African American
Related: About this forumRegarding Rep. Jasmine Crockett
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In her defense - she did NOT call that little snot MTG a
"Bleach blonde, bad built butch body.
Mr. Comer said a insult of appearance did not violate house rules.
She was asking a fair question.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/greene-called-bleach-blonde-bad-174434071.html?
If someone on this committee then starts talking about somebodys bleach blond, bad-built butch body, that would not be engaging in personalities, correct? she asked the chairman.
Her question was met with confusion from Mr Comer. Uh, what now? he asked.
Mr. Comer should have behaved as a gentleman and defended Representative Crockett - clearly stating that MTSnotface was out of order.
Maybe he was drunk - which is why he allowed that insult to stand.
He then didn't seem to understand the question Rep Crockett asked.
All she did was ask a question with context (bbbb).
I can't possibly be the only black woman at DU who has been put in uncomfortable positions while engaging in her work. For Gen X - people snidely called us arrogant. Our mothers, and aunts were called uppity.
Something that hits me? There seems to be this dominant culture belief that Rep Crockett should have "taken it".
Nope - no more. We aren't our grandmother's. You insult one of us - you insult us all. Dear Dominant Culture America - You are on notice.
wryter2000
(47,551 posts)IMHO hes stupid as well as racist
justaprogressive
(2,499 posts)Ms. Crockett is 5x as smart as either of them.
LakeArenal
(29,845 posts)Makes Comer and others look like the week shits they are.
We are watching the fall of MAGA.
brer cat
(26,398 posts)MTG should have been shown the door.
LetMyPeopleVote
(155,064 posts)Congresswoman Crockett properly raised a point of inquiry. I am proud that Congresswoman Crockett is from Texas
TBF
(34,550 posts)I am happy to know who she is. After seeing the story I looked her up - she's very accomplished - Rhodes College & UH Law School
Wish she were still here in Houston so I could vote for her!
cannabis_flower
(3,849 posts)How did you fare with the storm? Yesterday got cell service back but still without electricity. I live in Spring Branch near Longpoint and Wirt.
TBF
(34,550 posts)I hope your electric comes back on today - we are fine in the suburbs south of the city. Downtown was bad too, but it sounds like the worst was really northwest of the city as the storm came in
cannabis_flower
(3,849 posts)We finally got our electricity back today. It came back on last night about 6 but went out again at 10:30. Finally came back on about 7:30 this morning.
sheshe2
(87,868 posts)Thank you.
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MLAA
(18,653 posts)Think. Again.
(18,574 posts)FirstLight
(14,270 posts)Mark this is one woman who does not believe that she should "take" anything...
Especially bullshit from a bleach blonde bad built Butch body! 😂
Honestly, the way he reacted was drunk, and I wish someone had a damned breathalyzer!!!
Walleye
(35,988 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(36,602 posts)OMGWTF
(4,465 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(36,602 posts)COL Mustard
(6,939 posts)Was uppity with her comment the other night. Shes disgusting inside and out.
4lbs
(7,395 posts)and all I encounter is "404 Not Found".
KS Toronado
(19,633 posts)but we all know who the ""Bleach blonde, bad built butch body " is. And this was in response to MTG attacking
her over eyelashes. As an example, we all know who TSF is w/o saying his name.
I was ROFL when I seen that exchange yesterday.
et tu
(1,885 posts)Walleye
(35,988 posts)PortTack
(34,758 posts)littlemissmartypants
(25,713 posts)Representative Crockett was wholly entitled to her point of order inquiry. Comer broke his own rule. Had he not MTG would have had her time to speak withdrawn.
Representative Crockett brought righteousness and elevated the discussion.
Additionally, she is now an urban legend with her words set to music in genres from rap to country in at least four or five songs published hours after she strongly made her perfect point.
I'm more than grateful we have strong, intelligent, fearless people ~especially Black women~ who are devoted to a life of service to the American people. Representative Crockett sets a high bar and an example for us all.
MTG will never be anything but a joke.
Hekate
(95,048 posts)JustAnotherGen
(33,732 posts)*Dumb it down*
LoCo Cat Lady
(64 posts)was completely within bounds to pose that question. She's a lawyer, so she knew how to set it up. I absolutely support her question and I appreciate that she didn't sit there and take it. Frankly, as a Gen Xer myself, I'd have enjoyed an ass-whooping but I know that's not appropriate...although when AOC called her "baby girl" I thought it was about to go down. LOL
bluescribbler
(2,264 posts)she put Empty Green in her place.
