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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 01:43 PM Original message |
Does anyone else think Milbank's use of "cackle" for Hillary's laugh is sexist? |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think a DUer called Milbank a male Maureen Dowd yesterday. |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
2. Prior references to "cackle" generated a lot of discussion on DU. |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
19. Of course it's sexist. |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:14 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Personally, I agree. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
3. Hard to say |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 01:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Hens cackle, Hollywood witches cackle. Female persons do not cackle. |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
4. I like her cackle |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
48. So do I. But I don't appreciate the WaPo using that term. |
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terisan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
5. Sure. nt |
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Qanisqineq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
6. yes, I guess I do |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
7. More than that |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 01:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Maybe because she "laughed" mean-spiritedly and purposefully. |
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beaconess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
27. Giuliani laughed all through his MTP interview, and it was remarked upon by the pundits |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:21 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. That's right. He laughed inappropriately throughout that interview and all the pundits |
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beaconess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:02 PM Response to Reply #31 |
51. "That word is reserved for women's laughs" - men's laughs are just called "laughs" |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:13 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. That's right. Just as a "growl" is a word reserved for men's angry utterances... |
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beaconess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #58 |
75. If the only man in the race was described as "growling" every time he said anything, that would |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 04:16 PM Response to Reply #75 |
81. "Every time he said anything"? No...every time he angrily uttered something. |
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beaconess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 04:22 PM Response to Reply #81 |
84. That's a subjective matter of opinion |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 04:29 PM Response to Reply #84 |
89. But it's a very popular opinion... |
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beaconess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:56 PM Response to Reply #89 |
101. How do you know it's "a very popular opinion?" |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 05:18 PM Response to Reply #51 |
95. I have trouble imagining a man 'tittering', as well. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
8. No. She's a woman. It's factual that she has a cackle... |
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Rageneau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:03 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. So, you think ALL women cackle, do you? |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:24 PM Response to Reply #17 |
33. No, I don't... |
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maddiejoan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. No |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:25 PM Response to Reply #23 |
35. Sorry, but if the definitions fit... |
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maddiejoan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Then with all due respect. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:35 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. No I'm not... |
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maddiejoan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:42 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Women can also be sexist pigs. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:52 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. And I'm not one of them. |
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maddiejoan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:54 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Then why use words like "witchy"? |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:57 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. How many times do I have to explain it? |
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maddiejoan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:01 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. You're hopeless. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:03 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. I'm not. Here's a definition of "cackle": |
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maddiejoan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:07 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Please |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:09 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Please. Read the definition again. It describes her perfectly. |
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maddiejoan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:16 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. I disagree. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:19 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. I disagree... |
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maddiejoan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:21 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. and if it had been Biden |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:25 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Really? If he laughed AT someone and not WITH someone? It's WHY she laughed that's important. |
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maddiejoan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:31 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. It's your contention that she laughed at someone |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. You're wrong... |
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maddiejoan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Then you ought to sleep well tonight |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:48 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. Self-loathing because I considered Hillary's laughter inappropriate and mean-spirited? |
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maddiejoan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:52 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. and yet you support Obama? |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:54 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. Damn right I do... |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 04:25 PM Response to Reply #74 |
87. "you must be racist" |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #87 |
91. "You're a sexist pig" |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 05:21 PM Response to Reply #73 |
96. "Not Genuine" ? |
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maddiejoan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 05:25 PM Response to Reply #96 |
98. Huh? |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 05:35 PM Response to Reply #98 |
99. no I don't think that's all he has to offer |
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maddiejoan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 06:25 PM Response to Reply #99 |
100. Obviously not |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:02 PM Response to Reply #23 |
52. You are correct. I'm not supporting Hillary but I know sexism when I see it. |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:16 PM Response to Reply #8 |
26. That's a rather silly assertion. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:26 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Thank you. |
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twiceshy (259 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
10. I dont' know - lets just call it what it is...... |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 01:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Exactly. n/t |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. I would point out that apologists for racist/sexist/anti gay language use the same reasoning. |
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beaconess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 04:28 PM Response to Reply #25 |
88. Well said. |
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beaconess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:18 PM Response to Reply #10 |
29. And what are the various categories in the range of male laughter? |
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Deb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
11. Yes, a hen "cackles" and a rooster "crows" |
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elfin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
13. Yes - I believe he called Rudy's |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
15. It is very sexist and it colors his opinions in my mind. It's pathetic. "Worst Person in the World" |
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balantz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
16. Here's one dictionary definition: |
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MissDeeds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
18. I don't think so |
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beaconess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:19 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. Is Russell Crowe a major presidential candidate? |
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MissDeeds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:46 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. But sexism is the issue |
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maddiejoan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:10 PM Response to Reply #42 |
57. Notice |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
20. It's certainly deeply biased |
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demigoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
21. of course, it is sexist. That is the whole point when they say it. They are pointing out |
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beaconess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
24. It sure rubbed me the wrong way |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 04:05 PM Response to Reply #24 |
76. Good point on Bush's laugh. If journalists treated his laugh the same way, they would say |
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suston96 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
28. Fer cryin out loud.... |
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Dervill Crow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
32. So what's wrong with a cackle? |
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Dervill Crow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
34. Just for the record, not all witches are female . . . not that it's relevant! n/t |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 04:12 PM Response to Reply #34 |
79. But the Hollywood type witches who "cackle" are female. That is the point. |
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Dervill Crow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 05:13 PM Response to Reply #79 |
94. Definitely, but it's not necessarily sexist. It's just something to criticize. |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
37. Yes, it's sexist. nt |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
39. yes. |
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VarnettaTuckpocket (559 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
43. It's hilarious how Hillary gets the menfolk all riled up with her "unladylike" laugh n/t |
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Scriptor Ignotus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
46. I think a man could be said to "cackle" |
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nachoproblem (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #46 |
65. Giuliani cackles |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #46 |
67. Hmmm |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 04:15 PM Response to Reply #67 |
80. Exactly - the fact that the word is/can be used to refer to a man does not make it non-sexist. |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
50. Yes. nt |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
54. Yes. /nt |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
68. Dana apparently subscribes to Chris Matthews and Karl rove's |
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Nailzberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
69. To avoid sexism, they should call it "disingenuous laughter." |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
71. What should it be called? |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 04:18 PM Response to Reply #71 |
82. "laughed out loud" would work. Or just "laughed". No need to put an editorial judgement on it. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
72. I hate that word. But at some point her own friends used that word when |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #72 |
83. Not relevant. Societal norms are different for friends and strangers. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #83 |
90. That is true. I was dissapointed to see some on the DU mention her |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
77. It's sexism with built-in plausible deniability. |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #77 |
92. Excellent post. |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
78. No. Next stupid flamebait question? |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
85. sexist is subjective |
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Greenwood (240 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
86. No. Not at all* |
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Little Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
93. No doubt about it! n/t |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
97. Describing Hillary's laugh as a "cackle" is very sexist. |
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