Freshman Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said via Twitter that Kellyanne Conway is a sexist for mocking her current feud with Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
“Those four female Democrats that Nancy Pelosi is brushing back, I think they are all freshman members,” said Conway during a Fox News interview. “A major ‘meow moment’ — brushing back in a huge catfight, really ridiculing them — and they voted against the Democratic aid package.”
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Cortez was quick to respond on Twitter saying, “‘Catfight’ is the sexist term Republicans use when two adult women happen to disagree with each other.” Cortez continued, “The reason they find it so novel & exciting is bc the GOP haven’t elected enough women themselves to see that it can, in fact, be a normal occurrence in a functioning democracy.”
“Catfight” is the sexist term Republicans use when two adult women happen to disagree with each other.
The reason they find it so novel &exciting is bc the GOP haven’t elected enough women themselves to see that it can, in fact, be a normal occurrence in a functioning democracy. https://t.co/s6eMMmvzrd
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 9, 2019
Some on Twitter responded with past examples of the term “catfight” being used by both women and Democrats to describe female feuds. (RELATED: Ocasio-Cortez’s Chief Of Staff Wears Shirt Promoting A Nazi Sympathizer)
I guess the @nytimes is a Republican outlet? ???? ???? ???? #Catfight pic.twitter.com/mCReYMJw9c
— Gayle Trotter (@gayletrotter) July 9, 2019
I’ll just leave this here. pic.twitter.com/Tdglbx6Yom
— Adam Dawidowicz (@AdamDawidowicz3) July 10, 2019
Yes, Kellyanne is sexist towards women. That makes total sense.
— Lisa Boothe (@LisaMarieBoothe) July 9, 2019
A few hours later, the New York Representative responded to some of the criticism she received by claiming other women, including Conway, can be sexist towards the same gender saying, “[The] patriarchy has no gender.”
(Being a woman does not mean you’re immune from being bad to women or genderqueer people. Just like being a man doesn’t mean you don’t have a role in the movement for gender equity! We are all in this together.)
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 9, 2019