Sunday, October 11, 2009



Be careful: "Cautious" is a sexist term

Color me sexist in that case. There are several Democrats pursuing the Senate seat formerly held by Ted Kennedy in Massachusetts. One is Martha Coakley and another is Michael Capuano. And they are all bitter rivals trying to put one another down:
"It was Coakley supporter Therese Murray who finally broke down and played the sexist trump card. She accused Capuano of being sexist for calling Coakley "cautious." ‘‘You all have these little code words; now it’s cautious,’’ Murray charged...

In a follow-up Globe article, "Capuano attacks front-runner Coakley," Capuano seemed as surprised as anyone about the change in status of the "cautious" word: “I don’t think the average person thinks the use of the word cautious to describe generic candidates is a sexist term."

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7 comments:

Cy Nicall said...

Beware of those who call themselves anonymous, for they are truly irrelevant.

Anonymous said...

If they were truly irrelevant, you wouldn't bother to comment on them.

Cy Nicall said...

I call 'em as I see 'em.

Anonymous said...

Heh, you did it again.

Stan B said...

Liberals change the definition of words all the time, which is why they are so ready to accuse others of doing so.

I've gotten into all sorts of arguments with people who've tried to change the meaning of the word "atheist" to mean "agnostic."

Then there's "undocumented worker" for "illegal immigrant."

And of course, a "modest decrease in projected increase" is a "deep cut" when it's a liberal social program.

So it's very easy for them to accuse others of using "veiled" terms at the drop of a hat.

Anonymous said...

Well if words have no meaning then.

Screw you liberals!

Hay in my world that's means I like you and your policies!

After all aren’t you the ones who say that there can be no "Truth?" and that nothing can be "known?" and that everything is relative to the one speaking? So now when I talk to a liberal I will end every conversation with "screw you!"

That means thank you!

the wandering B said...

Cautious as a sexist term. Gee, aren't feminists a little dramatic. Spoiled shriveled hags.