Posted by dorayme on 03/20/07 21:10

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"Travis Newbury" <TravisNewbury@hotmail.com> wrote:

> On Mar 19, 4:39 pm, dorayme <doraymeRidT...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> > Whichever way it was fated to go, and whatever you think of her
> > plan, there is no reason to insult this woman with lowdown
> > reference to her body, it still is not funny and anyone who
> > thinks it is, needs to examine his head.
>
> I don't know, if it was just a woman on the street, then I would
> probably agree with you. It is rude to make fun of her. But Clinton
> is a celebrity and both the good and the bad come with the
> territory. For example, I remember a joke from long ago "why doesn't
> Hilary wear skirts? Because her balls would show" I think that is
> funny. Now if I walked up to a [manly looking woman] stranger on the
> road and said "Hey, stop wearing a skirts your balls are showing...
> Then yes, I think that would be rude.
>
> Let me ask you this, is it just as wrong when people call President
> Bush stupid?


A lady is not suddenly on limits for anything at all, including
any remark or "joke" just because she is a celebrity. The joke
you mention is funny, yes. It is quite different to the other
low-life scumbag remarks I complained about. There is an
intelligence behind the balls joke, it means something and
perhaps even something worth imagining. There were jokes about
Thatcher too along these lines.

You need to look at context and be sensitive to differences
between nice but naughty jokes and pure denigration that are
quite a slur on a sensitive issue for almost the whole of the
female world.

But do keep going and providing me with every possible way not to
get my point so I can gather material for an essay on the
subject.

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dorayme

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