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Originally Posted by solemnclockwork
CHILDREN ARE OFF LIMITS. Nothing justifies going after them.
When did it become wrong to say your an great dad/mom? Give evidence that she took the situation with her daughter and profited off of. Your justifying them going after her children. She didn't use her family as you want to put it. Even then saying one cannot go after someone who sexualfies (not an word but you should get the meaning) her children is wrong.
I don't remember making an comment like that, and took the liberty to go back and look though my comments and I don't come across such an comment. Here's the point criticize someone on the issue, debate the issue, comment on the issue; but do NOT attack the person to which has happen to Sarah. Hence why I'm posting here. One could try to strive to live together in peace, but don't deny the point of the current situation. I agree with the last part.
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Ok like i said in my post she did use them as a political tool. Its not hard to see that. And if you mean profit in monetary terms I never said or implied that. But she did receive gain off her children and family. That was her whole gimmick. She was your everyday down and dirty country girl. Her family had a lot to do with why people liked her. I cant even count how many times she mentioned her family, and even brought her whole family to the speeches. She used them all the time for political gain, she would name drop them all the time in an attempt to relate with the mothers of the world. And it worked....in the beginning. And like I said this doesn't necessarily make it ok for people to go after her kids, she put them out in the spot light. She didn't just parade them around like most candidates do sometimes. She talked to the media about the kids personally, like she was trying to let us get to know her kids. This sets them up to be made fun of. When your put in the spot light in my opinion you can be fair game. Also when letterman went after her daughter. Yes you can say it was wrong. But I have a hard time calling her a child. I think you forfeit your child status when you start having kids of your own. Yes she is young, but I hope she is not exactly like all of her other 16 year old friends, who are probably young and naive. She has a KID, she is an adult in my book.
And who is to say kids are off limits always. Just becuase it does not fit your moral standard does not mean it cant fit someone elses. I don't really think kids should be involved either, but its hard for a single person to make the rules and decide who can and cant be made fun of. Just becuase you disagree with it doesn't make it wrong.
Oh and for the second part I misread what you said. You said no family deserves to be made fun of. Sorry bout that.