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"Not to be sexist, but..."

It amazes me how many people don't seem to hear themselves when they speak and how many appear to be oblivious to their own prejudices. Rapper T.I.'s recent comments is just the latest example of this. When he was asked about Hillary Clinton's presidential run by Sirius XM's DJ Whoo Kid, he said this: "Not to be sexist but, I can't vote for the leader of the free world to be a woman. Just because, every other position that exists, I think a woman could do well. But the president? It's kinda like, I just know that women make rash decisions emotionally -- they make very permanent, cemented decisions -- and then later, it's kind of like it didn't happen, or they didn't mean for it to happen. And I sure would hate to just set off a nuke. [Other leaders] will not be able to negotiate the right kinds of foreign policy; the world ain't ready yet. I think you might be able to [get] the Lochness Monster elected before you could [get a woman]."...