Bernie's introducer went there. He called out Hillary -- and immediately referred to

[pnwmom]

"democratic whores."

This is nothing less than hate speech against a woman candidate.

Young people are used to hearing this word used loosely. But Bernie knows that when women over 40 were growing up, this word had only one meaning. And that meaning in itself was a gendered slur against women who either had become trapped in the sex trade -- or who simply engaged in sex as freely as many men did.

But Bernie thanked his introducer for his words.

This underhanded slur is despicable and both of them should apologize. But I don't expect many of his youthful supporters to understand how deeply offensive his use of this word is, in the context of discussing his woman opponent.

ON EDIT: There exist perfectly good English language words with the same meaning as "corporate whore" that don't carry the misogynist toxins of the word "whore." They include the words "sell-out" and "shill." If that's the point you're trying to make, use those words instead and you won't be dipping your pen into toxic misogynistic ink.

http://bluenationreview.com/speaker-at-bernie-nyc-rally-refers-to-corporate-democratic-whores/

UPDATE: BNR has reviewed the speech delivered by Dr. Paul Song. Song was clearly speaking about Hillary Clinton before he spoke these words:

“Medicare for all will never happen if we continue to elect corporate democratic whores who are beholden to big pharma.”


Now Secretary Clinton has said that Medicare for all will never happen. [boos] Well, I agree with Secretary Clinton that Medicare for all will never happen if we have a president who never aspires for something greater than the status quo. [cheers] Medicare for all will never happen if we continue to elect corporate Democratic whores [cheers] who are beholden to big pharma and the private insurance industry instead of us.”

The inference is hard to avoid.

UPDATE 2: Bernie thanked (yes, thanked) the speakers who introduced him for their “great introductions” — including Dr. Song, who referenced “corporate Democratic whores” and Hillary in the same context.

[AuntPatsy]

1. I have to agree

[dchill]

2. Repeating BNR lies again?

You should be so proud!

[brooklynite]

21. You're saying that Song "DIDN'T" say this?

Melissa McEwan ‎@Shakestweetz

The speaker who used "corporate whores" at Sanders event is Dr. Paul Song; here's a transcription of the full quote.

[timmymoff]

24. You saying you are to thin skinned to recognize the truth of money in politics?

[sheshe2]

71. Are you so blind and uncaring

that you condone our Democratic front runner, a woman, being called a whore? Spin it anyway you wish, that is exactly what they said.

[timmymoff]

74. yes.. not sexually

but a whore for corporate money. Stop shedding crocodile tears, she got called out for her taking money from corporations, own it, we've been telling you this for months.

[CorporatistNation]

69. The "Whores" Comment Refers To "Pay To Play" Politics And Is Directed At The Pols Who Accept...

Financial "Considerations" of various types INCLUDING CAMPAIGN AND SUPER PAC CA$$$$H!

As a two time former Democratic Nominee for a U.S. House seat, I received "The $$ Offer" to quote "Play Ball"
with The Pharmaceutical Industry from a D.C Pharmaceutical Industry Lobbyist by the name of Ken Freeman. The offer was as follows, "My First Name... If you're willing to play ball with the pharmaceutical industry we'll get you all the contributions that you need..." I replied, well if I did the same thing as my Republican opponent, where would my credibility be? I am btw a proponent of Medicare for All... I'll save the rest...

Had I accepted that offer to "play ball," with Big Pharma... I would have been a POLITICAL WHORE... Selling my advocacy and vote in congress for policy that was targeted at benefiting my benefactor... Big Pharma... at the expense of the people... At YOUR expense. So IF there was an analogy in Bernie's introduction, it was entirely valid.
Political benefactors "invest" in pols who "PLAY BALL..." WITH and FOR... THEM!

