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Originally Posted by classicman
hanging a mannequin - any mannequin is very uncool. man or beast.
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I wonder how donkeys feel about pinatas.
At some time in the past, I have held that burning an effigy of a famous person is a legitimate (albeit extreme) expression of political opinion. Kind of like burning a flag, a last resort way to express the most extreme anger at something. It can be legitimate, but only if it is justified by the most serious grievances. Say, as part of the overthrowing of a tyranny.
Hanging an effigy seems pretty similar, but the idea of people hanging effigies of Palin and/or Obama seems wrong to me. Partly it's the lynching thing but also I don't feel
any candidate or running mate is bad enough to warrant the kind of extreme emotion that is conveyed by the gesture.
I wouldn't even hang in effigy either of the Clintons or either of the Bushes. I might splash holy water on an effigy of Rumsfield, though.
P.S. Girl with the "B" .... back to front ...
duhhhhh