After Marjorie Taylor Greene hit a low blow at Jasmine Crockett, our senator should have acted like a true statesman and defended Jasmine Crockett, instead of making a silly joke.
If he were, then maybe Pennsylvania’s junior senator might have stepped up last week after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene made a disparaging comment about Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s eyelashes on the House floor.But instead of taking a stand on behalf of a Black woman and a fellow Democrat who had been mocked about her appearance by a leader of the House MAGA crew, Fetterman joked about it. In a post on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter,Talk about a wasted opportunity.
Greene responded: “I don’t think you know what we’re here for.” Then Greene added, “I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading.” Chaos followed, as Committee Chair James Comer tried to regain order. Crockett managed to get a dig in back at Greene, making a reference to “somebody’s bleach-blond, bad-built butch body.”I watched video of the incident multiple times, and found it somewhat triggering, given how many times I’ve seen this sort of scenario play out in traditionally white spaces, in which African Americans get shut down for defending themselves.
Policing Black women’s appearance in the workplace is nothing new (which is why the Crown Act, which guards against hair discrimination,Greene’s dig at Crockett was messy. Fetterman could have stayed out of it. Or made a comment on social media befitting someone of his political station. But instead, he posted a silly quip.about the freshman senator for his penchant for wearing shorts and baggy sweatshirts. Through it all, the Dems had his back.
She would rush to my defense the way she did with Crockett, warning Greene “oh girl, baby girl, don’t even play.″ Knowing someone has your back like that goes a long way with folks. Crockett will never forget Ocasio-Cortez’s actions last week, nor should she.
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