Killer Mike: Having a uterus doesn't qualify you to be president of the United States

[ProudToBeLiberal]

Last edited Wed Feb 17, 2016, 12:29 AM - Edit history (3)

Michael KingVerified account
?@mhking
Quote from @KillerMike at @BernieSanders rally: "Having a uterus doesn't qualify you to be president of the United States"

https://twitter.com/mhking/status/699762273632571393

edit: Here's the video https://twitter.com/woodhouseb/status/699789285122113536

He talks about it in the context of someone else saying it. Killer Mike knows how to play the game. We can all see through it.

update: Here's an article that explains the backlash that Killer Mike is receiving. http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/dem-primaries/269653-rapper-killer-mike-faces-flak-for-uterus-comment-at-sanders

[Skwmom]

1. As a woman I agree. n/t

[hoosierlib]

2. But it does make you NOT part of the political establishment...lol

HRC's logic...not mine

[Iliyah]

3. WTF?

[beam me up scottie]

4. No one's body parts do.

Is there a link to the clip?

[itsrobert]

5. Sounds condensending

I'm sure it wasn't meant that way.

[Cheese Sandwich]

6. Wait you're saying a uterus qualifies you to be president?

[Cali_Democrat]

8. Who said that? nt

[Cheese Sandwich]

12. So you agree a uterus does not qualify you to be president?

[Cali_Democrat]

13. Who said that? nt

[Cali_Democrat]

7. So this is the guy Bernie and his supporters have been trumpeting for months

I would like to see the clip/transcript to see the context.

[Nanjeanne]

27. Yes. And he didn't say it. He was quoting Jane Elliot, feminist, LGBT and anti-racism activist

[RiverLover]

9. I have one. Can I be president?

eom

[Cheese Sandwich]

14. #RiverLover2020

[RiverLover]

19. LOL!

Look out world.

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. Start getting your ducks on a row now

[MrMickeysMom]

17. What if you have a hysterectomy?

No fair!!! You'll have to be impeached!

[RiverLover]

20. Oh no!

Well, my uterus & I will rule to the best of our ability until/unless I'm shamed not only by a publicly announced loss of my uterus, but also by the loss of my job as a highly qualified uterus-wielding president!

[KingFlorez]

10. Wow, I didn't know that /sarc

[boston bean]

11. Having a penis did for a very long time.

Take into consoderation women didn't win the right to vote until 1920.

[Luminous Animal]

37. He was quoting this woman...

Jane Elliott (born May 27, 1933, in Riceville, Iowa) is an American former third-grade schoolteacher, anti-racism activist, and educator, as well as a feminist and LGBT activist. She is known for her "Blue eyes–Brown eyes" exercise. She first conducted her famous exercise for her class the day after Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot. When her local newspaper published compositions that the children wrote about the experience, the reactions (both positive and negative) formed the basis for her career as a public speaker against discrimination. Elliott's classroom exercise was filmed the third time she held it with her 1970 third-graders to become Eye of the Storm. This in turn inspired a retrospective that reunited the 1970 class members with their teacher fifteen years later in A Class Divided. After leaving her school, Elliott became a diversity trainer full-time and has been on both The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She still holds the exercise and gives lectures about its effects all over the U.S. and in several locations overseas.

[dsc]

15. but of course we can't dare call this sexism

no not at all. Just imagine for one second a Hillary surrogate said having a circumized penis etc.

[JonLeibowitz]

29. I imagine that has nothing at all to do with this. I imagine you know that, too.

[Bonobo]

34. Wow. No, the equivalent would be "having a penis doesn't qualify you as president"

And guess what?

It's true!

[Luminous Animal]

40. He was relating a conversation he had with this woman.

Jane Elliott (born May 27, 1933, in Riceville, Iowa) is an American former third-grade schoolteacher, anti-racism activist, and educator, as well as a feminist and LGBT activist. She is known for her "Blue eyes–Brown eyes" exercise. She first conducted her famous exercise for her class the day after Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot. When her local newspaper published compositions that the children wrote about the experience, the reactions (both positive and negative) formed the basis for her career as a public speaker against discrimination. Elliott's classroom exercise was filmed the third time she held it with her 1970 third-graders to become Eye of the Storm. This in turn inspired a retrospective that reunited the 1970 class members with their teacher fifteen years later in A Class Divided. After leaving her school, Elliott became a diversity trainer full-time and has been on both The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She still holds the exercise and gives lectures about its effects all over the U.S. and in several locations overseas.

