If Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) was a sensation after the “bleach blonde bad built butch body” comment made at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene she received waves of applause from a lot of people on the left, happy to witness someone standing up to Rep. Greene. Georgia Republican.
However, there were some who were a bit irritated, particularly when the alliterative slur soaked into.
In slamming Greene who had previously made a negative observation about Crockett’s eyelashes Crockett made use of language that made him feel demeaning to a large group of people.
“While I was proud of Rep. Crockett for advocating for herself as fiercely as she advocates for others, I was upset at the inclusion of the word ‘butch’ in her take down of MTG,” said Victoria Kirby York, director of public policy and programs at the National Black Justice Coalition.
“As I feared, homophobic and misogynist people used her words as an opportunity to attack masculine-presenting women and women with naturally occurring masculine features,” York said to The Hill in an email.
Crockett was later seen posting a message on social media platform X which appeared to apologize for her use of the word “butch,” saying she did been a victim of the term and “will always stand 10 toes down with the community & meant no harm to anyone in the community.”
However, she plans to continue the sales of T-shirts that use the slogan throughout the way she did in a Thursday morning appearance during a Thursday morning appearance on “The View.”
“When I set out to do the trademark … it was because there was a demand,” she told me, before saying that the virality will aid her “save our democracy.”
Crockett is a Texas representative. She represents the overwhelmingly blue 30th Congressional District and is seeking reelection next year, but doesn’t have any Republican opponent. She was the winner of her Democratic primaries in the month of March, with more than 90% of the votes.
“As a fan of Rep. Crockett, I assume she intended her remarks to be specific to MTG and not broadly,” York stated.
“However the brilliant lawful and parliamentary rule she relied on to demand clarification caused her words to be misinterpreted. Tom boys, butch women and women suffering from ailments like alopecia, hirsutism micromastia and deep voices have been surrounded for these past few days surrounded by newsfeeds brimming with photos of women who are targeted and mocked along with positive comments focusing upon Rep. Crockett reclaiming her authority following MTG’s slurs.”
Photos of people applauding Crockett have been circulating through social networks. Some of the Crockett supporters wrote country, rap or gospel songs that became viral too.
Greene is an ex- CrossFit fitness instructor, posted an image of her lifting weights on social media just following the discussion. “Yes my body is built and strong,” she wrote “NOT with nips, tucks, plastic, or silicone, but through a healthy lifestyle.”
Greene after her election into House Speaker in 2021 House from 2021, has often been a target for LGBTQ rights. Greene has earlier called for an end of LGBTQ Pride Month, which is celebrated every year in June.
“[Crockett’s] clapback is just as brilliant with one alliterative word removed — butch,” York stated. “I hope everyone thinking of capitalizing off this viral moment, including Rep. Crockett, removes butch from the alliteration.”
It doesn’t seem that way however. On Wednesday, a fundraiser email from Biden’s campaign for reelection that included the name of Crockett was addressed with the subject “BBBBBB,” an apparent reference to Crockett’s insult.
National LGBTQ advocacy groups that typically criticize lawmakers in Congress and other public figures who employ sexist language in their attacks on the LGBTQ community have remained silent on the remarks of Crockett.
For comment, requests at the LGBTQ media advocacy group GLAAD and The Congressional Equality Caucus — of which Crockett is a part of — and the Human Rights Campaign went unanswered.
Crockett’s office did not respond to a request for comments.