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Steve-O asked in Social ScienceGender Studies · 1 decade ago

Obama on Father's Day?

Here is the link--just curious to see what people thought of it.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Preside...

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    While it might not be nice to hear, it is not false to suggest that there are a lot of fathers doing a shitty job out there.

    There are a lot of men who need to learn to either man up and accept the role they are in, or learn to avoid putting themselves in that role to begin with.

  • Dubs
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    I believe there is a bit of ambivalence nowadays in regards to Father's Day and fatherhood mostly amongst men. It isn't as celebrated as Mother's Day partly because the complacency of marginalizing men as parents has become so commonplace in our society. If Obama wants to talk the talk then maybe he should walk the walk and take a deeper look into the current state of family law in this country. It would mean more than a slew of a few paragraphs run together to simply denigrate men more to create more ambivalence and keep the cycle of rhetoric turning.

  • Kris W
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Further proof that we live in a misandric matriarchal society.

    On mothers day from every TV, radio, newspaper, politician and preacher we hear nothing but praise.

    On fathers day, the 100th anniversary of a holiday created to honor all the good dads out there we get a whiny Speech of an arrogant man hating &*(&)*(^)&*^ that has a daddy complex.

    It is not only that. How often do we hear about preachers and ministers bashing men on fathers day? How often do feminist's use the holiday to launch there lies and sexism?

    Too often. Enough is enough.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It appears to me Obama spent more time criticizing men than thanking fathers for their efforts.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Did he barrow another trillion from China for this ? or print un-backed dollars ?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I am disgusted by Barrack Hussein Obama. I will never address him as Mr. President. I am disgusted that the leader of this country is a piece of filth. I am ashamed for the first time in my life to admit that I'm an American; I'm deeply ashamed that my fellow citizens would let this clown lead my beloved country.

  • 1 decade ago

    What about lesbian couples with kids? Those kids seem to get along just fine.

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