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22 Jun 2020, 12:50 am
Republican strategists are starting to "panic" and fear a "historic wipeout" in November: report
https://www.salon.com/2020/06/21/republ ... t_partner/
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Was their political ideology not already based on fear & panic?
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What tune is he singing this year?
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22 Jun 2020, 9:31 pm
What tune is he singing this year?
22 Jun 2020, 9:32 pm
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I believe this could be considered something of a sexist statement...Are you sure the singer is a "woman" (have you confirmed gender and pronouns they prefer used)?
Also, focussing on someone's size\weight seems a rather insulting and judgemental thing to do when speaking about another person...
I'm not sure what the committee approved, non-sexist, non judgemental term to use is, but I'm fairly certain the one you used was not it.
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23 Jun 2020, 12:26 am
I believe this could be considered something of a sexist statement...Are you sure the singer is a "woman" (have you confirmed gender and pronouns they prefer used)? Also, focussing on someone's size\weight seems a rather insulting and judgemental thing to do when speaking about another person...I'm not sure what the committee approved, non-sexist, non judgemental term to use is, but I'm fairly certain the one you used was not it.
the fairer gender of size has not croaked yet. is that enough circumlocution?
23 Jun 2020, 12:37 am
I believe this could be considered something of a sexist statement...Are you sure the singer is a "woman" (have you confirmed gender and pronouns they prefer used)? Also, focussing on someone's size\weight seems a rather insulting and judgemental thing to do when speaking about another person...I'm not sure what the committee approved, non-sexist, non judgemental term to use is, but I'm fairly certain the one you used was not it.
the fairer gender of size has not croaked yet. is that enough circumlocution?
Sounds like it would probably pass approval...Doesn't quite roll off the tongue in the same way, though.
I'd possibly change the "croaked" to "given voice" (unless the singing is known to be particularly bad), to avoid hurting the feelings of the person in question, though.
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23 Jun 2020, 1:28 am
I believe this could be considered something of a sexist statement...Are you sure the singer is a "woman" (have you confirmed gender and pronouns they prefer used)? Also, focussing on someone's size\weight seems a rather insulting and judgemental thing to do when speaking about another person...I'm not sure what the committee approved, non-sexist, non judgemental term to use is, but I'm fairly certain the one you used was not it.
the fairer gender of size has not croaked yet. is that enough circumlocution?
Sounds like it would probably pass approval...Doesn't quite roll off the tongue in the same way, though. I'd possibly change the "croaked" to "given voice" (unless the singing is known to be particularly bad), to avoid hurting the feelings of the person in question, though.
23 Jun 2020, 5:40 am
If the Democrats win,
Who will the president be?
23 Jun 2020, 5:42 am
1) to get Republicans out to vote
2) and let Democrats know they can stay home on election day
The Mechanical Oracle has spoken.
23 Jun 2020, 7:50 am
