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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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soften her image

0 Some people suggest Obama's wife should soften her image.02br
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02br 02br 00A man would never be advised to soften his image. 0-

— Avangi

  • 02br 02br 00A man would never be advised to soften his image.
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0 It perhaps means that she should assume the role of the traditional wife (like Laura Bush).02br
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0Hi Avangi, could you list a couple of roles of the traditional wife in your culture just to get an idea what's expected of her?02br
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0 You've got it. Of course not everyone would agree.02br
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00She's not the one who's running for office. (People didn't like Kerry's wife either.)02br
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00Everybody loves Laura Bush. She's sweet and uncontroversial. She speaks her mind just often enough so people know she has a will of her own.02br
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0 That sounds so unfair to the wives. No offense. But voters are electing President, not who he is married to. I thought a developed country like the US had more respect for women. 02br
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0Avangi, I 01b00loved02b00 John Kerry's wife. I wish she had been the one running, but I don't think the Constitution would have allowed that.0-
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