being rather surprised at AOC?

wondering if it's okay since a woman said it.

No biggie if you don’t, though. There’s some info in the link I provided. HTH

population, does not automatically mean it is therefore not sexist, regardless of who originated it.

the mainstream, it's possible to find that catchphrases, metaphors, memes and tropes that on their surface seem to apply to one gender or another actually are not being used in a sexist way. "The girls are fighting" has its origins in drag culture. OTOH, it's true that some find drag sexist, so.

It makes me think of a football coach calling the boys 'pussies.'

Because being a girl is the worst insult.

is not the mic drop you think it is.

There are many people, however well-known to others, with whom I am not familiar, unlike Ralph in the (very) old joke. Not a value judgment, merely a statement of fact.

The problem is that some of are fellow DU members are trapped in a 24/7 news bubble and never stick their heads out of it.

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to say. wouldn't want anyone to get the idea.. I was "solding".. it's an Opinion.

We're allowed to have them.

Sorry babies.

I’m seeing a bunch of people leaping to scold her for using those words.

It doesn’t mean that she hates women or she’s deriding them or whatever. It’s a fucking meme that’s been around for years and made popular by RuPaul’s drag race.

It’s why people hate a certain segment of the left. They’re so fucking uptight about everything. Chill people.

While still frowning a bit at AOC's use of a cute meme statement that denigrates women.

If AOC had used that phrase about women then it could possibly be construed as sexist BUT she used it to describe two very sexist men who deserve to be mocked by women as often as possible. AOC used her platform to make fun of the two most powerful misogynists in the world and the internet is here for it.

And that's why the impish smile.

Still . . . I dislike a woman of prominence uttering words that perpetuate negative images of women.

The catchphrase AOC used is not specific to one gender and has been around for years, it's part of pop culture and her use of it in this context was dead on. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

As the article points out, she's imitating Azealia Banks' commentary about an altercation between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-girls-are-fighting

By the time people realize what happened she's already moved on, that's just one of the reasons she's a rock star.

I saw her say this yesterday, it was off the cuff JOKE.

Not everything is offensive.

who will feign offense at anything AOC says or does.

They can perceive actual offense. But maybe they could also go read ‘Fahrenheit 451’; a quest to purge all commentary that could be perceived as offensive by anyone doesn’t end at a happy destination. Even more so when the intent and context of the original statement is ignored or supplanted.

the DIVAS are having a cat fight 👏

the epitome of manliness. That's good enough for me.

if asked the same question. LOL 😆

May I please interject that I have spent the last 25 years hearing women tell me that Generals of the Army and Admirals of the Navy with their weapons of war are “boys with toys”, that there’s “too much testosterone” for humankind’s own good, that men “are the problem”, that if men had to endure mammograms or childbirth yada yada yada.

Does anyone here think that these are sexist expressions, that men “deserve” these appellations because of their past history? Do I ever see this question asked? Of course, not… We take them as how there are intended and move on to have civilized discussions.

We all know exactly what the congresswoman meant when she said that with a smile and it is a very common takedown of males, and I have spent a career listening to black women describe their husbands, boyfriends, family members who are male as “girls“ in one context or another. I personally think it’s a riot and when people make fun of men, I think it’s a riot.Of course, there are those who would watch a film like The Birdcage and take offense. Really. Come on…

The tragically-deceased comedian Richard Lewis early in his career had a very funny shtick. To paraphrase it went like this: ok ok ok, somewhere there’s an Asian guy who doesn’t have a camera strap on his neck, and ok ok ok, somewhere there’s a Jewish guy who likes to pick up the check for the whole table, and somewhere….etc. it was FUNNY. AOC is funny.

As was stated in another film: Lighten up, Francis.

It plays into the whole "catfight" narrative.

SMH

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