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In reply to the discussion: I hope Ari asks Carville about his 'too many preachy Democratic women' bollocks [View all]Celerity
(43,728 posts)22. he used language that went beyond just urging more attention be paid to males, plus used RW framing to bash our Party
A suspicion of mine is that there are too many preachy females dominating the culture of his party. Dont drink beer. Dont watch football. Dont eat hamburgers. This is not good for you. The message is too feminine: Everything youre doing is destroying the planet. Youve got to eat your peas.
If you listen to Democratic elites NPR is my go-to place for that the whole talk is about how women, and women of color, are going to decide this election. Im like: Well, 48 percent of the people that vote are males. Do you mind if they have some consideration?
If you listen to Democratic elites NPR is my go-to place for that the whole talk is about how women, and women of color, are going to decide this election. Im like: Well, 48 percent of the people that vote are males. Do you mind if they have some consideration?
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I hope Ari asks Carville about his 'too many preachy Democratic women' bollocks [View all]
Celerity
Mar 28
OP
He won't... But, I frankly think Ari has a bit of a misogynist streak himself, albeit better concealed.
hlthe2b
Mar 28
#2
He just did, and he isn't retracting but saying he meant it in the context that we are losing males. He maintained
JohnSJ
Mar 28
#5
I know. I made the edit lower down in my post. He should have that debate with AOC.
hlthe2b
Mar 28
#10
Did he lose sight of what happened in elections involving the abortion issue?
LiberalFighter
Mar 28
#34
He said he meant it in the context that from focus groups he believes Democrats are losing the male voter, not
JohnSJ
Mar 28
#7
it was pretty lame, and Carville tried to spin it back to defund the police, etc etc. I will try and find the transcript
Celerity
Mar 28
#17
he used language that went beyond just urging more attention be paid to males, plus used RW framing to bash our Party
Celerity
Mar 28
#22