[Armstead]

49. For once i agree with you...a dumb thing to say

[libdem4life]

16. We're in no hurry. We love men, too. And when the right one comes along, if that one has a

uterus, I'm fine with that.

[Eatacig]

18. Classy

Classy guy

[one_voice]

21. Mike says some else about women.

wonder if it will end up as a lyric. I can't wait to find out.

[Nanjeanne]

23. What he didn't even say it. He was quoting another woman

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Which I think everyone should agree with. Even Clinton supporters. Policies should matter most.

just the facts here. Might want to correct the OP.

Oh I thought I'd add who Jane Elliot is just in case someone wants to say "what does she know"

Jane Elliott (born May 27, 1933, in Riceville, Iowa) is an American former third-grade schoolteacher, anti-racism activist, and educator, as well as a feminist and LGBT activist. She is known for her "Blue eyes–Brown eyes" exercise. She first conducted her famous exercise for her class the day after Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot. When her local newspaper published compositions that the children wrote about the experience, the reactions (both positive and negative) formed the basis for her career as a public speaker against discrimination. Elliott's classroom exercise was filmed the third time she held it with her 1970 third-graders to become Eye of the Storm. This in turn inspired a retrospective that reunited the 1970 class members with their teacher fifteen years later in A Class Divided. After leaving her school, Elliott became a diversity trainer full-time and has been on both The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She still holds the exercise and gives lectures about its effects all over the U.S. and in several locations overseas.

[PonyUp]

25. There you go...dragging the truth into a thread. Party pooper! n/t

[beam me up scottie]

28. ONCE AGAIN: HE WAS QUOTING SOMEONE ELSE!!!

Just wanted to emphasize that for the readers, hope you don't mind.

[Luminous Animal]

30. Please post that as an OP. The whole thing, please.

[ProudToBeLiberal]

32. I'll do better. I edited in a video clip of what he said in the OP. nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

24. Not tactful

but I have heard this from plenty of my locals. Just not this crass.

[Luminous Animal]

44. He was quoting a convo that he had with Jane Elliott. A pioneer in breaking down racial barriers.

Jane Elliott (born May 27, 1933, in Riceville, Iowa) is an American former third-grade schoolteacher, anti-racism activist, and educator, as well as a feminist and LGBT activist. She is known for her "Blue eyes–Brown eyes" exercise. She first conducted her famous exercise for her class the day after Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot. When her local newspaper published compositions that the children wrote about the experience, the reactions (both positive and negative) formed the basis for her career as a public speaker against discrimination. Elliott's classroom exercise was filmed the third time she held it with her 1970 third-graders to become Eye of the Storm. This in turn inspired a retrospective that reunited the 1970 class members with their teacher fifteen years later in A Class Divided. After leaving her school, Elliott became a diversity trainer full-time and has been on both The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She still holds the exercise and gives lectures about its effects all over the U.S. and in several locations overseas.

[nadinbrzezinski]

48. Thanks for sharing that

[boston bean]

60. Well, she ought to take her own advice then and apply it to gender barriers.

What a stupid thing to say and what a stupid thing to repeat.

[Kalidurga]

26. Well about half the population has one of those.

Elizabeth Warren has one. I think I would vote for her. If it's between her and Hillary it's HILL NO to Hillary and and Yes to Elizabeth Warren's another person with a uterus.

[wildeyed]

31. He is getting murdered on Twitter

for this statement. Really not a good look.

[Luminous Animal]

51. And Gore got "murdered", too when he was misquoted about inventing the internet.

He was quoting his conversation with Jane Elliot, a pioneer in breaking down racial barriers.

Jane Elliott (born May 27, 1933, in Riceville, Iowa) is an American former third-grade schoolteacher, anti-racism activist, and educator, as well as a feminist and LGBT activist. She is known for her "Blue eyes–Brown eyes" exercise. She first conducted her famous exercise for her class the day after Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot. When her local newspaper published compositions that the children wrote about the experience, the reactions (both positive and negative) formed the basis for her career as a public speaker against discrimination. Elliott's classroom exercise was filmed the third time she held it with her 1970 third-graders to become Eye of the Storm. This in turn inspired a retrospective that reunited the 1970 class members with their teacher fifteen years later in A Class Divided. After leaving her school, Elliott became a diversity trainer full-time and has been on both The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She still holds the exercise and gives lectures about its effects all over the U.S. and in several locations overseas.