Hekate
(95,048 posts)Rep. Crockett is a brilliant woman. Thank you for your observations.
Diraven
(1,073 posts)drmeow
(5,314 posts)that everyone (including everyone in the House) immediately interpreted it as insulting MTG. You are exactly right - she asked if saying something like that would be appropriate. The fact that it was absolutely a spot on description of MTG did not mean she called MTG that. The fact that everyone interpreted it as aimed at MTG is their problem, not Crockett's.
azureblue
(2,307 posts)that went right over Comer's head:
She was asking for him to rule on her question, knowing very well that any response from him would wind up condemning said "bleach blond, bad-built butch body" person, who threw out the "fake eyelashes" personal attack in the first place. If he ruled "yes", then Crockett then asks him to condemn MTG. If he said no, then she is free to personally insult the hell (what an easy target) out of MTG.
Maybe this time Comer's stupidity got him out of a jam.
Irish_Dem
(58,803 posts)And could not keep up with the comments.
Low IQ problem.
oldsoftie
(13,538 posts)Thats on THEM not her!
1WorldHope
(914 posts)I don't know how she can stand that whole clown show. But we need 100 more strong black women in this Congress. I hope, I hope, they get voted out and things can turn around finally.
bluboid
(699 posts)Wow! thank you for this discussion. Jasmine Crockett is brilliant! more young women like her, PLEASE!
SouthBayDem
(32,471 posts)about needing to be twice as good to get half as much.
Irish_Dem
(58,803 posts)I support JC 100%.
And I love her eyelashes.
Marge is just jealous she is not as beautiful as Jasmine.
twodogsbarking
(12,230 posts)DENVERPOPS
(10,047 posts)that when you are wrestling in the Mud with a Pig....(Republicans) you need to realize that THEY actually enjoy it as do their voters...
They consider it every bit as much, if not more so, as Professional Wrestling, Nascar, Tractor pulls, etc etc etc
The Republican's behavior is so "Off The Wall" it is stunning to anyone who has an IQ above 90.........
The religious would say, at this point,: God Help Us All..............
LetMyPeopleVote
(155,064 posts)Link to tweet
If you have things you want to see come to life let me know. Post graphics or just phrases that you want to see.
#bleachblondbadbuiltbutchbody
BonnieJW
(2,589 posts)B6!
MTG = B6
There have to be tshirts and posters.
Is anyone running against her?
Hermit-The-Prog
(36,602 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(155,064 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(36,602 posts)Marcuse
(8,041 posts)Daylily
(51 posts)And it does my heart good to see the beautiful ladies of color in powerful positions. They are kicking a$$ and taking names. No woman should ever take sh*t from the likes of empty genes. And when we get our government back, empty genes should be removed.
spooky3
(36,323 posts)But I didn't see him turn to Raskin to ask what was said.
Blue Owl
(54,842 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(6,477 posts)There seems to be this dominant culture belief that Rep Crockett should have "taken it".
ANYONE who thinks that lady should have 'taken' anything from that lunatic is part of the problem. Period. The only people who are not outraged are the ones who are complicit in the bias in our society. They want it to remain.
soldierant
(7,945 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(155,064 posts)This was a great interview with Congresswoman Crockett
Link to tweet
https://www.rawstory.com/jasmine-crockett-marjorie-taylor-greene/
"I also took this as an opportunity to again flex on MAGA and let them know that I will always be smarter than you and you can call me a DEI hire all you want to and launch all of the continuous insults that you want to against me but she is no match for me when it comes to intellect," she insisted. "She just decided, 'Oh, I have privilege so I'm just going to say whatever I want to say' and then leaned back and that is exactly what she did. And she knew that she would face no consequences, or at least she thought she would face no consequences."
"I refuse to be somebody's doormat," she warned. "And anybody suggesting that I should, I need you to look in the mirror and maybe check yourself if you believe it is okay for her to say whatever she wants to say to me and the role that I'm supposed to play is one that says, 'Oh, okay, I know she didn't really mean it or it wasn't really that bad or it's more important that I just sit here and be docile.' That is not who I'm going to be."
JustAnotherGen
(33,732 posts)I watched this morning. Rep Crockett is not be spoken down to!
Martin68
(24,638 posts)ShazamIam
(2,716 posts)now openly racist insurrectionist crowd in our U.S. House of Representatives. I would bet all of the African American members have to endure such slights and comments from that crowd.
Timeflyer
(2,688 posts)Duppers
(28,257 posts)That's a keeper.