I the case of this Presidential Primary, it is clear who "Plays Ball" and who does not... So sorry... Facts/Truth are NOT negative campaigning! Bernie was correct in his congratulatory remarks for his introduction because the context of those remarks was ENTIRELY ACCURATE AND LEGITIMATE. Hillary has earned every shot that comes her way.
Tomorrow's debate will leave some scars and likely as not Bernie will come away quite clean and Hillary... ahhh... not so much.

[pnwmom]

128. Then use a non-gendered synonym. There are a number of them. n/t

[dchill]

81. You must know that the original title of this thread...

claimed that Bernie had said the WHORE word. Not that it would be a problem. A thing is a thing. Like a lie is a lie.

[iAZZZo]

63. literally, directly from bnr (via twitter earlier tonight)

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link: pbs.twimg.com/media/Cf-DYP7UUAEV3Cj.jpg

[riderinthestorm]

3. Is Sarah Palin a media whore or an attention whore?

Please advise.

[pnwmom]

11. Neither. I never use that word against any woman. n/t

[riderinthestorm]

25. Brock, who called Anita Hill "slutty" is now aghast at "corporate whore"?

You're personal qualms aside, you're allying with a known sexist on this.

Uhm, hypocrite much?

[pnwmom]

28. I didn't like Brock then and I don't appreciate him now. But Bernie's choice of associates

is just as slimy -- and HE thanked the speaker who used the slur.

[GoneFishin]

109. Yeah, "a little bit nutty, a little bit slutty" is perfectly ok. It is about faux outrage.

What transparent cheesy hypocrites.

[rock]

42. We're in absolute agreement

On that one point.

[morningfog]

5. Good thing your edited the big lie out of your headline.

[dchill]

12. Kinda makes the whole thread a FAIL, eh?

[floriduck]

151. Brock is a great reason for Bernie to say,

"I think it's time I run as an independent after all."

[Kalidurga]

6. It's about time they called out Corporate Whores who are ruining life for the planet.

[dchill]

7. And yes, that crowd was 48,000.

According to NYPD. That's what's really bothering you.

[Buzz Clik]

19. What's really, really funny about the Berners:

Standing in line for 8 hours to see Sanders at some arena is a badge of honor.

Waiting 2 hours to vote in a primary is "voter suppression" and "election fraud."

You guys crack me up.

[Luminous Animal]

23. One is a choice and the other is imposed.

[dchill]

44. Logic? They don't need no steenking logic!

[timmymoff]

29. Two hours is a lot when you work for minimum wage

and aren't getting paid. Shouldn't take that long anytime.

[Buzz Clik]

35. But not eight hours?

[dchill]

49. Your problem: Showing any number of Hillary supporters...

with that kind of enthusiasm. It must really suck for you.

[apcalc]

56. We are too busy working

And rearing children to spend hours standing in line. We are no less enthusiastic.

[LuvLoogie]

76. We're up by 6, dressed, breakfast, drive kids to school, us to work

Rush home to meet kids getting off bus, homework, dinner, bedtime, more work from home trying to get ready for next day, laundry, dishes--five days a week.

Saturday art class for oldest daughter, wife is a florist so working Saturday 's sometimes 20 hours, me with the kids. Sunday family day. Monday..... Tuesday VOTE after or be fire work... Go to work or cook dinner.

No time for Berning Man or his phoned in Revolution.

[Kittycat]

85. And you don't think any of that goes on on Bernie supporters homes!

That broad brush mist be difficult to carry.

Bernie has a greater hold on 40 and under. Hillary has 50 and above. In the 40-50 range they are pretty well split. Given that most of our families are going to land in the 30-50 range, I would venture to guess that Bernie probably has a fair share of those younger families with less flexible lifestyles. In comparison to majority of the Hillary families who would more than likely carry the lion share of the Bernie Millennials (OMG the irony).

Wait a minute, I just figured it out. You're pissed that your kids are rebelling against you.

Got it. Carry on.

