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Joe the Revelator
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Sun Dec-16-07 10:56 AM Original message |
Lets do this once and for all: The word "Shrill" is not sexist |
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Evergreen Emerald
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Sun Dec-16-07 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
1. It is absolutely sexist |
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Joe the Revelator
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Give me some examples of clear sexism surrounding the word. |
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Evergreen Emerald
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:04 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. No, it is different than your examples. |
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Joe the Revelator
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:05 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Ok give me examples. If its "historically" been used this shouldn't be so hard. |
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Evergreen Emerald
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:09 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. I just did. |
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Joe the Revelator
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:13 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Telling me your opinion of why you think the word is sexist is not the same as giving real examples |
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Evergreen Emerald
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:16 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. CONTEXT |
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Joe the Revelator
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:17 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. When has it "historically" been used to denigrate woman? |
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Evergreen Emerald
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:20 AM Response to Reply #33 |
39. ohmygod... |
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Joe the Revelator
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:24 AM Response to Reply #39 |
43. Your using a boogyman in a closet, that you have no examples of, as the basis of your opinion.. |
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Evergreen Emerald
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:26 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. You obviously choose to be ignorant on the matter |
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Joe the Revelator
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:30 AM Response to Reply #46 |
53. Yes, because of the word shrill, woman have always been denegrated |
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Evergreen Emerald
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:34 AM Response to Reply #53 |
59. That is not what I am saying. |
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Joe the Revelator
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:36 AM Response to Reply #59 |
63. See, I think its just a convenient, ambiguous word, that you've latched on to to deflect valid |
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Evergreen Emerald
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:38 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. You can choose to remain ignorant on the subject, or learn from |
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noamnety
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:46 AM Response to Reply #39 |
73. I think if you check the OP's profile |
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iwillalwayswonderwhy
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:53 AM Response to Reply #2 |
80. Here's how it's sexist |
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spooky3
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Sun Dec-16-07 12:30 PM Response to Reply #80 |
96. you got it - and are any male voices or behavior |
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Maven
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Sun Dec-16-07 02:34 PM Response to Reply #80 |
110. Bingo. nt |
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KittyWampus
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. No, it's not. I googled the word this morning. PLENTY of hits referring to men and groups. |
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Fovea
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:11 AM Response to Reply #3 |
22. Does not follow |
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KittyWampus
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Sun Dec-16-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #22 |
109. the word isn't used exclusively for women and it doesn't denote women. |
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Fovea
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Sun Dec-16-07 02:59 PM Response to Reply #109 |
115. And its connotation? |
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cosmik debris
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Please share your definition with us. n/t |
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cosmik debris
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:27 AM Response to Reply #4 |
49. Asking nicely got me nowhere |
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BleedingHeartPatriot
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Yep. One the most intriguing aspect of Sen Clinton's run is the deep roots of |
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Evergreen Emerald
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #9 |
18. I was astounded to see such sexism on a progressive board |
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AllieB
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #1 |
16. 99% of the time it is used in refereance to women |
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Armstead
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Sun Dec-16-07 12:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
94. They used to call Howard Dean "shrill" |
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hlthe2b
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Sun Dec-16-07 12:29 PM Response to Reply #94 |
95. Yes.... RWers trying to emasculate him.... |
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hlthe2b
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
5. Yeah, sure it isn't |
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Joe the Revelator
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:03 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Show me some of examples of the word used to denigrate women.... |
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hlthe2b
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Those who persist in using terms that stereotype or denigrate |
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Joe the Revelator
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:16 AM Response to Reply #19 |
29. So what you're really saying is that you can't back up your point. |
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hlthe2b
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:18 AM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Abusive replies to me & others won't cut it... I have done so in other |
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Joe the Revelator
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:27 AM Response to Reply #35 |
47. I've read every response to this thread. You havn't backed up your point. |
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hlthe2b
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:47 AM Response to Reply #47 |
74. That mirror on your wall... |
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noamnety
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Sun Dec-16-07 12:02 PM Response to Reply #47 |
86. Wow. |
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hlthe2b
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Sun Dec-16-07 12:18 PM Response to Reply #86 |
91. and we thought it was just RWers who were so "irony-challenged" |
