Kirsten Yates-Konzen

Thank you for calling this out. Needs to be said. And I wouldn’t blame Jasmine. Crockett for telling us all to go pound salt.

I wish these two weren’t competing against each other in this moment. We need them both.

Heather Cox Richardson has been telling everyone that Jasmine Crockett is definitely part of our political future. I believe her. Hoping against hope Jasmine Crockett does, too, and finds her next opportunity. We will continue to support her.

Re: Talarico

The MAGA Evangelicals who started to see the light (and it’s a train) jumped on this option. Better Talarico than any R on the ballot to rally as many people as possible to fight against the f-ing train.

 

I want online leftists to kick rocks in flip flops. They don’t recognize their misogynoir and it’s exhausting. Yes, this is about Jasmine Crockett and no, I don’t care if you don’t like what I have to say. If you feel hit, holler and I’ll ignore you like you ignore overly qualified Black women trying to save you from yourself.

These are the two resumes in front of you. They both claim to fight fascism and hold officials accountable. Both have nearly identical beliefs.

Resume 1:

Mild mannered, soft spoken, middle school teacher that gives sermons instead of speeches and promises to sit down and have tough conversations with “the other side.”

Resume 2:

History of activism, civil rights attorney, provided hundreds of hours of pro bono work for protestors, has served at the state level and federal level, serves on the oversight committee, judicial committee and more, and is constantly holding elected officials feet to the fire unapologetically vowing to do the same after November.

Which resume would you choose as the best candidate?

Once again people proved that Black women have to be the second coming of the lord for people be satisfied, and even then their competency would be second guessed.

You can say it’s because she took AIPAC money, she didn’t.

You can say it’s because she’s too outspoken, she’s not. It’s the reason you even know she exists.

You could say it’s because she supports Israel, she doesn’t.

You can make up whatever makes you feel better about why people chose someone that’s mediocre at best when compared to her experience and attention capitol, but we both know it would be a lie.

Perfection is what’s expected. Perfection, or skin that isn’t brown and a body that isn’t female. How do I know this? Because they’ve shown us.

People wanted change in Georgia, Stacey Abram’s answered. People said, not like that.

People demanded politicians speak out against Israel and refuse AIPAC money, Cory Bush said, “bet.” None of those people showed up as loudly when she was being attacked by AIPAC and lost her seat.

People said maybe talk about Israel less if you want to win, but a lot of you want to win. But also say exactly what we all think you should say. Appeal to the far left, but then people said you’ll never win without the middle and poaching some from the right. Kamala took a deep breath and said, “uh…ok. I’ll do my best since I was just tossed to the wolves with less than 4 months to go.”

So when Jasmine Crockett showed up overqualified, confident in who she is and with a proven track record of making things shake, it was not surprising people said, “we’ll take the dude with very little experience, thanks.”

 

There will always be an excuse to tell a Black woman she’s not right for the moment. People love a Black woman to be no nonsense, direct, and fight for them. They just don’t want them to dare to dream bigger than being someone’s attack dog.

They don’t want Black women to lead. They want them to quietly whisper the answers to the test to someone that has a more palatable demeanor, tone and skin color.

Don’t ask where Kamala is while we all live with your consequences. Shes home drinking wine and booking a silk press.

Don’t ask where Cory Bush is. Shes home spending time with the people that were there after she lost her seat.

Don’t ask where Stacey Abrams is. She’s recording podcasts and laughing with friends.

When January comes around, don’t part your lips to ask where Jasmine Crockett is. She will likely be back to wearing her lawyer hat full time.

As the country burns stop looking around and asking where Black women are. We’re home minding our Black owned business. This is new to y’all. Surviving this nonsense is encoded in our DNA.

May the odds be ever in your favor.

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