Baryshnikov on Trump and Hillary

[MBS]

Powerful.

[Rose Siding]

1. Wow. chills

His persona is powerful. What a great tribute to Clinton.

[MBS]

3. I also got chills.

Because he gets right to the core of what is at stake in this election.
As he says, he knows exactly what he's talking about.
Best ad I've seen in this campaign so far.

[betsuni]

2. Thank you and I love you, Mr. Baryshnikov!

[downeastdaniel]

4. So, I eagerly await tRUMP's reaction to this mega body slam...

[Jade Fox]

5. By the way, her name is Hillary Clinton. You don't hear people calling Trump "Donald"......

Sexism, plain and simple.

[MBS]

6. Not on my part.

The habit arises because there are two prominent politicians with the same last name. For me, it's 100% an issue of word economy, not sexism.

[ancianita]

7. It's not just "Sexism, plain and simple." It's mostly intent. Hillary doesn't mind, either.

You're right that most sexists use 'Hillary' or "Killary," but you also know very well that not all 'Hillary' users are sexist.

Also, calling famous people by their first names (Bae, Kanye, Mike, Oprah) is also a common practice among both the black community and beyond.

Again, if it's not quite affection, it is definitely familiarity that's also going on with DU'ers who call Secretary of State Clinton "Hillary."

No rule has been established about the use of first names around here. The reason is "affectionate and familiarity," plain and simple. Most of us remember when we affectionately and familiarly used "Barack" and "Michelle" back in the day.

DU has been down the sexist language discussions and policing road already.

If you don't agree, try an Alert on it.

[treestar]

8. I think in 2008 she started using it

so she would not be confused with Bill. So she has always campaigned as "Hillary."

[MBS]

10. yup. N/t

[backscatter712]

14. To be fair, Hillary Clinton's own campaign calls her Hillary.

Also, there's lots of people that refer to Trump as "The Donald". And of course, I call Trump many other names, none of them nice...

[hamsterjill]

9. He is so sexy!

If that's sexist, I'm sorry, but I have loved this man since I was a teenager. I cannot imagine that it was easy for him to leave his life behind and start over.

I love that he is willing to give his perspective, especially given all of the Trump ties to Russia.

[MBS]

11. There is a presence about him.

Not just the manliness part (though there is for sure that, too : ) ). But also a piercing intelligence and awareness that just radiates from him

And he really knows what he's talking about re the Soviet parallels. Everyone should heed his words. He is absolutely right.

[hamsterjill]

13. You explained it much better than I did.

You're absolutely correct. Yes, absolutely a "piercing intelligence".

I can't imagine anyone better to know the Soviet parallels and perils. He IS absolutely right.

[trof]

12. K&R