Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez denounces 'sexist slur by congressman'

[laylalex 7,245]

50 minutes ago, Orangesapples said:

How is that comparable at all? Also, did she use the word holocaust? 

I think she used the term "concentration camps."

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,315]

What do you call the place where the Jews were executed by the millions for 100 Alex

[Orangesapples 1,954]

12 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

What do you call the place where the Jews were executed by the millions for 100 Alex

Concentration camps don't have to refer to the holocaust exclusively. There is a big difference between fighting for what you believe is right and describing things with appropriate words and cussing out your coworkers 

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,315]

10 minutes ago, Orangesapples said:

Concentration camps don't have to refer to the holocaust exclusively. There is a big difference between fighting for what you believe is right and describing things with appropriate words and cussing out your coworkers 

But I thought she was ok with using profanity towards others

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Defends Rep. Tlaib's Use of Profanity Against President Trump

 

https://time.com/5494817/ocasio-cortez-defends-tlaib-profanity/

[janet3 1,170]

6 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

I think he should have walked out of the reporters ear shot before telling his buddy what he thought of her. If he really did.

Oh honey bunch.....I'm not quite sure you understand. 

Let's go back a bit.....

I'm 48 years old (and grew up in the south). 

The FIRST time I was called a f..b.... (have to get around those filters) was when I was 15 years old (because I wouldn't speak to a guy who slammed my hand in a van door on a date......I really DON'T like being injured on a date). Years later....college....bars....parties....same insult. Fing B.....Work for the state....fing b.....always the same....always the same insult trying to reduce women....you would think small minded men would come up with something much more creative or....you know....at least something more relevant....

[Lemonslice 4,549]

There is a point in your professional life when you have to learn how to wrap up your insults in a professional way.  I do not swear often, but I love to do it when appropriate (and that is not at work). 

Had to black out bad words for VJ. 

 

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

9 hours ago, laylalex said:

I was sort of waiting to see if anyone on here was going to address this, since AOC seems to attract a lot of attention on here.  But since it hasn't:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53521143

 

There was a reporter from The Hill there who confirmed what Yoho said: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/508259-ocaasio-cortez-accosted-by-gop-lawmaker-over-remarks-that-kind-of 

If he DID say what she claims, he pretty much said what a large number of Americans think about her.  A BIG nothing sammich.

[TBoneTX 43,019]

2 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

A BIG nothing sammich

Do nothing sammiches have occasional-cortices?

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,315]

1 hour ago, Lemonslice said:

There is a point in your professional life when you have to learn how to wrap up your insults in a professional way.  I do not swear often, but I love to do it when appropriate (and that is not at work). 

Had to black out bad words for VJ. 

 

Omg. As per my last email is the southern Baptist equivalent of bless her heart or you need to pray for her because

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

Run of the mill tactic from members of Congress. They regularly engage in shows like this to polarize people into their little "team" faction. This little bit of irrationality redirects people toward each other, rather than members of Congress' pathetic job performance. It's how you make a 30-50+ year incumbent out of people who have an approval in the single digits. Top notch bait by AOC.

[laylalex 7,245]

2 hours ago, janet3 said:

Oh honey bunch.....I'm not quite sure you understand. 

Let's go back a bit.....

I'm 48 years old (and grew up in the south). 

The FIRST time I was called a f..b.... (have to get around those filters) was when I was 15 years old (because I wouldn't speak to a guy who slammed my hand in a van door on a date......I really DON'T like being injured on a date). Years later....college....bars....parties....same insult. Fing B.....Work for the state....fing b.....always the same....always the same insult trying to reduce women....you would think small minded men would come up with something much more creative or....you know....at least something more relevant....

I have been called the same for not smiling, for not smiling enough, for not letting a man touch my arm and be okay with it, for turning a man down at a bar/at the grocery store/at the DMV/at the doctor's office/at fill in the blank, for speaking up, for standing my ground, for asking difficult questions, for being right and making a man feel dumb about it, for being shy... for being myself.

 

I am 35 and I grew up in the LA area. It's the same everywhere, depressingly.

[Dashinka 23,199]

12 hours ago, Orangesapples said:

Concentration camps don't have to refer to the holocaust exclusively. There is a big difference between fighting for what you believe is right and describing things with appropriate words and cussing out your coworkers 

Sure, didn’t FDR create a few consecration camps of his own?

[yuna628 9,527]

I've been called pretty much any bad word and mean name in the book. You learn to shake this off depending on whom it's coming from. It's not worth the time and energy. Of course in this case, the person probably should have known better since it's rather unbecoming of an elected official - one that's supposed to be held to higher standards and the public tends to need smelling salts whenever they run their mouths stupidly. I tend to think the majority of you gentlemen would be fired from your jobs if you dare uttered such a thing in earshot of your female coworkers. And I'd also think that you'd be pretty upset if someone said such to your wives or daughters or mothers or sisters. And I'd think you'd be further upset if the dude continued being pretty much a... hmm insert word I can't use here, and issued a non-apology. At least the Christian organization saw through it and punted him out.

 

I don't really care about the thing honestly. They are adults and should be working it out, but clearly people find it acceptable to behave like children these days.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,315]

1 hour ago, Dashinka said:

Sure, didn’t FDR create a few consecration camps of his own?

I think you got him confused with JFK

[Dashinka 23,199]

11 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

I think you got him confused with JFK

Quite possibly, or maybe it was the NB approved grammar checker.