{"id":733119,"date":"2021-09-09T07:06:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T11:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=733119"},"modified":"2021-09-09T07:06:11","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T11:06:11","slug":"aoc-lashes-out-over-coverage-of-her-menstruating-people-remark-gop-view-women-as-uterus-holders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-lashes-out-over-coverage-of-her-menstruating-people-remark-gop-view-women-as-uterus-holders\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC Lashes Out Over Coverage Of Her \u2018Menstruating People\u2019 Remark: GOP View Women As \u2018Uterus Holders\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faoc-lashes-out-over-coverage-of-her-menstruating-people-remark-gop-view-women-as-uterus-holders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=733119&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AOC-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY) lashed out on Wednesday after she was mocked online over an interview she had with CNN where she described biological women as \u201cmenstruating people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AOC originally made the remarks in response to comments from Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who said that Texas\u2019s new pro-life law does not force a rape victim to carry pregnancy to term because the law \u201cprovides at least six weeks for a person to be able to get an abortion.\u201d Abbott later took a tough stance against sexual crimes, saying that the state was \u201caggressively going out and arresting\u201d those who committed such crimes.<\/p>\n<p>AOC responded to those remarks by calling them \u201cdisgusting,\u201d claiming that Abbott was not \u201cfamiliar with a menstruating person\u2019s body.\u201d AOC also referred to pregnant biological women as \u201cpeople who do give birth,\u201d \u201cwomen,\u201d and \u201cany menstruating person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone of this is about supporting life,\u201d AOC claimed without evidence. \u201cWhat this is about is controlling women\u2019s bodies, &amp; controlling people who are not cisgender men. This is about making sure that someone like me as a woman or any menstruating person in this country cannot make decisions over their own body.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.034843205575\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AOC<\/a> struggling for consistency as she alternatively uses the phrases \u201cpeople who give birth,\u201d \u201cwomen,\u201d and \u201cany menstruating person\u201d to describe women affected by Texas\u2019 Heartbeat Act. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KeiXAcXLuN\">pic.twitter.com\/KeiXAcXLuN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaryMargOlohan\/status\/1435570371726618625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>AOC responded to a tweet from the Daily Mail, which tweeted a link to a news article, writing: \u201cAOC calls women \u2018menstruating people\u2019 while explaining the female.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot just women! Trans men &amp; non-binary people can also menstruate. Some women also *don\u2019t* menstruate for many reasons, including surviving cancer that required a hysterectomy. GOP mad at this are protecting the patriarchal idea that women are most valuable as uterus holders,\u201d AOC claimed. \u201cTrans, two-spirit, and non-binary people have always existed and will always exist. People can stay mad about that if they want, or they can grow up.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"13.004184100418\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trans, two-spirit, and non-binary people have always existed and will always exist.<\/p>\n<p>People can stay mad about that if they want, or they can grow up \u270c\ud83c\udffd\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1435674825557749763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1435757221850361863\">responded<\/a> to AOC\u2019s tweet by writing, \u201cYour rantings and efforts to erase women set back centuries of work by great women who fought to secure our rights and identity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiological human females menstruate,\u201d writer Chad Felix Greene <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chadfelixg\/status\/1435683394302664711\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cPhysical disorders can interfere with this natural process, but only females have the physical body parts to menstruate. Pretending otherwise is simply denying science in favor of a belief system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOr because we\u2019re tired of being erased,\u201d writer Tiana Lowe <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TianaTheFirst\/status\/1435686120885469185\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cThis bastardization of language typically only goes one way, and that\u2019s against women. \u2018Birthing people,\u2019 \u2018menstruaters,\u2019 \u2018chest feeders.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ability to bring children into the world is 100% unique to women, and it\u2019s an incredible gift,\u201d reporter Mary Margaret Olohan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaryMargOlohan\/status\/1435675633720471559\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other top responses included:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.0909090909091\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&lt;Replaces &#8220;MOM&#8221; tattoo with &#8220;UTERUS HOLDER&#8221;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I6te7xU7Ij\">https:\/\/t.co\/I6te7xU7Ij<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Gabriel (@exjon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/exjon\/status\/1435730152147742720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.3770491803279\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thought leaders of &#8216;progressive&#8217; America. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wy7pbGAhSy\">https:\/\/t.co\/wy7pbGAhSy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sreemoy Talukdar (@sreemoytalukdar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sreemoytalukdar\/status\/1435685548002136065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.0110497237569\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s truly incredible the linguistic gymnastics people like AOC will attempt all to undermine women. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cdLVFS9wiB\">https:\/\/t.co\/cdLVFS9wiB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tr\u00e9 Goins-Phillips \ud83d\ude0e (@tregp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tregp\/status\/1435678296944091136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.8231292517007\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude15<br \/>So biological women? Even those who don&#8217;t identify as women. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BeZngACvwp\">https:\/\/t.co\/BeZngACvwp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christopher D. White (@ZanderKelly30) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZanderKelly30\/status\/1435676091289673735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY) lashed out on Wednesday after she was mocked online over an interview she had with CNN where she described biological women as \u201cmenstruating people.\u201dAOC originally &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-733119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=733119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=733119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=733119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=733119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}