CNN, May 17, 2024
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Rep. Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) got locked in a heated back-and-forth during a House
Oversight Committee hearing on holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in
contempt.
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The portion of this video that is the focus of this pancocojams post occurs from the beginning of the video to 5:04 in this video. That period of time shows the footage that C-SPAN filmed when that hearing became "heated."
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part I of a three part pancocojams series about the now infamous May 16, 2024 United States House Oversight Committee hearing.
This post showcases C-SPAN footage of a portion of the May 17, 2024 House of Representatives Oversight committee hearing and presents two excerpts about the heated exchange that occurred at that hearing between Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican-Georgia, Representative Jasmine Crockett (Democrat-Texas), and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democrat-New York).
This pancocojams post also presents explanations and comments about the vernacular meanings of the words "bleach blonde", "bad built', and "butch body" that was spoken by Representative Jasmine Crockett during that hearing. In addition,
This pancocojams post also presents comments about the pejorative vernacular meaning of the words "Oh girl, baby girl, don't even play" that were directed to Marjorie Taylor Greene by AOL during that May 16, 2024 House Oversigh Committee hearing..
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/05/representative-alexandria-ocasio-cortez.html--- for Part II of this pancocojams series. The title of that post is "Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & Representative Jasmine Crockett Were Told To "Calm Down" And "Control Themselves" During A House Oversight Committee Hearing".
Click ___ for Part III of this pancocojams post. That post showcases a country song that was composed and performed by Tennessee Brando entitled "Bleach Blonde, Bad Built, Butch Body". That song was inspired by the words that were spoken by Representatives Jasmine Crockett and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during that now infamous May 16, 2024 United States Congressional hearing .The lyrics for that song and selected comments from that YouTube video's discussion thread are also included in that post.
The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, political,and educational purposes.
Thanks to C-SPAN whose filming of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate is used by all of this nation's television channels. Thanks to CNN for publishing a complete video of this portion of that now infamous May 16, 2024 House Oversight Committee hearing on YouTube. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this pancocojams post.
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TWO EXCERPTS FROM ONLINE ARTICLES ABOUT THE HEATED EXCHANGES DURING THE MAY 16, 2024 UNITED STATES HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE HEARING
[Pancocojams Editor's Note: These sources are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.]
Source #1
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/greene-called-bleach-blonde-bad-174434071.html "Greene called ‘bleach blonde bad-built butch body’ in House
screaming match where ‘drinking was involved’" by Eric Garcia and James Liddell, May 17, 2024
"At a hearing to decide if US attorney general Merrick
Garland could be held in contempt of Congress, Georgia Republican Marjorie
Taylor Greene launched the first salvo about Democrat Jasmine Crockett’s “fake
eyelashes”.
“I’d like to know if any Democrats on the committee are employing Judge [Juan] Merchan’s daughter?” Ms Greene said on Thursday evening, referring to the judge who is overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Mr Trump and other Republicans have attacked Judge Merchan as too partisan, and highlighted that his daughter has worked for Democrats.
“Please tell me what that has to do with Merrick Garland?” Ms Crockett, a freshman member of the Oversight Committee, asked.
“I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading,” Ms Greene said.
The hearing then erupted with Chairman James Comer unable to contain proceedings for around an hour.
Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rebuked Ms Greene’s “disgusting” and “unacceptable” remarks about Ms Crockett.
“How dare you attack the physical appearance of another person?” Ms Ocasio-Cortez said.
The Republican taunted her, asking whether her feelings had been hurt.
“Oh girl, oh baby girl, don’t even play,” Ms Ocasio-Cortez retorted, leading to her counterpart mockingly adding: “Oh really, baby girl?”
Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the committee, also admonished her. “That’s beneath even you Ms Greene,” he said.
The back-and-fourth continued, with Ms Greene agreeing to strike her words from the record. However, she did not agree to apologise to Ms Crockett, which caused further anger in the Democratic camp.
When asked, Ms Ocasio-Cortez refused to enter a debate with Ms Greene, which resulted in the Republican’s final damning remark: “Yeah, you don’t have enough intelligence.”
