greenbriar
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Wed May-14-08 09:41 PM
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Obama can call me sweetie anytime he wants |
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this 41 year old woman would love it
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Wed May-14-08 09:51 PM
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Wed May-14-08 09:56 PM
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Wed May-14-08 09:59 PM
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3. I nearly posted this myself, |
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but I thought I would resist being a gay stereotype just this once...
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Wed May-14-08 10:04 PM
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4. He can call me sweetie anytime he wants |
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to get kicked by a granny where it hurts the most.
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Wed May-14-08 10:07 PM
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7. why do you hate Obama? Why do you hate America? |
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:P just jokin, sweetie. :yoiks:
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Wed May-14-08 10:05 PM
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5. this 42 year old straight male |
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Wed May-14-08 10:07 PM
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6. I'd be a little creeped out (but I'd think being called dude or bro would be sweet)... |
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but the fiancée just nodded when I asked her she would like it...
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Wed May-14-08 10:08 PM
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Wed May-14-08 10:52 PM
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21. I KNEW I'd find you on this thread! |
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Wed May-14-08 10:54 PM
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23. ha! and I'm supposed to be working! |
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Wed May-14-08 10:10 PM
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9. I think the issue was that this woman was at work |
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She was doing her job, beside her male counterparts. In that situation it is never okay unless you know the woman really well. Obama did the right thing and apologized. I think it was just a simple faux pas.
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Wed May-14-08 10:11 PM
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10. Not all women are Obama supporters from DU |
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Edited on Wed May-14-08 10:11 PM by peterbluepedro
DU is not representative of American women. Women here are an anomaly in that respect.
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Wed May-14-08 10:14 PM
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You just registered today.
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Wed May-14-08 10:56 PM
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24. It's not hard to figure out that not every woman is an Obama supporter on DU....... |
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Edited on Wed May-14-08 10:57 PM by Marrah_G
If you registered an hour ago or 5 years ago, that's a pretty basic truth.
DU has never been representative of the general population.
Your post is puzzling.
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Wed May-14-08 10:26 PM
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14. and you know that in your all important 6 posts? |
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come back in 5 years and say that
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Wed May-14-08 10:28 PM
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16. They disrupted poorly |
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Wed May-14-08 10:12 PM
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11. I want to be called by my name. |
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I don't think sweetie, honey, dear, are very endearing names called by people I don't even know.
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Wed May-14-08 10:27 PM
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15. I call my students sweetie and babe all the time |
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they like the personalization of it
of course they are 12, 13 and 14 years old
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Wed May-14-08 10:16 PM
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13. And I'd call him that right back... |
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I'm a Southerner by upbringing, I can make it sound right. (We call everyone "sweetie" so we don't have to remember all those names.)
Until January, and then it'll be "President Sweetie."
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Wed May-14-08 10:30 PM
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17. He can call me anything just so he calls me |
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:hug: ~ Sorry Michelle
Ms. goclark
Seriously, in our AA culture,calling someone Sweetie,in a friendly setting, is our nice way of saying "Hey You" or " I will now call on the Young lady in the Blue Dress."
It is not meant as a come on.
He is from Urban Chicago and his ear is trained to speak Ebonics/Black English as well as Harvard English.
No matter how many degrees we have, we speak two languages.
My 90 yr. old mother would totally understand these expressions, so would I and so would my 16 yr. old cousin......
Hey Pretty Mama!
Hey Sweet Thing
Hey Doll Baby
Hey Ms. Beyonce, you look mighty pretty today.
Young Lady, you are lookin' mighty fine this afternoon! You could be a peach on a vine!
In our culture we enjoy playing around with words/ greetings... I'll try to contact the campaign and tell them to let him know that some people are offended by "Sweetie." I can understand that there is a cultural difference. :hug:
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Wed May-14-08 10:49 PM
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18. How about "my disciple"? |
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Wed May-14-08 10:51 PM
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19. It's like Baltimoreans calling someone "hon". |
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It's a polite way of saying "you".
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Wed May-14-08 10:51 PM
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20. I've heard something like that before, "it's only sexual harrassment if the guy |
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is ugly" or some such thing.
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Wed May-14-08 10:53 PM
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22. So would this 42 year old woman. |
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