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2023

Watchlist:

[130/???] Secret Playlist (South Korea, 2023) - 30 dec 2023

[129/???] Soundtrack #2 (South Korea, 2023) - 24 dec 2023

[128/???] Bump Up Business (South Korea, 2023) - 22 dec 2023

[127/???] One Room Angel (Japan, 2023) - 17 dec 2023

[126/???] Castaway Diva (South Korea, 2023) - 16 dec 2023

[125/???] My Lovely Liar (South Korea, 2023) - 05 dec 2023

[124/???] Twinkling Watermelon (South Korea, 2023) - 26 nov 2023

[123/???] Kiseki: Dear to Me (Taiwan, 2023) - 13 nov 2023

[122/???] You Are Mine (Taiwan, 2023) - 12 nov 2023

[121/???] A Breeze of Love (South Korea, 2023) - 11 nov 2023

[120/???] Kimi ni wa Todokanai. (Japan, 2023) - 09 nov 2023

[119/???] Kimi to Nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo (Japan, 2023) - 05 nov 2023

[118/???] Doona! (South Korea, 2023) - 29 oct 2023

[117/???] Bloodhounds (South Korea, 2023) - 21 oct 2023

[116/???] Bon Appetit (South Korea, 2023) - 18 oct 2023

[115/???] Our Days (Thailand, 2022) - 15 oct 2023

[114/???] Taikan Yoho (Japan, 2023) - 14 oct 2023

[113/???] Love in Translation (Thailand, 2023) - 08 oct 2023

[112/???] Celebrity (South Korea, 2023) - 07 oct 2023

[111/???] Hidden Agenda (Thailand, 2023) - 29 sep 2023

[110/???] His Man 2 (South Korea, 2023) - 26 sep 2023

[109/???] Minato Shouji Coin Laundry 2 (Japan, 2023) - 24 sep 2023

[108/???] Laws of Attraction (Thailand, 2023) - 21 sep 2023

[107/???] D.P. 2 (South Korea, 2023) - 16 sep 2023

[106/???] Why R U? (South Korea, 2023) - 16 sep 2023

[105/???] Love Class 2 (South Korea, 2023) - 09 sep 2023

[104/???] Jun & Jun (South Korea, 2023) - 09 sep 2023

[103/???] Wedding Plan (Thailand, 2023) - 03 sep 2023

[102/???] Heartbeat Broadcasting Accident (South Korea, 2021) - 03 sep 2023

[101/???] Stay by My Side (Taiwan, 2023) - 03 ep 2023

[100/???] Low Frequency (Thailand, 2023) - 02 sep 2023

[99/??] 2022 Idol Star Athletics Championships Chuseok Special (South Korea, 2022) - 27 aug 2023

[98/??] ISAC: Hall of Fame (South Korea, 2021) - 27 aug 2023

[97/??] 2020 Idol Star Athletics Championships (South Korea, 2020) - 26 aug 2023

[96/??] Strike 5 (UK, 2022) - 22 aug 2023

[95/??] The HEAL Project (South Korea, 2022) - 22 aug 2023

[94/??] Here's My Plan (South Korea, 2021) - 20 aug 2023

[93/??] Hyakuman Kai Ieba Yokatta (Japan, 2023) - 19 aug 2023

[92/??] Good Omens 2 (USA, 2023) - 14 aug 2023

[91/??] Be My Favorite (Thailand, 2023) - 14 aug 2023

[90/??] Sing My Crush (South Korea, 2023) - 12 aug 2023

[89/??] Shigatsu no Tokyo wa... (Japan, 2023) - 04 aug 2023

Good Omens[88/??] Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (USA, 2023) - 04 aug 2023

