All of these bogus charges of sexism & racism

[B2G]

do nothing but water down the true meaning of the words.

It's making me a tich sick.

[RaleighNCDUer]

1. Depends on what you mean.

The original 'slights' - you're right. But the reactions to those have brought out responses that have been flat out racist and/or sexist.

Then, of course, there are the trolls here who claim to support one or the other and spew racist/sexist crap to taint the candidates - after the elections we will, no doubt, see the "ha-ha" posts as they boast of fooling us all.

Don't give them too much credence.

[Smarmie Doofus]

2. It's flimsy stuff. Both Obama and Clinton supporters...

... do their cause a disservice by engaging in it.

While we're on the topic... I have to suppress a gigggle everytime I hear one or the other's partisans referring to the divide as a "party split". Party splits happen for ideological reasons. ( Kennedy-Carter, Humphrey-McCarthy, Ford-Reagan, Goldwater-Rockefeller).

There is simply not enough difference , ideologically, between our two leading candidates. It's not a 'party split". It is the pointless bitterness of two highly competitive camps, many ( not ALL) of the denizens of which, having chosen one candidate or the other on the basis of gender or racial loyalty or identity ( and NOT on the basis of ideology or philosophy) have lost the forrest for the trees.

One of the two will be nominated. The Democratic electorate will overwhelmingly support the nominee.

What , on earth, would be the alternative?

[Captain Hilts]

3. Over 80% dialogue is spoken by male actors. Disney's ratio is worse. Women's voices are still

not considered the 'norm'.

There IS latent sexism. Hell, I'm a sexist. I'm just smart enough to count to ten and not act on it.