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ShazzieB

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106. I'm white and female, too.

Mon May 12, 2025, 02:16 PM

May 12

And I don't find Cockett's remark at all offensive. It's not the most tactful thing she could have said, but definitely not worthy of all the pearl clutching I'm seeing here.

If anyone here feels personally wounded by that comment, I think their reaction says more about them than it does about Crockett.

P.S. For the record, Jasmine Crockett can call me a "white girl" any time she wants.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] milestogo May 12 OP

Post removed Post removed May 12 #1

They should be polite and kind! dpibel May 12 #27

Yeah. Too bad we can't just respect each other and call each other by our preferred names Not slogans and slander Walleye May 12 #2

What is the context of the OP? harumph May 12 #3

Crockett suggests Democrats looking to run 'safest White boy' in 2028, hints at specific candidate underpants May 12 #6

Oh wow. Dr. Strange May 12 #9

I heard it used on MSNBC's new weekend show... AntiFascist May 12 #111

It is obvious the point she is making. I don't see it as offensive. Doodley May 12 #131

Likewise. H2O Man May 12 #159

Curious.... MorbidButterflyTat May 12 #158

Well done. H2O Man May 12 #160

Yes it is offensive, along with WT, witey, etc... 58Sunliner May 12 #4

It is offensive. ForgedCrank May 12 #5

I would say it is, but it doesn't have the same power as the other way EdmondDantes_ May 12 #7

Good answer wryter2000 May 12 #105

But it IS offensive. MineralMan May 12 #8

...unless he's playing funky music.. thomski64 May 12 #26

You're as True Dough May 12 #39

Best comment. OAITW r.2.0 May 12 #181

How about referring to an adult female as "girl"? niyad May 12 #66

I try to be very careful about that exboyfil May 12 #94

Yes. As a man, I don't do that. MineralMan May 12 #104

Send Rep Crockett a letter telling her how Bettie May 12 #10

She was talking about white men who are possible Democratic candidates for president. milestogo May 12 #19

yep, they are. Sorry you are offended. WhiteTara May 12 #38

certainly is tame in comparison of the words used to describe women WhiteTara May 12 #41

White Girl is the equivalent of White Boy. maxsolomon May 12 #63

And when women are called "Girl" (with any qualifier in front of it)... Bettie May 12 #78

no one calls us white girls but WhiteTara May 12 #90

That's beside the point. milestogo May 12 #135

Their resumes certainly seem to be more impressive than Rep. Crockett's n/t MichMan May 12 #46

Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris had more impressive resumes Quiet Em May 12 #49

I don't recall Clinton or Harris referring to other Democrats as "white boys" MichMan May 12 #122

What does that have to do with anything? Quiet Em May 12 #136

IF she had said "male" they'd have their undies in a twist too Bettie May 12 #139

Ha. You a probably correct on that. Quiet Em May 12 #143

Probably because most of them are 20-25 years older than her. intheflow May 12 #165

Nope - only one JustAnotherGen May 12 #180

Crockett is allegedly on Colbert tonight. flvegan May 12 #28

Hell hath no fury Quiet Em May 12 #30

No shit. MorbidButterflyTat May 12 #152

Its ok to Mountainguy May 12 #36

"White boy" is a racially charged comment? Really? ShazzieB May 12 #65

It 100% is Mountainguy May 12 #67

I do not believe thst it is "racially charged." ShazzieB May 12 #102

It's not offensive to me. Littlered May 12 #172

It isn't Cirsium May 12 #184

That's not the point! Happy Hoosier May 12 #59

I'm a white guy and am not even 0.01% offended. Doodley May 12 #138

Good for you. Happy Hoosier May 12 #146

What offends me are lawmakers who do not speak out with the passion and vigor that we have seen from Jasmine Crockett Doodley May 12 #155

That's not really an answer. Happy Hoosier May 12 #157

She fucked up according to who? Doodley May 12 #162

Me. Happy Hoosier May 12 #163

Women tolerate dismissive insults every day of our lives Bettie May 12 #142

Offended? Cirsium May 12 #187

So, what do you want? Bettie May 12 #199

What Bettie said, all of it. ShazzieB May 12 #61

Beware the dominant culture Keepthesoulalive May 12 #69

I hear you! ShazzieB May 12 #75

There is no outrage, no pearl clutching, no overreaction. milestogo May 12 #175

Don't listen, then Cirsium May 12 #194

I don't get the question. Biophilic May 12 #11

How well did that work out for us the last time? radicalleft May 12 #15

And perhaps if she'd had more than 3 months for people to get to know her... Biophilic May 12 #20

