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[greghousesgf]

Apparently Democrats can be just as sexist as Republicans. If it's wrong for a right wing pundit to call Chelsea Clinton a dog, isn't it also wrong to praise Obama because you think his daughters are "beautiful"? I am very definitely voting for Obama but I'm doing it because I think he's a good guy and I believe in what he stands for and I hate McCain and Palin. NOT BECAUSE OF WHAT HIS KIDS LOOK LIKE. the entire concept of "beauty" seems to have been invented to set up a standard to make most people feel like shit for not measuring up to it. If there were a culture where that was not considered important I would go live in that country but I don't think it exists.

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[kick-back-80s.livejournal.com]

i don't see how complimenting someone would be sexist...

but it's never right to call someone a dog
o_O

unless, of course, they're being a complete ass... then they're just a donkey XD

[californiaquail.livejournal.com]

Obama is a decent looking guy.

I read somewhere that like 60% of the women who voted for Kennedy, did so because they "thought he was cute" *facepalm*

[takes-a-fairy.livejournal.com]

Heh! My mom was one of them. She even collects silver dollars because JFK's on them.

I'm sure that many will vote for Obama for the same reason. Did you know the name Hussein means handsome? I googled it out of curiosity.

[californiaquail.livejournal.com]

I didn't know that. But I really don't think there's much in a name. I always feel sorry for people who just happen to have the same name as a tornado or hurricane.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, the idea of voting for somebody because you think their kids look good is fucking stupid.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

god.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

it's just fucked up to judge people based on what they look like. all it is is genetic good luck or bad luck and has nothing to do with personality or intelligence or talent or character or anything else that actually MATTERS.

[takes-a-fairy.livejournal.com]

*smiles*
Kinda means they might be trouble, ey?

[takes-a-fairy.livejournal.com]

Totally stupid!

[californiaquail.livejournal.com]

Seems more unfair, actually.

I kind of feel sorry for all the little boys who were named Adolf, prior to World War two.

[takes-a-fairy.livejournal.com]

*nods*
Exactly! People will make stupid associations about others based on their names. It IS unfair.
Personally, I have a friend named Katrina but I don't think I should make jokes about it to her. I'm sure others have, though.

Heck there were people who named their boys Adolf 'after' WWII...seriously.

[lz1982.livejournal.com]

It would be a dumb reason to vote for him, but I don't see anything wrong with just saying his kids are pretty.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

I also think it's more constructive to tell little girls they are smart or brave than to focus on their looks. My niece is really pretty but so many people have told her that that she is now a very conceited, vain young girl who acts like she's a princess.