tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post1610156409910462395..comments2023-09-25T04:26:51.568-06:00Comments on The Barefoot Bum: Whining about discriminationLarry Hamelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-21317625135711799352008-04-14T06:37:00.000-06:002008-04-14T06:37:00.000-06:00CC: Sigh.First of all, it's dumb to let other peop...CC: Sigh.<BR/><BR/>First of all, it's dumb to let other people "whining" about anything piss <I>you</I>. All you have to do with a true whine is note its irrelevancy.<BR/><BR/>Second, if you've been paying attention for the last couple of decades, you would realize that women are irritated when a man calls them "ladies", unless you're directing them to the bathroom. The term is needlessly provocative.<BR/><BR/>Third, workplace discrimination entails more than just being paid less. There's outright discrimination in hiring and promotion, sexual harassment, biased evaluations and other factors.<BR/><BR/>Last, and most importantly, women are <B>not fucking stupid</B>. They figured out your "big secret" a century ago, when they asked for — even demanded — the vote. They're asking for equal pay, they're not getting it, and when they ask insistently, they piss you off with their whining.<BR/><BR/>Honestly, CC, I didn't create this post so half the people I enjoy reading, yourself included, could irritate me in the comments with their sexist bullshit.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-15492933749305020742008-04-14T04:46:00.000-06:002008-04-14T04:46:00.000-06:00One of the things that really pisses me off is wom...One of the things that really pisses me off is women whining about work place discrimination. The 'glass ceiling'. <BR/><BR/>Ladies, want to get more money at work. ASK FOR IT!!!. <BR/><BR/>Thats the big secret. When getting a job or a pay review, ask for more money, negotiate. Thats how men get more money. thats it. Women may have many legitimate grievences but this one is bullshit. Employers will always pay their workers as little as possible. If you don't fight for it, you won't get it.The Celtic Chimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570106602777322387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-67806622841476746592008-04-12T14:28:00.000-06:002008-04-12T14:28:00.000-06:00Hillary is a great candidate. She has not complai...Hillary is a great candidate. She has not complained! She is strong and has been a fighter!! She would have every right to complain, because the media and some of the talk shows have bee terrible to her!! Discrimination still exists!! What is up with David Letterman and Hillary'<BR/>s pants suits??? If his child was a girl, he would sing a different tune.<BR/>Anyway in many of the work places discrimination still exists as well and it won't stop until we speak up!!<BR/>http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-60s-type-discrimination-in-the-wor<BR/>simply glue and paste or click on hyperlink!<BR/>Please help out today!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-70377924593367184102008-04-12T11:49:00.000-06:002008-04-12T11:49:00.000-06:00Err, no. I asked how many times has Hillary Clinto...Err, no. I asked how many times has Hillary Clinton been pulled over by the cops for the past ten years for Driving While Being a White Woman. I asked how many times Hillary Clinton has had to go to a shelter because she was beat up by her husband. I didn't say anything about "all women". That was you.<BR/><BR/>My point was that pulling out the victim card and playing it when you were running against a black man was, well, <I>stupid</I>. It simply isn't applicable in that situation. Given that, the only reasonable thing to do is to do what Obama and his campaign staff are doing -- running as <I>winners</I>, not as <I>victims</I>. Ferraro was not some random nobody. She was a top Clinton campaign executive. Penn was not some random nobody. Penn (source of many of the other "whaah, people are biased against Clinton because they hate women!" statements) was <I>the</I> top Clinton campaign executive. We're not talking some random Joe Blow supporter whining about discrimination against their candidate here, we're talking about top campaign staff. And frankly, it's unseemly and turns off racial minorities of all stripes. I doubt Clinton would have won California if she'd been doing this whining back then, because our substantial and very wealth Indian (from India) minority know very well what kind of discrimination black and brown people face every day in most of America. All they have to do is leave our little enclave of sanity and drive 100 miles into the Central Valley and encounter it personally, where they won't be served in restaurants and will be pulled over by the cops for "driving while brown". <BR/><BR/>Hillary has undoubtedly faced some discrimination in her past. But whining that she's more discriminated against than a black man just makes her look, well, <I>stupid</I>. The facts and figures simply do not support such a statement.<BR/><BR/>- Badtux the Statistics PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-73669900553399601112008-04-11T23:29:00.000-06:002008-04-11T23:29:00.000-06:00See, he's not running as a victim. He's running as...<I>See, he's not running as a victim. He's running as a winner. There's a big difference there.</I><BR/><BR/>The fundamental hypocrisy and intellectual dishonesty here is that you're comparing Clinton's supporters (i.e. women) to Obama himself.<BR/><BR/>You're not telling Clinton to stop whining about discrimination, you're telling <I>women</I> to stop whining about discrimination.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-30936879367961494422008-04-11T23:22:00.000-06:002008-04-11T23:22:00.000-06:00Go watch "Mississippi Burning" and get back with m...<I>Go watch "Mississippi Burning" and get back with me, okay?!</I><BR/><BR/>Read <I>Against Our Will</I> and get back with me, okay?Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-13962750980551068142008-04-11T22:49:00.000-06:002008-04-11T22:49:00.000-06:00By that lights, when was the last time Hillary Cli...By that lights, when was the last time Hillary Clinton had to go to a shelter because her husband was beating her?<BR/><BR/>Obama, on the other hand, *HAS* been personally pulled over by the cops for "driving while black". All black men of his age have undergone that experience. He doesn't talk about it, but that's because it's not useful for his purpose of winning elections. See, he's not running as a <I>victim</I>. He's running as a <I>winner</I>. There's a big difference there.<BR/><BR/>As for the notion that black men got the vote before white women, black men got the vote in 1965, when the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed. Prior to that, they were systematically disenfranchised. This isn't even *ancient* history, for cryin' out loud. Go watch "Mississippi Burning" and get back with me, okay?!<BR/><BR/>- Badtux the Observant PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-54970101679546067772008-04-11T22:45:00.000-06:002008-04-11T22:45:00.000-06:00When's the last time Obama got raped? Or was force...When's the last time Obama got raped? Or was forced to carry an unwanted child or risk a back-alley abortion? Fuck dude, black men got the vote <I>before</I> women did.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-24820317684919715592008-04-11T22:40:00.000-06:002008-04-11T22:40:00.000-06:00What's your point, Badtux? When's the last time Ba...What's your point, Badtux? When's the last time Barack Obama had to go to a shelter because his wife was beating him?Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-24945161574714029382008-04-11T22:14:00.000-06:002008-04-11T22:14:00.000-06:00I wonder, how many times has Hillary Clinton been ...I wonder, how many times has Hillary Clinton been pulled over by the cops over the past ten years for Driving While Being A White Woman?<BR/><BR/>Hmm....<BR/><BR/>-- Badtux the Snarky PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-58209653402680496432008-04-11T18:47:00.000-06:002008-04-11T18:47:00.000-06:00I like this post.James, STFU.I like this post.<BR/><BR/>James, STFU.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-57305580417823641992008-04-11T11:13:00.000-06:002008-04-11T11:13:00.000-06:00Woman! Get in the kitchen and bake me a pie!Woman! Get in the kitchen and bake me a pie!James F. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747033407956667363noreply@blogger.com