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The elected Democrat of the 14th district of New York Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would have been called a "bitch" by the elected Republican, Ted Yoho. The latter refutes these words.
On July 21, the elected Democrat Alexadria Ocasio-Cortez was allegedly insulted by the Republican Ted Yoho. The latter refutes these comments although several media claim to have witnessed this verbal aggression. He explains : "Married for 45 years and the father of two daughters, I am very careful with the words I use. Those attributed to me by the press for the attention of my colleague have never been said." An unconvincing apology for many but especially for Alexadria Ocasio-Cortez who did not mince words when she reacted publicly to these insults. First of all, she joked about this attack by posting a video of her dancing to Doja Cat's "Bitch Boss" track.
Subsequently, she deplored such behavior on the part of Ted Yoho : "I want to make it clear that Representative Yoho's comments did not hurt me deeply because I was part of the working class." She then returned to her past and the time when she worked as a waitress in restaurants, denouncing the trivialization of insults against women: "This kind of language is not new. I have encountered words spoken by Mr. Yoho and men who said the same words as Mr. Yoho when I was harassed in restaurants. I threw out bars of men who had used language like Mr. Yoho's. (…) There is a culture of impunity, acceptance of violence and violent language against women throughout the power structure that supports this. "
Then, she criticized Ted Yoho's speech after the controversy. Indeed, according to her, using the women around her to justify such remarks is not enough: “But what I have a problem with is using women, our wives and daughters, as shields and excuses to justify bad behavior. Mr. Yoho mentioned that he has a wife and two daughters. two years younger than Mr. Yoho's youngest daughter. " Subsequently, she returned to the violence that this insult could have on those around her, recalling that her mother had witnessed this verbal aggression via the media and having a thought for her deceased father: "I am also someone's daughter. My father, fortunately, is not alive to see how Mr. Yoho treated his daughter. My mother could see on television Mr. Yoho's disrespect for me on the floor of this building. And I'm here because I have to show my parents that I'm their daughter and that they didn't raise me to accept abuse from men. "
With this speech, the elected Democrat deplores a lack of consideration towards a subject yet crucial. The trivialization of insults against women and its impunity should not take place. A poignant and truthful speech that caused a lot of reaction around the world.