Today's TRMS
Good morning/afternoon/evening TRMS fans! On today's show Rachel will be talking to Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean about his southern state voter drive launching today in Crawford, Texas. No word yet on whether or not he had time to clear some brush. Also, Rachel welcomes Ben Smith from Politico.com back to the show. They will be talking about John McCain's poor and potentially damaging sense of "humor."
When rape is unavoidable.....
.... you better relax and enjoy it.
It is not news... it is a common Brazilian saying. It is said quite often, actually. Although it involves rape, and the phrase comes from sexism, it is the Brazilian equivalent of "when life throws you lemons, make lemonade." It is used exactly in the same way.
... granted, the language and imagery is much more violent... but then, it is a VERY different culture where things are expressed in a more crude way and with less euphemisms for some things, and more for others. And yes, Brazil is VERY sexist, and this is one of the MANY sexist phrases and common wisdoms used on a daily basis.
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By cool_princessieJuly 17, 2008 - 6:16pm