[LuvLoogie]

91. MY kids are young. I have a twenty-something half-brother and a twenty something son of a cousin,

however, who are stone Bernie Bros. They both are constantly posting anti-Hillary memes. My brother called Hillary a carreer criminal the other day. The cousin called her the "C" word. I love them, but they're fucking idiots.

[uponit7771]

126. +1

[pnwmom]

143. When you can't vote in a primary because you didn't sign up in time, that's all you can do.

[Joe the Revelator]

8. There are a lot of sell out whores in both parties

We shouldn't be afraid to say it.

[Buzz Clik]

20. Perhaps, but you should have the sense to phrase it differently.

[pnwmom]

30. The word has its roots as a disgusting kind of attack against women. It can't be used

against a woman without generating those connotations.

[Joe the Revelator]

33. It wasn't used against a woman. You are drawing that connection. Unless 'democrat' is a woman

[pnwmom]

37. Yes, it was. In the sentence immediately preceding its use, Hillary Clinton was named. n/t

[Joe the Revelator]

40. and then in the next sentence congress was named as being complacent, because we have 'democratic

whores' in the congress who vote against progressive ideas.

[Nonhlanhla]

103. The word should not be used in any sense

Not literally, not figuratively.

It's a slur, and it is rooted in misogyny.

[Nonhlanhla]

107. But it's a slur rooted in misogyny

and hence especially potent and offensive against a female opponent.

Would you be comfortable with racial slurs being used in a similar manner? Or is it just gender ones that are OK in your book?

[Nonhlanhla]

110. And yet it's traditionally used against women

The term itself is rooted in misogyny.

[Nonhlanhla]

112. OMG!!!!!

A woman "who actually is a whore, a woman who behaves like a whore...It's a slur against whore, not a slur against women"?!!! Do you even hear yourself?

Please, for heaven's sake, educate yourself on these issues.

[athena]

139. I agree. The word is offensive to women

and offensive to prostitutes. It's sad that instead of disparaging the person who uses prostitutes, we disparage the prostitutes, many of whom are just trying to feed their families.

Here is an article that shows how the feminine form of perfectly innocuous words, over time, came to mean something completely different -- often, in fact, prostitute:

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jan/27/eight-words-sexism-heart-english-language

Given this, it's hard to argue that the word "whore" is not sexist when used as a pejorative.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

9. now we know what tomorrows meme will be on msnbc

Good. Out the corporate whores!!

Corporate whores will be the google search of the day!

More eyes will open

[beam me up scottie]

10. Brock is lying about someone else's words? The misogynist who called Anita Hill "slutty"?

Jesus fucking Christ the hypocrisy is staggering.

No one called Hillary a whore, and the term corporate whore has been used here for years.

How much more absurd can this spectacle get?

[Chan790]

48. Let us respect gender-and-sex-equality.

David Brock is also a corporate whore.

[beam me up scottie]

51. It's only fair, David Brock is one of the worst corporate whores, he'll do anything for money.

Even destroy a woman's career by blaming her for being sexually harassed.

[Buzz Clik]

13. Even in a mosh pit like DU, that sort of reference would get you banned.

The public rancor from Bernie's side is awful. They seem to be emulating Trump, which is inexcusable for someone seeking to represent the Democratic Party as the Presidential nominee.

[m-lekktor]

67. well. here is a thread with a huge collection of links of all the times the term was used

in the past on DU and nobody was banned.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511727002

[Buzz Clik]

70. Well, there you go. I have had posts hidden and been barred from a certain group...

...for that little indiscretion.

[m-lekktor]

80. all the posts linked to in that thread were probably from before the days of juries!

I don't participate in the jury system nor do I alert on anybody on here.

[840high]

14. I'm way over 40 and

don't mind. There certainly are corporate whores in this world.

[fun n serious]

95. He said ' elect democratic whores"

Oh well.. Not surprised

[MgtPA]

15. I'm a woman well over 40, and I've always known what a corporate whore is.

Hint: It has nothing to do with sex.

[scscholar]

68. It does in the regard...

that you're getting screwed.

