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originally posted by: Moresby
Has anyone else noticed this?
originally posted by: xuenchen
originally posted by: Moresby
Has anyone else noticed this?
Yes.
It must be some kind of debate/argument tactic.
originally posted by: CharlieSpeirs
Isn't Michelle Obama a tranny?
Wasn't that a liberal theory as well?
Oh wait...
originally posted by: kaylaluv
Oh my god, are you kidding me? "Manchelle Obama and her wife, Barack. Gorilla face Michelle. Obama's ears. Hillary's cankles. Hillary's thunder thighs." That's just off the top of my head.
originally posted by: Moresby
I don't talk politics on Facebook. Because of this I have "friends" with a wide range of political. Literally communist to fascists and everything in between.
It has also allowed me to see an interesting trend.
I've noticed that people I'd describe as mainline Democrats, or liberals, are the first to criticize people for their physical appearance. They do it with politicians. They mock Christie's weight, Boehner's skin, Trumps hair and so on. But they also do it with average people. They often post pictures ridiculing "rednecks" or people with bad fashion sense and so on. And it was the liberals who made fun of Dylan Roof's haircut.
The conservatives post many negative things about Obama and Hillary. But I don't see the physical stuff. They don't talk about Hillary's weight or age or her taste in pantsuits. However, I do recall Obama supporters in '08 doing all those things.
I also don't see such attacks from my far left chums. Their political posts are issue oriented. Same can be said for the Libertarians and far right people.
Now I'm aware you can find virulent, ugly attacks on Democratic politicians online, including stuff on appearance. But it's done on anonymous forums and the like.
On Facebook, people are attaching their real names to these attacks. And it all seems socially acceptable among their friends. Occasionally, there may be some very weak push-back. But it's rare.
Although I've always been to the left of most Dems, I've been around plenty. And these type of attacks were no more acceptable than racist or sexist statements. If someone made such statements, they did it privately and in a whisper. They didn't shout it from the rooftops. Not sure when this changed. But it feels like it was some time this century. And it's gotten worse each year.
Has anyone else noticed this?
I've noticed that people I'd describe as mainline Democrats, or liberals, are the first to criticize people for their physical appearance.