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Fovea
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Sun Dec-16-07 02:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
106. The conceit that a woman's voice when upset is |
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KittyWampus
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. So after I post some hits on google, you'll admit you're wrong? |
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hlthe2b
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:11 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Hardly.. Those men upon whom it is used are almost uniformly |
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KittyWampus
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Sun Dec-16-07 02:34 PM Response to Reply #23 |
111. Paul Krugman is trying to say Robert Rubin is effeminate? Not likely. The word is NEGATIVEE |
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Fovea
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Sun Dec-16-07 03:13 PM Response to Reply #111 |
117. are you aware of the meaning of the term taxonomy? |
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hlthe2b
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:38 PM Response to Reply #111 |
121. It seems, CS that your argument is in the extreme minority... |
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jefferson_dem
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
6. You are correct. That word is not sexist, in my view. |
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zabet
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
8. Why not just say |
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Joe the Revelator
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:05 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Because "shrill" is perfectly acceptable, concise adjective |
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zabet
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:13 AM Response to Reply #12 |
25. It is acceptable and |
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slackmaster
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:43 AM Response to Reply #8 |
69. Oh, you mean like Randi Rhodes? |
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zulchzulu
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
11. It depends on the soundbite, but I certainly have found that to be the case... |
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Joe the Revelator
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:07 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. "Charateristic of a sound" |
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Fovea
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
13. Both you and the first commentor are correct |
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Tom Rinaldo
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:17 AM Response to Reply #13 |
34. "A shrill voice". A potent phrase... |
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Fovea
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:29 AM Response to Reply #34 |
50. Further |
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
21. Deleted sub-thread |
cali
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
26. bullshit. It's sexist alright. n/t |
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Joe the Revelator
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:19 AM Response to Reply #26 |
37. No it's not. |
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cali
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:33 AM Response to Reply #37 |
57. sure it is. And there's an excellent post that explains why on this thread |
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C_U_L8R
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
27. by the same linear logic, the word 'uppity' is not racist |
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cali
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:16 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. thank you! |
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Evergreen Emerald
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:17 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. exactly. |
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TwilightZone
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:30 AM Response to Reply #27 |
54. Excellent comparison. |
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Occam Bandage
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:35 AM Response to Reply #27 |
62. Excellently said. Kudos, five stars, A+++ WOULD BUY FROM AGAIN. |
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Cameron27
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Sun Dec-16-07 12:01 PM Response to Reply #27 |
85. Exactly |
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nashville_brook
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Sun Dec-16-07 12:04 PM Response to Reply #27 |
88. we have a winner. |
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Maven
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Sun Dec-16-07 02:35 PM Response to Reply #27 |
112. Well done. |
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KittyWampus
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Sun Dec-16-07 02:38 PM Response to Reply #27 |
113. Just googled 'uppity' and it's used for women and blacks BY women and blacks |
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BadgerKid
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
28. self erase |
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Triana
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
36. Of course not, it's just used ALL THE TIME to describe outspoken women.. |
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noamnety
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
38. It just refers to a high pitched voice. |
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Onlooker
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
40. How does the media describe mens voices? |
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mrreowwr_kittty
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:24 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Guliani has an incredibly annoying, whiny and nasal voice. |
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Sun Dec-16-07 02:18 PM Response to Reply #40 |
105. BINGO. They don't. |
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KittyWampus
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Sun Dec-16-07 02:41 PM Response to Reply #105 |
114. Sorry, just found Guiliani called shrill- editorial on Huffington Post |
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Sun Dec-16-07 03:39 PM Response to Reply #114 |
119. Is is a constant complaint? |
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DemocratSinceBirth
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
42. You Can Use All The Sexist Imagery You Want...You Can't Demand That Enlightened Folks Approve Of It |
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sniffa
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
44. but is the salutation "Mrs." sexist? |
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DemocratSinceBirth
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:27 AM Response to Reply #44 |
48. We already determined it is, little sniffa |
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sniffa
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:34 AM Response to Reply #48 |
58. oh right |
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Elspeth
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
45. "High pitched" describes the female voice, in comparison to males, and shrill is GENDERED |
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MethuenProgressive
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
51. More sexist negativity from ObamaNation. |
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rucky
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
52. Google "Kucinich shrill" |
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Tom Rinaldo
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:33 AM Response to Reply #52 |