[Goblinmonger]

16. You forgot the word corporate

But, hey, carry on with your outrage. It's hilarious.

[pnwmom]

22. That doesn't mitigate the damage in the slightest. n/t

[Goblinmonger]

60. COMPLETELY changes the meaning

Search DU for corporate whore and let me know what you find. This outrage is obvious and can't even use what actually said.

[pnwmom]

123. Words like sell-out or shill can substitute perfectly well without the toxic gendered load. I know

that DUers love the sexist term. I don't have to do a search to realize that.

[VulgarPoet]

122. You can raise concern but when you are told by women that you are

way off base then you should probably take the advice instead of continuing with your Faux Outrage.

(Note to jury: This is a slightly modified copy paste from someone on the other side.)

[Lizzie Poppet]

147. Bullshit. It changes everything.

The term "corporate whore" has its own distinct meaning and implication...obviously.

[noretreatnosurrender]

45. They've Been Dropping

the word "corporate" all night trying to tidy up their narrative that this is a sexist comment. That word corporate keeps getting in the way so they just conveniently drop it. Even the Hillary Shill site, Blue Nation, uses Corporate Democratic Whores (plural mind you). Of course by tomorrow they will probably drop the word corporate and make whores singular. These people are such amateurs. It's really painful to see.

[MADem]

17. He's dying. The floor has dropped out, and he's down in the basement.

To be concise, it wasn't Sanders who said the W word--it was a surrogate that HE THANKED:

UPDATE: BNR has reviewed the speech delivered by Dr. Paul Song. Song was clearly speaking about Hillary Clinton before he spoke these words:

“Medicare for all will never happen if we continue to elect corporate democratic whores who are beholden to big pharma.”
Full context:

Now Secretary Clinton has said that Medicare for all will never happen. (boos) Well, I agree with Secretary Clinton that Medicare for all will never happen if we have a president who never aspires for something greater than the status quo. (cheers) Medicare for all will never happen if we continue to elect corporate Democratic whores (cheers) who are beholden to big pharma and the private insurance industry instead of us.”
The inference is hard to avoid.

UPDATE 2: Bernie thanked (yes, thanked) the speakers who introduced him for their “great introductions” — including Dr. Song, who referenced “corporate Democratic whores” and Hillary in the same context.

Ugh.

[Goblinmonger]

64. You do know Brock's history of sexism, right?

Might not want to get your sexism matching orders from that pig.

[MADem]

89. You'd better do some googling. This has everything to do with Lisa Ling's husband, Bernie's

surrogate, and his flapping jawbone.

[frylock]

75. lol @ "the W word"

[MADem]

88. The guy who said the world isn't LOLing. How ironic that he's a minority shareholder of a

BIG Pharma company.

[Broward]

18. Do you feel better now?

[jmg257]

26. Oh that apology would be priceless..."I'm sorry we inferred Hillary is a corporate whore"

[Chan790]

38. Let me finish that apology for you.

"...we meant to state it outright."

[jmg257]

41. Amazing how many people made that leap right off the bat! nt

[m-lekktor]

59. LOL!nt

[questionseverything]

72. lmao

[Joe the Revelator]

27. Just to be clear.....we're still cool with the term 'colored people'?

Just jokes, right?

[pnwmom]

32. Blasio has apologized for the skit. Bernie hasn't. He thanked the speaker. n/t

[Joe the Revelator]

36. Shouldn't Hillary as well, since she delivered the punchline? Also, can you please link me to your..

thread where you came out against the use of that term?

[pnwmom]

50. What I will link you to is the African American group,

because I wanted to know what their reaction was to the skit.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1187&pid=48680

[Joe the Revelator]

55. What was YOUR reaction?

[pnwmom]

78. I didn't know what to think -- but I don't believe the Mayor whose wife and son are black

is a racist. So I went to the African American group and saw very little concern about the joke there.

And then I talked to a couple people in my extended family who are black.

