Huffpost's Hillary Pic...

[tecelote]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com

[seabeyond]

1. And?

[PowerToThePeople]

2. .

[tecelote]

10. Much better pic!

[cali]

3. What is the point of posting that?

She's photographed constantly. There are bound to be some unflattering pics.

[tecelote]

8. It's an indication of the media's change of heart.

Until now, she was their darling.

[Metric System]

11. Hillary was a media darling?!?

[riversedge]

30. Only Sanders fans bubble

[MeNMyVolt]

12. No, it's an indication of your heart.

Divisive OP that should be trashed.

[riversedge]

32. Well said.

[Cali_Democrat]

19. LOL! She was their darling?

The same media that kept hounding her about the emails and Benghazi?

What a laughable claim.

[NCTraveler]

46. Their darling. Lol nt

[tecelote]

61. BTW - I don't find it unflattering.

Poor choice for Huffington yes. But she looks like she's about to tear someone apart. It's powerful.

[Hiraeth]

64. That was my first thought as well. I like the picture. Tenacity, it shows. One thing about Hillary

that I have always admired: she's got grit in her shit, baby!

[mcar]

4. OK then

[CharlotteVale]

5. Cut that out!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. Well

I post on a lot of boards and someone will post a photo of themselves or of their significant other and invariably someone will make a disparaging remark. My retort is always that the person who is making a disparaging remark about the looks of others should post a photo of themselves.


What do you think of that approach? Your associates can also answer it if they are so inclined.

Thank you in advance,

Respectfully,
DSB

[tecelote]

27. Did I make a disparaging remark?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

29. Mea culpa. You posted it because you thought it was flattering./nt

[tecelote]

31. Or, the opposite.

[1StrongBlackMan]

35. You just made DSB's point! ...

Get to posting your selfie!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

36. You posted it because you thought it was unflattering?

I could make more remarks about the looks of the respective candidates and how they once looked but then I would be engaging in the lookism and sexism that society ingrains in us that I have spent a lifetime trying to unlearn.


I try not to judge people by how they look even though that is how our youth oriented culture orients us to.


Being a true progressive requires a lot more than just holding rich people in contempt.

[tecelote]

38. I posted it because I thought it was outrageous for many reasons mentioned.

But, I am just the messenger.

My point is that things have dramatically changed.

Show me an unflattering pic of Hillary prior to this week.

You love your outrage.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

41. I have always eschewed lookism and am justifiably proud of doing so./nt

[tecelote]

42. Good for you.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

43. Do you believe lookism is a progressive value?

Thank you in advance.

[tecelote]

44. I judge people by their heart and mind.

Take it for what it's worth.

[leftofcool]

6. So?

[MeNMyVolt]

7. What's your point tecelote?

[tecelote]

9. The media is no longer a Hillary supporter.

Times have changed.

[Metric System]

13. What a bunch of gobbledygook.

[tecelote]

16. Tell Huffpost that.

I saw it and was shocked that they used it.

I'm not saying I think it is a good pic, It's not. It's insulting.

But, it is an interesting commentary on how things have changed in a week.

Last week, you never would have seen this.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

20. Sexism and lookism are illiberal

We celebrate aging men but kick aging women to the curb.

[tecelote]

25. I didn't kick her to the curb. I re-posted a pic.

I don't celebrate aging men either.

[tecelote]

28. At least not for their looks, or lack thereof.

[leftofcool]

15. Horse shit!

The media has never been a Hillary supporter. The media supports Trump, period.

[tecelote]

21. Trump makes them money, no doubt.

But Hillary is their pick. That's why they donated.

[artislife]

17. I get what you are saying

The other night they had photos of h, trump and Rubio and Bernie. All of them save Bernie were smiling and looked like the professional head shots given to the press. Bernie was a candid shot and he was pressing his lips giving him a stern look.

You are showing that the press has chosen to use a photo of h looking pouty or mad. That's it. The press is using visuals to create their new narrative.

[tecelote]

23. Thanks.

I posted this because I was shocked they posted it.

Then I went and re-posted. So, I understand the outrage.

However, it was meant as a statement of where the media has gone.

[artislife]

24. There is a lot anger out there

Come sit by me!

[tecelote]

33. Yes there is.

There in spirit.

[riversedge]

39. You posted it so you and others can make fun of Hillary. Simple as that.

[tecelote]

40. Who made fun of Hillary here?

Not me.