56. How often has it been implied that Kucinich isn't "manly" enough to be President do you figure? n/t |
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rucky
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Sun Dec-16-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #56 |
97. Good point. n/t |
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Occam Bandage
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
55. This is absolutely too good to pass up: |
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Joe the Revelator
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:34 AM Response to Reply #55 |
60. HA! |
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cali
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:35 AM Response to Reply #55 |
61. Great find, but I guarantee you the OP will sitll stick to his sexist crap n/t |
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Joe the Revelator
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:37 AM Response to Reply #61 |
64. I don't get your post. What does one have to do with the other? |
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Madam Mossfern
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:44 AM Response to Reply #64 |
71. I am certainly not a Hillary supporter |
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slackmaster
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Sun Dec-16-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #71 |
102. But if people just stuck to issues rather than appearance, style, personality, jewelry, etc. |
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hlthe2b
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:46 AM Response to Reply #64 |
72. re: you don't get it....Somehow, I doubt many of us are surprised.. |
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Occam Bandage
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:39 AM Response to Reply #61 |
66. I'm sure. And it's interesting, because |
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:39 AM Response to Reply #55 |
67. ! |
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sniffa
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:40 AM Response to Reply #55 |
68. pfft |
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polichick
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
70. Not counting Shelties, when was the last time any of us heard a male described as shrill?? |
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slackmaster
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:49 AM Response to Reply #70 |
75. Google "shrill Republican" - and besides Mary Matlin you will find several on the first page |
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polichick
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:51 AM Response to Reply #75 |
76. Maybe so, but in everyday life people don't call men shrill. nt |
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slackmaster
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:52 AM Response to Reply #76 |
77. I have done so many times |
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polichick
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:53 AM Response to Reply #77 |
79. Well, you're nicer than I am... |
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noamnety
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:58 AM Response to Reply #75 |
83. And do you think they are actually referring to those men's voices? |
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Occam Bandage
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Sun Dec-16-07 12:19 PM Response to Reply #83 |
92. It's an attempt at emasculation. nt |
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slackmaster
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Sun Dec-16-07 01:20 PM Response to Reply #83 |
101. Yes, I do believe shrill is an objectively accurate description of Rush's voice |
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KaptBunnyPants
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Sun Dec-16-07 03:40 PM Response to Reply #83 |
120. It's used as a slur for "whiney". |
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KaptBunnyPants
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Sun Dec-16-07 03:38 PM Response to Reply #70 |
118. Paul Krugman. |
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Enrique
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
78. bitch isn't sexist either |
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slackmaster
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Sun Dec-16-07 12:03 PM Response to Reply #78 |
87. Good example, showing that context is essential |
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MethuenProgressive
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
81. Lets do this once and for all: The word "Colored" is not racist. |
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Tom Rinaldo
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Sun Dec-16-07 11:57 AM Response to Reply #81 |
82. And "shuffle" is a desciptive term. n/t |
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joeybee12
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Sun Dec-16-07 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
84. A pathetic, sexist post.... |
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noamnety
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Sun Dec-16-07 12:09 PM Response to Reply #84 |
89. Thanks for being so blunt. |
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hlthe2b
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Sun Dec-16-07 12:22 PM Response to Reply #84 |
93. ..... |
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iwillalwayswonderwhy
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Sun Dec-16-07 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
90. Have a look here |
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BleedingHeartPatriot
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Sun Dec-16-07 01:09 PM Response to Reply #90 |
98. He edited his response six minutes after you posted the link. No surprise. He's revealed himself |
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IndianaJones
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Sun Dec-16-07 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
99. just like "you" nt. |
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slackmaster
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Sun Dec-16-07 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
100. Someone whose female champion you have tarred as shrill may call you sexist |
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BleedingHeartPatriot
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Sun Dec-16-07 01:29 PM Response to Reply #100 |
103. Actually, you don't know DU very well, then. With Coulter and Malkin, for instance, |
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slackmaster
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Sun Dec-16-07 02:13 PM Response to Reply #103 |
104. I've never observed that but will take your word for it that we have some ideological purists |
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BleedingHeartPatriot
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Sun Dec-16-07 02:21 PM Response to Reply #104 |
107. Asking people to stop calling women anti-female names is ideological purity? |
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slackmaster
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Sun Dec-16-07 02:29 PM Response to Reply #107 |
108. I didn't mean it perjoratively |
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BleedingHeartPatriot
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Sun Dec-16-07 03:05 PM Response to Reply #108 |
116. What you call ideology, I call common decency which should extend across all |
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Nailzberg
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Sun Dec-16-07 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
122. Shrill? Sexist? I cackle at the notion. |
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Catherine Vincent
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Sun Dec-16-07 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
123. So sayeth a Hillary Clinton-hater. |
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