And no one I respect was concerned about that skit.

[pnwmom]

119. If he had done it with Blasio I doubt it --- not among friends. nt

[Joe the Revelator]

116. Well, I talked to the whores in my family, and my corporate friends, and nobody cares about this

either.

[Goblinmonger]

65. So you ain't got shit as far as a link

Got it.

[noretreatnosurrender]

31. LOL

What took you so long? There have already been numerous threads on this topic. I even posted the Blue Nation story in one of those threads.

[Chan790]

34. I think the Zenger defense applies.

If she doesn't want to be called a corporate whore, maybe she should stop being one. In the pursuit of gender equality, I'm willing to concede that she can be called a "corporate prostitute" if she'd prefer that, since prostitutes can be of any gender or biological sex.

She can't really deny that she prostitutes herself to corporate interests though. Reality has a way of being persistent like that, even when one would prefer it wasn't so.

[imagine2015]

39. So could you define corporate whores, a commonly used term to describe male and female politicians

who sell their service to corporate and Wall Street special interests.

It seems you are giving it a different meaning since I've heard that term used going back to the 60's by progressive men and women
political activists.

I don't find the term corporate whore objectionable at all.

Cruz is a corporate whore for the super rich.

There.

I used it.

So crucify me.

Call me a right-wing anti-woman sexist.

That would be absolute nonsense of course.

[pnwmom]

87. It isn't commonly used by adult feminists to describe other women. I don't know any feminist

who would ever use it -- even against Sarah Palin.

[Dem2]

43. I don't think it was intentional

Last edited Thu Apr 14, 2016, 08:04 AM - Edit history (1)

I do think after the smoke clears that Bernie should probably clarify what was meant and that he didn't approve of the language that easily leads to a misinterpretation.

[questionseverything]

73. should we refer to them as corporate prostitutes?

do you prefer that language?

[Dem2]

77. ?

Not sure why you're posting a silly alternate language whilst ignoring the context and implication of what was said.

I think John Aravosis had a reasonable interpretation:

[Politicalboi]

46. This again

If the shoe fits. Corporate Whore is NOT sexist. Corporate Whore is someone who takes money for favors. Who does that? Why do you think it's Hillary? Maybe deep inside you once thought of her that way. I know I do.

[ucrdem]

47. If the updates are accurate this gaffe is going code red. nt

[MADem]

90. It's a shitstorm out there!!! nt

[Thinkingabout]

52. It was a terrible statement, who is in charge of selecting the people who introduce Sanders. Maybe

Sanders needs to fire more workers. For the guy who said he had never run a dirty campaign needs to put some control on those who are speaking at his rallies, now Sanders will have to walk back these attacks. I don't see Sanders saying this but with it being at his rallies it reflects on Sanders.

[apcalc]

53. As I have earlier posted

It could very well be that some of Song's " Democratic corporate whores " are Superdelegates.
Oops

[Android3.14]

54. Something something CP time isn't really racist something or other

You think your convoluted outrage means anything after the racist stunt she pulled on that stage?

[AgerolanAmerican]

57. Have you met a wall?

you may as well be talking to it for all the people who are convinced by this contrived Brockian BS

[Petrushka]

58. I'm a woman who is more than 2 times 40---and I've known corporate whores to come in all sizes --->

?w=604&h=404

[opiate69]

61. Well, I never!

[glowing]

62. If I was Hillary's camp, I'd avoid speaking of corporate whore

at all!!!! By saying the speaker was referring to Hillary, and Hillary's camp owning that piece, they are saying hey agree, she's the corporate candidate. Or corporate whore... BTW, corporate whore is a general term for being a greedy pig at the trough. And many, many, many times it has been used in reference to the Republican Party, certain men who seem on the take and show their votes/ voice with the money, or has been referenced to the bankers/ Wall St crowd. Most people DO NOT think this is a "sexist" expression and more men have been labeled this term than any women ever have.

