No words for this AOC Meme

[EffieBlack]

If this isn't the best meme ever - or at least in the top 20 - I don't know what ...



https://www.facebook.com/snarkydemocrat/photos/a.475161255873159/2065864866802782/?type=3&theater

[romainetarra]

1. omg

omg

[comradebillyboy]

81. Welcome to DU. Hope you like it here.

[tymorial]

2. God do I love her confidence.

Even if one didn't know much about her, its all over her face and posture. This is truly a fantastic photo. I am often annoyed by memes but this one couldn't be more perfect.

[Fresh_Start]

3. she is a force and I think she will eventually out Pelosi, Pelosi

I think that the GOP doesn't know what to do with her....so all of their attempts to diminished her have turned out out more harmful for them while adding to her mystique

[erronis]

67. "out Pelosi, Pelosi". Took me a second to parse positively. But speaker Pelosi

and so many people/women with character have made this moment possible. My applause to all of them that care for this country and democracy. Unlike the repuglicons.

[Glamrock]

4. I love her!

Smart, strong, beautiful, tough as nails, doesn't take shit from anyone. Why if I wasn't already married....I still wouldn't stand a chance.

[Rebl2]

18. Why did you

have to put the word beautiful in there. Why couldn’t you just say smart, strong and tough as nails?

[Glamrock]

20. Because she is?

Did you look at the picture?

[Lucky Luciano]

21. It's a fact. Hard not to notice. Sorry

[DemocracyMouse]

22. It's OK. Kennedy had charisma too (and a weird beauty)

[MontanaMama]

26. I get where you're coming from.

And I’m sensitive to it....especially as a woman. That said, with physical beauty comes power....there’s no denying it. Long term staying power is dependent on so much more than good looks. AOC is physically beautiful AND she has the goods in terms of smarts, courage and conviction that will carry her through.

[Rebl2]

37. I get that she is pretty

but it wasn’t necessary to say that. Sorry but I don’t believe that with beauty comes power. There are many people who are beautiful that have little or no power and many not so great looking people who have far to much power.

[Glamrock]

59. You get that she is pretty.

You now bear the same guilt you're trying to saddle me with. Acknowledging another's beauty doesn't mean that's the only thing you see in them. It'd only acknowledging what'd on the outside. I said she was far more than her looks. I purposefully put her intelligence and strength of character in front of her physical attributes. Why? Because those are far more important attributes. I can't tell you how to feel, but I'll tell you this.

I consider myself a feminist. My wife is my equal. My partner in life. Until men can carry a child to term, they have no business even speaking about a womans reproductive rights. If a woman does the same job as me she should be payed the same. Fucking period. No means no, regardless of the timeframe that no comes into play.

Those are strongly held beliefs I hold. I am your ally. If you are offended because I verbalized the fact thay she is physically attractive along with her other attributes? Hey baby, that's on you. (And before you attack me for that, I call my male friends baby too. Don't even try. Spend 2 minutes in MA and you'll ser that's true.) I refuse to apologize for seeing this young woman for what she is. If all you can see is me calling her a piece of meat, well than I gotta tell ya, you're seeing what you choose to see. And you can tell by the replies you've received you're probably wrong in that assertation..

If I seem pissed to you, yeah, I kinda am. I am your ally. I am on the frontlines and have been for decades in my blue collar world, defending womem's right to choose, women's right to fair pay. Getting in dude's shit when they catcall. To be called mysogenist for stating something that's plainly obvious to anyone is insulting.

Perhaps, and I'm just spitballing here, the more militant feminists among us should spend more time attacking those who consider women to be second class citizens than those on their side for slights they've pulled out of thin air. Regardless of the nasty reply I'm sure to get, I will continue to be the dude thay tries to school the real mysogenists in our society. The dude that votes with womens rights in mind. The dude who will drop everything and fucking throw down if he sees another man abusing a woman. Bit hey, I called a beautiful woman a beautiful woman. Shame on me.

[lunasun]

75. Hey Glamrock -yesterday on Du I was told that physical descriptions should not be allowed here

What are we have to be blind now ??

[Glamrock]

82. Insanity

And yet, there's never any outrage when it's Gavin Newsome or Joe Kennedy or Justin Trudeau being complimented on looks.

