Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMarjorie Taylor Greene shows her white nationalist cards -- again Greene rolls out racist tropes in
MTG is a white nationalist/racist bigot
Link to tweet
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/marjorie-taylor-greene-jamaal-bowman-n-word-rcna85188?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma&taid=6468783c53112900014c9ced&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
I thought MAGA true believer Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., had exhausted her capacity to shock me. But she left me slack-jawed with her latest response to a theatrical feud with Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., in which she accused him of calling her the equivalent of the N-word, described him as physically threatening, and manufactured a new set of lies. Ms. Greene, Im almost impressed.....
If youre looking for a real point to this exchange, youre unlikely to find any. Both of them were playing for the cameras, repeatedly smiling as they made a minor scene.
.....It should be obvious why Greene's comparison is offensive. The N-word is the most heinous slur in American English, the ultimate linguistic symbol of white domination of Black Americans that has no equivalent because there is no comparable history in this country of any other group of people being systematically treated as property, as subhuman, as an underclass for exploitation and undeserving of rights. And the reason it remains so potent today is that racial prejudice and vast racial inequality still prevail across the nation.
By contrast, white supremacist is not a slur but a descriptive term. It certainly can be abused to tar someones character or make false accusations, but it does not carry the weight or venom of any racial slur, let alone the most abominable one that exists. Moreover, Bowmans condemnation of rhetoric that uplifts white supremacy was fair, considering that Greene has a documented history of subscribing to antisemitic conspiracy theories, associating with Holocaust-denying white nationalists like Nick Fuentes, and is one of the most prominent Trump-aligned politicians in the country.
If youre looking for a real point to this exchange, youre unlikely to find any. Both of them were playing for the cameras, repeatedly smiling as they made a minor scene.
Link to tweet
.....It should be obvious why Greene's comparison is offensive. The N-word is the most heinous slur in American English, the ultimate linguistic symbol of white domination of Black Americans that has no equivalent because there is no comparable history in this country of any other group of people being systematically treated as property, as subhuman, as an underclass for exploitation and undeserving of rights. And the reason it remains so potent today is that racial prejudice and vast racial inequality still prevail across the nation.
By contrast, white supremacist is not a slur but a descriptive term. It certainly can be abused to tar someones character or make false accusations, but it does not carry the weight or venom of any racial slur, let alone the most abominable one that exists. Moreover, Bowmans condemnation of rhetoric that uplifts white supremacy was fair, considering that Greene has a documented history of subscribing to antisemitic conspiracy theories, associating with Holocaust-denying white nationalists like Nick Fuentes, and is one of the most prominent Trump-aligned politicians in the country.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
7 replies, 1156 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (14)
ReplyReply to this post
7 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Marjorie Taylor Greene shows her white nationalist cards -- again Greene rolls out racist tropes in (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
May 2023
OP
And steroids fits with her gym obsessions which is how she manhandles her Kevin. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2023
#5
2naSalit
(86,650 posts)1. She instantly...
Reminded me of that horrible person who tried get that man killed in the park by lying to the police on the phone.
Blue Owl
(50,427 posts)2. OMG totally.... She's the Uber Karen on steroids!
ShazzieB
(16,426 posts)3. The Uber Karen is right!
I like that; it describes her to a T. MTG personifies all the traits associated with the "Karen" stereotype: the officious, "I'm always right" attitude, the air of righteous indignation whenever things don't go to suit her (no matter the circumstances or reasons involved), the "my way or the highway" insistence that her viewpoint is the only possible correct or acceptable one.
All hail MTG, the Uber Karen!
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,011 posts)5. And steroids fits with her gym obsessions which is how she manhandles her Kevin. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,011 posts)4. When "white supremacist" stings, the shoe probably fits.
Non-WS people accused of WS can laugh it off.
WS people have to go into full-throated gibbon-face denial complete with a disgustingly over-played victim card.
Out of thin air eMpTyGreene has ginned up a controversy over phraseology and thereby she succeeded partially in diverting attention away from the fundamental issue: she is a stupid racist who is barely smart enough to keep it concealed most of the time.
malaise
(269,063 posts)6. He was on Chris Hayes
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,322 posts)7. MTG is putting Congressman Bowman's life at risk