This false sexism bs only hurts those of us who actually do have to deal with real sexism in our mundane jobs/ life that no one pays a lick of attn to.

[msongs]

66. bernie is unqualified nt

[Skwmom]

79. I am over 40 and know that word is used to describe sell outs of BOTH genders.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

82. Interestingly enough, you're linking to the biggest media whore out there--David Brock.

[ThePhilosopher04]

83. She's made million in speaking fees from corporations

I'd say corporate whore, while true, is the nice way to put it. Quit being so sensitive.

[pnwmom]

86. It's a misogynistic term and I'll call it out whenever people slur a woman with it. n/t

[ThePhilosopher04]

92. No it isn't. Corporate whores know no gender. The shoe fits in this instance.

[pnwmom]

93. The word "whore," used in any context against a woman, always carries the woman-hating toxins.

The fact that it is also, by some, used against men doesn't eliminate the EXTRA toxic poison it injects into any discussion of a woman.

[bvf]

98. Does that mean that

female corporate whores should be held to looser standards (pardon the pun) than male corporate whores?

Sounds pretty sexist, if you ask me.

Please clarify.

[pnwmom]

99. It means that the word shouldn't ever be applied to a woman. Period. It carries a toxic load

when applied to a woman that it doesn't carry when applied to a man.

Words like "sell-out" and "shill" are non-gendered. "Whore" is gendered. Why use the misognyist word when there are perfectly good substitutes available?

Unless you are consciously going for a sexist attack, as the Rethugs love to do.

[bvf]

100. So are you saying that there's no such thing

as a male whore? There are a few ancient civilizations that might take exception to that view.

Hell, anyone with a lick of sense over last few thousand years would be equally justified in doing so.

Just because you say it's a gendered term doesn't make it so, no matter how desperately you cling to that misbegotten view.

[nashville_brook]

129. how about be less worried about language and more worried about the real world?

[pnwmom]

134. In the real world language is one of the vehicles used to attack women. So sorry, no nt

[ThePhilosopher04]

136. True feminists are against preferential treatment. Sounds like that's what you're looking for

in this instance.

[pnwmom]

137. Not at all. I'm asking that a non-gendered word choice be used. Bernie has now condemned the phrase,

by the way.

So it's funny -- but sadly typical -- that his supporters are still trying to justify this.

[beam me up scottie]

105. Toxins? Sounds like you're talking about vaccines again.

[bvf]

113. "...the woman-hating toxins."

The definite article makes it sound as if they've been isolated in a biochemistry lab somewhere.

[beam me up scottie]

115. Like the patented germ enlarger:

[bvf]

117. LOL!

[taught_me_patience]

84. It's time for Democratic Senators to shut this campaign down

It's time to make it clear that he's beginning to risk complete and total alienation of his colleagues.

[Goblinmonger]

130. That's rich

But the complete and total alienation of Sanders' voters by Clinton and her supporters isn't a problem?

[Warren DeMontague]

94. "When women over 40 were growing up..." You mean, like the 1980s?

Yes, the vernacular has changed RADICALLY in the interim, no one ever used terms like "corporate whores" back then.


Or something.

[opiate69]

141. Lmao. No shit, right?

And in New Fuckin York, of all places.. because ya know, one never hears anything but the most polite, respectful dialogue in that quaint little Burg!

[Surya Gayatri]

96. The many parallels between the Sanders and Trump campaigns should be alarming to any genuine Dem.

The victimhood schtick used to rationalize incompetence, i.e. the NYDN interview was an "inquisition", the RNC rules are unfair, yada, yada, yada.

UNFAIR, RIGGED, BIASED...everything and everybody is against us, Waaaaaaah!

The laughable excuses for refusal to release detailed tax histories, i.e. too busy to get home and open the file cabinet, being audited--so no can do. LOL!

The openly misogynist and dismissive body language, rhetorical choices, and vocabulary.

[AlbertCat]

144. misogynist and dismissive body language

You're joking, right?