[87/??] House of Stars (Thailand, 2023) - 03 aug 2023

[86/??] La Pluie (Thailand, 2023) - 31 jul 2023

[85/??] Step by Step (Thailand, 2023) - 20 jul 2023

[84/??] Our Skyy 2 (Thailand, 2023) - 15 jul 2023

[83/??] Camp ZeroBaseOne (South Korea, 2023) - 09 jul 2023

[82/??] It Was Spring (South Korea, 2023) - 09 jul 2023

[81/??] One in a Hundred (China, 2020) - 09 jul 2023

[80/??] Bitch X Rich (South Korea, 2023) - 03 jul 2023

[79/??] Love Tractor (South Korea, 2023) - 03 jul 2023

[78/??] Animals (Japan, 2022) - 25 jun 2023

[77/??] Oh No! Here Comes Trouble (Taiwan, 2023) - 24 jun 2023

[76/??] XO, Kitty (USA, 2023) - 18 jun 2023

[75/??] Duty After School: Part 2 (South Korea, 2023) - 18 jun 2023

[74/??] Duty After School: Part 1 (South Korea, 2023) - 18 jun 2023

[73/??] FBI 5 (USA, 2022-2023) - 17 jun 2023

[72/??] Soulmate (Thailand, 2020) - 17 jun 2023

[71/??] Bokura no Shokutaku (Japan, 2023) - 16 jun 2023

[70/??] Star Struck (South Korea, 2023) - 12 jun 2023

[69/??] The Eclipse (Thailand, 2022) - 11 jun 2023

[68/??] One Day Off (South Korea, 2023) - 11 jun 2023

[67/??] Love to Hate You (South Korea, 2023) - 02 jun 2023

[66/??] Love Mate (South Korea, 2023) - 28 may 2023

[65/??] All That We Loved (South Korea, 2023) - 28 may 2023

[64/??] Muchuu-sa, Kimi ni (Japan, 2021) - 28 may 2023

[63/??] My 20th Twenty (South Korea, 2023) - 27 may 2023

[62/??] A Boss and a Babe (Thailand, 2023) - 27 may 2023

[61/??] Happy Merry Ending (South Korea, 2023) - 21 may 2023

[60/??] Finland Papa (South Korea, 2023) - 21 may 2023

[59/??] Kimi no Hana ni Naru (Japan, 2022) - 20 may 2023

[58/??] Black Knight (South Korea, 2023) - 14 may 2023

[57/??] Call It Love (South Korea, 2023) - 10 may 2023

[56/??] Yugure ni, Te wo Tsunagu (Japan, 2023) - 08 may 2023

[55/??] The Eighth Sense (South Korea, 2023) - 07 may 2023

[54/??] Sh**ting Stars (South Korea, 2022) - 07 may 2023

[53/??] Destiny Seeker (Thailand, 2023) - 03 may 2023

[52/??] Future (Thailand, 2023) - 02 may 2023

[51/??] Bed Friend (Thailand, 2023) - 01 may 2023

[50/??] Watashi to Otto to Otto no Kareshi (Japan, 2023) - 30 apr 2023

[49/??] Bros on Foot (South Korea, 2023) - 29 apr 2023

[48/??] Kare ga Boku ni Koishita Wake 2 (Japan, 2021) - 27 apr 2023

[47/??] Delivery Man (South Korea, 2023) - 26 apr 2023

[46/??] Unintentional Love Story (South Korea, 2023) - 16 apr 2023

[45/??] Our Dating Sim (South Korea, 2023) - 03 apr 2023

[44/??] A Shoulder to Cry On (South Korea, 2023) - 02 apr 2023

[43/??] Jack o' Frost (Japan, 2023) - 02 apr 2023

[42/??] Crash Course in Romance (South Korea, 2023) - 01 apr 2023

[41/??] First Love: Hatsukoi (Japan, 2022) - 26 mar 2023

[40/??] HIStory5: Love in the Future (Taiwan, 2022) - 26 mar 2023

[39/??] All the Liquors (South Korea, 2023) - 25 mar 2023

[38/??] Bokura no Micro na Shuumatsu (Japan, 2023) - 24 mar 2023

[37/??] The Warp Effect (Thailand, 2022) - 23 mar 2023

[36/??] Never Let Me Go (Thailand, 2022) - 15 mar 2023

[35/??] My School President (Thailand, 2022) - 12 mar 2023

[34/??] Moonlight Chicken (Thailand, 2023) - 08 mar 2023

[33/??] Utsukushii Kare 2 (Japan, 2023) - 07 mar 2023

[32/??] Our D-Day (South Korea, 2023) - 04 mar 2023

[31/??] Little Women (South Korea, 2022) - 27 feb 2023

[30/??] Silent (Japan, 2022) - 19 feb 2023

[29/??] Cutie Pie 2 You (Thailand, 2023) - 19 feb 2023

[28/??] Ai Long Nhai (Thailand, 2022) - 18 feb 2023

[27/??] Vice Versa (Thailand, 2022) - 15 feb 2023

[26/??] Individual Circumstances (South Korea, 2023) - 11 feb 2023

[25/??] Ameiro Paradox (Japan, 2022) - 11 feb 2023

[24/??] The Fabulous (South Korea, 2022) - 05 feb 2023

[23/??] The New Employee (South Korea, 2022) - 04 feb 2023

[22/??] Kare ga Boku ni Koishita Wake (Japan, 2020) - 04 feb 2023

[21/??] 2019 Idol Star Athletics Championships Chuseok Special (South Korea, 2019) - 29 jan 2023

