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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) donned a red “A” on her shirt Tuesday after her vote to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) left her feeling “demonized” on Capitol Hill, she said.

“I’m wearing the scarlet letter after the week that I just had, last week, being a woman up here and being demonized for my vote and for my voice,” Mace told reporters, apparently referencing the 19th century novel in which the protagonist was condemned to wear a red “A” — a “scarlet letter” — after becoming pregnant out of wedlock.

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[–] Buffaloaf@lemmy.world 71 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] YottaDren@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In her defense, she's probably only seen the movie "Easy A"...

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That movie was better than it had any right to be.

[–] Subverb@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Agreed. It's pretty good.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A for “attention whore” :P

But honestly: cry more. You’re a member of the Republican Party, Mace. You know who they are and what their agenda is. None of this should be surprising to you.

[–] RojoSanIchiban@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Also "Amnesia" when she just kind of forgot about Gymbag Jordan's coverup of molested wrestlers in an interview the other day.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What does she think that means?

[–] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago
[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

You see, the original scarlet letter was put on some woman just fighting for her freedom in an oppressive society. She was a pioneer of female empowerment in a patriarchal society, just like Mace, who's being oppressed for exercising her first amendment right to say "no" to functioning government.

[–] Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Has she tried not being a Republican?

[–] holiday@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

They can keep her.

[–] Chozo@kbin.social 28 points 1 year ago

This will become the new 1984.

By that I mean, a book that Republicans haven't read but love to reference with what they think it means.

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Republican political theater is so transparent

[–] FoundTheVegan@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Republican politics, in their entirety, is demonize and disrupt Democrats.

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would never shame a woman for becoming pregnant outside of wedlock. It's silly. I would instead hope that the woman has legal access to effective birth control methods if they choose to use them, legal and safe access to abortions if they so choose, and I would hope she has access to prenatal care as well as healthcare for her and the baby postpartum. I would also hope the mother and child have available social safety nets that cover their basic needs for life including access to education.

[–] LemmyFeed@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Half the government are older than dirt and the other half are living in an immature fantasy land like they're back in junior high.

[–] seaQueue@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

I mean, it's kind of appropriate? She fucked around and now she's finding out that the Republican rage cycle eats its own.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Who'd she fuck?

She knows what the red A signifies, right?

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I, too, daydream about being persecuted despite being influential and wealthy.

[–] theostermanweekend@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Sure. Performances sure beat doing the actual Work.

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Wasn't this just posted a day or two ago? Same exact article.

[–] CarlsIII@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Some of the same exact comments too.

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

She’s got nice boobs. The A gives a convenient cover for staring.

[–] ripcord@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Ah, shit. Watching her stupid clip in the video in that article gave me cancer.