On Sep 20, 2008, at 11:35 AM, Shane Mage wrote:
On Sep 20, 2008, at 10:52 AM, Jim Devine wrote:
I know that the GOP use of the term "sexism" to defend Palin has had
the beneficial side-effect (for them) of undermining and discouraging
any future use of the word...
I think it helps us. No longer can the right accuse us of playing the
sex/gender card or ridicule our complaints of sexism. IMHO, this whole
line of argument of theirs has been the only +ve outcome of the Palin
affair.
But how *does* one refer to a female pit bull?
Well, yes, but that's a serendipitous technicality, yes? You use it, I
assume, and it works for you readers, because of the *other* usage of
the word "bitch".
I remember that, at the time of Le Feuilleton Monique, I got quite
a few laughs with the line "That all the media types are talking
willy-nilly about Willie's willy just gives me the willies," but
never was I accused of sexism.
Disagree somewhat: Sexism towards Bill Clinton? Discrimination
(criticisms of it, that is) cannot be symmetrically applied, can it?
IMHO, it's much better to make _substantive_ criticisms of Palin,
McCain, Obama, and Biden (remember him?)
Obama and Biden are appealing, dishonestly to be sure, to people
that one can hope will be responsive to substantive criticism.
McNothing and his pit bull bitch, not so. They deserve all the
ridicule they can get (Editorial cartoonists and Stewart/Colbert are
doing a really great job of it--from the Dumbocratic campaign,
bupkis).
Agree entirely (with Shane).
--ravi
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