[20/??] 2019 Idol Star Athletics Championships (South Korea, 2019) - 29 jan 2023

[19/??] 2018 Idol Star Athletics Championships Chuseok Special (South Korea, 2018) - 29 jan 2023

[18/??] 2018 Idol Star Athletics Championships (South Korea, 2018) - 28 jan 2023

[17/??] 2017 Idol Star Athletics Championships (South Korea, 2017) - 25 jan 2023

[16/??] 2016 Idol Star Olympics Championships Chuseok Special (South Korea, 2016) - 23 jan 2023

[15/??] 2016 Idol Star Olympics Championships New Year Special (South Korea, 2016) - 22 jan 2023

[14/??] 2015 Idol Star Athletics Championships Chuseok Special (South Korea, 2015) - 22 jan 2023

[13/??] 2015 Idol Star Athletics Championships New Year Special (South Korea, 2015) - 22 jan 2023

[12/??] The Director Who Buys Me Dinner (South Korea, 2022) - 22 jan 2023

[11/??] 2014 Idol Star Athletics Championships (South Korea, 2014) - 21 jan 2023

[10/??] 2013 Idol Star Olympics Championships Chuseok Special (South Korea, 2013) - 21 jan 2023

[9/?] 2013 Idol Star Athletics Championships New Year Special (South Korea, 2013) - 21 jan 2023

[8/?] 2012 Idol Star Olympics Championships (South Korea, 2012) - 21 jan 2023

[7/?] 2012 Idol Star Athletics – Swimming Championships (South Korea, 2012) - 21 jan 2023

[6/?] 2011 Idol Star Athletics Championships (South Korea, 2011) - 21 jan 2023

[5/?] 2011 Idol Star Athletics - Swimming Championships (South Korea, 2011) - 21 jan 2023

[4/?] 2010 Idol Star Athletics Championships (South Korea, 2010) - 21 jan 2023

[3/?] Revenge of Others (South Korea, 2022) - 10 jan 2023

[2/?] Big Dragon (Thailand, 2022) - 08 jan 2023

[1/?] Ghost Host, Ghost House (Thailand, 2022) - 02 jan 2023

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madisonfilippi380 · 2 years

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*The Feminine Style *

In this entry, I will examine the following critical questions in regards to a chosen artifact: How do you see the feminine style at play in this artifact - public or interpersonal? In which ways is it empowering and/or limiting? Overall, is it more empowering or limiting?

Using these questions, I will assess a speech given by congressional representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to the House of Representatives, addressing comments made to her by fellow congressional representative Ted Yoho. Ocasio-Cortez used the feminine style within her speech by sharing a personal experience and connecting with the audience, relating her own experience to the experiences of all women. I believe that this is an example of empowering use of the feminine style.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a Democratic representative for the 14th district of New York, and is a prominent political figure as she is generally outspoken on issues regarding feminism, racism, and other commonly liberal political views. In this speech, she starts by describing an encounter she had with Republican representative Ted Yoho, in which he called her “a fucking bitch,” along with discrediting her in front of the press on her way into work at the capitol building. Ocasio-Cortez uses this example, and expands on it with personal experiences of similar harassment from men, to explain why women deserve to be treated with more “dignity and respect,” as well as explain how dehumanizing language towards women continues to create a dangerous power structure in our society.

Feminine style, according to an article by Bonnie J. Dow and Mari Boor Tonn found in the Quarterly Journal of Speech, is a rhetorical style reflecting traditionally feminine values, used originally by feminine rhetors in movements for feminist social reform. Dow and Tonn, in this article, use politician Ann Richards’ speeches to analyze the feminine style in political rhetoric. The feminine style is described as, “in a rhetorical setting…[using] personal tone, personal experiences, anecdotes as evidence, inductive structure, audience participation, and identification between speaker and audience” (pg. 287). In their assessment of Ann Richards’ speech at the 1988 Democratic National Convention, Dow and Tonn concluded that she utilized the feminine style by “using concrete examples and anecdotes, self-disclosure and sharing emotion to foster connections and affective relationships, and creating a rhetor/audience relationship based on nurturing principles” (pg. 296).

