Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's powerful speech against misogyny in Congress was long overdue

[LiberalArkie]

Jul 25, 2020, 7:50am EDT

In a powerful floor speech condemning Rep. Ted Yoho’s misogynistic statements earlier this week, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez decimated a common trope that men have used time and again to defend themselves from allegations of sexism: the “father of daughters” excuse.

During a policy disagreement at the US Capitol on Tuesday, Yoho called the Congress member “crazy,” “disgusting,” and “out of [her] freaking mind.” After she left, he reportedly said she was a “fucking bitch,” according to The Hill’s Mike Lillis.

In his remarks on Wednesday, Yoho glanced over most of this without taking accountability for his words. “Having been married for 45 years with two daughters, I’m very cognizant of my language,” Yoho said. “The offensive name-calling words attributed to me by the press were never spoken to my colleagues and if they were construed that way, I apologize for their misunderstanding.”

Ocasio-Cortez, however, called his deflection out for what it was: the latest example of men engaging in a culture of abuse toward women while using the women in their lives to avoid scrutiny for their actions.

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https://www.vox.com/2020/7/25/21337375/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-speech-misogyny-sexism-congress

[gopiscrap]

1. It was excellent!

[FM123]

2. Yes it was.

It was everything that a lot of women like me never got to say. We were told back in the day - not to rock the boat, be the bigger person, don't talk back, be a LADY - crap like that. Thank you AOC. After your speech, I cried old tears that I didn't even realized were still there.