2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why did Mrs. Greenspan Automatically Think of Hillary When She Saw This Ad? [View all]a2liberal
(1,524 posts)Look, I hate to even be arguing about this with you seeing as we're on the same side of the main issue, but why is using "Mrs. Greenspan" so important to you? You talk about the other side's priorities but it seems like your priority is also focused on the name.
If not, then why not eliminate the distraction from the main issue -- unless it really is about offending people? What does "Alan Greenspan's wife" not convey? Like it or not, people can care about this while still caring about issues of privilege and the ruling class. It's similar to someone getting offended if you call Sarah Palin the c-word while talking about her latest blatherings, or call Caitlyn Jenner "Bruce" while addressing her right-wing views. I'm not saying it's the same thing or the same degree, but it's along the same lines. Why focus so much on defending it instead of just editing it and moving on?
(And I do realize that some people here are offended by the association even being brought up, which is ridiculous, but as I said before I don't think that's what the majority of the complainers are saying.)