One aspect of the Feminine Style, as applied to political rhetoric by Dow and Tonn, is the usage of personal anecdotes as evidence. Ocasio-Cortez uses her experience with representative Yoho as a foundation to speak up about the issue of “a culture of a lack of impunity, of acceptance of violence and violent language against women, an entire structure of power that supports that” (2020). She embraces the feminine style by using a specific personal example, as well as speaking about her other experiences with harassment from men on the subways and streets of New York City.

Another way the Ocasio-Cortez utilizes the feminine style, in the same way that Dow and Tonn noted Ann Richards using it, is that she created a rhetor/audience relationship by using personal tone and relatable experiences. After describing her encounter with representative Yoho, Ocasio-Cortez expanded her argument by citing common female experiences: harassment from men in customer service jobs, on the subway, and walking the streets. She used these common feminine experiences to tie together her audience, whether it be female representatives, or females watching on television. To further use the feminine style and connect with the audience, she brings in the concept of Yoho’s harassment giving the impression that it is acceptable for others to speak to his own wife and daughters that way. This is an example of her using the feminine style to connect to all audience members, because even though a large number of representatives may be male, they all are related to a female in some way, making her argument personal.

In this example, the feminine style was used both publicly and interpersonally, as she was addressing both the House of Representatives and representative Yoho specifically at the same time. I believe that the feminine style was more empowering than limiting in this speech, because Ocasio-Cortez successfully used personal anecdotes and common feminine experiences as evidence to prove her point and connect to the audience. The only potential limiting factor to her use of the feminine style in this speech would be that men cannot completely relate, but she even overcomes this limitation by relating it to their feminine loved ones.

In conclusion, this speech given by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez showcases an effective use of the feminine style in political rhetoric, much like Ann Richards’ speeches analyzed by Dow and Tonn. The feminine style was used both interpersonally and publicly by Ocasio-Cortez to explain how she was personally harassed and what this means for women all over, the House of Representatives, and our society as a whole.

Works Cited:

Bonnie J. Dow & Mari Boor Tonn (1993) “Feminine style” and political judgment in the rhetoric of Ann Richards,Quarterly Journal of Speech, 286-302

Artifact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI4ueUtkRQ0&t=31s

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karlialyssa · 2 years

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*The Feminine Style in Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Public Address*

In this entry, I will examine the critical question(s): How do you see feminine style at play in this artifact– public or interpersonal? In what ways is it empowering and/or limiting? Overall, is it more empowering or limiting?

To investigate these questions, I examined Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s public statement on the floor of the House of Representatives, in response to an incident with Representative Ted Yoho. Within this response, Ocasio-Cortez, commonly referred to as AOC, utilized a feminine style of rhetoric in order to explain the situation and make a statement about the way women are treated by men in the United States of America. She uses characteristics of the feminine style to make her claims by using personal tone, disclosure and inductive reasoning, which are used to empower her audience, and specifically women of the United States by explaining that the culture of men verbally abusing women daily in the country is wrong and should not be ignored. It is overall empowering due to the patriarchal pattern of the country, which needs to be questioned and challenged in order to change for the better.

According to Representative AOC, as she was walking up the stairs of the Capitol building to cast a vote, Representative Yoho put his finger in her face, and called her a list of insults, including “disgusting,” “crazy,” and “out of [her] mind” (Ocasio-Cortez, 2020). As Representative AOC was leaving the building later, she claims to have been called a “fucking bitch” in front of the media by Representative Yoho. After the incident, Representative Yoho addressed it on the House of Representatives’ floor by denying that the insults were ever spoken. He attempted to credit himself by mentioning his 45 year-long marriage and two daughters, saying that he is “very cognizant of [his] language” (Yoho, 2020). This was not ignored by Ocasio-Cortez. Representative AOC chose to publicly explain why men cannot use their relationships with women to justify their actions, which happens every day in America.