[beam me up scottie]

33. You edited your op but now you're implying KM is being dishonest.

What was that you said about playing the game?

[ProudToBeLiberal]

35. There's huge backlash against his comment on twitter.

It's blowing up. From Joy Reid to Goldie Taylor, what Killer Mike said is spreading far and wide. Why do you think there is push back against what he said?

[beam me up scottie]

38. Because whoever tweeted it didn't say he was quoting someone else, just like you did before editing.

That's what happens when right wing nut jobs like King lie about people.

[ProudToBeLiberal]

43. Joy Reid said that even if Killer Mike was quoting someone else, it looks bad.

Joy ReidVerified account
?@JoyAnnReid Joy Reid Retweeted Dena T. Smith
It sounds like he said exactly what he said. Not a good look. Joy Reid added,
Dena T. Smith @dtsmith
@JoyAnnReid He's claiming that this is being taken out of context, but I just listened on Instagram and it sounds accurate to me. Thoughts?

https://twitter.com/JoyAnnReid/status/699791460284104705

[beam me up scottie]

45. Like I said, King is a libertarian and he LIED about KM.

He wanted it to look "bad".

[ProudToBeLiberal]

39. If if he was quoting someone, he's still spreading a message that has no merits and standing. nt

[beam me up scottie]

41. Not when taken out of context, King is a libertarian - he lied.

And you brought it here, hope you're Proud.

[ProudToBeLiberal]

46. He works at a news station and is doing his job reporting it. nt

[beam me up scottie]

50. Just like Fox News reporters are doing theirs, right?

[ProudToBeLiberal]

53. You attack David Brock who fact checked Fox News media bias through Media Matters.

I will note your concerns.

[beam me up scottie]

54. David Brock who called Anita Hill "slutty" and said Bernie doesn't think "black lives matter"?

You bet your butt I'm going to challenge that lying shill.

Every. Single. Chance. I. Get.

[thomservo]

36. Michael King is "unapologetically libertarian"

according to his twitter account. No wonder he'd want to take a Sanders supporter out of context.

[Luminous Animal]

42. Yes. He was quoting Jane Elliott. A pioneer in breaking down racial barriers.

Jane Elliott (born May 27, 1933, in Riceville, Iowa) is an American former third-grade schoolteacher, anti-racism activist, and educator, as well as a feminist and LGBT activist. She is known for her "Blue eyes–Brown eyes" exercise. She first conducted her famous exercise for her class the day after Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot. When her local newspaper published compositions that the children wrote about the experience, the reactions (both positive and negative) formed the basis for her career as a public speaker against discrimination. Elliott's classroom exercise was filmed the third time she held it with her 1970 third-graders to become Eye of the Storm. This in turn inspired a retrospective that reunited the 1970 class members with their teacher fifteen years later in A Class Divided. After leaving her school, Elliott became a diversity trainer full-time and has been on both The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She still holds the exercise and gives lectures about its effects all over the U.S. and in several locations overseas.

[beam me up scottie]

47. THANK YOU! More facts, details, and truth!

[think]

52. Selective editing isn't cool.....

[ProudToBeLiberal]

57. The video speaks for itself. nt

[think]

59. You chose to post his statement out of context. Posting a link to the correct context

Doesn't justify your decision to post only a portion of the statement.

That's really uncool....

[Dems to Win]

55. Ugh. Wish Bernie fans would banish 'vagina' and 'uterus' from their Bernie advocacy nt

[jeff47]

56. I look forward to your damning YouTube video

where you assemble a bunch of single-word clips into Sanders saying something. The constant changing of angles, setting and clothing will be no impediment.

Kinda like this:

[beam me up scottie]

58. Nailed it.

[backscatter712]

61. I think Jaclyn Glenn says it perfectly.

It's just as sexist to vote for a person solely because she has a vagina as it is to vote against a person because she has a vagina.

I vote based on the candidates positions on the issues, and their long-term record serving (or disserving) the public, not based on genitalia.