[lbo-talk] Speaking of female candidates...

Joseph Catron jncatron at gmail.com
Fri Sep 5 08:45:05 PDT 2008


On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 11:06 AM, Shane Mage <shmage at pipeline.com> wrote:

Well, the Republican candidate-veep has explicitly, in her own words,defined
> herself--a pit bull bitch with lipstick.
>
> I propose that when talked about, here or anywhere else, she should only be
> referred to by that moniker. The Pit Bull Bitch With Lipstick (TPBBWL for
> short).

Actually, I'm reasonably sure, from watching the speech and reading the transcript, the charming moniker "bitch" was not included.

I'm not one to throw a fit over such a word, but is there any reactionary instinct on the left Palin's nomination has not dredged up?

I recall a serious discussion here several days ago about the sexism entailed by the exclusive use of Hillary Clinton's first name.

Now the same forum is playing host to bitch jokes (and rather unfunny ones at that). My God, what an absurd juxtaposition.

-- "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað."



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