 "2019-07-27T15:17:41Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > By the way, I might have appreciated a title and an OP that gave something of a summary of what this was all about. I wanted to start a thread about Smirky McDouchebag’s lawsuit being dismissed so I titled the thread, “Smirky McDouchebag lawsuit dismissed.” That’s self commenting code my man. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686/26 "2019-07-27T15:22:25Z")
> [@Lance\_Turbo](#): > > I wanted to start a thread about Smirky McDouchebag’s lawsuit being dismissed so I titled the thread, “Smirky McDouchebag lawsuit dismissed.” That’s self commenting code my man. And you couldn’t be bothered to tell us who the fuck Smirky McDouchebag is? You’d rather have an OP that has us going “Huh? Who?” than “Oh yeah, that guy!” This thread can be considered a followup to the earlier [MAGA-hat kid hires fancy lawyer](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=869719). Other, earlier threads on the incident in question: [Covington Catholic High (in case it hasn’t been mentioned already)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=869270), and [Has the media misrepresented the incident with the Covington Cathlic kids?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=869396) ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686/27 "2019-07-27T15:28:33Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > And you couldn’t be bothered to tell us who the fuck Smirky McDouchebag is? Smirky McDouchebag is who he is. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686/28 "2019-07-27T15:55:17Z")
> [@Lance\_Turbo](#): > > Smirky McDouchebag is who he is. And forever shall be. Even if he’s the first man on mars, the headlines will say “Smirky McDouchebag and Four Astronauts Landed On Mars.” ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686/29 "2019-07-27T16:01:43Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > And forever shall be. > Even if he’s the first man on mars, the headlines will say “Smirky McDouchebag and Four Astronauts Landed On Mars.” Right on. In honor of the premiere of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood I will paraphrase Quentin Tarantino… “Smirky McDouchebag didn’t become Smirky McDouchebag. Smirky McDouchebag was born Smirky McDouchebag. When Smirky McDouchebag wakes up in the morning, he’s Smirky McDouchebag. His alter ego is Nick Sandmann. His outfit with the big red “S”, that’s the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Sandmanns found him. Those are his clothes. What Sandmann wears - the MAGA hat - that’s the costume. That’s the costume Smirky McDouchebag wears to blend in with us.” ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686/30 "2019-07-27T16:20:43Z")
I have to admit, when I saw the name “Smirky McDouchebag”, my first thought was [this guy](https://content.fortune.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/508360902.jpg), not the Covington kid. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686/31 "2019-07-27T16:21:16Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > By the way, I might have appreciated a title and an OP that gave something of a summary of what this was all about. Your expectations in the Pit are far too high. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686/32 "2019-07-27T16:23:33Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > I have to admit, when I saw the name “Smirky McDouchebag”, my first thought was [this guy](https://content.fortune.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/508360902.jpg), not the Covington kid. Mine too. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686/33 "2019-07-27T16:26:01Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > I have to admit, when I saw the name “Smirky McDouchebag”, my first thought was [this guy](https://content.fortune.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/508360902.jpg), not the Covington kid. Fair. Though I did include his legal name and a link to a news article to clear up any confusion. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686/34 "2019-07-27T16:26:23Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Your expectations in the Pit are far too high. I don’t think so. I still expect OPs to communicate clearly. That doesn’t change just because insults are allowed. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686/35 "2019-07-27T16:30:28Z")
At least Chanty McPoundsdrum was pubicly exposed to be a [liar](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rush-to-judgment-new-details-emerge-on-native-american-elders-standoff-with-maga-hat-wearing-teens) and a [criminal](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/native-american-activist-nathan-phillips-has-violent-criminal-record-and-escaped-from-jail-as-teenager), so a _little_ justice came for the Twitter lynch mob. (And if you want to say that Poundy shouldn’t be judged for crimes he committed as a dumb teen, then maybe you should feel at least a _little_ embarrassed at judging a teen for–let’s see–wearing a hat and not backing down to someone trying to intimidate him.) ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686/36 "2019-07-27T16:43:36Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > At least Chanty McPoundsdrum was pubicly exposed to be a [liar](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rush-to-judgment-new-details-emerge-on-native-american-elders-standoff-with-maga-hat-wearing-teens) and a [criminal](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/native-american-activist-nathan-phillips-has-violent-criminal-record-and-escaped-from-jail-as-teenager), so a _little_ justice came for the Twitter lynch mob. (And if you want to say that Poundy shouldn’t be judged for crimes he committed as a dumb teen, then maybe you should feel at least a _little_ embarrassed at judging a teen for–let’s see–wearing a hat and not backing down to someone trying to intimidate him.) You are, of course, entitled to your opinion. In this particular case your opinion is stupid and wrong. Have you ever tried being less of a fucking moron? Like even for a couple hours? ---
**Author:** ![Unreconstructed\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/76d3ee/32.png) [@Unreconstructed\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unreconstructed_Man)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686/37 "2019-07-27T18:27:05Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > MAGA cap is the new Klan hood. So, the progressive left was at least partially justified. Bullshit, and, frankly, an insult to people persecuted by the Klan. And even if it _was_ (which it isn’t), the kid’s a fucking _kid_. Making a child internet enemy number one for a whole week because he wore the wrong hat is nobody’s idea of sane. ---
**Author:** ![Unreconstructed\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/76d3ee/32.png) [@Unreconstructed\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unreconstructed_Man)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686/38 "2019-07-27T18:28:21Z")
> [@Lance\_Turbo](#): > > He’s in the news again for being a whiny bitch snowflake. So what? Really. What precisely has this _minor_ done that warrants a pitting?? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686/39 "2019-07-27T18:38:05Z")
> [@Unreconstructed\_Man](#): > > Bullshit, and, frankly, an insult to people persecuted by the Klan. Is there ever going to be a time when the right doesn’t use identity politics as a shield for their own inadequacies and transgressions? ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686/40 "2019-07-27T18:45:22Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > I don’t think so. I still expect OPs to communicate clearly. That doesn’t change just because insults are allowed. Yeah, I had to open the thread just to figure out who it was about (I was hoping it was another British boat)… That’s needlessly annoying. And for the OP to dismiss other posters when they call you on it is, well, being a jerk. Come to think of it, it had the attitude of "C’mon, why should I care what I do _here?"_ So it disrespected a whole forum. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smirky-mcdouchebag-lawsuit-dismissed/837686.md?page=3)