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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Thursday dubbed the House Freedom Caucus the “burn-it-all-down caucus,” a swipe at the conservative group that ousted her from its ranks over the summer.

“I’m not a member of the burn-it-all-down caucus anymore,” Greene told reporters. “I’m a greatly, very happily a free agent and I want to do my job here.”

Members of the caucus voted to boot Greene from their ranks over the summer after the Georgia Republican supported the debt limit bill that Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Biden crafted to avoid a default, which drew ire from many in the right flank — some of whom are members of the caucus.

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[–] Goodtoknow@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (15 children)

Can we criticize even shitty people without resorting to sexist remarks please? Lemmy feels like it should be above that kinda language. Call her a turd or whatever 💩

[–] 2d4_bears@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 year ago (7 children)

It’s always disappointing to see people who think themselves reasonable delighting in the usage of slurs when given the opportunity to tear down someone they perceive as disliked by their community. It is much more damning to them than the object of their ire.

Greene is a symptom of the cancer metastasized on our civilization, but deploying gendered slurs against her is counterproductive and pitiful.

[–] BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

1: Bitch isn’t a slur any more than dick is. That’s just an objectively false statement.

2: If someone is being a bitch, I’m going to call them a bitch - regardless of gender

Or would you prefer “cunt”?

[–] 2d4_bears@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately for you, you are not the authority on what is and isn’t a slur.

It has been used as a "term of contempt towards women" for "over six centuries", and is a slur that fosters sexism against women. It has been characterized as "an archaic word demeaning women since as early as the 15th century" that seeks to control women.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitch_(slang)

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