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I'm not a Trump fan as my posting history would suggest, but the constant joking about his body has made me uncomfortable, and I wonder what kind of message we are sending, both with the discourse itself, and the kinds of people who are seen promulgating it.
I think we should have principles from time to time, instead of allowing Trump's bullying tactics to set our tone. Michelle Obama said something about that.
Early on his young child was attacked, and that was seen as out of bounds. Shouldn't these standards be extended to mocking the colour of his skin, his weight, size of his hands, potential size of his manhood, and other attacks which really reflect our unfortunate attitudes towards judging all people by these characteristics?
In other words, what if little Johnny or Jenny is sitting at home watching this and they are overweight, or have small hands? Or maybe there are teenage boys out there who feel valued based on the size of their penises?
This kind of teasing of physical features should really be on the fringe, but unfortunately mainstream and otherwise sensitive TV hosts are now seen openly mocking someone on their appearance, thereby legitimizing these kinds of bullying and schoolyard attacks.
I'd rather we attack nobody for the colour of their skin, their penis size, their hand size, their baldness, their bad hairdos, their weight, their brain capacity, and so on. It's really just an attack on less fortunate people with the same or similar problems.
Thank you.
I think we should have principles from time to time, instead of allowing Trump's bullying tactics to set our tone. Michelle Obama said something about that.
Early on his young child was attacked, and that was seen as out of bounds. Shouldn't these standards be extended to mocking the colour of his skin, his weight, size of his hands, potential size of his manhood, and other attacks which really reflect our unfortunate attitudes towards judging all people by these characteristics?
In other words, what if little Johnny or Jenny is sitting at home watching this and they are overweight, or have small hands? Or maybe there are teenage boys out there who feel valued based on the size of their penises?
This kind of teasing of physical features should really be on the fringe, but unfortunately mainstream and otherwise sensitive TV hosts are now seen openly mocking someone on their appearance, thereby legitimizing these kinds of bullying and schoolyard attacks.
I'd rather we attack nobody for the colour of their skin, their penis size, their hand size, their baldness, their bad hairdos, their weight, their brain capacity, and so on. It's really just an attack on less fortunate people with the same or similar problems.
Thank you.
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