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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton’s ‘All Lives Matter’ Remark Stirs BACKLASH [View all]eridani
(51,907 posts)4. Depends on the context, no?
When discussing sexism, you often hear "Well, men are oppressed too." That is perfectly true. It is the context which determines whether the statement is part of a real discussion or just a diversion.
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Another unforced error by Hillary, again demonstrating she has a "tin ear" & lacks the natural instincts to emote genuine concern for ordinary people...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2015
#57
Clearly she is out of touch with the ongoing MOVEMENT and hasn't noticed the ongoing protests around
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#40
You'd think, with the 100s of consultants paid to tell Hillary what to think & say, she'd stop makin such rediculous statements that make her look out of touch.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2015
#59
I think all those highly paid and apparently useless advisers are the worst thing for a candidate
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#66
Excellent points Sabrina. The Clintons' insulting the AA community is nothing new. Bill & Hillary's "dog whistles" are legendary and, frankly, not even that well camouflaged.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2015
#69
You hit on it with Hillary's white privilege - that's what contributes to her being so tone deaf, she diminishes the "black lives matter" movement...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2015
#60
especially on DU. As I heard Rachel Madow say several weeks back, if Hillary had the cure for
still_one
Jun 2015
#28
I will let her words, all of them, not just the few you choose to quote speak for themselves
dsc
Jun 2015
#38
She went to a community named Florissant MO which is 69% white, 26% black and points out it
jwirr
Jun 2015
#26
As usual, DU hears only half the story and flys off the handle for no reason.
emulatorloo
Jun 2015
#82
The damage control/talking points are already being provided in another thread n/t
whatchamacallit
Jun 2015
#16
LOL, and those talking points are as phony as Hillary, who's been exposed once again by her own words. How embarrassing.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2015
#70
I guess she didn't trial her speech in front of a black focus group first.
HooptieWagon
Jun 2015
#19
See I knew it wouldn't be long before they tried to expand this movement to include more
craigmatic
Jun 2015
#47