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AOC condemned "misogynistic" Republicans for not criticizing Trump's $70K hairstyling write-off after attacking her $250 haircut

By Benjamin Fearnow On 9/28/20 at 9:53 AM EDT

New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pressed right-wing commentators and derided "misogynistic hypocrite" Republicans for mocking her last year over one $250 haircut compared to President Donald Trump's taxes showing he spent $70,000 on hairstyling costs alone.

Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday evening recalled the endless ridicule she received last October from Republican lawmakers and conservative news outlets alike who piled on a Washington Times "exclusive" report that she spent $250 at a hair salon in Washington. The congresswoman challenged these same GOP critics to blast their "idol" Trump for paying $70,000 in haircut expenses during his time on NBC's The Apprentice, according to a long-awaited New York Times report Sunday, which revealed the president's taxes and financial expenditures.

 

Ocasio-Cortez joined other Trump critics in pointing out what they describe as the glaring "hypocrisy" and sexism tied to criticism of her and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's hairstyling habits—while there is not a word from Republicans over Trump's lavish beauty fees.

"Last year Republicans blasted a firehose of hatred + vitriol my way because I treated myself to a $250 cut & lowlights on my birthday," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted in response to CNN senior media reporter Oliver Darcy Sunday evening. "Where's the criticism of their idol spending $70k on hairstyling? Oh, it's nowhere because they're spineless, misogynistic hypocrites? Got it."

"EXCLUSIVE: Self-declared socialist AOC splurges on high-dollar hairdo," blared a Washington Times headline last October, with the article detailing how the lawmaker "spent nearly $300 on her hairdo" and lowlights at the Last Tangle Salon in Washington. Dozens of conservative outlets such as the New York Post used the opportunity to mock the congresswoman—who is an outspoken supporter of progressive Independent Senator Bernie Sanders—as a "socialist."

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But Ocasio-Cortez flipped the criticism, which many of her supporters openly ridiculed as absurd, to promote discussion of the "pink tax." The so-called "pink tax" is the trend of women's products and services costing more than comparable men's products.

After Fox News hosts and GOP lawmakers criticized AOC's haircut last year, she noted at the time a Citizens for Ethics report that highlighted Vice President Mike Pence using "taxpayer funds" instead of personal funds on several thousands of dollars worth of haircuts himself.

The New York Times bombshell report on Trump's taxes Sunday detailed how Trump claimed $70,000 worth of expenses simply for hairstyling costs tied to television appearances. But the president was not the only member of the Trump family who shelled out tens of thousands of dollars for cosmetic costs. His daughter and senior White House aide, Ivanka, received $95,464 through nine haircuts paid for by Trump's company.

Trump ex-wife Ivana stated during a 1990 deposition that her soon-to-be ex-husband lashed out at her with physical violence because he was experiencing pain caused by a scalp reduction surgery he underwent the previous year. The procedure was used to remove the skin producing bald spots.

Ocasio-Cortez continued her criticism of the Trump family's lavish spending reported in the Times piece: "In 2016 & '17, I paid thousands of dollars a year in taxes *as a bartender.* Trump paid $750. He contributed less to funding our communities than waitresses & undocumented immigrants. Donald Trump has never cared for our country more than he cares for himself. A walking scam," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted in response to the Times report.

Newsweek reached out to the Trump campaign for reaction Monday morning.

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3 hours ago, ArgoEagle said:

AOC is the first jackass to speak since the Bible.

Here is my impression of icanthearyou: 👎 How did I do?

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It's actually a lot simpler than that.  She's a Democrat.  Therefore anything she does will get picked apart and condemned.  Trump is a Republican (in theory).  He can do practically anything he wants and they'd either swallow their tongues or defend it.  Being a woman really isn't part of the equation for most.

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1 hour ago, TitanTiger said:

It's actually a lot simpler than that.  She's a Democrat.  Therefore anything she does will get picked apart and condemned.  Trump is a Republican (in theory).  He can do practically anything he wants and they'd either swallow their tongues or defend it.  Being a woman really isn't part of the equation for most.

