Clinton's 'school marm' mode is not going to work

[Rosa Luxemburg]

Clinton is now trying the school marm style to make people think treat Obama is like a small boy. Scolding him is not going to work!
How many personalities are we going to see from Mrs Clinton before this race ends?

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

1. I think she's just trying to insult as many voters as possible.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

20. Hillary's ranting sounds a little racist if you ask me. n/t

[bigbrother05]

2. I just received an email from her

asking for money. I un subscribed I don't want anything to do with her at all. I try to say informed, but this is just nasty on her part.
She has no chance of winning the nom. and even if she did, she could not handle going up against McCain.
So we lose and have nothing
thanks Marm

[Rosa Luxemburg]

3. I think she should calm down!

I hope we won't see her in 'fishwife' mode tomorrow!

[ORDem]

8. I actually thought her overly condescending tirade at her RI rally was worse.

You know, the "heavens opening up" one. Man, that looked sooooo un-Presidential IMHO, like some of Bush's worst snarks.

:kick:

[Rosa Luxemburg]

14. yes it was un-Presidential

it was strange

[More Than A Feeling]

4. This sexist metaphor is totally inappropriate.

You only demean yourself with it.

[Occam Bandage]

5. Nice work on the self-congratulatory finger wagging. HRC would be proud.

[More Than A Feeling]

6. Thanks for providing an example of how to make the same point

as the OP without the sexism.

[Bluerthanblue]

9. if she doesn't want the criticizm, she shouldn't wear the mask-

"Shame ON YOU"....

Sorry, there is nothing sexist about calling her out on the role she chose to play- Would you rather "Headmistress"?
She is playing the part. Others are letting her set the tone.

I really don't like the tenor of this primary- but she can't avoid being called what she is pretending to be.

this stupid primary cannot be over soon enough for me.

peace~

[More Than A Feeling]

12. If you'll read post #5 above, you'll learn that you can make the same point

without invoking gender stereotypes. Those stereotypes are what make it sexist.

[Bluerthanblue]

22. as a woman myself I don't feel that

being called a "school marm" is a sexist 'stereotype'. But that is only my reaction to the name.

For one thing, many MANY people owe their educations to "School Marms". It isn't a 'slur'-

Maybe angry 'authority figure' is more neutral, but the reality that we ARE different- (male/female) shouldn't have to be avoided should it? I am a 'mother'- do I have to be simply a "parent"?

I agree there ARE words which are used for their effectiveness at belittling and diminishing a person. I really can't see 'school marm' as one of them.

I'm sorry if it seemed like I was supporting a slur-

Her demeanor in the role of angry "authority figure" - (unlike what she demonstrated at the debate) was demeaning, condescending and inappropriate in my opinion.

peace~

[Rosa Luxemburg]

13. only women are allowed to say this!

[scheming daemons]

7. Cybillary

...

[rodeodance]

10. So---more sexist crap on DU! Be wise and delete your OP

[Rosa Luxemburg]

17. what is sexist about it?

I would say it if she was a he

[More Than A Feeling]

19. Invoking the gender stereotype is what makes it sexist, regardless of the target.

[BuyingThyme]

11. I noticed in the debate the other day that Obama is very good at keeping a straight face

as she goes after him.

I bet he'd be a good poker player.

[Recursion]

15. I haven't caught Obama's tells yet

Big Dog's and Little Chimp's are painfully obvious. It took me a while to catch Hillary's but I finally did. I still haven't figured out Obama's tells yet.

[BuyingThyme]

16. Chimpy throws poo, Hillary cackles, what does Bill do?

[Recursion]

23. Bill blushes

Blushes so hard you can see it through his makeup. He also slightly twitches his left eye.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

18. I'm glad he is not rising to the bait

and keeping assertive and cool!

[Peregrine Took]

21. Many people despise middle aged women who speak up. They want us to

either be invisible or knit quietly in the corner, smiling sweetly

When I worked as a librarian I would often get a group of hell raisers in the library at night who came to "study" or more likely talk, goof off, flirt, hang on the internet for sports scores, porn,My Space, etc.

The problem was OTHER PEOPLE came to the library for a refuge to read, really study, etc.

It was my unpleasant task to have to keep the loud ones quiet so the quiet ones could work.

Every time I had to pull a "Hillary or "Eat Your Pea's" type admonition I would get all kinds of vile looks, comments, scorn and the like and they would go right back to doing what they were doing - except louder.

That's why I'm not a librarian anymore.

Bottom line - having to take a hard line makes you real unpopular - especially with the youngun's.

[Recursion]

24. Square men are looked down on too

Just sayin'