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51. It's fun to rationalize our sexist behaviors, it let's us feel more clever than we are

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 10:56 AM

Dec 2016

It's fun to rationalize our sexist behaviors, it let's us feel more clever than we are, and justifies our continued use of sexist language.

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The racist b***h who called Michelle "an ape in heels" is getting her job back! [View all] rzemanfl Dec 2016 OP

Of course she is Chasstev365 Dec 2016 #1

Well, I suppose it's better than having Trump appoint her to something. rzemanfl Dec 2016 #2

I agree, but why do you feel the need to use the "b"-word?! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #35

Please scroll down. rzemanfl Dec 2016 #41

IOIYAR n/t Different Drummer Dec 2016 #3

She's been the best First Lady in my lifetime. jalan48 Dec 2016 #4

Mine too, although Jackie came close. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #6

I was in junior high back then so I don't remember much of her. jalan48 Dec 2016 #9

Got some seriously repulsed people posting on Leghorn21 Dec 2016 #5

Thank you. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #8

I imagine they have a telephone number. Yes, nude first lady is more classy (Sarcasm) JimBeard Dec 2016 #55

She said it wasn't a racist post. That Michelle just wasn't "classy or dignified" like Melania Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #7

It would be "an." I translated it to English. West Virginia must have top-notch rzemanfl Dec 2016 #11

I was going to post post the same thing, you beat me to it. Volaris Dec 2016 #16

hey pamela, you fuck your racist self. spanone Dec 2016 #10

Despicable. Hope the good locals are are newly outraged. Hortensis Dec 2016 #12

Her twitter page includes re-tweets of the Nazi salutes Tanuki Dec 2016 #13

At the risk of being sexist (see posts 17 & 18 below). rzemanfl Dec 2016 #22

No, nothing sexist about that at all. DLevine Dec 2016 #34

What do you think when a woman gets a high paying job she isn't qualified for? n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #43

OMG. My mistake, I thought I was on DU, not JPR. nt DLevine Dec 2016 #45

Politics. Just like when a man gets a job he isn't qualified for. Demit Dec 2016 #47

It begs the question: what do you think when a male gets a high-paying job he's not qualified for? LanternWaste Dec 2016 #49

Applying the two standards. rzemanfl Dec 2016 #53

So you think Trump is fucking DeVos? mythology Dec 2016 #60

How much money did her family f**k people out of so she could contribute to rzemanfl Dec 2016 #64

That is not my assumption. I grew up in West Virginia, and my assumption is that her family is well- Tanuki Dec 2016 #58

The local mayor still lost her job.. it's like billy bush and trump perversion.. Cha Dec 2016 #14

This doesn't surprise me, sadly. cwydro Dec 2016 #15

Why fight racism with sexism? JTFrog Dec 2016 #17

I am an old man and chose a word from my old man vocabulary. Sorry. rzemanfl Dec 2016 #19

Whatever helps you sleep at night. nt JTFrog Dec 2016 #21

From your response I can only conclude calling Ilse Koch rzemanfl Dec 2016 #23

Keep digging. nt JTFrog Dec 2016 #24

I'm a woman. cwydro Dec 2016 #25

Thank you. rzemanfl Dec 2016 #26

Don't let them bait you. cwydro Dec 2016 #33

Or maybe we see the hypocrisy of calling someone a racist while using sexist language. JTFrog Dec 2016 #28

Sexism is alive and well in this country. cwydro Dec 2016 #32

Disagree. Many women find it sexist and offensive. nt DLevine Dec 2016 #38

I don't. cwydro Dec 2016 #40

We disagree. JTFrog Dec 2016 #44

There's a time and a place. A public forum isn't the place Demit Dec 2016 #37

Omg. Seriously? cwydro Dec 2016 #39

It's not the cursing, per se. It's the derogatory words for women. Demit Dec 2016 #46

I'll respect your opinion. cwydro Dec 2016 #50

Yes, he used it first. As an excuse, which is why I was being pointed about it. Demit Dec 2016 #56

I think you and I are on the same page. cwydro Dec 2016 #59

Cheers:) Demit Dec 2016 #62

Imagine the racist in the OP saying that: "I'm an old woman and chose a word from my vocabulary..." JTFrog Dec 2016 #66

Well, you've given yourself a built in excuse. Why not let it rip with all the other words Demit Dec 2016 #29

Exactly. I'm glad you said it. Demit Dec 2016 #27

lol. metroins Dec 2016 #30

As a woman..that word doesn't bother me one bit nini Dec 2016 #61

As a woman myself, I understand very well that women can be sexist too. JTFrog Dec 2016 #67

ok nini Dec 2016 #70

the vast majority of women have opposed every advance for them that was ever proposed. nothing TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #68

Not sure where you're going with this nini Dec 2016 #71

so, using sexist language to denounce racism? i love that... not. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #18

Please see post above. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #20

Taylor was only suspended. Also she has a history of trouble-making.... riversedge Dec 2016 #31

Thanks for posting that. cwydro Dec 2016 #36

How hard is it to just use "asshole"? Cal Carpenter Dec 2016 #42

Asshole is a fine generic term. rzemanfl Dec 2016 #48

It's fun to rationalize our sexist behaviors, it let's us feel more clever than we are LanternWaste Dec 2016 #51

Oh, I get it Cal Carpenter Dec 2016 #63

I was agreeing to use "asshole" or variants of it instead of sexist terms. Watch me. rzemanfl Dec 2016 #65

Americans need come out and protest the un-American racist rockfordfile Dec 2016 #52

Breaking Bad SoCalMusicLover Dec 2016 #54

"As you can see, the word can apply to men as well." JTFrog Dec 2016 #57

Son of a Pamela Taylor! I just figured out how to deal with this and stop all the Pamela Tayloring! rzemanfl Dec 2016 #69