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The Patriot Post Digest 1-5-2017
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Consider, for example, leftist pop star Ariana Grande’s recent complaint over a fan’s sexist comments. Apparently recovered from crying at Trump’s election29, Grande was out with her boyfriend, rapper Mac Miller, when a male fan allegedly told Miller, “Ariana is sexy as hell, man. … I see you hitting that!” (That’s a euphemism for sexual conquest.) USA Today reports30 Grande said the encounter left her feeling “sick and objectified.”
As any such ungentlemanly behavior should.
Yet Grande’s own music and music videos invite men to “hit that,” and then some. What’s more, Miller — whom we would imagine Grande thinks “respects” her — raps lyrics so sexually explicit and obscene it’s amazing anything said on the street would faze Grande at all.
As the always erudite Thomas Sowell put it in his final “Random Thoughts” column31, “The word ‘risqué’ would be almost impossible to explain to young people, in a world where gross vulgarity is widespread and widely accepted.”
Still, Grande is one of many on the Left who scream foul at the “objectification” of women while perpetrating the very injustice she supposedly rejects.
Barack Obama is another.
Remember, when he said, “Beyoncé could not be a better role model for my girls because she carries herself with such class and poise and has so much talent.” Surely he wasn’t referring to her song lyrics32 that are far too graphic to reprint here. And the way Beyoncé conducts herself on stage should not be what any father wants for his daughter.
Yet, the Black Panthers wanna-be herself once wrote33, “We have to teach our boys the rules of equality and respect.” Yup, respect Bill Clinton style. Obama seemed to agree.
The Left’s abhorrent treatment of women goes beyond just exploitation by powerful men like Clinton and the Kennedy clan, or even the raunchy behavior and performance and shameless attire of Beyoncé and Grande. Leftist policies and tactics do as much if not more to objectify women.
Need proof?
After Hillary Clinton’s loss, rabid feminist Lena Dunham, who recently confessed34 she’s never had an abortion but wishes she had, dried her tears (yes, she also cried) then lashed out that “white women, so unable to see the unity of the female identity, so unable to look past their violent privilege, and so inoculated with hate for themselves, showed up to the polls for [Trump].”
To the Left, women aren’t independent, thoughtful human beings free to choose Trump, Clinton, or any other candidate. They’re mere objects — vote tallies — who by nature of the “unity of the female identity” must toe the XX chromosome line.
That’s objectification.
And young girls are fair game for leftist objectification too. That’s why Planned Parenthood, which gets half a billion in taxpayer dollars each year, has repeatedly ignored reporting statutory rape. After all, women — and young teenage girls — are mere objects, good only for the abortion income they generate.
And yet, Planned Parenthood reps will be at the “war on women” Washington demonstration, along with other leftists who fly the flag of women’s rights but routinely strip women of dignity, choice and even basic legal protection against sexual predators.
To be sure, the Left doesn’t hold a monopoly on exploiting women, but they take the prize for hypocrisy on this front. So the next time you hear liberals whine about the objectification of women, remember, the loudest critic is oftentimes the chief offender.
MORE ANALYSIS FROM THE PATRIOT POST
Europe in Crisis: Compassion Can’t Stop Islamist Terror35 — Germany’s migrant policy provides a stark warning for America.
Obama Gladly Takes Another Unearned Medal36 — Defense Secretary Carter awards his boss for defending the nation.
White Man Beaten by Blacks on Facebook Live37 — The suspects could be heard yelling, “F— Donald Trump, f— white people.” No mention of it being a “hate crime” by the Leftmedia.
Trump, Lighthizer, Ford and Free Trade38 — His trade representative and dealings with U.S. automakers in the spotlight.
A Look Back at Obama’s ‘Scandal-Free’ Administration39 — The most transparent, ethically immersed administration in history? Not exactly.
BEST OF RIGHT OPINION
Victor Davis Hanson: Why the Anti-Israeli Sentiment?40
Cal Thomas: Chicago Carnage: What Can Be Done?41
R. Emmett Tyrrell: Obama’s Legacy Follows His Shadow42
For more, visit Right Opinion43.
OPINION IN BRIEF
Victor Davis Hanson: “Partly, the piling on Israel is due to American leverage over Israel as a recipient of U.S. aid. As a benefactor, the Obama administration expects that Israel must match U.S. generosity with obeisance. Yet the U.S. rarely gives similar ‘how dare you’ lectures to less liberal recipients of American aid, such as the Palestinians for their lack of free elections. Partly, the cause of global hostility toward Israel is jealousy. If Israel were mired in Venezuela-like chaos, few nations would care. Instead, the image of a proud, successful, Westernized nation as an atoll in a sea of self-inflicted misery is grating to many. And the astounding success of Israel bothers so many failed states that the entire world takes notice. But partly, the source of anti-Israelism is ancient anti-Semitism. If Israelis were Egyptians administering Gaza or Jordanians running the West Bank (as during the 1960s), no one would care. The world’s problem is that Israelis are Jews. Thus, Israel earns negative scrutiny that is never extended commensurately to others. Obama and his diplomatic team should have known all this. Perhaps they do, but they simply do not care.”
SHORT CUTS
Insight: “It does not require many words to speak the truth.” —Chief Joseph (1840-1904)
Food for thought: “In the biographical movie ‘Hacksaw Ridge,’ a World War II medic, Private Desmond Doss, a pacifist, refused to carry a rifle. In the midst of the carnage, during the Battle of Okinawa, Doss carried wounded soldiers and rappelled them down a cliff face to safety then treated them alongside the medics. He was awarded a Medal of Honor for saving scores of lives. If, however, after the war, Pvt. Doss had opened an office with a shingle saying ‘Doss’ trauma unit,‘ authorities would have thrown him in jail for practicing medicine without a license. His skills were good enough for the soldiers on the battlefield, but not good enough for civilians when Doss returned stateside.” —Larry Elder
Braying Jenny: “If you’re a senior, you know almost half of Medicaid is about long-term health care. Do you want grandma living in the guest room? You repeal the Affordable Care Act.” —Nancy Pelosi (Once upon a time, it WAS the family, not the government, that took care of people…)
Is that a threat? “Let me tell you, you take on the intelligence community, they have six ways from Sunday to get back at you. So, even for a practical, supposedly hard-nosed businessman, [Trump] is being really dumb to do this.” —Chuck Schumer
And last… “Barack Obama will leave office after eight years of strutting even while sitting down, preening even while standing up, swanking while playing 18 holes. Yet he remains the first president in American history to cast no shadow.” —R. Emmett Tyrrell
Semper Vigilans Fortis Paratus et Fidelis!
Managing Editor Nate Jackson
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