Robin Of House Hill Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 President Obama said, of Kamala Harris, "She’s brilliant and she’s dedicated, she’s tough," Obama said of the California attorney general. "She also happens to be, by far, the best-looking attorney general ... It’s true! C’mon." He was immediately criticized for the comment. Apparently, we have gotten to the point where we must disguise what we are saying so no one will be offended, but we cannot even speak the truth in a complimentary fashion.This political correctness bullshit is causing us to be come a bunch of liars.ETA: Removed reduntant phrases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castel Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 What does it have to do with anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I think there's a difference between being truthful and saying everything that is true.That said, though I guess there will be discussions about sexism and the like over this, I don't think anyone other than him, her and Michelle Obama should have any reason to care about this whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sci-2 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Obama has a habit of making jokes and apologizing for them. Sometimes I think he does it on purpose, to win over those who would initially think of him as hyper-PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NestorMakhnosLovechild Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 President Obama said, of California attorney General, Kamala Harris, "She’s brilliant and she’s dedicated, she’s tough," Obama said of the California attorney general. "She also happens to be, by far, the best-looking attorney general ... It’s true! C’mon." He was immediately criticized for the comment. Apparently, we have gotten to the point where we must disguise what we are saying so no one will be offended, but we cannot even speak the truth in a complimentary fashion.This political correctness bullshit is causing us to be come a bunch of liars.It has nothing to do with lying. Not saying that you find someone attractive when you do is not a lie. I'm sure if you went to a restaurant, you would be offended if your waiter came up you to, asked you how you were doing, and then casually observed that you are old and crotchety. It doesn't mean your waiter is a liar. It just means he has a sense of propriety about what kind of conduct is acceptable in the circumstance. Obama's comment has been criticized as both a breach of propriety, and also because it seems perhaps tinged with a touch of sexism. Would Obama ever state that a handsome, male attorney general was the "most attractive?" I can't say for certain, but I suspect not. I think his comments were inappropriate on a fairly minor level, which is not to say they shouldn't be addressed, but I do think some of the reactions have been a touch overblown (especially from certain people on the right who are guilty of far worse against women). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercenaryChef Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 clearly we must impeach him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturn Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Personally who gives a crap. We have become way to touchy. We shouldn't bat an eye over such a comment, even if made by our President.But an observance: If the search engine was working on this forum, do you not think we could find some past outrage over some Republicans making a potentially sexist comment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reposado Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 if you phrased it as inadvisable instead of wrong, then sure. it is often inadvisable to tell the truth. its often advisable not to say certain things, even if they are true.but wrong? i don't know, i don't really believe in an objective morality... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errant Bard Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 do you not think we could find some past outrage over some Republicans making a potentially sexist comment?Isn't that the core of the problem, making a distinction between a compliment and a sexist remark? I'm still not sure how saying that someone is good-looking can be sexist (if not accompanied with the common subtext/objectification that that's all there is to the person, which is not the case here.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Of House Hill Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 Lord knows what would have happened if he said it about New York's Attorney General. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 But an observance: If the search engine was working on this forum, do you not think we could find some past outrage over some Republicans making a potentially sexist comment?Probably, Republicans are prone to making sexist comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Walker Texas Ranger Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Would Obama ever state that a handsome, male attorney general was the "most attractive?" I can't say for certain, but I suspect not. I think Obama, in his roast of Rahm Emmanuel, called him ugly and trollish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 yeh, it's inappropriate and doesn't *really* need to be said, but why it would cause anyone *outrage* very much puzzles me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Of House Hill Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 I think Obama, in his roast of Rahm Emmanuel, called him ugly and trollish.Score one for the truth. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sci-2 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Really? Rahm seems pretty good looking to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 it shouldn't've been said. he's a dumbass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Of House Hill Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 it shouldn't've been said. he's a dumbass.Elucidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noontidal Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Lord knows what would have happened if he said it about New York's Attorney General."For telling the truth" Clearly Obama was not telling the truth when he said that other attorney general was the best looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowleper Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 It wasn't a very good bit of charming harmless whimsy. One would think that Obama would be a smoother sort than that.Is it a distraction? Yes.Is it important? Probably not.Was it objectifying? yes.But was it sexist? Probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraPrime Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Was it objectifying? yes.But was it sexist? Probably not.Something is objectifying based on someone's sex but not sexist? How does that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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