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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI can't imagine the pain Alec Baldwin is experiencing
And then you have this Boebert hag:
https://www.rawstory.com/boebert-baldwin/
(she piles on the pain)
I hope she rots in hell.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)luv2fly
(2,475 posts)Hag... "a female demon."
Yeah, I stand by it. She fits the definition.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)jrthin
(4,841 posts)Wingus Dingus
(8,059 posts)Use anything approaching a gender-oriented insult on women, though, and watch the alerts fly. It's the DU Double Standard. They should probably work on that. Either allow all gender-oriented insults, or none.
Polly Hennessey
(6,812 posts)hag is a hag. I know the three witches from McBeth would be sad that you thought hag was sexist.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)and no doubt also rightly be taken as a slur against women. Douchebag is unisex, even primarily used for males, but some would naturally experience it as a slur against women. And any use could be considered sexism, women don't own offence.
We could try to take the high ground and avoid all slurs.
But that does raise another problem. Calling her congressman insults all members of congress and congress itself, and could be considered sexist by some, but the same for "congresswoman." And even calling her Boebert insults other Boeberts everywhere.
Referring to her as a "woman" or "female" would be to insult all women. What to do?
Another way to seek the high ground might be to allow a little wiggle room behind the lines we all draw. Maybe consider, before launching an attempt to suppress or erase expression, whether suppression of innocently meant speech might be the worse offense.
Or ban talking about this particular woman altogether. Because, no matter how anyone puts it, she is just naturally offensive.
H2O Man
(73,666 posts)kind of like an eel. They have the barbels near their mouth, and rough tongues. Very few people have found them pleasant to eat, largely because they have a nasty aftertaste difficult to get out of your mouth. As far as I know, the only culture that values them are found in Korea, where some men consider them to be an aphrodisiac.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Thtwudbeme
(7,737 posts)sexism in all cases. Learn to recognize the difference.
Boebert IS A HAG.
Arkansas Granny
(31,538 posts)to see just how offensive, ignorant, bigoted and hateful they can be and their constituents are loving every minute of it.
I am a non-believer, but even I know enough about the Bible to say that this is not what is taught in its pages.
luv2fly
(2,475 posts)"Christian family values" my ass.
Irish_Dem
(47,690 posts)The orange F-wad tapped into it big time.
Doc Sportello
(7,541 posts)The man is in agony. The family of the woman is obviously hurting more, but I feel sorry for him. His life will never be the same.
barbtries
(28,817 posts)Also I tend to feel sorrier for the victims and their loved ones than Alec Baldwin. I'm sure he feels like shit and did not intend to kill anyone, on the other hand he's still alive.
jrthin
(4,841 posts)barbtries
(28,817 posts)before her time.
stopdiggin
(11,404 posts)for both -- or is it a contest?
barbtries
(28,817 posts)a reminder if you will. I do not doubt that Baldwin is suffering immensely at this moment. Because he's famous, this story becomes mostly about him. Victims matter too and I hurt for them and their families.
LakeArenal
(28,863 posts)Empathy for all parties is not mutually exclusive.
Perhaps the family prefer the privacy of Alec being the one getting all the press.
Funny how the people involved have no time to process events themselves before the public judges and juries decide.
stopdiggin
(11,404 posts)that there were others impacted here just because Baldwin's name is splashed around on media sites. I can safely entertain both ideas. But thanks.
luv2fly
(2,475 posts)luv2fly
(2,475 posts)Pain is pain, it's all relative and personal to the one experiencing it, no?
dalton99a
(81,666 posts)luv2fly
(2,475 posts)"Hag" is a bad word, skank certainly must be!
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dalton99a
(81,666 posts)Response to dalton99a (Reply #13)
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Grammy23
(5,815 posts)compassion for everyone involved in this tragedy.
malaise
(269,250 posts)That is all
Cozmo
(1,402 posts)XanaDUer2
(10,803 posts)who killed Brandon Lee in NC.
They moved movies to NC because it's cheaper.
Then Repunlicans killed films here.
Kaleva
(36,379 posts)There are no accidents when it comes to guns. Just negligence.
mikeysnot
(4,758 posts)Why was live ammo on a Hollywood set.
Second question.
Who had access to prop guns on that set.
Third question.
Was said person a magat supporter setting Baldwin up for mocking the nation first orange president on SNL
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Codifer
(548 posts)I have been wondering this also.
uponit7771
(90,370 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,784 posts)He is experiencing a great deal of pain
Initech
(100,125 posts)These people are fucking scumbags.
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Patton French
(790 posts)Mr Baldwin is not the victim.
luv2fly
(2,475 posts)Your response seems to imply intentionality on Alex Baldwin's part. Accidents are painful too.
Patton French
(790 posts)And, no, not a contest. Just sayin that Baldwin went home to his family.
MustLoveBeagles
(11,672 posts)She's scum. I feel for everyone impacted by this tragedy. Unfortunately there's no shortage of people even on the left that have already tried and found him guilty without knowing the full story. I've seen them here on this site.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)Talking about the pain of Alex Baldwin seems a mite out of touch?
luv2fly
(2,475 posts)But that isn't what I was reflecting on. Geez.
dumbcat
(2,120 posts)the circumstances were the same, but instead of Alec Baldwin the actor had been Clint Eastwood, Chuck Norris, or some other more right wing actor.
Would our sympathies and reactions be the same?
sarisataka
(18,883 posts)Wingus Dingus
(8,059 posts)Those are all still human beings who would feel shock and guilt and be distraught. I would feel bad for them. If this were a no-name actor involved probably most people would be sympathetic and accept it was an accident, even if some blame can be laid--but apparently Baldwin is a lightning rod and everyone with a grudge will crawl out of the woodwork.
MustLoveBeagles
(11,672 posts)Yes my sympathies and reactions would be the same. I don't agree with the political views of Clint or Chuck but as another poster said they're still human beings with feelings and I'm sure both would be devastated if something like this happened to them. I would honestly feel badly for them and wouldn't want people to rush to judgement before an investigation is concluded.
luv2fly
(2,475 posts)And hope so even more.
cadoman
(792 posts)Alec will persevere through this conspiracy and be back funnier than ever before we know it.