Derogatory Words Aren't Meant To Be Nice, You Know

[THUNDER HANDS]

Kerry was called elitist, snobbish, aloof.

Gore was called wooden, dull, stiff.

It happens.

They're meant to be mean words that put down someone.

If someone takes offense to a term used to describe a candidate you support - guess what -

T H A T W A S T H E F R E A K I N G P O I N T

Thank you.

[Joe the Revelator]

1. Team Hillary still expects everyone to fall into line and kiss her feet

and when that doesn't work, its a sexist work.

[sam sarrha]

3. seems 'everything' is an opportunity to prove Hillery is a bitch...

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. Perhaps the best course

is not to answer them. Only answer those who say something you know to be untrue, and when you do, cite sources. If you are unsure, but think the poster is incorrect, ask them to cite sources.

[Tom Rinaldo]

4. Ummm, we are talking among Democrats here, right?

Not all conscious uses of negative words are acceptable, right? Not if they play on institionalized injustice or predjudice, right? For example, we might in good faith argue over whether calling Richardson a liar is appropriate but not over whether calling him a spic is, right?

It is so much easier to demonstrate this principle if we plug in racist toned derogative words rather than sexist ones. If someone said that Obama "shuffled around" like a man without a moral compass, do you think that would go unchallenged?