Nobody's playing cards - Democratic Underground

MonkeyFunk

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Tue Nov-20-07 07:22 PM
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Nobody's playing cards

One of the most overused phrases in the media and here on DU is "playing the X card", whether it's gender or race.

I haven't seen any candidate do that. Not every mention of gender or race is "Playing the card".

The term originally meant "to appeal to racists" by a politician. Then, a new meaning was added: for a black person to accuse others of racism to gain some advantage.

There's naturally going to be a lot of discussion of gender and race in this election - but that doesn't mean anybody's "playing cards".

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BootinUp

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Tue Nov-20-07 07:24 PM
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1. We need 5 for Great Dalmuti

otherwise I'd play.

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jaysunb

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Tue Nov-20-07 07:35 PM
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2. I just said the same thing on another thread

Edited on Tue Nov-20-07 07:36 PM by jaysunb

This is serious stuff, not some silly assed game ! Mrs. Obama & Sen. Clinton have stated realities that are very much a part of this society. Like you say, trivializing it is itself demeaning.

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MonkeyFunk

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Tue Nov-20-07 09:37 PM
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3. It seems to be a way

to "threaten" people against ever mentioning race or gender, and both are topics that SHOULD be discussed.

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Catherine Vincent

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Tue Nov-20-07 09:51 PM
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4. You're playing the "nobody's playing the race card" card.

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CK_John

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Tue Nov-20-07 09:59 PM
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5. It more like we are playing checkers and they play chess. n/t

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