Oh BTW

The many parallels between Clinton and the GOP in general, should be alarming to any genuine Liberal.

[Surya Gayatri]

146. Love your Twinkie cat, Albert. And, no, not joshing you at all.

Not alarmed about Hillary's liberal cred. either.

And, see clear daylight between her and any RW nut out on the trail today.

Sexism and misogyny are interesting--you recognize these phenomena when you see them, once you've been sensitized by first-hand experience.

[mhatrw]

97. OMG!!!!!!1!!! Somebody called corporate whores corporate whores!!!!!111!!!!!

[Nonhlanhla]

106. The word is a slur

I've always been offended by its use in political discourse. The word itself is a slur, and rooted in misogyny. There is NO good use of it.

But it's been clear to me for months that "Hillary is a whore" is the underlying theme of Bernie's campaign against her. So the use of this word in connection to Hillary in this speech does not surprise me.

The reality is that the theme of "she's a corporate whore" works especially well against a female candidate. The term (and it linguistic equivalents) has been used as a weapon against women for millennia. It is telling that the term was classically used not only when a woman freely expresses her sexuality or sells it for profit, but also when she simply ventures outside of the traditional space of women and into the public sphere. No woman in American history has ever ventured as far into the public sphere as Hillary, by running for the highest public office in the land. No wonder that the subtext of the campaign against her is that she's a whore. And that subtext came very close to the surface in this little speech.

[B Calm]

114. What would you call Hillary supporters slandering Bernie non stop?

Mud Throwers would be my pick.

[LexVegas]

118. Sexism....yet again. Shocking. nt

[Habibi]

121. Paul Song has apologized.

https://www.facebook.com/paulysongMD/?fref=ts

[pnwmom]

127. Yes, he has done that now. But many here think he had nothing to apologize for. nt

[nc4bo]

124. By some strang coincidence, does this particular shoe fit?

[uponit7771]

125. Yes, Hillary was mentioned in the same vein of though as corporate whore...

... but this is par for the course for Sanders crew.

I'm not shocked nor surprised

[Demsrule86]

132. I agree

As a woman...it makes me dislike Sen. Sanders even more.

[truebrit71]

131. Absolute bollocks.

They're ALL whores, or do you think the money they get just magically appears? Watch the most recent episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and then tell me they're not whores....

[pnwmom]

142. Bernie disagrees. He now has disavowed his surrogate's comments, saying the word

doesn't belong in our political discourse.

[AlbertCat]

145. doesn't belong in our political discourse.

I agree.
It's great for an episode of "Family Guy", but not a serious election. It's over the top, and trashy.


However, in the term "corporate whore", the word "whore" does not carry sexual activity or sexual identity meanings it may have when used alone. Whoring is not an activity exclusive to women in the 1st place. And considering there are more men in the corporate world.... but anyway, none of that matters because "corporate whore" refers to an attitude about money, and nothing sexual.


It's still over the top and tacky.

[pnwmom]

148. I disagree. The word is inappropriate because the word "whore" never loses the gendered

sexual connotations and that's why some people thrill to use it over words like sell-out and shill.

[MoonRiver]

133. This will hurt Bernie next Tuesday, and may be used against Hillary in the GE.

And here I thought women would just be up in arms against Repuke Trump!

[lumberjack_jeff]

135. Meh. New Yorkers are a resilient bunch. They won't retreat to their fainting couches

over a synonym to Corporate Tool.

[pnwmom]

140. Bernie has now condemned the use of the word.

But who cares what he said, right?



http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/sanders-slams-surrogate-insult-democratic-whores-article-1.2600764

[ibegurpard]

150. exactly

Good for him. I'll continue to use the word as I see fit. I don't take marching orders from him or his campaign.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

138. There are no facts, only interpretations. Friedrich Nietzsche

Your interpretation is different from many, if not most, people's.

[Doctor_J]

149. Nice try, but FAIL

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511727002