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Originally Posted by cheapseats
I remind you that Barack Obama promotes himself as different.
He did NOT think his remark was condescending. He says plainly that he meant no disrespect. Condescension is nothing if not disrespectful. He, again by his own admission, merely has a "bad habit."
That he is chastened implies that someone has brought to his attention that it is inappropriate and sexist to thoughtlessly...read that, with neither malice nor regret...tack endearments onto exchanges with women.
Mind, I'll grant that he regrets it now.
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Oh of course, a politician foolishly responding "sweetie" as a bad habit (because he knows it's a stupid thing to say) is the same thing as an outright planned strategy that specifically targets groups in condescending ways. And then when that same strategy goes well beyond condescention and invokes racial and religious bigotry.
Yeah sure, it's the same.