Mr Comer said that Ms Greene’s insult ultimately did not violate House rules, leaving Ms Crockett scratching her head at the ruling.
“If someone on this committee then starts talking about somebody’s bleach blond, bad-built butch body, that would not be engaging in personalities, correct?” she asked the chairman.
Her question was met with confusion from Mr Comer. “Uh, what now?” he asked.
That prompted Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna to request that Ms Crockett’s words be stricken from the record, inviting a vocal response from Democrats.
“I’m trying to get clarification,” Ms Crockett said. “Don’t
tell me to calm down, because y’all talk noise and then you can’t take it,
because if I come and talk s*** about her, y’all gonna have a problem.”…
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Source #2
[Pancocojams Editor's Note: This article contains one example of profanity. That word isn't included in this excerpt.]
From https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/19/2241588/-Yes-MTGs-comment-was-racist-for-many-reasons-and-I-am-GLAD-Crockett-struck-back "Yes, MTGs comment was racist for many reasons and I am GLAD
Crockett struck back!" by sepiasiren, May 19, 2024
..."When I saw folks talking about the verbal throwing-of-hands
on the congressional floor between essentially three reps, namely MTG, AOC, and
Jasmine Crockett (I shorthand here because, man, my fingers and eyes are
cramping—lol), I did a Google search to learn more about it.
Long and short: Jasmine Crockett and Marjorie Taylor Greene exchanged barbs after the GA congresswoman made a comment about Jasmine Crockett’s eyelashes:
The comments drew immediate outrage from Democratic reps including committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who moved to strike Greene’s comments from the record. That motion ultimately failed, and Greene refused to apologize.
Crockett took that chance to ask for clarification. To Chairman James Comer (R-KY), she said, “I’m just curious. To better understand your ruling, if someone on this committee then starts talking about somebody’s bleached-blonde, bad-built, butch body, that would not be engaging in personalities, correct?”
Appearing on CNN Friday to discuss the heated exchange,
Crockett stood by her words, telling CNN’s Abby Phillip she had “no regrets”
about what she’d said. —The Daily Beast
Homegirl never mentioned Marge by name—but everyone knew who
she was referencing. A hit dog will holla, as they say.
Even Farron Balanced, which I usually like and agree with, claimed Jasmine Crockett "started" this fight:
Once again, a Black woman rises to defend herself against rebuke and attack, and once again, she is the one being targeted for shame by the press and even some allies.
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And seriously, who started it? Is this grade school?
But if we are going to go there:
Marjorie Taylor Green insulted Crockett's eyelashes, ergo, and appearance, i.e.:
The tension escalated when Ms Greene responded with,“I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you are reading.” NDTV world
Before anyone says anything, I chose that particular news outfit NDTV to quote because they posted a decent video of the event and matter of fact information. The above article also references AOC’s comments and barbs. First bump to AOC for having Crockett’s back.
People can post links to other news outlets they would like
to refer to in the comments below.
[…]
So, Farron, I can't entirely agree with you here, bruh.
Corkcett did not officially “start it,” hard finger quotes, but she sought to
end it and, to her credit, did not even use a name in her insult—unlike MTG,
who attacked both AOC and Crockett directly."...
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PART A -WHAT THE WORDS "BLEACH BLONDE", "BAD BUILD", AND "BUTCH BODY" MEAN
Bleach Blonde
From https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Bleach%20Blonde "urbandictionary.com bleach blonde
"Bleach Blonde
An obviously unnatural shade of blonde that many girls in
today's society dye their hair because they think it makes them appear
"hotter" and more appealing to men when in reality, it disgusts most
men and turns them away. Hair that is bleach blonde is typically ratty looking
with lots of split ends. Commonly seen on girls with carrott-orange
"tans" and girls who wear way too much makeup.
Heidi Pratt is a bleach blonde, her hair color is obviously artificial.
Having bleach blonde hair makes you look like a fake Barbie doll. That's not what most guys want. Most guys prefer a honey blonde or a dirty blonde over a bleach blonde.
by diirtyblondesdoitbetterrx May 25, 2010
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This is the top entry for that term as of May 20, 2024
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Bad Built
Source #1
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9I1DrNGHYg "Crockett speaks out about fight in Congress with Marjorie
Taylor Greene", CNN, May 17, 2024
[Pancocojams Editor's note: All of these quotes are from May 19, 2024, Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.]
