elshiva
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Thu Aug-16-07 10:20 PM
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Is the following bumpersticker sexist? |
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Next to a picture of Hillary Clinton: "Life is a bitch, don't vote for one."
Sexist or just stupid?
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City of Mills
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Thu Aug-16-07 10:23 PM
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1. My first impression was sexist |
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and my second impression is that anyone who thinks "life is a bitch" needs to quit bitching and do something about it.
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Thu Aug-16-07 10:28 PM
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2. Thank you, well said, ByTheRiver. |
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That said I probably would not object to a simple "Life is a bitch" bumpersticker without any picture of a woman and NOT paired with any such picture. Sometimes life is horrible and it's okay to complain about it. It is just rude and sexist to single out a woman politician in that way. It's that sexist cliche, all powerful women are bitches. That's a lie.
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Fri Aug-17-07 03:41 AM
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13. bitch is the word they use to try to suppress strong women |
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We're raised from a very young age to be "nice" It really takes a strong and intelligent woman to not be cowed by societal pressures. I'm so sick of "mainstream American" ideals.
I woke up on the angry "we're not gonna take it" side of the bed today (again).
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Fri Aug-17-07 07:16 AM
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14. That, or a synonym for "Ann Coulter" |
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but yeah, Hillary being called a bitch is sexist unless that person was cock-blocked by her back in college or something... Women are either bitches (strong) or flaky, weak, unpredictable (more "womanly") when it comes to politics.
But Ann Coulter is a bitch in the most non sexist way one could say it, becaus eshe also a bastard, and sometimes a huge dick.
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Thu Aug-16-07 10:32 PM
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Thu Aug-16-07 10:35 PM
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5. Thank you. Not to be to reinforce a stereotype, but it was |
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on the back of a pickup truck.
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Thu Aug-16-07 10:37 PM
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6. did it have fake bull balls hanging from the trailer hitch? |
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Thu Aug-16-07 10:53 PM
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7. No, frogcycle it did not. Sorry. Love your username. |
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Thu Aug-16-07 10:33 PM
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4. I'd vote for both. n/t |
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Thu Aug-16-07 10:57 PM
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8. It's definitely both sexist and stupid. |
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I can see some democrats adopting that slogan before the primaries. :(
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Fri Aug-17-07 12:25 AM
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9. Amusing. And on-target. |
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I don't care for the war-mongering sow myself. Perhaps I'd go with..."Life can be murder, don't vote for a practitioner."
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Fri Aug-17-07 12:40 AM
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11. HRC Is Not My First Choice But She's Growing On Me |
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Edited on Fri Aug-17-07 12:41 AM by DemocratSinceBirth
I think too many people here are succumbing to the right wing spin...
America could do a lot worse but before some smart ass chimes in I don't think it can do all that much better...
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Fri Aug-17-07 03:25 AM
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12. Why can't it be both? |
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