Good grief :blink:

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1 hour ago, jj3jordan said:

Go ahead and hitch your wagons to AOC. You can have her.

No one’s hitching a wagon to anything. Just stating the truth. It’s not misogynistic. It’s just raw politics. She’s a Democrat so she’s the enemy. Thus they bitch about her “expensive” haircut while yawning at $70k in haircuts for Trump. It ain’t rocket surgery, folks. 

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9 hours ago, TitanTiger said:

No one’s hitching a wagon to anything. Just stating the truth. It’s not misogynistic. It’s just raw politics. She’s a Democrat so she’s the enemy. Thus they bitch about her “expensive” haircut while yawning at $70k in haircuts for Trump. It ain’t rocket surgery, folks. 

I agree, it's politics, not misogyny. However, you do realize that both sides do this, right? 

More specifically, she was criticized because for being a Socialist and talking about inequality, yet living an opulent lifestyle. And why would Trump be criticized about this anyway? He's not a Socialist. If he were, his expensive tastes would be a real bad look for him.

Apples to oranges. 

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2 hours ago, yngwie1995 said:

I agree, it's politics, not misogyny. However, you do realize that both sides do this, right? 

More specifically, she was criticized because for being a Socialist and talking about inequality, yet living an opulent lifestyle. And why would Trump be criticized about this anyway? He's not a Socialist. If he were, his expensive tastes would be a real bad look for him.

Apples to oranges. 

well scooter it would appear he loves him some corporate socialism or even corporate welfare if you will. that is fact.

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2 hours ago, yngwie1995 said:

I agree, it's politics, not misogyny. However, you do realize that both sides do this, right? 

More specifically, she was criticized because for being a Socialist and talking about inequality, yet living an opulent lifestyle. And why would Trump be criticized about this anyway? He's not a Socialist. If he were, his expensive tastes would be a real bad look for him.

Apples to oranges. 

Why is it that anytime a criticism is leveled at something a particular party is doing, the "both sides" stuff comes out so quickly?  Why is that relevant?

Second, she's not a 'socialist' as there is a difference in Democratic Socialism (what AOC is for) and socialism in the more traditional sense.  She's not advocating for state ownership of all enterprise and abolishment of private property for instance.  What AOC is in favor of is more akin to what you see in the Scandinavian countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway) which is a more regulated market economy with a robust social safety net.   By not making that distinction, it's disingenuously and inaccurately using "socialism" as a scare word.

Third, a $250 haircut, color and styling, in a major city like Washington DC especially, is not indicative of "opulence."  Especially not so given it was a one-off for her birthday.  It was a stupid thing to pick at in the first place.

My point that seems to keep flying over some of your heads in your rush to "both sides" this was that AOC's charge of misogyny is actually off target here.  They went after her because of her prominence and her political beliefs/party.  They'd have done the exact same thing if she was a man.  

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15 minutes ago, TitanTiger said:

Why is it that anytime a criticism is leveled at something a particular party is doing, the "both sides" stuff comes out so quickly?  Why is that relevant?

Second, she's not a 'socialist' as there is a difference in Democratic Socialism (what AOC is for) and socialism in the more traditional sense.  She's not advocating for state ownership of all enterprise and abolishment of private property for instance.  What AOC is in favor of is more akin to what you see in the Scandinavian countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway) which is a more regulated market economy with a robust social safety net.   By not making that distinction, it's disingenuously and inaccurately using "socialism" as a scare word.

Third, a $250 haircut, color and styling, in a major city like Washington DC especially, is not indicative of "opulence."  Especially not so given it was a one-off for her birthday.  It was a stupid thing to pick at in the first place.

My point that seems to keep flying over some of your heads in your rush to "both sides" this was that AOC's charge of misogyny is actually off target here.  They went after her because of her prominence and her political beliefs/party.  They'd have done the exact same thing if she was a man.  

god i love your honesty titan. it is so refreshing. it also tells me not all repubs are bad which i had started assuming. i often think of you as one of our better angels on this board.

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and let me say if i get out of line i fully expect to be treated like others and no exceptions made on my part because i like your fairness. i state this for others and not you titan.

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