[flibbitygiblets]

72. On the subject of beauty

It's one of those things that aren't PC to say, but beauty can open doors. One can't get away with simply being beautiful (think Ivanka and most Kardashians) without having intelligence, kindness, empathy and many other things to be truly successful in life, a person who can lead and/or whom others aspire to be like.

Of course, there are plenty of men and women who are not strikingly attractive who manage to be successful. Beauty is not required, but it can help get attention, which is what seems to be happening with AOC. Fortunately she's got substance and the combination is what's getting her more attention than perhaps some of her peers.

Finally, although physical attractiveness can be a door-opener, it's also a double-edged sword. Personally I've had people pay attention to me because they were physically attracted, and then a bit surprised at my intelligence, particularly in the workplace (I work in tech/healthcare). I've overheard people (men and women) suggest I got promotions or power because of attractiveness, which is disheartening, but I know my record speaks for itself and I ignore those people, mostly. These days I work from home and don't have to deal with unwanted attention and/or anyone's opinion as to whether the inside matches the outside.


AOC isn't afforded that luxury, and the other weird stigma about being pretty is you're not allowed to complain about unwanted attention.

[sheshe2]

45. Someone posted that she is a young and beautiful intelligent Latina..

I asked what young and beautiful has to do with intelligence.

The woman has the ability to go places. I sincerely hope she does. She is new yet. We shall see.

[Rebl2]

51. Agreed!!!

[kiri]

47. It is no sin to look attractive--as a man or a woman

Mates in the ornithological and mammalian worlds are usually selected on the basis of...
(not sure about cetacean mammals...)

[fierywoman]

29. She's not working her beauty to be who she is. She's just (simply) beautiful.

[oldsoftie]

32. Why is it wrong to acknowledge beauty? Its not.

Just as theres nothing wrong with acknowledging a handsome man.
If people didnt want attractiveness to be noticed they wouldn't care what they wore.

[lunatica]

38. Oh! For crying out loud!

She is a beautiful woman.
There was a time when beautiful women were considered stupid airheads! Or gold diggers, or just to be used as adornment on some man’s arm. Or as something for men to grab at.

People would admire and like her even if she wasn’t beautiful!

[Ferrets are Cool]

42. FUCK!!!

Now it is not even acceptable to acknowledge a persons beauty? FUCK THAT! Would it be alright if I said that President Obama is HANDSOME? Or is that too sexist too?

[Heartstrings]

50. I will be the first to say

Obama is handsome af!

Come on, is that “sexist”?....no, it’s my truth....

Glamrock also identifies AOC’s other attributes.....geesh people!

[Ferrets are Cool]

52. +1

[OregonBlue]

80. Agree 100%. Get a grip people. I'm an old woman and

I think she is a beautiful young woman. That is not a judgement on her brains or talent. Can people just stop with the overly politically correct b.s. It's getting both ridiculous and tiresome and makes us all sound like a bunch of left wing nut cases.

[malachi]

69. Thanks.

[uponit7771]

46. We don't hate facts on DU, it's OK to state them openly

[riverwalker]

5. Love it love it

Lol

[GulfCoast66]

6. I don't know who those boys are...

But I can guarantee you that when I was their age when a lady like that walked by, her father would be the last thing on my mind!

I often disagree with her and think she is sometimes misguided, but I just love having confident, strong women in our caucus. It makes us stronger and represents the future.

I especially love Senator Sinema from Arizona. Those stiff neck misogynist don’t have a clue how to deal with her.

[tonedevil]

12. The joke is that...

those boys are used to having girls pay attention to them because they, the boys, have rich fathers and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez doesn't seem impressed.

[Igel]

40. And we know that how?

Oh. I see. You can just tell by looking at them.

[tonedevil]

70. Is this you being offended...

that the boys in the picture are being falsely described? All I was doing was explaining how the joke in the meme worked to GulfCoast66 as they didn't seem to understand who's father was being discussed. For the purpose of the meme they appear to be privileged young fellows struck by the beauty and confidence of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez. Of course the truth of any or all of the boys circumstances is not ascertainable from a photograph.

[lunasun]

78. More proof that no good deed goes unpunished

[stonecutter357]

7. K&R

[mcar]

8. That's a good one

[wroberts189]

9. Help me out here... who is she ignoring?

A pub...or just a bunch of guys standing in awe of her...?

