 Sarah Hoffman weight insults show sexism still an issue in politics, expert saysProvincial Politics | 206984 hits | Jun 02 9:53 am | Posted by: DrCaleb  Comments about the weight of Health Minister Sarah Hoffman show sexism is still an issue for women in Alberta politics, a gender studies lecturer says.Commentsview comments in forum You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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Keeping it classy Ezra! You just bother the woman about her weight if it makes you feel like a bigger man!
Is it just me, or is sexism, racism and homophobioa/transphobia in the news a lot more lately? This morning it was this story adn the Truth adn Reconciliation Comission. yesterday it was the Mulsim who didn't get her Diet Coke and Caitlyn Jenner.
No, I think we are becoming much more aware of the issues. It's socially unacceptable now to judge someone on the things about themselves that they cannot change.
Although, I think that can of coke thing was pretty much a non-issue.
In the case of the Minister, perhaps it wasn't the best choice to appoint an obese woman to the Minister of Health nor would it have been a good choice to make Alfonso Gagliano Ethics Commissioner.
No, I think we are becoming much more aware of the issues. It's socially unacceptable now to judge someone on the things about themselves that they cannot change.
Although, I think that can of coke thing was pretty much a non-issue.
She's fat, and now Minister of Health. Fat she can change.
I seem to recall lots of jokes around Rob Ford, especially when he went on his much publicized weight loss.
Oh, because it's Ford, that was ok and we can forget about it now.
It's the usual bullshit two faced hypocrite double standard.
In the case of the Minister, perhaps it wasn't the best choice to appoint an obese woman to the Minister of Health nor would it have been a good choice to make Alfonso Gagliano Ethics Commissioner.
Or to appoint John Snobelen, a grade 11 drop-out, Education Minister as was the case here in Ontario under MH.
But it happens.
I guess it's not really a question of being qualified but whether the optics 'send the wrong message' and if so, how significant is that message?
On a similar note, I've often wondered, must all the CEO's of tobacco companies be smokers? If so, they're seriously narrowing the pool of candidates qualified to run a company. But if not, what does it say that a CEO won't even use his own product?
No, I think we are becoming much more aware of the issues. It's socially unacceptable now to judge someone on the things about themselves that they cannot change.
Although, I think that can of coke thing was pretty much a non-issue.
She's fat, and now Minister of Health. Fat she can change.
I seem to recall lots of jokes around Rob Ford, especially when he went on his much publicized weight loss.
Oh, because it's Ford, that was ok and we can forget about it now.
It's the usual bullshit two faced hypocrite double standard.
Yes, it is bullshit. She may not be able to change that. Everyone just assumes that 'fat' is a choice. It's often no more of a choice than 'gay' or 'straight'.
And the prejudice that a fat person can't be a good person, be it this lady or Rob Ford also astounds me in this day and age. And no one seems to think that a person with a Masters in Education might make a good Minister of Health.
Bullshit double standard.
I had to look to see what CBC's fat person looked like. Guess which one she is.
Or to appoint John Snobelen, a grade 11 drop-out, Education
Woo-hoo! Grade 11 drop-outs representing!
Yes, it is bullshit. She may not be able to change that. Everyone just assumes that 'fat' is a choice. It's often no more of a choice than 'gay' or 'straight'.
And the prejudice that a fat person can't be a good person, be it this lady or Rob Ford also astounds me in this day and age. And no one seems to think that a person with a Masters in Education might make a good Minister of Health.
Bullshit double standard.
There's no choice. It's an illusion. We are back eddies in the ide of entropy, ultimately random at a subatomic level. We do what our brain chemicals tell us to do.
* word is they're $4 million in debt, their main fundraiser they've had since the Klein days just quit, and business donations have dried up as the economy keeps getting worse
No, I think we are becoming much more aware of the issues. It's socially unacceptable now to judge someone on the things about themselves that they cannot change.
No, everyone's going to judge all they want and on any criteria they want.
It's just not fashionable to talk about it is all.
No, I think we are becoming much more aware of the issues. It's socially unacceptable now to judge someone on the things about themselves that they cannot change.
Although, I think that can of coke thing was pretty much a non-issue.
She's fat, and now Minister of Health. Fat she can change.
I seem to recall lots of jokes around Rob Ford, especially when he went on his much publicized weight loss.
Oh, because it's Ford, that was ok and we can forget about it now.
It's the usual bullshit two faced hypocrite double standard.
Yes, it is bullshit. She may not be able to change that. Everyone just assumes that 'fat' is a choice. It's often no more of a choice than 'gay' or 'straight'.
And the prejudice that a fat person can't be a good person, be it this lady or Rob Ford also astounds me in this day and age. And no one seems to think that a person with a Masters in Education might make a good Minister of Health.
Bullshit double standard.
I thought Rob Ford wasn't a good person because he did crack and palled around with Somalian gangsters.
She's fat, and now Minister of Health. Fat she can change.
I seem to recall lots of jokes around Rob Ford, especially when he went on his much publicized weight loss.
Oh, because it's Ford, that was ok and we can forget about it now.
It's the usual bullshit two faced hypocrite double standard.
Yes, it is bullshit. She may not be able to change that. Everyone just assumes that 'fat' is a choice. It's often no more of a choice than 'gay' or 'straight'.
And the prejudice that a fat person can't be a good person, be it this lady or Rob Ford also astounds me in this day and age. And no one seems to think that a person with a Masters in Education might make a good Minister of Health.
Bullshit double standard.
I thought Rob Ford wasn't a good person because he did crack and palled around with Somalian gangsters.
But not because he's fat, it's because he's a dick.