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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 04:01 PM Original message |
Why is it ok for a woman to call a grown man "sweetie" but not vice versa? |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. Because they're reaching for anything they can throw at Obama. |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's not, It's not, hypocrisy, n/m |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
3. I call everybody little names like that. Sweetie, sweet pea, honey, princess, baby girl etc etc but |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. Well, I think the point is: |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 04:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. He was not her supervisor. Clerk or waiter does not mean the environment was not "professional". |
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seaglass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
5. Do you see the different power relationships between |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 04:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Obama and a female aide, yes. Obama and a reporter, no. |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Working in food service versus working with the press. |
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seaglass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 05:24 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. It probably wasn't the best comparison but as a presidential |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
8. Why so many politics threads in the lounge today? |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 04:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I made the judgment that this is a relatively "light" topic and lounge material. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 04:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I imagine Mr. Funk clicked thinking it was a thread about |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 10:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. it's not |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
10. Context is everything |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 04:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Last time I called a woman shortcake... |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. It's only used if |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 04:54 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I was dating her... |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 05:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I'm also 5' 1" |
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khashka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #10 |
27. Context is everything |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
16. For the Same Reason It's Inappropriate for Bush to Use His Cutsey Nicknames |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
17. Because of the general condescension |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
20. I love being called sweetie. I don't know what all the fuss is about. In the town I live |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
21. i routinely call women "darlin'" with a deep east texas redneck twang |
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The Inquisitive (480 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
22. *sigh* Life was so much better when we white males had all of the power |
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Guava Jelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
23. I loved being called sweetie |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
24. Not everyone takes offense. |
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khashka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
25. I do it all the time |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
26. The only time I get mad at a man or a woman calling me "sweetie".... |
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