Not to mention the fact that gays use “fish” to insult women. (I learned that while working in the theater.) So that’s THREE insults in one!
I personally see FOUR insults:
1. Sexist - Pig referring to Sarah Palin as a female.
2. Racial - Swine/pig is a racial slur used against whites referring to pinkness of skin, etc. used by blacks. See Racial Slur Database. Same level as the N***** word.
3. Religious slur - Check out the muslem koran and hadiths: Jews are called apes, and Christians are referred to as 'pigs'. This slur is particularly interesting as Obama makes the slip 'my moslem faith' just 2 days ago.
4. Fish being a word used by gays to insult women - sexist slur used twice by both 'pig' and 'fish'.
He's on a roll...........
But how would Obama possibly know that?
5 insults in 1:
Barracuda;
Palin is a Christian (fish symbol) & her faith "just happened" to be hit up by CNN & others only 2 days before;
her husband Todd Palin is a licensed fisherman & it's a slam @ Alaska where fish is a major industry.
as you said, potential female reference
As others have said, it was also a team/ticket insult directly aimed at McCain's stiff appearance
Do you think Nobama was referring to the “barracuda” remark for Gov. Palin? Sounded like it.
Your spot on there, I have a family member that is a homosexual. FISH is a common refrain for women when not in mixed company. They will even playfully jab at some of their women friends with that moniker, if their friend isn’t too sensitive about that kind of trash talking. However, when their fighting mad, FISH is one of the kinder insults among many insulting references they will make about the physical and other aspects of female genitalia.