I’m just gonna put you down as:
“haven’t even read the proposal I (apparently) have an opinion on.”
Here’s a link to the actual resolution text if you ever decide that you’d like to inform yourself on it: https://t.co/sZ3340nJ6d
"You've got councilpeople who've been waiting 20 yrs for that seat.”
That broken mentality, that public office is something you wait in line for, instead of earning through hard organizing, is exactly what voters want to change.
Shows you how disconnected some folks here are.
I actually didn’t say this, so while I know “brown women cursing” drives clicks, maybe you accurately quote the whole exchange instead of manipulating people into thinking I said this sentence instead of just the word “zero.”
In a shock to no one, @politico is also running with the misattribution as well.
Here’s what actually happened: I was asked a question on a late night show and answered with the word “zero.”
https://t.co/soBEwGTSbd
This reinforces lazy tropes about women leaders in media:
- Older + seasoned, but unlikeable
- Passionate, but angry
- Smart, but crazy
- Well-intentioned, but naive
- Attractive, but uninformed or gaffe-prone
It’s unoriginal, lazy, and men don’t get the same either/or coverage.
Bingo. That’s one aspect of histrionic coverage: the notion that discrediting the messenger can discredit the message.
I spoke about this just yesterday in a public conversation w/ Ta-Nehisi Coates.
You can watch the whole exchange here: https://t.co/0f8DmMAgWl