It was plenty of time for people to get to know her. It's just that people are hateful idiots. NoRethugFriends May 12 #33

She was VP for 3 & 1/2 years prior to being nominated for president MichMan May 12 #44

Agreed, but, I did not start this conversation to talk about past elections. Biophilic May 12 #53

But previous elections are the context in which Crockett made the comment. ShazzieB May 12 #88

Her campaign did a poor job of managing that madville May 12 #80

Sadly, the best candidate may be the one who is the safest bet to win dflprincess May 12 #82

That may be true Bettie May 12 #174

Mildly offensive. Wingus Dingus May 12 #12

Lifelong white boy here. BannonsLiver May 12 #13

Agreed... radicalleft May 12 #16

it's only offensive if you pronounce it "hwite" Blue_Adept May 12 #14

Explain to me why it is A_Woman_from_MI May 12 #17

So are we going to cancel Crockett now? This is her comment, right? flvegan May 12 #18

Exactly. It says just as much about Trump voters as it does the Dems Iris May 12 #21

It seems a comment meant to be offensive Beringia May 12 #24

I am totally shocked that you were unaware about the term "black boy" NoRethugFriends May 12 #34

I guess that is some octopus mind convoluted sarcasm Beringia May 12 #55

If it's not sarcasm, I was honestly amazed. NoRethugFriends May 12 #98

Get used to losing... Happy Hoosier May 12 #161

It's certainly not classy, that's for sure. Jedi Guy May 12 #22

I am an adult woman. If a man refers to me as a girl, I correct him. Its demeaning. milestogo May 12 #85

I agree 100% phylny May 12 #93

"If a term is meant to belittle another person or group, then that's what it means." Jedi Guy May 12 #167

Another own goal! Ponietz May 12 #23

Tempest in a teapot. harumph May 12 #25

It's pejorative and hostile at best, often used in anger or disgust. Eugene May 12 #29

And Jasmine Crockett has no reason to be angry or disgusted. 1WorldHope May 12 #71

I read that with Bettie May 12 #144

Because there's a difference between punching up and punching down. It's not hard. WhiskeyGrinder May 12 #31

Sitting members of congress shouldn't say racist things. Mountainguy May 12 #45

"White boy" is not a racist term. Mentioning race is not racist, and "boy" is not racist when talking about white people WhiskeyGrinder May 12 #48

Emasculating men Mountainguy May 12 #70

Emasculating? how so WhiskeyGrinder May 12 #76

I'm not a boy Mountainguy May 12 #96

What???? Cirsium May 12 #185

THIS!!!! ShazzieB May 12 #92

Wrong. Mountainguy May 12 #97

In your opinion. Which is different from mine. ShazzieB May 12 #107

Suggesting the next Democratic Mountainguy May 12 #110

I just don't see it the way you do. ShazzieB May 12 #125

No, it's not "racist", it's an opinion on how some donors are thinking muriel_volestrangler May 12 #132

Highly offensive Mountainguy May 12 #134

It isn't racist Cirsium May 12 #183

Don't punch at all exboyfil May 12 #95

Yup. Mountainguy May 12 #109

Why is a "democrat " punching other democrats at all? questionseverything May 12 #115

Not just unoffended by it, but also perceive the hullaballoo as trivial. Torchlight May 12 #32

I'm sorry you are offended. WhiteTara May 12 #35

I think... Mike Nelson May 12 #37

I dunno. It sounds like it might be. CTyankee May 12 #40

I'm white and female, too. ShazzieB May 12 #106

White guy here. Agree 100%. No need for people to be so easily offended. Doodley May 12 #141

Agreed! ShazzieB May 12 #176

Shrug FullySupportDems May 12 #42

We can either decide that ALL Mountainguy May 12 #43

I'm sure the Hispanic people being kidnapped off our streets by ICE are laughing at Crockett's triviality. jalan48 May 12 #47

I'm an old black woman and I don't want to hear boy, black boy, white boy none MenloParque May 12 #50

I think that changes my mind a little FullySupportDems May 12 #129

Many years ago Keepthesoulalive May 12 #51

Snow, cracker, honky, off the top of my head. BeerBarrelPolka May 12 #52

Unfortunate words Keepthesoulalive May 12 #54

. BeerBarrelPolka May 12 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity May 12 #79

Sorry kid went to school in Florida Keepthesoulalive May 12 #83

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity May 12 #89

Peckerwood is used to define backwoods southern types Keepthesoulalive May 12 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity May 12 #117

