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Originally Posted by 4X4
A few posters called her stupid and ugly in the other thread. I didn't mean you, unless it was you that made one of the comments.
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I find if funny/sad that in this day and age women in politics seem to suffer much more scrutiny with regards to looks, as if it really matters for them much more than men.
Let's face it, most of the rest of the candidates for mayor aren't exactly lookers. Most are bald(ing) middle-aged guys with glasses and various stages of potbellies. Alnoor looks like
Gargamel from the Smurfs and McIver has a pronounced nervous tic. Yet somehow Barb Higgins' looks are very relevant to her legitimacy as a mayoral candidate to some people?
On a related note, this is also why I think calling McIver "Blinky" is a bit disingenuous. I personally don't like the guy's politics, but the blinking is obviously something he can't really help and shouldn't be a mark against him.