Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her partner Riley Roberts were followed and shouted at by a group of pro-Palestine protestors at a movie theater in Brooklyn, New York, on Friday night. The pair were filmed walking away from a handful of people who demanded that Ocasio-Cortez call the crisis in Gaza a genocide.
Ocasio-Cortez kept her cool throughout most of the minute and a half, but at the end turned on the group and said they would edit the content out of context before she added, Its fed up. And youre not helping these people. And youre not helping them.
The two were filmed attempting to get away from the group at the beginning of the video. Ocasio-Cortez is seen shaking her head but staying silent as one person said, You refuse to call it a genocide. She then turned to face the man and said, I need you to understand this is not okay.
Its not okay that theres a genocide, youre not actively against it, the man replied. Youre lying! Ocasio-Cortez called as she and Riley went down an escalator.
Im lying? the man asked. You went on TV and avoided talking about it. The group then followed Ocasio-Cortez down the escalator.
A woman then said, If you cant call it a genocide then how before Ocasio-Cortez rounded on her. The pair quietly spoke back and forth before the woman said loudly, Were not lying you havent been calling it a genocide. Dont tell me Im lying.
As the group moved down a second escalator, the woman yelled, Over 30,000 people are dead, AOC, you cant just say it for once? Just say the word, thats it, thats all we want you to say.
The group then continued outside the theater, where Roberts pleaded, Stop. Okay? Stop. The woman replied, Were not going anywhere. Were just talking to an elected public official, thats all were doing, thats it.
Ocasio-Cortez gestured broadly at the camera and said, Youre going to cut this and youre going to clip this so that its completely out of context. I already said that it was. And yall are just going to pretend that it wasnt, over and over again. Its fed up. And youre not helping these people. And youre not helping them.
After the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza in January, Ocasio-Cortez did not expressly call the catastrophe in Gaza a genocide but said that no one should toss someone out of our public discourse for using the term.
The fact that [the ICJ] said theres a responsibility to prevent it, the fact that this word is even in play, the fact that this word is even in our discourse, I think demonstrates the mass inhumanity that Gazans are facing, she added.
Whether you are an individual that believes this is a genocidewhich by the way, in our polling we are seeing large amounts of Americans concerned specifically with that word. So I dont think that it is something to completely toss someone out of our public discourse for using.
Ah yes, Humble Novice and his anti Pro-Palestine protesters topicWhy are you trying to derail this topic?
Why are you trying to derail this topic?
Why are you trying to derail this topic?
Ah yes, Humble Novice and his anti Pro-Palestine protesters topic
Lmao derail, upset that you're being called out?Excuse you? Sounds to me like you're just looking to pick a fight.
As if your agenda not obvious enough.
After the other topic where you try to pit pro Palestinian against Black Community for the use of Rest In Power and you flop badly, you make another topic, now to pit against AOC supporter
Excuse you? Sounds to me like you're just looking to pick a fight.
All you do is try to pick fights with leftists.How? I haven't even mentioned anything about leftists in this topic to be exact.
Excuse you? Sounds to me like you're just looking to pick a fight.
Said the guy that always complain about "terminally online leftist", while hypocritically being terminally online himself.You ought to look at yourself in the mirror first.
You ought to look at yourself in the mirror first.
Excuse you? Sounds to me like you're just looking to pick a fight.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/29893c9f.jpg
Excuse you? Sounds to me like you're just looking to pick a fight.
Ah yes, Humble Novice and his anti Pro-Palestine protesters topicPro-Palestine as a movement is a good thing. That doesnt mean every protestor or protest is fully immune to criticism, like with what happened here.
How? I haven't even mentioned anything about leftists in this topic to be exact.
Pro-Palestine as a movement is a good thing. That doesnt mean every protestor or protest is fully immune to criticism, like with what happened here.They act as if it's blasphemous to legitimately criticize protesters when they mess up or do something wrong.
I understand your beef with TC, but you quite obviously are derailing a legitimate topic.
Every fucking day you do this.Now you're just exaggerating. Do you even look up every topic I make? Not everything I post is about the online left, or are you going to accuse me of being a Republican lover next?
Now he's posting Andy Ngo.
Now Humble's posting Andy Ngo.Did you even read why I'm posting it?
Now Humble's posting Andy Ngo.
Do you think he's endorsing Andy ngo in that post?Ricemills and CountCorvinus have this weird idea that I'm a Zionist who's looking to make all pro-Palestinian supporters bad. They don't seem to get that I support progressives like AOC who's as pro-Palestinian as they come. My main concern here is seeing protesters mess up by attacking a politician who's actually fighting for them.
The fuck is wrong with you people.
What do these people think they're accomplishing by hounding public officials about a single word?
Ricemills and CountCorvinus have this weird idea that I'm a Zionist who's looking to make all pro-Palestinian supporters bad. They don't seem to get that I support progressives like AOC who's as pro-Palestinian as they come. My main concern here is seeing protesters mess up by attacking a politician who's actually fighting for them.
What movie did she go to see?Madam Web of course
I wonder if we'll ever see Humble Novice advocate for giving up on trans' rights for the sake of electoral victories? I could totally see them saying, "it's just not popular enough with the center, we're bleeding voters over this."Why would you even say this? As someone who identifies as LGBTQ+, I have no reason to throw other members of the community into the bus.
Damn i guess im blocked by multiple people ITT
I wonder if we'll ever see Humble Novice advocate for giving up on trans' rights for the sake of electoral victories? I could totally see them saying, "it's just not popular enough with the center, we're bleeding voters over this."
Do you think he's endorsing Andy ngo in that post?
The fuck is wrong with you people.
Like the topic you made thet frames protesters as threatening a hospital.Because a number of them did? There's nothing wrong with posting facts.
Humble's complaining about pro-palestine activists confronting their Representatives
It doesn't matter if Humble's endorsing him. Humble's complaining about pro-palestine activists confronting their Representatives and is trying to use Andy Gno's post as an example as to why they shouldn't.Except that it's AOC they shouldn't even be confronting to begin with. Alienating officials who do care about Gaza helps no one.
I really don't understand what's so hard to understand about why AOC cannot just got on TV and say whatever she wants. She is in Congress she has to be careful with how she words things because they can turn into international incidents.
This isn't Joe Twitter Warrior firing off tweets nobody really cares about.
Because a number of them did? There's nothing wrong with posting facts.
Would be nice if they protested republican politicians who want to see more destruction in GazaUnfortunately, it seems that these protesters find it easier to bully Democrats than Republicans because the latter is far more likely to retaliate.