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Before They Failed “The Squad,” Democrats Failed Other Women Of Color
Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other first-year members of Congress are calling attention to a toxic legacy of racism within the Democratic Party.
Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other first-year members of Congress are calling attention to a toxic legacy of racism within the Democratic Party.
Since the election of “the Squad” — a group of first-year Democrats including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, and Ilhan Omar — the media, especially the right-wing media, has spent a lot of time obsessing over them. Everything about their political personas, the unapologetic way they talk about race and imperialism, and even the way they dress seems to spark headlines.
More recently, Nancy Pelosi appeared to jump on the bash-the-Squad bandwagon. In the aftermath of a vote over border funding in June, Ocasio-Cortez criticized Pelosi’s role in approving the bill. “We didn’t even bother to negotiate,” Ocasio-Cortez told CNN at the time, calling the bill “completely irresponsible to the American people and to those kids on the border.”
Pelosi retorted with now headline-making, dismissive comments about the Squad. “All these people have their public whatever and their Twitter world,” she told the New York Times’ Maureen Dowd earlier this month. “But they didn’t have any following. They’re four people and that’s how many votes they got.” Ocasio-Cortez then pointed out a pattern of Pelosi’s “explicit singling out of newly elected women of color,” even as they’re already targets of death threats and right-wing ire.
Yet it was Ocasio-Cortez’s clapback that caused something of a firestorm. Folks from the liberal to the conservative side of the mainstream media defended Pelosi. And of course Trump jumped in to add his usual racist commentary — tweeting this past Sunday that the representatives should “go back” to their countries while calling Ocasio-Cortez’s comments about Pelosi racist, and later adding that they “hate our Country.” At a rally on Wednesday, he attacked Omar (who is black and Muslim) in particular, as the crowd chanted “send her back!”
In some ways, the wider optics of this moment have been central to modern politics since the Clinton era. In the ’90s, black women thrust onto the central political stage — from Sister Souljah to Joycelyn Elders to Anita Hill — were turned into controversial symbols by both right-wing and mainstream media and were then thrown under the bus by Democratic Party leadership. In the case of Sister Souljah, it was Bill Clinton himself who brought her onto the political stage. (Certainly there have been women of color in the House and Senate who have been embraced by leadership, but they haven’t been thrust into the spotlight in the way that Hill and the Squad have been.) Not only were party leaders unable, or unwilling, to advocate for these women turned symbols, it seemed that they also distanced themselves as a way of broadcasting their centrism to the “mainstream” electorate, often projected as white, suburban swing voters.
But the Squad (in Twitter parlance) is clapping back, calling out the terms of the debate and refusing to kowtow to party leadership — just as Pelosi now seems to be joining them — in a sign that those terms might be changing.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/articl...io-cortez-pelosi-squad-democrats-racism-women
Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other first-year members of Congress are calling attention to a toxic legacy of racism within the Democratic Party.
Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other first-year members of Congress are calling attention to a toxic legacy of racism within the Democratic Party.
Since the election of “the Squad” — a group of first-year Democrats including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, and Ilhan Omar — the media, especially the right-wing media, has spent a lot of time obsessing over them. Everything about their political personas, the unapologetic way they talk about race and imperialism, and even the way they dress seems to spark headlines.
More recently, Nancy Pelosi appeared to jump on the bash-the-Squad bandwagon. In the aftermath of a vote over border funding in June, Ocasio-Cortez criticized Pelosi’s role in approving the bill. “We didn’t even bother to negotiate,” Ocasio-Cortez told CNN at the time, calling the bill “completely irresponsible to the American people and to those kids on the border.”
Pelosi retorted with now headline-making, dismissive comments about the Squad. “All these people have their public whatever and their Twitter world,” she told the New York Times’ Maureen Dowd earlier this month. “But they didn’t have any following. They’re four people and that’s how many votes they got.” Ocasio-Cortez then pointed out a pattern of Pelosi’s “explicit singling out of newly elected women of color,” even as they’re already targets of death threats and right-wing ire.
