He could stand to lose an audience with his wretched rhetoric. As if God weighs bodies and not souls.
Where in the Bible does it say how women need to be a certain kind of attractive? I guess for his God Mrs. Trump is sent from above to do Christian women a service of setting an example. Jesus save us from his Jesus.
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We just go back to Mormon epistemology. Believe something fervently enough, bear that testimony frequently enough and ideally with an equation or two, and presto the facts change!
“Now look, I’m not saying every woman can be the epic — the epic – trophy wife of all time like Melania Trump. I’m not saying that at all. Most women can’t be trophy wives, but you know ... maybe you’re a participation trophy,” Clark said as a photo of the former first lady appeared on screen. “I don’t know, but all I can say is not everybody looks like that. Amen! Not everybody looks like that. But you don’t need to look like a butch either.”
I don't think I've ever been called a participation trophy before (and evidently that's for days I have my makeup on. Which lately, is not a lot of days.) lol
I wanted to like her, to think that there was someone in there who cared about bullying and decency. But over time it became clear that, in her words, "I really don't care."
I wanted to give her a chance, but she lost me fairly early on. I noticed that her platform, online bullying, was something that affected her son. I think that's how she rolls, if it affects her or her loved ones she's on board, and if not, she could care less.
The time that she wore the "I don't really care" coat to visit migrant children was the deal breaker for me. I can't imagine any other first spouse thinking that an appropriate thing to do.
More men that women cheat but women do too. From a quick look 20% of men and 13% of women. So I guess 13% of men need to wear a little lipstick and be more charming.
Once again, they are idolizing the 1950s. It wasn't that great for a lot, if not most people and we are NEVER going back there. Instead of putting their energy into building a future they are trapped by skewed visions of the past.
In a recent speech at a youth fireside in 2015 Elder M. Russell Ballard, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, told a group of Mormon singles what they ought to do in order to get married.
He had some very specific advice for the women…
"… You beautiful girls: Don’t wander around looking like men. Put on a little lipstick now and then and look a little charming. It’s that simple. I don’t know why we make this whole process so hard."
I recall a point in my education when I was studying the old Chinese re-education camps of the 1950s and 1960s. "Hmm," I say to myself, "that's a lot like the Mormon church." On the emotional and social side, the systems are almost identical.
The re-education camps were designed to "improve" Han Chinese. There was violence but no concerted attempt at genocide. The Uyghurs are facing actual genocide.
To the extent any Chinese where "improved," it was the economic reforms and consequent consumer culture launched by Deng Xiaoping. He was a good guy, but only by comparison to the vicious thugs before, during, and after him.
I did not suggest the education camps benefited anyone.
And don't underestimate the brutality of Deng Xiaoping. He was more brutal than Hua Guofeng, more brutal than Zhao Ziyang, more brutal than Hu Yaobang. He adopted what he called "smiling diplomacy" but that was just to impress foreigners.
Well this falls under another mormon conundrum. Kinda like when and what temperature temperature does caffeine drinks become against the word of wisdumb. When does some lipstick and charming turn into a harlot and a slut?
A partner told the other partner, "I'm going to run an errand..."
The other partner responded, "While you're out, stop at a drug store and get those pills that will make things go better for you in the sack, okay?"
The partner running the errand did exactly as had been requested.
Later, that partner showed up at the local bar, where the bartender remarked on the bruises visible on the partner's face. "Wow, what happened", asked the bartender.
"Well, I was asked to stop at the drug store to get those pills that would make me perform better in bed. And I did. But when I handed them over, my partner started screaming at me and started punching me!"
The bartender, wanting to be certain they were on the same track asked, "What kind of pills did you get for yourself?"
"No," said the bruised partner, "I got my partner some Weight loss pills."
(it's hilarious when told from a sexist perspective, but I don't do that, cuz I'm wide a-woke now.)
elderolddog Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > (it's hilarious when told from a sexist > perspective, but I don't do that, cuz I'm wide > a-woke now.)
Really nothing new here. You can find similar sermons with varying levels of egregiousness throughout various churches, christian and non-christian. Women are to blame for men's sins. Their nagging is why they get beat. Their fat butts are why men cheat.
“Trophy Wife” #3, until she gets traded in for a younger, prettier version, DTF a fat old man with a diseased mushroom for a dick and an even fatter wallet! Trophy wives are like cars, there’s always a newer, prettier version coming out next year, when it’s time to trade up.