Reply #48: She is brittle, cali. That's why so many people are NOT supporting her.

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She holds the national lead in the polls but she is over-cautious and unemotional, very likely by design. If by nature or design, she is not called these things because she is female; she is called these things because they are


TRUE.


I'm a lifelong Democrat. I acknowledge the woman's lead in the polls and fundraising and I am absolutely unenthusiastic about her candidacy. She's a dull, flat-spirited speaker and her public persona is unwelcoming. It has nothign to do with her being female.

Your entire hinge is way off from the start.

If you want a discussion of sexist language, you have to include all the properties of language, which NOT incidently applies to men and to women both.

How many times have female posters on DU called Cheney a dick on these boards? Thousands. We don't hear from you on those posts in this context. Should we have?

No. He is a dick. His attitude and his imperiousness make him a dick. Not his dick.

Do you see where I'm coming from on this?