Yet it was Ocasio-Cortez’s clapback that caused something of a firestorm. Folks from the liberal to the conservative side of the mainstream media defended Pelosi. And of course Trump jumped in to add his usual racist commentary — tweeting this past Sunday that the representatives should “go back” to their countries while calling Ocasio-Cortez’s comments about Pelosi racist, and later adding that they “hate our Country.” At a rally on Wednesday, he attacked Omar (who is black and Muslim) in particular, as the crowd chanted “send her back!”
In some ways, the wider optics of this moment have been central to modern politics since the Clinton era. In the ’90s, black women thrust onto the central political stage — from Sister Souljah to Joycelyn Elders to Anita Hill — were turned into controversial symbols by both right-wing and mainstream media and were then thrown under the bus by Democratic Party leadership. In the case of Sister Souljah, it was Bill Clinton himself who brought her onto the political stage. (Certainly there have been women of color in the House and Senate who have been embraced by leadership, but they haven’t been thrust into the spotlight in the way that Hill and the Squad have been.) Not only were party leaders unable, or unwilling, to advocate for these women turned symbols, it seemed that they also distanced themselves as a way of broadcasting their centrism to the “mainstream” electorate, often projected as white, suburban swing voters.
But the Squad (in Twitter parlance) is clapping back, calling out the terms of the debate and refusing to kowtow to party leadership — just as Pelosi now seems to be joining them — in a sign that those terms might be changing.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/articl...io-cortez-pelosi-squad-democrats-racism-women
Is this thread not about 4 progressive Democratic congresswomen of color?
Which of the four in the squad are a white liberal? Focus
You know what it is? These dudes just want to feel comfortable in their oppression. I keep saying the shit. Trump doesn’t make them feel comfortable in their oppression. Trump lights a fire up under their asses and keeps them on feet knowing racism is alive and well. They know with this bold racism they can’t relax but do for self or die. I’d rather have an open racist over a backstabbing politician smiling in my face not doing anything for me and screwing me undetected any day.
Cool story brah. You didn't dispute the fact that the US military has more kills than al-Qaeda. Your relative may think he's fighting the good fight, but he is part of the military industrial complex. I have no problem with your fam, I do have a problem with people that orchestrate interventions for personal gain.
Forever keep the open racist in power over the country we live in. Because you like bold racist white people.
Great plan.
U.S. Hate Groups Rose 30 Percent In Recent Years, Watchdog Group Reports
I prefer taking power away from white people.
But your trump’s biggest supporter no surprises here.
That is correct. Which invalidates the statement.
You make great points but don’t apply it to the blue which is where you hurt your credibility.
You make great points but don’t apply it to the blue which is where you hurt your credibility.
Not voting in unison would destroy any chance for the democrats to compete with the republicans.
Only foolish people vote blindly for them which is why they are continuing to push for the immigrants because the so-called black people are starting to lose interest in supporting them.
Some of your brothers cannot see the forest for the trees.
Yo ass still gotta pay taxes.
Y'all really treat voting as doing politicians a favor. So you snatch away your own representation while still being subjected to taxation. But go off I guess.
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The problem with that thought process is that most of the so-called black community is so indoctrinated into worshipping the white man and woman that appear sympathetic to them AKA the liberal whites, that instead of waking up and revolting against the system, most of us are supporting the democrats even more.
That alone shows that Trump is not the answer and has to be removed but he cannot be replaced with another version of him, e.g. Joe Biden.
That alone shows that Trump is not the answer and has to be removed but he cannot be replaced with another version of him, e.g. Joe Biden.
If you preferred taking people away from white people, then you wouldn’t be such a staunch supporter for democrats.
And that makes the US military less dangerous than Al-Queda?
Sounds like your family is white or they would be in a similar situation as @Notorious P.I.M.P.
Sounds like your family is white or they would be in a similar situation as @Notorious P.I.M.P.
I think I’ve been consistent.
There are 2 viable options. Through the Democrat party electing people like the squad and increasing their numbers. Or war. Let’s try no majority of white people running America and see how it goes before condemning every non ADOS.
You want to label it being a staunch supporter I see it as only option currently.
I don’t cut off my nose to spite my face.