!. @edemfiadonu2444
"Beach Blonde, Bad Built, Butch Body"
What an alliteration!!! High school English teachers
everywhere would be proud"
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2. @taniad2873
"The congresswoman should have said *Badly *
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3. @andrewdobson813
"@taniad2873 I strongly disagree. The vernacular form is
more appropriate."
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4. @aa-ng4ot
"It should've been said, "badly built ", not bad
built."
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5.
"@taniad2873 No she
should have said exactly what she did because she was using a phrase common in
urban spaces "bad built". I don't know why it's so hard for people to
accept language changes in different groups and locations. Stop assuming there
is an issue on someone else's part just because something deviates from your
expectations"
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Source #2
[Pancocojams Editor's Note- One of the entries for this term contains profanity that is fully spelled out in this quote.]
1. "Bad Built
being awkwardly shaped; upper body and lower body not
equally proportionate to each other; having a gut and tiny legs.
Dave: You saw that sexy thing that just passed by?
Jeff: No , that girl was nasty looking.
Dave: Well , i admit she was kind of bad built."
by Maria Anna Bell May 3, 2011
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If she’s a B.B.B. It’s an acronym for a bad built bitch.
When you see her, whether it’s with or without clothes the proportions are just
mind boggling. No, not to be confused with a bbw or an ssbbw. This bitch is
certifiably disproportionate. She may have an overly large chest but they’re
deflated. Also a large midsection to go along with it with very small legs is
common. They mostly look like Spongebob but can also look like Patrick. It is
hard to focus on what they are saying because they will most likely be wearing
something revealing. Thus further accentuating and displaying physical
attributes you would rather not have seen. By all means let her be proud and
confident. But make no mistake, She’s a b.b.b., triple b or 3b.
What she look like She bad? Nah bruh she a Bad Built
Bitch. Her upper body is big and her legs are small.
Don’t be fooled my boy she’s a triple b, she flat in all
the good parts and wide."
by MeChi6 March 19, 2022
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Source #3
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IMQ3SMF32k
House Committee Meeting Erupts In Chaos
| The View, published by The View, May 17, 2024
@Xav1298,May 19, 2024
"I think was she was saying is that MTG has a barrel shaped
body"
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In this comment "she" refers to Representative Jasmine Crockett and "MTG" refers to Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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Butch body
Source #1
From https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=butch "urbandictionay.com-butch"
a) "butch
A (traditionally) masculine man or woman, and especially a
masculine lesbian. Often the "dominant" partner in a lesbian
relationship, and especially of a butch/femme lesbian relationship.
Dressing masculinely does not make a woman into a lesbian,
contrary to popular belief; it's usually more convenient.
Acting masculinely only means that's the gender role that
the person identifies with; it has nothing to do with their sexual life. A
highly masculine man could be gay for all we know and a very feminine man could
be straight for all we know, and both of these cases are frequent.
Long, frilly dresses? Hair swept into a bun? Makeup? Silks
and satins? Sweet, shy disposition? Definitely a femme.
Short hair? Denim? Leather jacket? Nose piercings?
Motorcycles? Suits and ties? Loud and aggressive? How could that be more butch?
by Lorelili February 23, 2005
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This is the top entry for this word as of May 20, 2024
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b) "butch
Masculine or Macho dress and behavior, REGARDLESS of sex or
gender indentity.
"wow, that person dresses and acts in ways that are
steroetypically considered masculine or macho, they are butch."
by mistress tuesday February 4, 2006
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This is the second highest entry for this word as of May 20, 2024
"Butch body" means "a body that looks butch (masculine").
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Source #2
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9I1DrNGHYg
Pancocojams Editor's note: All of these comments were written on May18, 2024. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.]
1. @MH_6160
"@andrewdobson813 Using the term "butch" is a
homophobic trope."