If a black person in the south had used Peckerwood Keepthesoulalive May 12 #126

White southerner here. Not offended. nature-lover May 12 #56

This white Texas Democrat agrees with you. Paladin May 12 #60

Because I'm not offended by it. BlueTsunami2018 May 12 #58

This is exactly why Dems/Liberals look weak... radicalleft May 12 #62

I don't like her comment pinkstarburst May 12 #64

I would be excited to vote for JB Pritzker. ShazzieB May 12 #114

I think jb is great too but I don't know if being Jewish hurts his chances questionseverything May 12 #191

reminds me of stillcool May 12 #68

This is a case for the snow flake patrol. 1WorldHope May 12 #72

Odd description 'skin-crawl' stillcool May 12 #84

She was absolutely right to use that term, imo. Oneironaut May 12 #73

My first reaction was that it was very cute, then that there will be touchiness. betsuni May 12 #74

That kind of casual contempt is part of her schtick Bok_Tukalo May 12 #77

Yeah, it's her stage persona Sympthsical May 12 #81

it should be touched upon, a lot Celerity May 12 #108

Well, I could rephrase here Sympthsical May 12 #121

Oh, for sure I meant touched upon HERE on DU. And I would not just stop on that subject. But alas, my 'perch' would not Celerity May 12 #124

She was on Urban View Cirsium May 12 #192

I quit getting offended by words a long time ago, follow the money and actions! Brainfodder May 12 #86

Explain to me why anyone believes a Faux news story Greywing May 12 #87

Huh? There are other sources. betsuni May 12 #91

Welcome aboard the "i'm offended train"! flying rabbit May 12 #99

LOL, it's better than 'white trash' n/t AntiFascist May 12 #100

Calling any man a "boy" is meant to be offensive as is adding "white" before it. elocs May 12 #103

Which man has she called a white boy? Here's the answer: She's not talking about an actual person! Doodley May 12 #147

Can you explain what she's talking about then? Llewlladdwr May 12 #168

it's not that they don't have the right to complain Skittles May 12 #173

There we go Cirsium May 12 #112

Did they use mind control Mountainguy May 12 #113

Huh? Cirsium May 12 #196

Good gad! mcar May 12 #116

The demand that everyone from every background and socioeconomic or education level only speak in Ol Janx Spirit May 12 #118

Jesus Christ JustAnotherGen May 12 #119

We must tone police ourselves in certain blogs Keepthesoulalive May 12 #145

This right here is what we need: Bettie May 12 #149

Bring a folding chair JustAnotherGen May 12 #179

This smells like someone is complaining about reverse racism LearnedHand May 12 #120

Words are not inherently offensive. The context in which they are used and the intent behind them is. meadowlander May 12 #123

honestly, I can't explain it.... mike_c May 12 #127

Whatever you want to call anybody Meowmee May 12 #128

Of course it's offensive. Llewlladdwr May 12 #130

Which man has she called a white boy? Here's the answer: She's not talking about an actual person! Doodley May 12 #148

Can you explain what she's talking about then? Llewlladdwr May 12 #166

It's an offensive comment rollin74 May 12 #133

To try to turn this comment into a scandal doesn't help us. I listen to WHAT she is saying, rather than find fault. Doodley May 12 #137

Its not a good idea to "attack" members of your own party, milestogo May 12 #140

It's like, "Let's not listen to what she is actually saying. Let's destroy her!" This is how we lose elections. Doodley May 12 #151

Who said "Let's destroy her!"? milestogo May 12 #156

Crockett is a disciplined speaker, she thought about and meant every word in that speech questionseverything May 12 #164

Are you saying that you knew what she was thinking, and as a result, you are accusing a Democratic lawmaker of Doodley May 12 #171

Addressing an adult male you don't know of another race as 'boy' is intended to be offensive Bonx May 12 #150

I hope MorbidButterflyTat May 12 #153

Would you say that if someone called Barack Obama "boy"? milestogo May 12 #177

Really? Cirsium May 12 #195

White boy, cracker and honky just as offensive as names people call doc03 May 12 #154

M'Eh! ProfessorGAC May 12 #169

I'm a big advocate of the "other shoe test" WarGamer May 12 #170

False equivalence Cirsium May 12 #190

I want to share another perspective ecstatic May 12 #178

Hats off to Jasmine Crocket for getting a huge response on DU. This white boy approves. . OAITW r.2.0 May 12 #182

I'm more offended that my two democratic white boy senators have voted for 10 & 8 of Trump's noms. CrispyQ May 12 #186

Krasnov offends me. Every MAGAtMotherfucker offends me. "White Boy" not so much Stinky The Clown May 12 #188

I'm not offended by it Blue Owl May 12 #189

Is this Democratic Underground SocialDemocrat61 May 12 #193

What an eye-opener Cirsium May 12 #197

Guess what... appmanga May 12 #198