I felt taking over the SC in 2016 was the most important goal then. I wasn’t going to bash the party that was the means to the end.
Now, I’m not sure anything can to be done to overcome the stranglehold white republicans have on power in America. I really don’t like any current democratic candidate. I like the fight and message coming from the squad. Whoever embraces them and promises to increase their influence will get my vote.
BOOM !!!
I've been here on BGOL well over 20 years ,
And this is a top 5 most ignorant post I've EVER READ
Dont over generalize fam
Both parties are fighting to see which FORM of racism will prevail in America.
This dumb ass nigga just said he cool with 4 more years of Trump?
Many of the freedoms you enjoy and take for granted (I'm assuming your an American citizen) are because of the sacrifices of our soldiers and the "military industrial complex".
Show me how Ilhan Omar has been trashing American Blacks and siding with white people. I’ll agree with the video she is a tool and getting her wake up call. I don’t know show me.
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He didn’t explain will you?
Lol at you thinking there's some country that wants to come take away our right to vote or freedom of speech etc in 2019
I don’t look to Democrats for what white people can do for me. I look to the Democrats for hope their can be change through their party.
If the squad increases their numbers and reaches the level of influence on the democrats as the tea party did I will admit I was wrong about Trump being elected over Hillary. Because that would have never happened under Hillary.
We will see.
But I digressssssssssssssssssss
Please don't even attempt to broach the muddled headed theory in front of me!
The Mujahideen were FREEDOM fighters whom we armed to defend against Russia's invasion, occupation and attempted total take over of Afghanistan.
Russian eventually pulled out. 6 years later the Mujahideen had largely disbanded but fundamentalist elements, who were ex-Mujahideen, desired that Afghanistan's future be charted under the banner of more Conservative Muslim state and away from the progressive nation they were pre-war, fearing they had taken only too much Western influence.
Those elements received very little reception to their ideas and being shut out of the government, became increasingly more radicalized. They became the Taliban, which gave rise to a secondary overarching family of jihadist: Al-Q
The most radicalized members of the Taliban who wanted a totalitarian, no compromise, Caliphate state splintered off (and some were even ex-communicated) to form Isis.
The next person who says America created Al-Q because they armed they Mujahideen should have a brick thrown squarely at their head.
This video comes from a 2013 PBS interview in Minnesota, not Glenn Beck, dunce.
Has the video been altered in any way? Are those not her words? Is that not her in the interview?
No. OK, so STFU. I could care less about who reposted it.
In 2019 no country is foolish enough to go against our power and alliances BECAUSE of all the years of investment in our military.
Furthermore, we use technology every day that was originally developed for military use. You're using one right now.
ExactlyI've been here on BGOL well over 20 years ,
And this is a top 5 most ignorant post I've EVER READ
Bruh, you can be Conservative without all of the CACery. The very Institution of Slavery in this Hemisphere was based on race and that Institution was sanctioned by the United States.There were many so-called blacks in the south during the chattel slavery period that owned slaves that were so-called black AND white. Were they racist too?
When the Southern States seceded they put that shit in writing that the White race was superior to the Black race and they felt entitled to enslave Blacks.
A handful of so-called Black slave owners do not make the Rule, they are the exception.
You're reaching with this. She was observing the Professor's body language and how he said a word with a specific tone of authority or something...like how Jarrod Taylor pronounces "huwite people."
She got a chuckle out of THAT.
As far as "smearing" Special Forces and all that, why not the same vitriol for the likes of Tulsi Gabbard or anyone else who are critical of Military Intervention and Foreign Policy?
Oh shit. This is not good at all. He's going to cause our entire food supply to collapse.
All white folks may BENEFIT from WS, there are many who don't support it. Even black folks can benefit from WS.
I'm certain you dudes just talk to be talking at this point.
Not voting in unison would destroy any chance for the democrats to compete with the republicans.
Only foolish people vote blindly for them which is why they are continuing to push for me immigrants because the so-called black people are starting to lose interest in supporting them.
Some of your brothers cannot see the forest for the trees.
You are the only one to notice. Everyone on her can’t be the end of their line or that self centered to not care if their family line survives.
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