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Originally Posted by anhailla
What if Hiliary had said to a man.."hang on a minute dear"
is that offensive?
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If Hillary had said to a man, "Hang on a minute dear," yes, I think that would be offensive. Moreover, I can practically HEAR the barrage of accusations about matronliness or even grandmother-li-ness.
Wouldn't surprise me if that man elected not to vote for her.
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Although I agree that he shouldn't be calling reporters "sweetie" I see no scandal in this, it was a slip.
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Visiting 57 states, with one to go, THAT'S a slip. When was the last time you slipped and addressed a man unknown to you as honey?
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Just this morning my waitress kept calling me "sweetie"...I could care less.
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I suspect she likewise calls men 'sweetie'...read that, demonstrates no sexism.
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This is yet another downfall of too much ridiculous coverage on meaningless soundbites.
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There is no credible argument that can be mounted to defend the media's trivialization of the News. That said, I maintain that men who use endearments with women but not men are, indeed, sexist at bedrock.
I will contend that a person who is being understandably uber-politic while campaigning to be president doesn't just 'slip' and call a female journalist in a public venue 'sweetie' unless he was particularly flustered by her question or unless he is in the habit of casually tossing out endearments to women.
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and by the way...I am sweet
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I know.