Cause I would be too ..

[irisblue]

10. They look like congressional interns.

[JackInGreen]

19. Those still 'waiting in line' on the right

Toeing the line and unmanned by a woman accomplishing more than they thought was possible...for the 'other' side.

[Blue_true]

23. At that age, I had hormones spurting out of my ears.

They were reasonably respectful for males their age. AOC is a bonafide mini celebrity, how that that play into the boys seeing her for the first time in person.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

11. Love it!!

[Gothmog]

13. Great meme

[TheBlackAdder]

14. What's that third guy from the back looking at? The tall one. :-D

[Blue_true]

25. When you were that age, what did you look at?

I know what I would have been looking at, given that I was a boiling tube of hormones at that age. Fortunately, growing older wisens us all.

[Wounded Bear]

34. Not ALL of us...

[Blue_true]

43. Some people never grow old I guess. nt

[Wounded Bear]

55. They grow old, they just don't grow up...

[dflprincess]

48. It's the one in the middle that makes me laugh

I'm surprised his eyes didn't fall out and roll after her.

[cwydro]

15. I have no idea who those boys are, but it's still funny as hell.

Are they college kids or what?

[EffieBlack]

17. They're probably Congressional interns - most likely college

[dflprincess]

49. They look young enough, they might even be pages

they're usually under 18.

[zentrum]

16. She's so awesome.

[jalan48]

24. She's what we need. I hope we can get more like her.

[sheshe2]

53. We already have them.

They are part of our new Congress. Sadly no one sees the work that they are already doing for their communities that elected them.

[jalan48]

54. More of them all then..

[Voltaire2]

60. Lulzd.

[kwolf68]

27. She is great

WE KNOW she's a winner because of how the right and Faux News are working to destroy her before she even gets started.

[Ohiogal]

28. What a great meme!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

30. Ha, love it!

[JHan]

31. lololololooololol win

[snacker]

33. The. Best.

[bdamomma]

35. She's confident

proud, and tell it like it is. All the best to her.

[mjvpi]

36. Those guys are transfixed by the target on her back.

Can you imagine the pressure that she is under? She seems to really enjoy life. Everything in her past is going to be dissected by the right. I’ve seen so many people torn down because their ideas and ideals are so strong.

Democratic Socialism makes perfect sense to me as well.

[EffieBlack]

39. I don't think they were checking out a target on her back ...

[Wawannabe]

44. Agreed

I am pretty sure the one is checkin her behind!

[Quixote1818]

41. K and R

[MaryMagdaline]

56. Great meme!

[Blue Owl]

57. The Congresswoman from Ipanema

each one she passes goes... aaahh...

[UniteFightBack]

58. All the right wingers are IN LOVE/LUST with AOC. It's pretty damn obvious. nt

[Niagara]

61. K & R

[fescuerescue]

62. It's a really good picture

But it's doesn't really click as a meme.

Honestly, I think those guys are looking at her in admiration. At least that's what I see.

But a great picture.

[thesquanderer]

65. I know. I didn't really get the meme either. But good pic. (n/t)

[ashling]

63. More accurately

18 words, but who's counting?

[hostalover]

64. I love her!!

[SpankMe]

66. She's all-in

I hope she never tires of this whole member-of-congress thing. She's good at it and will be good for the Dems and left flank of the country for decades.

[Kind of Blue]

68. My girl. Love her!

[pdsimdars]

71. Aren't those the kids from the high school shooting who put the whole anti-gun movement in motion?

It would have been more impressive if they had been some rich, powerful person's kids. Just sayin'.

[Act_of_Reparation]

73. A photograph is 1/100 of a second frozen in time.

Many photographs, even the famous powerful ones, are not what you think they are. Still, what people think they are is powerful. They don't need to be accurate.

[Initech]

74. Love it!!!!

[FM123]

76. btw Congrats EffieBlack on your 13,000th post!

edit: +4 since I posted, oh my....

[EffieBlack]

77. Well, whattaya know about that?

I didn't even notice.

Thanks!

[The Liberal Lion]

79. Love her

In a perfectly admirable and respectful way

[samir.g]

83. Those slack-jawed rich white boys look stunned.

"Let me tell you about my dad's mercedes!"