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Too true. But the comments about the mother, who then went on national TV to implore Mr Trump to feel her pain, are in tension with their worldview. Strong men don't need to attack women and they certainly don't need to cause greater pain to grieving mothers.

I think he picked the wrong battle here, to be honest. [b]Khan is from a culture of honor and strength as well.[/b] He hits Trump where it hurts -- on his leadership, his citizenship, his character. Plus the family has the clear moral high ground. It's very effective. Trump is frightened and therefore became nasty.[/quote]

Quite honestly, I know of several people who are not racist, not anti-immigrant, not anti-Muslim who had the same reaction about Mrs Khan not saying a word when her husband was talking. They assumed it was cultural although they did not feel a need to disparage her because she did not talk.

Having had a fair amount of interaction with Muslims from different countries both here as well as in their own countries there is a strong sense of family and so Trump's comments about Mrs Khan would have evoked a certain feeling of revulsion especially since Trump was pretty explicit in suggesting that she was not allowed to talk.

The Khan parents are originally from Pakistan and, again, in the context of society there, the husband would probably be the main spokesperson in a situation like this.

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Not sure who your friends are, but that is silly. I have a lot of very outspoken female Pakistan journalist friends. And clearly if it was that oppressive, why would she even be on stage? Why would she show her face and some of her hair? Just stupid.[/quote]

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