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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Joe Biden can't stop using the toxic "lock up your daughters" joke [View all]hibbing
(10,094 posts)70. Please retire from politics Joe n/t
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No, we must have a Black gay woman just to stay on the safe side. There would be no criticism
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#30
And we must make sure that female candidate humorlessly recites the most extreme talking points
highplainsdem
Jun 2019
#61
Sorry, I forgot my own SARCASM disclaimer. Didn't think I needed it. Sheesh.
marylandblue
Jun 2019
#68
So, you're saying that when "times change" that politicians are supposed to adjust?
ehrnst
Jun 2019
#199
Reminds me of that old joke - How many feminists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Dream Girl
Jun 2019
#5
He's not going to change. He either doesn't understand that this kind of humor -- which relies
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2019
#8
It is not only these jokes, he tends to say a lot of stupid stuff that gets him in trouble
Perseus
Jun 2019
#18
Yes, it's clear Joe is not going to change, no mattter how many people point out the obvious.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2019
#115
I find no issue with what he has done before and there have been no breathless reports of shoulder
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#212
I don't understand why he doesn't get that it is demeaning and inappropriate.
58Sunliner
Jun 2019
#9
If I had children, I would tell them the same thing about sex when the time was appropriate.
Blue_true
Jun 2019
#197
It's shitty when Grandpa says it, it's shitty when a teacher says it, it's shitty when a parent's
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2019
#15
No no, I mean Biden saying "You've got one job here, keep the guys away from your sister" to
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2019
#38
I'd have been flattered poor me, was an ugly duckling at 13 and had no brothers.
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#78
"We can deal with the details later. Now is the time to get the person that will get the orange shit
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2019
#100
I had a dad though. And yeah, he was protective when older boys in the neighborhood
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#95
Wait, so Biden is...making a joke like that to show...he doesn't make jokes like that?
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2019
#42
Actually, I think Biden is generally a good person -- a good person who is also out of touch about
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2019
#57
I think many piling on Biden and repeating GOP memes are out of touch with reality...he will win. I
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#145
He is a great debater and if our female candidates bring up a Dad's protective urges towards his
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#143
No, for many traditionals it isn't sexist, but real life. Fathers and brothers protect smaller, more
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#90
You are right...Democratic voters are more conservative on the whole than is reflected at DU...this
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#144
He knows Trump is going to try and paint him as some kind of perv. Check out the Internet
jalan48
Jun 2019
#16
There is a saying in Latin Countries, it is meant for people who open their mouths and then...
Perseus
Jun 2019
#17
I doubt any of the candidates are scared of Kirsten Gillibrand including Biden.
BannonsLiver
Jun 2019
#178
I am so not impressed with this line of attack. *Someone* is trying to paint Joe as a perv
Hekate
Jun 2019
#20
Read the interesting subthread of replies to my post. There was no such joke in the article...
Hekate
Jun 2019
#121
Y'know, being a feminist shouldn't have to mean being judgmental and humorless.
highplainsdem
Jun 2019
#47
Refusing to participate in your own subjugation is not being humorless, although oppressors
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2019
#52
Describing that joke as "subjugation" IS humorless. I guess Obama and Biden can't meet
highplainsdem
Jun 2019
#63
Oh, I don't worry about purity. I vote for people I don't like all the goddamn time. But I do
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2019
#69
You nailed it! To some, Obama is not even worthy. Maybe these pure people with their pure thoughts
Skya Rhen
Jun 2019
#99
I am sorry, but you must have difficulty surrounded by micro aggressions, even in songs, films,
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#51
No one cares...seriously and Warren is not going to beat Biden either...face it.
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#140
My husband has said it so the idea that this is a sexist thing won't work...many Dads have said it
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#141
The apology was generally FOR the way Anita had been treated... not FROM Joe himself.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2019
#132
These comments refer to the girl as a sex object. That's it. She's only that.
CharleyDog
Jun 2019
#25
You don't have to be so defensive. It's sexist but we all will still vote against Trump.
Chemisse
Jun 2019
#77
Some wish this for this to happen but most don't. He will be our next President because we want him.
Skya Rhen
Jun 2019
#85
No Why should he...he is the only one that will stop Trump and all of those who just want a
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#146
I'm not defending what he said but Biden is old school, back in the day this was a statement of
yaesu
Jun 2019
#89
This, which as it turns out he did not say recently, is not locker room talk. It is far from
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#101
He did not say anything about locking the girl up. Not quoted in the article as saying that line.
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#109
This exactly!! Not every thought in one's head has to come out of one's mouth...it's simple judgment
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2019
#135
Except that Biden didn't say "lock up your daughters" in that opinion piece (not article)....
George II
Jun 2019
#122
I just read it. On the occasion this hit piece recounts, Biden does not say the line used in the
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#129
Agreed! Those who believe that teen girls won't have to watch out for boys are the DELUSIONAL ones.
Skya Rhen
Jun 2019
#139
You're right. Mothers have the discussion with their daughters. Not with her brothers.
Demit
Jun 2019
#161
A good mother would also tell her children to look out for each other. What a self-centered
Skya Rhen
Jun 2019
#169
Oh for heaven's sake. We were talking about whether girls need males to watch over them,
Demit
Jun 2019
#170
Newest thing to throw at the wall. The splat will last less than two days this time.
LanternWaste
Jun 2019
#149
They are not addressed as former. It's President Obama, President Carter etc. I am calm. :)
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#208