The feminine style was credited by Karlyn Kohrs Campbell (1989), which describes a rhetorical process traditionally used to gain equity for women by using tools such as reliance on personal experience, a personal tone, participatory interaction from audiences, identification between the speaker and audience, etc. (Dow & Tonn, 1993, p. 287). As Dow & Tonn (1993) comment and expand upon this framework, it can be noted that this form of communication is not secluded to the use of women, nor does it have to be used to gain political power (p. 297). With this being said, the feminine style can be a very effective way to gain an audience’s approval, understanding, and attention, as Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez exemplifies in her statement toward Yoho.

The first characteristic of the feminine style which AOC uses is personal tone and self-disclosure, which according to Dow & Tonn (1993), often intertwine with one another (p. 292). Because of this intertwining, they will be discussed as one. By sharing her personal experience of Representative Yoho calling her a slur on the steps of the Capitol, AOC is calling for audience identification, a goal of the feminine style (Campbell, 1989, p. 13). At the moment of her public statement, she is representing all women who might have been subjected to verbal abuse. She points to this: “...the congresswoman that not only represents New York’s 14th congressional district, but every congresswoman, and every woman in this country– because all of us have had to deal with this in some form, some way, some shape, at some point in our lives” (Ocasio-Cortez, 2020). AOC acknowledges this common experience of women, and uses a personal tone of voice to show it to the audience. By listing “some form, some way, some shape,” Representative AOC parallels the repetitive nature of verbal abuse in the United States, which she states, “happens everyday in this country” (Ocasio-Cortez, 2020). She continues the use of self-disclosure by stating that being verbally attacked by a man is nothing new to her. With a slow, strong tone, she states, “And I want to be clear that Representative Yoho’s comments were not deeply hurtful or piercing to me” (Ocasio-Cortez, 2020). Standing against Yoho and all men who have attacked her, AOC is brave to disclose that comments similar to these have become numb to her; she no longer is affected by such. Representative Ocasio-Cortez credits becoming familiar with slurs through her everyday life: waiting tables, riding the subway, and walking the streets of New York City (Ocasio-Cortez, 2020). This further identifies her audience, who may not share her experience of walking the steps of the Capitol building, but most likely have walked a city’s street in their life. By using personal disclosure and tone together, Representative AOC utilizes the feminine style in order to identify with her audience.

Another tool of the feminine style which AOC uses is the organization of her claims. She does not begin her statement with exactly what she wants to say. Instead, she builds up to her argument by using an inductive structure. Representative Ocasio-Cortez begins her statement by giving context to the situation: “Representative Yoho put his finger in my face” (Ocasio-Cortez, 2020). Then she assures this is not an isolated incident: “And this kind of language is not new” (Ocasio-Cortez, 2020). She continues by giving examples of other men, men in power, speaking disrespectfully to her, such as Donald Trump telling her to “go home,” alluding that she does not belong in America (Ocasio-Cortez, 2020). After drawing her audience in with stories and examples, Representative AOC begins to share her main argument. She explains that what made her decide to share this statement was the excuses that Representative Yoho used to dismiss his behavior. AOC states, “And to see our congress accept it is legitimate, and accept it as an apology, and to accept silence as a form of acceptance. I could not allow that to stand” (Ocasio-Cortez, 2020). She continues to solidify her claim by saying, “But what I do have an issue with, is using women– our wives and daughters as shields and excuses for poor behavior” (Ocasio-Cortez, 2020). She is referring to Representative Yoho’s mention of his wife and daughters in order to prove his innocence of verbally attacking a woman. This is her true argument which she used inductive reasoning to build to. This tool of feminine style is a common way to grasp and hold onto an audience’s attention, and gain trust (Dow & Tonn, 1993, p. 291). Representative AOC had a much better chance for her audience, including Yoho, to listen to her final claim if she stated evidence and stories to support it first. By using experiential wisdom, AOC validates her claim that it was wrong for Representative Yoho to excuse his behavior with his relationships, wrong for the congress to accept it as an apology, and wrong for her to sit in silence.

This public statement by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is overall empowering, especially for women and other victims of everyday verbal abuse. She is being an example of how to stand up for oneself against perpetrators of dehumanizing language, and showing the importance of doing such. It can be frightening to do this, especially if the perpetrator is in a position of power, as Representative Yoho is. However, AOC did not let this stop her from explaining the situation to the public, and on top of that, making a lesson out of Yoho’s excuse of an apology. Representative Ocasio-Cortez is a model-figure for many. She states, “I could not allow my nieces, I could not allow the little girls that I go home to, I could not allow victims of verbal abuse and worse to see that– to see that excuse” (Ocasio-Cortez, 2020). This shows that it is important for women and victims of verbal abuse to show each other that they are not alone; it is important to make change for yourself and for future generations such as her nieces and little girls that she goes home to. The feminine style creates identification through the realization that personal experiences are in fact political; this feeling can lead to audiences becoming agents of change (Campbell, 1989). This is exactly what Representative AOC is doing when she shares her personal experiences. She is creating a path for others to follow, thus being an overall empowering statement to share.

