# What's so wrong in calling a woman good-looking?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-wrong-in-calling-a-woman-good-looking/654990>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 6, 2013, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-wrong-in-calling-a-woman-good-looking/654990 "2013-04-06T05:14:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-wrong-in-calling-a-woman-good-looking/654990/181 "2013-04-11T18:10:18Z")

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Yeah, it was a fundraising event. In front of cameras. You know, for their day jobs. As politicians. Which makes it a professional setting.

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**Author:** ![eltro102](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@eltro102](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eltro102)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-wrong-in-calling-a-woman-good-looking/654990/182 "2013-04-16T21:39:29Z")

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> [@Odesio](#):
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> Obama also said she was a good friend and had been a supporter of his for many years which has nothing to do with her abilities either. So there’s probably a bit more to it than her looks not having anything to do with her ability.

He shouldn’t have said those things either then? All political figures should only talk about their politics in any professional setting, if they want to talk about personal issues then they should talk about them in private.

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**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-wrong-in-calling-a-woman-good-looking/654990/183 "2013-04-16T23:58:45Z")

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> [@eltro102](#):
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> He shouldn’t have said those things either then? All political figures should only talk about their politics in any professional setting, if they want to talk about personal issues then they should talk about them in private.

I think you missed my point.

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