The View hosts eviscerate Trump over reaction to UFC fighter calling Michelle Obama 'a man'
Source: Independent
The View co-host Sunny Hostin has called out Donald Trump for his reaction to MMA fighter Josh Hokit’s racial slur against Michelle Obama after his cage match at the White House’s controversial UFC Freedom 250 event.
To ring in America’s upcoming 250th anniversary and the president’s 80th birthday, the White House hosted a UFC cage match spectacle Sunday on the South Lawn. Following his victory against Derrick Lewis, Hokit sat down with podcaster Joe Rogan for a post-match interview, where he yelled: “Michelle Obama is a man, am I right America?”
Addressing the 28-year-old athlete’s hateful remarks during Monday’s segment of the ABC talk show, Hostin 57, said: “For a long time — and the roots are in slavery — Black women have been slurred and made to feel that they were unattractive, made to feel like they were masculine and that they didn’t have the femininity that a white woman would have.
“And so there’s this intersectionality between racism and sexism that was on full display at the White House,” she continued. “The crowd laughed at the statement, and the President of the United States smirked, and then never addressed what was said. That is beneath the dignity of the Office of the President of the United States and the dignity of the American people.”
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Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/tv/news/the-view-white-house-ufc-michelle-obama-slur-b2995982.html
Expect ranting and threats from both Trump and FCC chair Brendan Carr.
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It's all but beneath one's dignity (not to mention I.Q.
) to even respond to these racist morons. I'd guess their stupidity speaks for itself.
Well spoken, Sunny, but you left something out. This was an intersectionality between racism, sexism, and transphobia.
These bigots don't just think Michelle is a man; they think she is a trans woman, which to these racist, misogynistic, transphobic bigots, is the same thing. Consciously or not, they view trans women as traitors, men who have rejected masculinity, and that feels like a personal insult to them.
Calling Michelle a man is just one facet of transvestigation, which GLAAD calls a "hate-driven conspiracy theory [that] maliciously targets cisgender public figures — from France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron to Michelle Obama to Olympic boxer Imane Khelif — and then “investigates” them offering fake pseudo-scientific “evidence” that they are transgender (with the underlying bigoted and ignorant implication that being a transgender person is a bad thing). This is a notable example of how transphobic hate impacts everyone — as the targets of the harassment are cisgender people. The trope has even been weaponized against right wing figures such as Kyle Rittenhouse and Andrew Tate. Disinformation researcher Dr. Jay Daniel Thompson describes “transvestigation” as “a mash-up of QAnon, celebrity gossip and the myriad anti-trans conspiracies.” Source: https://glaad.org/transvestigation-definition-meaning-anti-lgbt-online-hate/
These people comb the internet for photos of famous women they don't like, looking for "clues" like broad shoulders, a prominent forehead, or a strong jawline that they regard as "proof" that the women in question are really trans women (who they call "men" because they either don't understand the distinction or have chosen not to recognize it).
If a woman they are targeting is married to a male public figure, these accusations are used as slurs against the male partner (becaise if his partner is a "man,' he must be gay. )
Never mind that there's absolutely nothing wrong with being either gay OR trans; these people believe that being either of those things is wrong in every way, and they delight in spreading their lies. Transvestigation is a sick, disgusting activity, and those who pursue it are sick, disgusting people.
of the Office of the President of the United States and the dignity of the American people.”
Not really an evisceration. More like a tickle.
We are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay beyond that.