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Showing Original Post only (View all)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez perfectly shuts down Ben Shapiro's pesky challenge to debate [View all]
Conservative and notorious racist Ben Shapiro is apparently, like many right-wing commentators, obsessed with New York Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and so he decided this week to offer a $10,000 donation to her campaign in exchange for having a debate.
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"Just like catcalling, I dont owe a response to unsolicited requests from men with bad intentions," she said of the demands that she debate Shapiro. "And also like catcalling, for some reason they feel entitled to one."
The brief comment exposed a lot about the reaction to Ocasio-Cortez's candidacy. Since she won her district primary race in a stunning upset, Ocasio-Cortez has drawn extensive criticism from the right completely out of proportion to the attention paid to the hundreds of other congressional candidates across the country.
The tweet points out the gendered dimension of this attention. As a young woman candidate for national office, many people expect her to earn her place in a way that older, more established (and usually male) candidates are never expected to. There seems to be a misogynistic assumption that, because she's a woman, she needs to justify her candidacy in some special way especially when it's a man who is making the demand.
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https://www.salon.com/2018/08/10/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-shuts-down-ben-shapiro-and-his-calls-for-a-debate_partner/
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez perfectly shuts down Ben Shapiro's pesky challenge to debate [View all]
Uncle Joe
Aug 2018
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Did you see her the other day on CNN? In discussing the cost of healthcare...
George II
Aug 2018
#47
Can you name any political candidate in U.S. history that debated or was EXPECTED to debate a pundit
Uncle Joe
Aug 2018
#18
Alexandria is perfectly suited for the House should she be elected, if she is not
Uncle Joe
Aug 2018
#40
I'm not sure, but didn't Sanders debate a news person (pundit) earlier this year?
George II
Aug 2018
#48
Interviews and debates are NOT the same, the vast majority of candidates and politicians
Uncle Joe
Aug 2018
#49
I agree that Presidential debates could use major improvement in regards to their moderation
Uncle Joe
Aug 2018
#55
I can't wait for all the Republican candidates to start debating progressive radio hosts.
Nanjeanne
Aug 2018
#9
It's the right wing media that's afraid of Alexandria but even more so the message
Uncle Joe
Aug 2018
#11
Precisely bigtree and that skid mark on the nation's underwear doesn't need another platform
Uncle Joe
Aug 2018
#20
It's insane that this is even a thing. And disappointing to know there are ppl who
Nanjeanne
Aug 2018
#7
She really gets under the skins of both republican incels and angry shut-ins.
Hassin Bin Sober
Aug 2018
#59
I agree, she is too intelligent and focused on the task ahead to be side tracked.
Uncle Joe
Aug 2018
#30
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a welcome breath of fresh air. Thank you, Uncle Joe. n/t
Judi Lynn
Aug 2018
#50