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I do not take shit like this seriously. I find the comment sexist and offensive but not surprising, and I'm not about to go protest it. If I took this kind of stuff seriously all the time I would've stressed myself to death long ago.

What I do find offensive is so-called democrats trying to pretend "it's just a joke." I'm not saying the Democrats in CA are right to be making a big deal over this as opposed to making a big deal over the budget issues, but I think the Democrats here on DU are wrong to argue that we shouldn't focus on it because it's no big deal. It IS a big deal.

How do you think little girls or young women might react to this sort of statement being made by the governor of their state? Don't you think that equating being a woman with being weak is a bad thing?

Again, I'm not saying we need to make this The Big Issue, but at least fucking admit that it's sexist bullshit. My god, is that so much to fucking ask from so-called democrats? That they just RECOGNIZE AND ACKNOWLEDGE sexism? Believe me, I'm not expecting anyone to fight it - I no longer expect the Democrats to fight for anything - but at least fucking acknowledge it.

What's really funny is Democrats being afraid to confront certain issues because it might cost them the election. While I would certainly use different language than Arnold, perhaps he's right about the (lack of) courage in this party.