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A moment in history; Obama Wins Presidential Nomination.
We've seen [Democrats/Republicans/the Phillies/Your Grandma] snatch defeat from the jaws of victory before
Can we please, please banish this phrase to the eponysterical bin? It's a cliche, it's fucking lazy writing, and what small wisps of wit it once had have long since been fully beaten out of it.
(Kadin2048 -- this is not a direct call-out, btw; I just feel like someone needs to toss this phrase into every bleedin'... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 6:07 AM on June 4, 2008
One NPR commentator noted just a few nights ago that her complaints about her treatment by the media were just "unbecoming." I don't think his irony detector was switched on.
Wait, what? When did "unbecoming" take on gendered connotations? I ask this out of genuine, snark-free curiosity, because while I can definitely point to a whole host of misogynistic BS that Senator Clinton has had to endure, I never once would have thought to... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 8:00 AM on June 4, 2008
Can someone point me to some examples of this blatant and endemic sexism?
aqhong, I think the one that annoyed me the most was the flap about Clinton's crying episodes. The fact that it was even an issue was just obnoxious, and more than a few observers turned it into little more than an OMG SHEZ ON TEH RAG!-type moment. All of the stupid women=emotionally unstable weepers stereotypes came floating to the surface, and it was just gross.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 8:05 AM on June 4, 2008
Blazecock, I'm not a Hillary supporter, nor will I ever be, but again, the ridiculousness surrounding Hillary tearing up just before Super Tuesday leaps to mind. As does the endless parade of remarks about what she's wearing -- e.g. She wears pantsuits! She should dress more feminine! etc., etc., ad nauseum. Who gives a flying eff what a candidate wears? Why does that even matter? No one comments about McCain's suits, or whether that particular tie made him look cadaverous, or what have you.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 9:55 AM on June 4, 2008
At first glance, I can point to the following things as not being sexist: shrill, angry, overbearing, abrasive, aggressive, irritating.
Actually, shmegegge, I'd say about half of those terms have a definitely sexist bent when applied to a woman. Overbearing carries connotations of your pain-in-the-ass mom. Aggressive is also a touchy word, because womenfolk ain't suppost to be aggressive, they's suppost to be all charming and demure. An aggressive man... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 11:11 AM on June 4, 2008
Ok, fine -- shrill has been used against men. But I'd posit that the feminine subtext of the word is still there. Moreover, calling a dude shrill carries a whiff of emasculation about it, in the same way (albeit to a much lesser extent) that calling him a bitch would.
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 11:28 AM on June 4, 2008
Actually, shiu mai baby, all of those terms have a possibly sexist bent when applied to a woman in very specific circumstances.
So calling Hillary Clinton (a woman) those terms during a presidential primary (pretty damned specific circumstances) is 100% sexism-free?
The point you're missing is that it's not sexist to call Hillary Clinton shrill, aggressive, overbearing or angry.
And... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 12:19 PM on June 4, 2008
Solon, I agree with you about anger being universally bad; sorry to have muddled the waters by including it. I still maintain, however, that there are a huge number of adjectives associated with power that are either positive or neutral for men, but that are seen as character flaws in women.
And as for shrill, see my earlier comment.
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 12:56 PM on June 4, 2008
Thanks for that link, ericb. It was a great look at what had to be a bittersweet moment for those Clinton supporters.
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 8:13 AM on June 5, 2008
MeFi post:
Web 2.0 Vaudeville
Q: What you you get when you cross an elephant with a grape?
A: Elephant-grape-sin(theta)!
*****
Two guys were at a University of Georgia game, watchin' Uga, the bulldog mascot, lick himself in the way that dogs do. First guy says, "Boy, I wish I could do that," and the second guy says, "That dog would bite youuuuuu!"
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 11:22 AM on May 13, 2008
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Perhaps the end of the hype cycle?
Yeah, Obama got so creamed in that debate that three more superdelegates committed to him yesterday.
Also this:
Obama supporters have suckled at the tit of the MSM as it mercilessly trashed an essentially good person - someone you happen to disagree with, and don't even know
Does the irony -- to say nothing of the misogyny, which you so heartily decry in the name of Senator Clinton -- of this... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 5:14 AM on April 18, 2008
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One for the History Books
fourcheesemac just made me come.
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 7:48 AM on March 19, 2008
The part that has yet to be explained to me in a rational, non-frothy fashion, is why, if the Michigan and Florida delegates aren't seated, it's all Obama's fault. Because last time I checked, it was the states themselves that flagrantly violated DNC rules, torpedoes be damned, and now Clinton supporters want to get all hand-wavy about it and lay the blame at Obama's feet for blocking democracy or some other incendiary nonsense.
If the voters of MI and FL are... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 8:59 AM on March 28, 2008
No matter what, I am *gone* from the Democratic Party. (and so are two of my neighbors, as of last evening). If Obama gets the nod, I will vote for Nader. My neighbors will vote for McCain. I will *actively* campaign *for* Nader (who, of course, will lose) and *against* Obama.
Can I get that in writing? Because the more you spout off about the candidate you're supporting, the more people you push in the opposite direction. I have actually slogged... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 12:53 PM on March 28, 2008
Hillary is a known quantity; the GOP attack machine can't dig anything up on her that we don't already know. they will have to debate the issues.
Known quantity? Really? How can a candidate who has held back or redacted the lion's share of her personal papers be qualified as a "known quantity"? You saw that little thing in the news about the then-First Lady "under sniper fire" in Bosnia, right? The Clintons are masterful at... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 6:27 AM on March 29, 2008
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Obsolete Skills
Frobozz, I think they're talking about the good ole days when the neighborhood grocery store was owned by a local family, instead of being the mega-conglomerates that they are today.
(Unlike in the larger cities, where family-run bodegas are still commonplace.)
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 7:06 AM on February 20, 2008
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Pumpkin Carving Templates
Hey Peecabu, got any pictures of your handiwork? I'm dying to see them.
Also, how does one heat an exacto blade to 750F?
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 7:16 AM on October 31, 2007
MeFi post:
The low-tech way around RFID
On a somewhat unrelated note: "Make Your Nut?" Am I missing some crucial piece of linguistic information here?
posted by aliasless at 1:34 PM on April 30
Yeah, Astro Zombie nailed it (and sorry for the apparent non-sequitur). It's a finance blog, so the MYN guy uses the term to describe the point each month at which you're able to pay all your bills. The posts are generally related to stuff one can do to make one's nut each month.
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 11:41 AM on April 30, 2007
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Epicurean cats!
The thing that doubly kills me about the Fancy Feast crap is that the suggested daily ration is one can per three pounds of cat. So my cat is just shy of 15 pounds, which means, by their calculations, I should be feeding him nearly five -- FIVE! -- cans per day. They've got to be kidding.
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 11:26 AM on February 28, 2007
MeFi post:
Treasure Hunt
Woot. I got #7, and having scratch paper definitely helped. (as does blurring one's eyes). I also got #4 almost right away, but I have no clue on any of the others.
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 7:12 AM on February 13, 2007
Hah! The answer to #6 actually made me laugh when I (finally) figured it out. That was awesome.
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 3:24 PM on February 14, 2007
Also, salmacis: if you haven't gotten #7 yet, try numbering the boxes of the original diagram with a different factor number, if that makes sense. It helps keep them straight.
posted to MetaFilter by shiu mai baby
at 3:57 PM on February 14, 2007
