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Even intersectionality Democratic darling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez acknowledges she has some privilege. And, no, it's not the privilege of growing up in the largely affluent Westchester county. According to the freshman congresswoman, she inherited "cisgender privilege."
Speaking on The Intercept podcast this week, Ocasio-Cortez talked in depth about all kinds of privilege in the United States, from white privilege to gender privilege. First, she asserted that woke white people need to go beyond simply acknowledging the racism that pervades all of American society.
"Acknowledging racism is a really big step. It’s a really big step from where we were ... It’s nowhere near enough and the solutions are so painful," she said.
"We can all, almost every single person in this country can acknowledge some privilege of some of some type, you know," she said. "I’m a cisgendered woman. I will never know the trauma of feeling like I’m not born in the right body. And that is a privilege that I have, no matter how poor my family was when I was born."
I love how these people don't even understand the meaning of privilege
I was never a fan of the GOP and their alliance with religious fundamentalists. Now the Democrats are embracing their own sort of religious fanaticism.
This liberal has had enough. Not saying I'll vote for the likes of Trump... but if the Democrats want my vote, they're gonna have to demonstrate that this eeeeeeebil cis-gendered, straight, neurotypical, middleclass, formerly workingclass, non-handicapped, non-guilt-ridden, white, male has some reason to vote for them.
Because they're doing everything they can to signal that I'm not welcome in their little intersectionality-club.
Now I'm not suggesting that all these classes of racial/sexual/etc Special Snowflake Victims don't have legitimate gripes. I'm not suggesting that they have no right to complain. But I *am* saying that I don't have to ally with them on election day if I bygod don't want to.
I must admit that I had to look this up. So now that I know....please somebody make it stop! Please please please with sugar on top!!!! This old Libertarian is pointing my finger at the Dems to say "you are looking sillier and sillier by the day."
Unless your party breaks out the silverware and starts focusing on real meat and potatoes issues, your party is sunk." This stuff simply doesn't resonate with the vast majority of Americans!!!!!!! I'm seeing the same mistakes made over and over and over. How can you compete and get anybody elected as POTUS preaching this garbage? Answer: You can't.
There is no need to call me anything special because I "identify" with my given gender. Stop the madness. Just call me female or a woman or girl.. JUST DO NO NOT CALL ME CIS-GENDER. Stop the madness. Just because I have a vagina and identify as a woman does not make me privileged. It makes me like 96% of all other humans with vagina's. That is not privileged. That is considered "customary" or "plain" or "normal". Privileged would come with perks or extras.
You really are fascinated by her, aren't you ? Every other post lately is about AOC.
Looks like she has rattled a few Republican cages.
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