Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman elected to the U.S. Congress. And it shows! It shows in the way she refuses to put up & shut up. It shows in the way she refuses to be grateful because the white boys let her in their club called Congress feministgiant.com/p/essay-aoc-th…
It shows in the way that she calls out those white boys, whether they are the now former congressman Ted Yoho-- who called her a “fucking bitch” last year-- or Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley--who cheered on the January 6 insurrectionists--for the white supremacists they are.
It shows in the way she refuses to put a “brave” face on the terrorist attack on the Capitol incited by Donald Trump and which she and other politicians narrowly survived.
And it shows in the way she went on Instagram Live to insist we see her recount the horror of that day, when she did not think she would survive the white supremacist mobs.
And primarily, it shows because AOC is a Disruptor. feministgiant.com/p/essay-aoc-th…
And primarily, it shows because AOC is a Disruptor. feministgiant.com/p/essay-aoc-th…
The takeaway from AOC's IG live is NOT that she is a sexual assault survivor, something she mentioned in one sentence, almost a throwaway bec she knows “Who isn’t?”
It’s that she won’t hide behind a “brave” face or hollow calls for “unity” that diminish insurrection’s terrorism
It’s that she won’t hide behind a “brave” face or hollow calls for “unity” that diminish insurrection’s terrorism
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Thank all the good things for social media where AOC, who beat a 10yr incumbent in 2018, can one day demystify politics while cooking on IG Live, effectively telling her followers “You can do this too.” and on another demand accountability for January 6.
Can you imagine a male TV anchor grilling her “But how did you *know* they wanted to hurt you?” Her Instagram Live on February 1 was powerful and historic.
To be clear:
- Fuck anyone who says she's overreacting
- Fuck anyone who says she's "using" her sexual assault to "score points"
- Fuck anyone who says she's manipulative recounting what happened
- Fuck anyone who says "She looks fine to me"
- Fuck anyone who belittles her
- Fuck anyone who says she's overreacting
- Fuck anyone who says she's "using" her sexual assault to "score points"
- Fuck anyone who says she's manipulative recounting what happened
- Fuck anyone who says "She looks fine to me"
- Fuck anyone who belittles her
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