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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Yes, the continued use of "coronation" and "queen" is sexist. [View all]bvf
(6,604 posts)164. Why can't you alert? Oh, right.
Last edited Sat Apr 23, 2016, 12:00 AM - Edit history (1)
Gee. You should save those for when you've got a case, huh?
ETA:
See how easy that was? I added the period just for you.
No thanks necessary. It's more important that you just be given the chance to let off steam now and then.
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Naw, the people who make personal attacks without apology and juries that let even that go....
moriah
Apr 2016
#87
This is absurd. If we can talk about the Bush royal family, we can talk about Hillary's coronation.
reformist2
Apr 2016
#5
no...and on the other hand...'anointed' was apparently seen as too religious...
islandmkl
Apr 2016
#12
No because he was born into dynastic wealth, privilege and political connections
Haveadream
Apr 2016
#91
Nah. The reason something is sexist is because someone is and means it as sexist, not because
KPN
Apr 2016
#92
make sure to let Camille Paglia know she is sexist since she wrote the piece!
m-lekktor
Apr 2016
#38
Because the Salon article I referenced was clearly, to any person with knowledge of that timeframe..
moriah
Apr 2016
#47
Perhaps you linked to the wrong article. Paglia says nothing about Elizabeth.
Luminous Animal
Apr 2016
#52
Queen, cult, idol worship.... but hey, maybe Elizabethan politics wasn't your gig. Nt
moriah
Apr 2016
#60
She had to surrender herself, as an astute political move, into the idol of the "virginity cult"
moriah
Apr 2016
#96
I believe Hillary has actually emphasized that she is a woman - as a reason to vote for her.
djean111
Apr 2016
#57
Okay, I didn't pay attention to my count normally, but someone mentioned a post anniversary
moriah
Apr 2016
#128
Read the edit of my second post for my full explanation. I don't generally ignore LT posters...
moriah
Apr 2016
#82
Paglia can choke on her own bile. It's not a coronation if a candidate is winning by a country mile.
Beacool
Apr 2016
#75
The election system is the worst of all modern nations. She has taken advantage of
rhett o rick
Apr 2016
#76
Face it, she hung not just her hat, but her entire wardrobe, on the idea that somehow just
silvershadow
Apr 2016
#104
If everything is sexist then nothing is. This is ridiculous and a desperate shoehorn
TheKentuckian
Apr 2016
#105
Bernie's got a solid health care plan that includes everyone, even the under insured. What's HRC
DebDoo
Apr 2016
#124
Anything to piss off Hillary supporters. It's a bit juvenile, but it motivates the Berners
Buzz Clik
Apr 2016
#126
And with that, ladies and gentlemen, the overeager use of the "sexism" accusation has finally been
Betty Karlson
Apr 2016
#129
Enough of calling everything "sexist". You are going to destroy that term, it will mean nothing
pdsimdars
Apr 2016
#132
The same lack of mental discipline and education leading to "Messiah" in reference to Obama
LanternWaste
Apr 2016
#143
no it isn't. With that logic she would be above all criticism because she's a woman.
Cobalt Violet
Apr 2016
#147
Queen refers to the Clinton Dynasty. There was a Bush Dynasty and there's
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
Apr 2016
#153
Nope. "Coronation" has been used for men, like Bush. In that case it's "King."
Arugula Latte
Apr 2016
#159