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olkaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 09:33 AM Original message |
Geraldine's Article: "Healing the wounds of Democrats' sexism" |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
1. Wow, her arguments really stink. |
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americanstranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
54. And to think she's a member of the bar. |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
2. She can't see her own racism for the sexism she wants to see |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
3. There is no such thing as reverse racism. |
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EmperorHasNoClothes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
4. For Ferraro, "sexism" means not giving Hillary every possible advantage over Obama |
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olkaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 10:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. And this is what makes her an enemy of feminism. |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
5. "reverse racism" is just racism applied to whites by blacks at Obama's church - Geraldine's spot on |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 10:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. "reverse racism" is a meaningless phrase used by racists to justify their racism. |
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EmperorHasNoClothes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 11:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
24. When will people admit to the horrible oppressed lives of white people? |
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olkaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 12:40 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Exactly. God, people are stupid. |
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casus belli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
42. To whites, by "blacks"?? So you're not pushing the Father Pfleger issue then. |
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grytpype (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
6. WHEN the fuck did Obama do or say anything sexist? He never did. |
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LeFleur1 (973 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 10:02 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. No, He Didn't, That I Know Of |
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mckeown1128 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:28 PM Response to Reply #8 |
37. As far as I know...he was never asked.... |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
45. I don't recall her apologizing for using the race card. He is not |
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slinkerwink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
7. Reverse racism doesn't exist. |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
9. Reverse Racism? Seriously, why isn't Geraldine a Republican? |
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ebdarcy (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
11. Wow, Ferraro has really gone off the deep end. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
12. Obama's campaign was not sexist in the slightist. Ferraro is cheapening both sexism and racism |
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olkaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. They've really become cartoons to me. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. I completely agree with what you are saying, but I never thought |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #12 |
64. She's made herself not only ridiculous but also loathsome. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
14. Women who cry sexism at every disappointment make matters worse. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Agree 100%. Sad. |
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frickaline (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
15. Black on White racism does exist, just not here in the US |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 10:37 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Then that is racism. There is no such thing as reverse racism. Racism is racism. |
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frickaline (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 10:39 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. yeah true, good point, ill change that |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Not to get into definitions, but I would say that black-against-white racism does exist in America. |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 03:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
61. It does exist here it all depends on teh environments scope |
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papapi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
18. And Geraldine is an authority because........? |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #18 |
46. because she is a slum lord which is bullshit because it |
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malik flavors (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
23. I seriously despise this old hag, and i'm not even a Hillary hater. |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 11:27 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. very well put; "I seriously despise this old hag, and i'm not even a Hillary hater." |
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Elidor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
26. Interesting. She doesn't give one single example of this supposed sexism |
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barack the house (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
27. It's like Obama coming out and saying Hillary doesn't understand misogynists very well, he'd never |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
29. And what does her boyfriend Killer have to say about all this? |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #29 |
44. lol.. |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
30. The media protected Hillary Clinton in NH by not showing how she turned on a dime, attacked Obama |
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Higher Standard (499 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
31. I used to respect her |
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Cheap_Trick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
32. what's that sound? |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
33. Wow, do we always disrespect women by not using their last names? |
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olkaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. You mean like this sexist sign? |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:22 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Hillary Clinton chose that way to refer to herself. Geraldine Ferraro was always "Ferraro" |
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olkaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:31 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. "Assuming the use of a woman's first name in the public sphere is a sign of sexism." |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:38 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. How many times is Obama referred to as just "Barack" in public? |
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olkaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Does Barry count? |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 03:19 PM Response to Reply #47 |
56. Do his friends call him Barry? |
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olkaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 03:25 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. How the hell am I supposed to know that? |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 03:27 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Well, we know that Madonna's parents called her Nonni and that her friends call her Madge |
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olkaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 03:31 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. I'm an Edwards supporter. |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 04:09 PM Response to Reply #62 |
67. You asked me how you were supposed to know what Obama's friends called him. |
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americanstranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #43 |
55. Well, his detractors don't call him 'Barack' because |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 03:20 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Why Barry? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #57 |
66. Because calling someone by a diminutive is a put down -- |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 04:43 PM Response to Reply #38 |
74. Or, how about, the 49 state loser? |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #38 |
76. I like asshat but that's not really specific. nt |
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monomach (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #36 |
49. This is getting downright ridiculous. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #36 |
50. oh for godsake. i could just explode over the simpering bullshit |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 04:42 PM Response to Reply #34 |
73. OWNED! |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
35. Gerry Is Spot On! |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:32 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Ferraro is out of her mind. |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:36 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. Listen Shake 'n Bake. She's out of her ever loving mind. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #35 |
52. how she was treated? Given inevitable status all along, not |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 04:20 PM Response to Reply #52 |
68. "old fat headed bags railing about sexism" |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #68 |
72. you are very welcome. |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #35 |
58. Here is what really happened... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 03:31 PM Response to Reply #35 |
63. No, she's not spot on. Her argument is circular |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #35 |
65. Deleted message |
Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
40. There is no such thing as "Reagan Democrats" - they were Republicans!!!! |
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olkaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #40 |
53. Thank you for pointing this out. |
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Hieronymus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
48. Now we know what happened to Geraldine after she lost her bid for |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
51. "Hope, change, and inspiration don't do it." - Do you not remember Robert F. Kennedy, Ms. Ferraro? |
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Doityourself (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
69. I really think Gerri is drinking very heavily... |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
70. I cannot imagine that anyone in Democratic circles will take Geraldine seriously for quite some time |
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papapi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 04:40 PM Original message |
Geraldine ha had one too many lattes. |
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GoesTo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
71. There have been sexists, but not Obama |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-30-08 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
75. And I wonder when Ms. Ferraro plans to heal the wounds of her overt racism. |
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