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  • 2015-02-13 (xsd:date)
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  • Did a South Carolina Politician Call Women a 'Lesser Cut of Meat'? (en)
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  • On 11 February 2015, a quote attributed to South Carolina state Senator Thomas (Tom) Corbin began to circulate on social media sites. According to the rumor, Corbin compared women to a lesser cut of meat during remarks made to a fellow state senator: The rumor originated on a small, local political blog called FITSNews. The initial account appeared to contain the typical hallmarks of a hoax -- no date for the purported dinner was provided, and the source for the claim was unnamed multiple witnesses: However, a few days later Senator Katrina Shealy posted to Facebook to Facebook to confirm and address the controversial claims, asserting that Corbin had made the remark in question but that he considered it in the nature of a joke: Corbin also commented on the controversy and claimed he and Shealy had joked with one another in a similar fashion in the past: Corbin and Shealy agreed on the content of the controversial exchange, but not on whether the remarks were part of ongoing mutual ribbing of a genial nature. (en)
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