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2. @qbalee8522
"And NO, it is not homophobic. I'm a homo and it DID NOT bother me"
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3. @zk4761
"@RhettaPeoples That's the whole point she was trying to
make, the inappropriateness of words. It
may or may not offend someone but the fact that it MAY offend someone it
shouldn't be used. I am not offended by
butch because to me it's a woman with manly characteristics but I can
understand to others
it might offend."
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"She" in this comment refers to Representative Jasmine Crockett.
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Source #3
From
https://www.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/comments/1cu292b/bleach_blonde_bad_built_butch_body/
1. jojothecat1995, May 17, 2024
"Serious question: is “badly built butch body” a slur? Isn’t
“butch” slang for a type of lesbian? Don’t get me wrong, I love seeing MTG get
flamed, but I was surprised by the use of “butch” as an insult, to describe an
unattractive body."
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2. SilverPearlGirl, May 17, 2024
"As a butch lesbian, I approve this message wholeheartedly.
MTG is a total asshole who deserves all the snap backs."
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PART B - The pejorative meaning of "Oh baby girl, don't even play"
Definition #2 from https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/baby_girl
"Chiefly African American Venacular (sometimes endearing, sometimes derogatory, Friendly or intimate term of address for a woman".
In African American Vernacular English, "Baby girl" is often used as a term of endearment. However, when Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said "Oh girl, baby girl, don't even play" during that May 16, 2024 House Oversight hearing, "baby girl" was a pejorative referent that minimizes and insults the female who is being addressed.
Also, in the context that she used those words, "Don't even play" is both a warning and a statement of fact that means "Don't play games with me (don't mess with me) unless you are ready to face the consequences because I'm definitely NOT playing. (I am serious). An earlier form of "Don't even play" is "Don't even try it".
The letters "FAFO" (f--k around and [you will] find out) are often used to refer to the consequences a person will face when they do or say something that results in them experiencing negative consequences.
Here's a comment about the words "Oh baby girl". Don't even play" from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMnJKXTaD6E&t=9s "My Song BROKE THE INTERNET, Tennessee Brando, May 18, 2024
@venanziocalise946, May 19, 203
"Raised in Bronx "don't even play baby girl is fight
words."
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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was born in the New York City borough of the Bronx and has lived their periodically.
I read a multiple comment exchange about Representative Ocasio-Cortez's statement "Oh girl, baby girl, don't even play" in one of the YouTube discussion threads that I read about the "Bleach blonde bad built butch body clapback or song. However, I didn't retrieve it then and can'tfind it now. The gist of those comments was that it's common for "baby girl" to have a "put down" negative meaning in the Bronx and in other boroughs of New York City.
Update: May 20, 2024: Here's another exchange about Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's (AOL's) statement (All of these comments were written on May 20, 2024, Numbers are added for referencing purposes only)
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSSC2OYq3nE "What’s The Real Reason Why MTG Verbally Attacked Jasmine
Crockett?", published by Karen Hunter Show, May 20, 2024
1.@excaliburofthelevant5750
"AOC is such a cornball oh baby gurl…gurl that was weak… get
your dozens up"
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dozens = the insult exchange "game" called "the dozens" and other names that is mostly associated with African Americans males, although African American females (and other people) also "play" the dozens
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2. @lydiamathis6319
"That was not AOC."
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3. @muadhnate
"Nah. She was swallowing a worse word than that. Baby girl
saved her."
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4. @gloriabrisco2810
"AOC was about to throw hands full Bronx style!! She's tired
of MTG foolishness!!"
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"throw hands" = physically fight
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5.
" @lydiamathis6319 yes it was"
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Update #2 (May20, 2024;10:22 PM
I still can't find that comment exchange that I mentioned earlier in this section, but here's another comment exchange that mentions "baby girl", AOL, and the Bronx:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMnJKXTaD6E&t=9s "My SONG BROKE THE INTERNET" * published by Tennessee Brando, May 19, 2024
1. @thudor1, May19, 2024
""Girl, baby GIRL!! Don't even PLAY!!!" is my new
favorite AOC quote!!!"
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2. @lindap6006, May 24, 2024
"Me too!!"
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4. @alanai1981, May 20,2024
"SHE HAD TO CATCH HERSELF FROM GOING FULL BRONX"
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