LAS14
LAS14's JournalI think the visceral response must be respected....
.... and suspected.
I've been profoundly supportive of Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. But the last time I got a kind of electric charge was when John Edwards appeared on the scene. Well, we know what happened there. But this is one of the things that might be a positive if Winfrey should run and bring her charisma to the table. There can't be too many secrets left.
I'm flabbergasted at the lack of information about Winfrey that is being demonstrated here on DU.
How many of you think you have a pretty thorough understanding of Oprah's life and achievements?
Here's a good post.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210073186#post149
And another.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017473794#post6
So the six year old said, "You have to respect me." Your thoughts?
My 5 and 6 year old grandsons have been playing with a 5 year old girl for most of their lives. Lot's of child care trading, etc. They all like each other a lot. Tons of giggling.
The other day (so I'm told), there was a tiff, and the girl said, in no uncertain terms, "You have to respect me!"
The question I'm posing to DU is why am I ambivalent about this?
Your thoughts?
P.S. After reading some replies, I've clarified my thinking a bit. Let's stipulate that there was no sexism or racism involved. My son and wife are very sensitive to such things, and would have reported it if that had been involved. It would have been a completely different story.
So I'm realizing that part of my ambivalence is that the little girl is being taught at home to demand respect (justifiably), but my little grandsons have no mechanism to deal with the greater societal issues behind it. Are they supposed to capitulate every time she learns that this is a magic phrase? (No reports that this has happened, but just wondering.)
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