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2016 Postmortem

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8. How about just "president's wife" or "president's husband"?

Fri Aug 19, 2016, 01:38 PM

Aug 2016

Honorifics imply a degree of hierarch that doesn't seem democratic.

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An email I just sent: It's time to end your "First Lady" cookie contest [View all] cali Aug 2016 OP

It started in 1992 oberliner Aug 2016 #1

Agreed oberliner Aug 2016 #6

Instead of ending it, what about changing it to "First Spouse?" grossproffit Aug 2016 #2

How about just "president's wife" or "president's husband"? yurbud Aug 2016 #8

Bill better have one hell of a recipe on the ready. grossproffit Aug 2016 #3

It's already happened. cali Aug 2016 #4

They're using the same oatmeal chocolate chip recipe used in 1992 tammywammy Aug 2016 #9

While the contest is silly and should end, KMOD Aug 2016 #7

I see it as creaky sexism. cali Aug 2016 #13

Yes. The contest is sexism. KMOD Aug 2016 #15

Bravo! lillypaddle Aug 2016 #10

I'm waiting for the first pot brownie submission MyNameGoesHere Aug 2016 #12