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In reply to the discussion: Just what has Chelsea Clinton done that makes her so admirable? [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)Of course she knew.
To suggest that she didn't is absurd in the extreme.
Those good, loving parents surely prepared her for the eventuality that she'd hear some of that hateful shit. If they didn't, they'd be lousy parents--and we know they weren't.
From CC's comments, here, it looks like she did know, and she was prepped to deal with the remarks:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2124301/Chelsea-Clinton-tells-Rush-Limbaugh-fun-looks-13-comparing-dog.html
If you know anything about kids, and I am assuming that you do having been one yourself, at a minimum, you must recall that there's a time in life, generally in the teen years, when parents don't get through, and peers hold sway. This happens even with "good parenting." All parents can do is keep chipping away, but that doesn't obviate the feelings of the child about their appearance, their place in the world, their popularity amongst their peers, in the slightest. Money makers write "teen angst" songs, and create "teen angst" movies, about these very issues of separation from parents in the teen years, the importance of fitting in amongst peers, putting the views of peers ahead of adults who "don't understand," and these media efforts make a fortune, because they're true to the emotions being felt by the youngsters during this time in their life.
This is a universal thing.
Unless you are Chelsea Clinton--and we know you aren't--you can't assume that the hate-filled rants of that asshole didn't bother or affect her at the time, even though she handled them well.
I find your resentment of the young lady a bit odd, frankly. What has she ever done to you?