Is Trump's golf-swing hitting Hillary GIF sexist?
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Berzerker
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actually Trump's got a decent swing for being close to 70
good hip turn and follow thru, he might out drive me so I better respect
good hip turn and follow thru, he might out drive me so I better respect
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What's most annoying about the gif is that he hits the ball out of the right of the frame, so travelling left to right, but then when it cuts to Hillary the ball is travelling right to left.
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Body English.
Broken_Erika
Play with me.
This ones better.
Imagine if this improbable thing happens:
In the polling upset of the century, all the German polls turn out to have the 2017 election backwards. Martin Schulz and the SPD crush Angela Merkel and the CDU/CSU in a landslide, winning so many seats that all he has to do is get the Greens onboard. He does this and becomes Chancellor in a Red/Green coalition.
Everyone is left scratching their heads wondering how German polls could be so ridiculously wrong. Unlike the Brexit and Trump cases, this would be a truly gargantuan polling error, rather than just pundits being overconfident in a slight lead that is actually within the margin of error. But somehow that's what happens.
Anyway, 10 months later, Schulz unexpectedly tweets a gif of himself hitting a golf ball and whacking Merkel. Is this tweet sexist?
No. It's pretty stupid and childish, in a manner unbecoming of a head of government. There's no need to post a crude gif in order to gloat over defeating the former incumbent party's leader, 10 months after you beat her. But it's a gif about a political victory over a formidable opponent who happened to be female, not an attack on women overall or something.
If Schulz had a history of making sexist remarks and behaving oafishly towards women, then he would be sexist, and the gif would be a stupid, childish remark by a leader also known to be sexist. But it wouldn't be sexist by itself.
In the polling upset of the century, all the German polls turn out to have the 2017 election backwards. Martin Schulz and the SPD crush Angela Merkel and the CDU/CSU in a landslide, winning so many seats that all he has to do is get the Greens onboard. He does this and becomes Chancellor in a Red/Green coalition.
Everyone is left scratching their heads wondering how German polls could be so ridiculously wrong. Unlike the Brexit and Trump cases, this would be a truly gargantuan polling error, rather than just pundits being overconfident in a slight lead that is actually within the margin of error. But somehow that's what happens.
Anyway, 10 months later, Schulz unexpectedly tweets a gif of himself hitting a golf ball and whacking Merkel. Is this tweet sexist?
No. It's pretty stupid and childish, in a manner unbecoming of a head of government. There's no need to post a crude gif in order to gloat over defeating the former incumbent party's leader, 10 months after you beat her. But it's a gif about a political victory over a formidable opponent who happened to be female, not an attack on women overall or something.
If Schulz had a history of making sexist remarks and behaving oafishly towards women, then he would be sexist, and the gif would be a stupid, childish remark by a leader also known to be sexist. But it wouldn't be sexist by itself.
FriendlyFire
Codex WMDicanious
Must be all the Potizza
civver_764
Deity
Man I remember when the left had a sense of humor. Like...do you guys get that he's not literally threatening to hit you with a golf ball? It's just friendly competition sort of thing. Childish? Sure, but life is not that serious. Politics needs a little lightening up every now and then.
Perfection
The Great Head.
Trump is not friendly enough to me our my values for his actions to be interpreted that way.
Penn Jillette has a pretty good article on the humor of insult comic legend, Don Rickles. I'd say that's the reason why Don Rickles is funny and why Don Trump is not. And Penn Jillette is a Randroid so you ought like it.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/06/opinions/don-rickles-penn-jillette/index.html
civver_764
Deity
Aww I think he's a really friendly guy. He'd probably give you a big hug if you asked him.
Perfection
The Great Head.
I don't want a hug from Trump, I want my values recognized and respected.
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Narz
keeping it real
Eww, a hug from Trump. Would you let him hug your wife civver?
Berzerker
Deity
Gerald Ford got a lot of 'fun' poked at him for hitting people during golf... I think he played college football and was decent at golf. But he wasn't a pro, and you get amateurs and hackers on a golf course with a bunch of spectators, people are gonna get hit. I've been hit a few times.
I just love how Trump is the only pig and every one else a saint. You want a saint to hug your wife? Good luck...
Do you honestly perceive Trump's behaviour towards Clinton, when totalled, as 'just friendly competition'? Is that honestly of how you perceive his behavior?
Leonel
Breakfast Connoisseur
Doesn't really seem sexist at all, although I may be wrong. I will say it's extremely juvenile though and waaaaaay beneath what I'd expect even a bad president to be at. Like I'd expect to see that off *****.
Narz
keeping it real
People who brag about sexual assault don't get to hug my wife, most other people are OK but keep your hips back.
I have never before used this smiley on any forum during the past 13 years that I've been online, but congratulations on giving me sufficient reason:
There is no way in hell I would ever allow Trump to touch me. I wouldn't even want his shadow to touch mine.