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While touring a Chrysler car plant in Detroit, Michigan, Barack Obama used a sexist slur while giving a reporter — who happened to be female — the dust off. Reporter Peggy Agar dared to ask Barry a question on how he was planning to help American auto workers. It’s never a good idea to ask Barry for specifics.
From BBC News:
Mr Obama said: “Hold on one second, sweetie” and did not answer.
He later left a message for Ms Agar saying it was a “bad habit” and he “meant no disrespect”.
Ms Agar told the Detroit News: “I’ve been called worse.”
At least she didn’t tell Ms Agar to go home, take her shoes off, make some babies, and fix her husband his supper. It’s not just a “bad habit”. Smoking is a bad habit.
Sexism is not a habit.
Gawd, how nit-picky are people going to get? The lady at my favorite dinner calls me sweetie all the time, I think I’ll tell her she’s sexist the next time. Pffffttttt, so stupid.
Yeah, it’s exactly like the lady at your favorite “dinner” that treats you affectionately in the hopes that you will give her a decent tip.
There’s also a huge difference between the person who slides me a coffee and the guy or gal whose finger is on the button, as they used to say.
I have a very low tolerance for non-news. If “sweetie” is a sexist slur, then I am an alien serial rapist with telescoping genitalia and a pink mohawk.
To anyone that honestly doesn’t understand how the term “sweetie” is sexist, use the word the next time you are pulled over by a female law enforcement officer. Call her “sweetie” when asking her why she pulled you over.
So….what you’re saying, in effect, is that you require photographic proof that I don’t have a pink mohawk.
No, I’m saying that Obama was being sexist while dismissing a reporter’s question. Not that he is used to reporters asking him tough questions of substance.
“For her part, reporter Peggy Agar wasn’t upset about being called sweetie. “I felt more offended that he didn’t answer the question,” she said.”
Hmmm, seems the only one “BENT” out of shape about it is you. I’ll be sure to tell the lady at the “DINNER” she’s sexist all the same.
OK, I’ll send you a photo.
Rick,
I really enjoy your blog, but I can’t get over the sense that some of these Barack Obama posts are a tad beneath you. You like Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama, clearly. We get it. You needn’t resort to little swipes and calling him “Barry.” Why are you nit-picking the spelling of responders to your post (presumably you want people to respond, because you have made commenting available)? It isn’t very substantive and paints a picture of you that is unflattering.
Regardless, I enjoy your non-Barack Obama vs. Hillary Clinton posts very much.
Regards,
Brendan
Brendan, I would like to disagree with your criticism, but I think you’re probably right. I already came to the very same conclusion. I would say in my own defense that my problems with Obama are amplified because I felt personally enthused about him and his candidacy. In fact, I voted for him in the Maryland primary. Not only did I vote for him, I felt good doing it. I’ve never felt that positive about a politician.
All that changed when more and more stuff came out about his church and his “friends”. I felt duped.
Compounding my problem was no matter where I turned, I was bombarded with pro-Obama coverage. At least that’s the way I felt.
The only reason I resorted to nitpicking the spelling of someone who disagreed with me was that he not only called me an “idiot”, he hid behind a fake name.
The saying about being “damned if you do and damned if you don’t” also applies to church-going. There’s no safe religious affiliation for a politician. If Obama hadn’t been linked to an angry pastor, he’d have been linked to a choir leader who litters or a church janitor who illegally downloads music. My point is, the fact that opponents of Obama had to reach this far to grab mud to sling speaks very well of the senator; it proves they’ve got nothing better to attack him with. There’s no reason to feel duped if you accept that this Rev. Wright story, minus the knee-jerk vitriol and the motivations of the people pushing it, equals zero.
Jesse, you don’t care about Obama’s relationship with Wright. I get that. With that said, that doesn’t mean that if other people do care about it, they have ulterior motives for feeling that way. It also doesn’t mean they shouldn’t feel the way they do. I’m sure there are things you care about that other people don’t. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t feel a certain way about things.
And for the record, I wasn’t looking for a reason to dislike Obama. Far from it. I had become quite the enthusiastic Obama supporter. I was probably more excited about Obama then I have ever about any other politician in my entire life.
“I’m sure there are things you care about that other people don’t.”
There must be. But I can’t name any at the moment.