I did mention that I think the media likes Hillary and this pic surprised me.

'Far cry from making fun of her.

[MeNMyVolt]

18. Bullshit tecelote.

The "Media" has never been a "Hillary supporter". Heck, they've been against most Dems. I'm sure you're familiar with that.

[bigwillq]

22. So?

What's the point here?

Not a bad picture, imo.

[morningfog]

59. I agree. Nothing wrong with the picture.

As mentioned, she is photographed every waking hour. Like all of us, her emotions and reactions will vary. Nothing worng with this pic.

[monmouth4]

26. She looks a little like Trump in that pose....n/t

[one_voice]

47. And there's the reason for posting the picture. n/t

[tecelote]

60. No.

[riversedge]

34. Best take it down. It only shows how foolish you are to post it. I would expect this

behavior from the RW only and certainly not on a Democratic board . Shame on you

[tecelote]

37. Take your outrage to Huffpost.

[MeNMyVolt]

45. I don't find you to be a positive force on this board..

I would take Riversedge's advice. If your post-primary rep on DU means anything to you.

[tecelote]

48. You're quick to judge.

I didn't say anything positive about this pic. In fact, I think it is in poor taste.

I almost used the word outrageous in the post but decided to post nothing but the pic.

The reaction here shows me how shallow many are.

I'm fine with my post-primary cred.

Outrage is easy. Have at it if it makes you feel superior.

[riversedge]

49. and you were quick to demean a Democratic Presidential candidate. Shame on you.

[tecelote]

52. You assume I meant to demean her.

Why, because it is an unflattering pic that the media chose?

Or, could that be the very point? Hint, hint.

It's a terrible picture and certainly meant to demean.

That's the issue here. Not me.

[artislife]

51. I love bees, but hate swarms

and hate using shame or guilt as a tactic even more.

You did nothing but show them how the narrative in the media is changing. Dang!

[tecelote]

57. Yeah. The anger makes the point.

Too bad so many missed it.

[Fawke Em]

50. Shrug. I don't find it all that unflattering.

The ones of her with her mouth wide open are far worse.

She's been photographed six ways from Sunday for more than 30 years. There are some good ones and some bad ones.

I have noticed the media likes to use pics of Bernie with his hair all messy. Doesn't bother me. I know his positions are far more powerful than his hair!

[tecelote]

55. Yeah. It may be unflattering but it shows a powerful person.

We don't always look great.

Especially me.

[libdem4life]

53. I stopped going there when she featured Sarah Palin's beauty Queen face endless times and often on

the same page. Ugh. But, for this I'll go back for a peek. I could caption that, as could many here, but nah.

Edit to add: At the same time Obama's skin got darker and darker...I notice those things and they are subtle nuance. Nothing to fight over...just an observation I made at the time.

I'll stay out of this one.

[tecelote]

58. At least you understand what so any missed.

Thanks.

[tblue37]

54. This is clearly editorialzing. I support Bernie, but this sort of nonsense infuriates me. nt

[tecelote]

56. Read my replies above please.

I agree.

[tblue37]

66. Oh, tecelote, I wasn't saying *your post* was infuriating nonsense, but that the sort

of bias Huffpo was demonstrating is infuriating nonsense. I assumed that you posted the pic to show your own disgust with such obvious bias.

I am sorry you misunderstood my post, but as a teacher of writing at the college level, I blame myself for being ambiguous. I know better than to leave my words open to such misunderstanding, but I posted carelessly and ambiguously. I am sorry.

[tecelote]

67. This was an interesting exercise.

I almost posted some text about the pic being outrageous for the media to use but decided to post no comment to see the reaction.

There has been such an unexpected onslaught assuming I was posting it for nefarious reasons having nothing to do with Huffpost's use of the pic.

Obviously, the people attacking took it out of context and think that the pic is unflattering. That says a lot about them, not me. I think it was in poor taste for what it was used for (why I posted) but I like the pic. It would be very powerful in another context.

I took your post wrong but, I do still agree with your point on Huffpost.

Thanks for clearing it up.

[Warren DeMontague]

62. She looks irritated.

[progressoid]

63. And in this little clip on ABC all the candidates are smiling except Bernie.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/countdown-iowa-caucuses-36211008

[Green Forest]

65. That's an unretouched photo. Hillary news photos are usually airbrushed and photoshopped to the max

Unlike Bernie, who could care less how he looks.