Dear women: You cant read. Your hair looks bad. And stop shaking your head.

[babylonsister]

March 31, 2017 4:10 PM
Dear women: You can’t read. Your hair looks bad. And stop shaking your head.
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Women are getting an earful of insults from their male colleagues in Washington, D.C. A few are making headlines, others go unreported. And some experts suggest the president is sending the message that such rhetoric is ok. Rob Hotakainen and Cristina Rayas / McClatchy

By Rob Hotakainen and Lindsay Wise

McClatchy Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON

You can’t read. Your hair looks awful. And you shake your head too much.

That’s what men are telling women in Washington these days, providing a rude awakening for some newcomers.

Freshman Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington state said she was stunned when Idaho Republican Rep. Raul Labrador told her to “learn how to read” at a recent hearing of the House Judiciary Committee. Labrador made the remark when he objected to Jayapal’s description of President Donald Trump’s proposed travel ban as a “Muslim ban,” saying it had nothing to do with religion.

Jayapal, the first Indian-American woman elected to the House of Representatives, said she could sympathize with California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, who this week was accused by Fox News host Bill O’Reilly of having hair that looked like “a James Brown wig.”

“Whether it’s a statement about a black woman’s hair or a statement about whether a brown woman can read, it is deeply troubling,” said Jayapal, who is a former Wall Street investment banker. “Not only is it insulting to the person, it’s also insulting to all the constituents who elected us to represent them.”

Washington state Democratic Sen. Patty Murray called Jayapal “one of the smartest women I know,” and she accused Trump of sending a message that “it’s OK to put down other people.”

“It is disgusting,” Murray said. “And I think women in this country and really everyone — men, women, young kids, people of color, anybody who is put down — needs to know that there are many of us who are standing up and saying, ‘No, this is not how we treat people in the United States of America.’ ”

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[dalton99a]

1. This is a must read.

[tanyev]

2. If only I could.

[Cracklin Charlie]

3. Afraid of a girl.

Such he-men they are!

I will stand by for the inevitable blowback.
Idiots.

[DK504]

4. And Pramila didn't slap him into next week?

She has so much more restraint that I could ever have.

This needs to get 100% exposure and not allowed to be hidden in the shadows.

[ProfessorGAC]

5. Labrador Is A Punk

It's a Muslim ban, Raul. And, if you tell me to learn how to read i'll slap the taste out of your mouth. Punk.

By the way, Raul, my dog wants you to change your last name. He says he's embarrassed having to share that name.