Quote: (03-14-2012 09:52 AM)Roosh Wrote:
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How would you react if someone called your sister or mother a slut?
So we can't say mean things to each other because if someone happened to say a mean thing to our sister, whether it was based on fact or not, she would be hurt? So we should ruin the reputation of those who make fun of people? Should we put them in jail too? How about we just outlaw certain types of speech? Would that please your sister and mother?
No I'm just saying if you call my sister a slut I will punch you in the face. No reputation destroying, just a reminder not to insult my sister again. Tell me you wouldn't do the same if someone insulted your sister like that?
People in the public limelight sadly are held to a different standard than mere mortals and judged to an insane degree. In Australia (and a few other places around the world) we call it the tall poppy syndrome, those who stand up and stand out will eventually get cut down. I don't agree but it is what it is.
Limbaugh should have engaged freedom of thought before freedom of speech. But he is a shock jock it seems (I was previouslly under the impression he was and outside runner for nomination forgive me), his job is to be inflammatory and polarize opinions. Calling someone a slut will do that, some people will agree and others will defend the person you insulted and hate you for it. That is what has happend. To call her a slut on air was always going to get people riled up, particularly in the context of a contraception debate/panel where no women were included, from what I have read. That context makes what he said more inflammatory to women I believe and he has said more than just calling her a slut. Suggesting if tax payers where to in effect fund her sex life then they should have access to her home movies. Just as Limbaugh has gone after Sandra Fluke for her opinion so to has majority of the media gone after Limbaugh.
He ruined his own reputation, sure the media has certainlly sunk the boots in and blown things way out of proportion by draging the story out for two weeks (completely blowing it out of proportion). If he felt so strongly the need to call her a slut, do it in private where it is her word against your regarding what is said.
My knowledge of American politics is not great so please forgive me if my take on things is way off the mark. I don't expect Americans to know about Australian politics - all you need to know is we have a redheaded woman as leader who backstabed our former prime minster and assumed leadership with only a few backroom party power brokers voting for her. Imagine waking up tomorrow to find out Obama is now a senator and Hilary Clinton was President, that is almost exactly what went down. A few skimed headlines a couple of minutes on wikepedia and
this video is about all I have to go on.
What are your thought on the contraception debate that sparked this? Here in Australia we already subsidise many forms of the contraception pill for women, RU86 (morning after pill) I think will join it soon.