If you weren’t a teenager in early 2000s, then Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s tweet about being “Alex from the block” is probably lost on you.
🎶 Don’t be fooled by the plaques that we got, I’m still / I’m still Alex from the Bronx 🎶 pic.twitter.com/eO68AGxn2z
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) December 27, 2018
She’s trying to make a joke based on Jennifer Lopez’s song “Jenny From the Block” where the singer pays homage to her humble beginnings and tells listeners that it doesn’t matter how rich she gets, she still remembers where she came from.
Don’t be fooled by the rocks that I got
I’m still, I’m still Jenny from the block
Used to have a little, now I have a lot
No matter where I go, I know where I came from (South-Side Bronx!)
Don’t be fooled by the rocks that I got
I’m still, I’m still Jenny from the block
Used to have a little, now I have a lot
No matter where I go, I know where I came from (South-Side Bronx!)
Kinda funny. One of AOC’s best qualities is she’s young and able to tap into a “fun” persona that’s lacking in D.C.
However, others were quick to point out, her upbringing wasn’t QUITE as destitute as she’s painting it out to be.
The average household wealth of the town in which you grew up is $1.2 million. https://t.co/4sLCLWfnCb
— Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) December 28, 2018
Ocasio-Cortez responded and the two went back and forth for a while until she accused him of “mansplaining” her.
Yep. As everyone knows, I grew up between two worlds + experienced 1st hand how a child’s zip code can shape their destiny.
It was scrubbing those households’ toilets w/ my mother that I saw and breathed income inequality.
I decided to make a difference.
You decide to do this. https://t.co/kMtbGQo8o8— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) December 28, 2018
Right, but @Ocasio2018 didn’t grow up in a city. She grew up in a small, homogenous, affluent suburb, where she attended excellent schools before pretending she grew up in the Bronx. https://t.co/rLaUCLp3R8
— Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) December 28, 2018
In which a Republican literally tries to mansplaining *my own childhood* and life to me.
And in true mansplaining form, he’s doing it wrong with an great degree of confidence.
It begs the question: is the GOP really “sending us their best?” 🤔 https://t.co/GNr9NACGoC
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) December 28, 2018
She then compares herself to President Obama and says people are trying to “birther” her.
You’re the dude whose immediate reaction to winning my primary was posting a photo of my mom’s house.
Going to public school in Yorktown has *always* been how I told the story of income inequality.
You didn’t even know who I was 7 months ago. You’re not gonna “birther” me now. https://t.co/0MFKVX0eI0
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) December 28, 2018
Then shuts everyone down with her “clapback” hands.
Lastly, to all these corny Republicans trying to take the Bronx away from me: where on earth do you think these clapback Twitter hands came from??
Only one place 🙅🏽‍♀️🙅🏽‍♀️🙅🏽‍♀️
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) December 28, 2018