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Originally Posted by ElCapitanAmerica
"Are you in a prision"? "coal miner-hot", nice sense of perspective there specially to a response of "doesn't mean she's ugly".
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It was more in response to his first statement, that a wink from her would arouse him. To me, that's stronger than "not ugly".
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There's a pretty wide gulf between Palin and a swimsuit model. That was the point I was trying to make, that people are acting like Jessica Alba is running for VP, when in reality it's Tina Fey's mom.
Am I "scoring" swimsuit models? No. But every woman I've ever dated was more attractive than Palin, both physically and (especially) in terms of personality and intelligence. And I don't consider that a big boast.
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Originally Posted by TheCynic
Hey Farsight... 99% of the people in this fucking country are 'rooting for a team', that's what this whole thing is in the national arena.
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I call BS. First off, nowhere near 99% of people identify themselves as belonging to either party. Second, even my cynical nature allows for the likelihood that at least a few people that vote mainly along party lines (for either side) are capable of noticing when that party's ideals are no longer recognizable.
Even if I were to grant you that EVERYONE roots for a team instead of using their brains, it wouldn't change the fact that it's a stupid and damaging way to think about politics. The "everyone else does it!" defense is a really awful reason to do anything.
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We haven't hit rock bottom yet. Shrugging and assuming we already have is a very bad idea.
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Originally Posted by CocoaSugarbaker
Sex invading every other post is here is amazing. You wacky guys and your boners. I can't imagine the reaction if I went on and on about wanting Barack Obama to nail me.
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Exactly. And it's not just in here. Every other comment I hear from people about Palin is about how pretty she is. It's bizarre (and leads to exaggerated message board posts!).
My comments about her looks weren't meant to disparage her (I have my comments about her personality, intelligence and communication skills to cover that!). I never said she was ugly, it just blows my mind that so many people are treating her like a sex symbol (including the media and foriegn heads of state). It's a depressing commentary on the state of modern society that it only takes a decent-looking woman to alter the thinking processes of so many men, and that she can successfully play up those aspects to mask her deficencies in any small way.
It may be considered more acceptable, but it's no better than if people kept commenting on how "articulate" and "well-spoken" Obama is. The shock at the existence of a female politician that isn't a crone is simple sexism, and it deserves to be called out constantly, even if it's only through my uneven posts.
