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Blossom
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 Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:23 pm Post subject: Soccer moms |
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In the DVD West Wing I heard them talk about Soccer Moms.
Who are soccer moms? |
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BMO
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| Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:11 pm Post subject: Re: Soccer moms |
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| Blossom wrote: |
In the DVD West Wing I heard them talk about Soccer Moms.
Who are soccer moms? |
Mothers of children playing soccer. |
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Blossom
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| Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:18 pm Post subject: Soccer Moms |
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Thank you BMO, but I do not think so. It does not fit the situation.
Are there no West Wing fans out there? |
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BMO
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| Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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soccer mom
n.
An American mother living in the suburbs whose time is often spent transporting her children from one athletic activity or event to another. |
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RedRose
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| Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe soccer moms mean those bosses of soccer clubs  they are the ones who take care of soccer  |
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advoca
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| Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 11:40 pm Post subject: Re: Soccer moms |
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| Blossom wrote: |
Who are soccer moms? |
A soccer mom is a reference (occasionally a bitterly sarcastic reference) to a type of contemporary Caucasian American mother.
They have been described as bourgeois women of the post baby-boom generation, 30-50 years of age, middle to upper class, who drive an SUV/Minivan, and think the world revolves around their 'perfect-angel' children. A typical soccer mom drives them to athletic team games (often soccer rather than baseball or football or basketball, and it is this preference that has given rise to the name). They join carpools, and tend to volunteer for friendly help at their kids� school activities.
They are alleged to be reclusive, passively aggressive, morally ambiguous, and secretive. It is also alleged that they harbor feelings of inadequacy, and secretly desire extramarital sex.
In other words a soccer mom is a particular type of suburban American female.
In West Wing, the episode was referring to the voting power and opinions of such females. |
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