Blankenship & Robson (1995), further explore the feminine style as it is used in political discourse. They argue that the style is used in politics, and is gaining legitimacy through its use by people in power, both women and men (Blankenship & Robson, 1995, p. 353). They identify five characteristics of the feminine style: basing political judgements on lived experience, valuing inclusivity and the relational nature of being, understanding power as the ability to empower others and “get things done,” holistically approaching policies, and prioritizing women’s issues first. To further analyze how Representative Ocasio-Cortez uses the feminine style while addressing the incident with Representative Yoho publicly, the characteristic of valuing inclusivity and relational nature of being can be applied. Blankenship & Robson (1995) introduce this characteristic with the claim that there is evidence to prove that women tend to enter the political world in order to serve the public rather than advance their career, displaying their focus on inclusivity (p. 360). AOC parallels this when she explained why it is important that she cast her vote at the Capitol building: “my constituents send me here each and every day to fight for them and to make sure that they are able to keep a roof over their head, that they’re able to feed their families, and that they’re able to carry their lives with dignity” (Ocasio-Cortez, 2020). Here, Representative AOC is showing that this incident is not about her, but it is about representing her constituents. She knew that if she were to turn around on the steps of the Capitol that day, she would have done a disservice to the public. The relational nature of AOC is also displayed throughout her public statement, as she points to her relationships with her community, family, and women. For example, Ocasio-Cortez (2020) states, “And I am here, because I have to show my parents that I am their daughter, and that they did not raise me to accept abuse from men.” Here, she is framing her purpose for speaking around her parents, to show that they raised their daughter to be a strong woman. AOC repeatedly shifted the focus from herself onto others and her relationships with others, as she values serving the public rather than particularly advancing her own career.

In summary, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez uses the feminine style while publicly addressing the issue of the mistreatment of women in the United States, as supported by her encounter with Representative Ted Yoho on the steps of the Capitol building. She uses personal tone and disclosure, and inductive reasoning to explain her claim which overall is empowering for her audience living in a patriarchal country. The characteristics of the feminine style as described by Blankenship & Robson (1995) can also be applied to the address, as inclusivity and relational nature were pointed to prior. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used her time on the floor of the House of Representatives in order to serve the public, and further the advancement and treatment of women in society.

References

Blankenship, J., & Robson, D. C. (1995). A “feminine style”; in women's political discourse: An exploratory essay. Communication Quarterly, 43(3), 353–366. https://doi.org/10.1080/01463379509369982

Campbell, K. K. (1989). Man cannot speak for her. Greenwood.

Dow, B. J., & Tonn, M. B. (1993). “Feminine style” and political judgment in the rhetoric of Ann Richards. Quarterly Journal of Speech, 79(3), 286–302. https://doi.org/10.1080/00335639309384036

Ocasio-Cortez, A. (2020, July 23). Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) responds to rep. Ted Yoho- YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved May 10, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI4ueUtkRQ0

Yoho, T. (2020, July 22). Rep yoho apologizes for derogatory slur directed at AOC. YouTube. Retrieved May 10, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8hA7-C5MAU

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luisjonate22 · 2 years

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A Glimpse of the Feminine Style of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

CQ: How do you see the feminine style at play in this artifact - public or interpersonal? In which ways is it empowering and/or limiting? Overall is it more empowering or limiting?

To investigate this question, I analyzed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's response to the comments and insults from Representative Ted Yoho in July 2020. AOC uses the feminine style by using personal stories and calling out Representative Yoho for his behavior on the floor of the House of Representatives to send the overall message that verbal abuse from men towards women happens everywhere, even in the U.S. Capitol. This is ultimately productive because AOC makes the audience understand that this type of behavior and language cannot go unnoticed, and men like Rep. Ted Yoho should be held accountable for their actions. If it doesn’t, It would open the door for more incidents like this to happen everywhere.

AOC is known to be outspoken and is the youngest Congresswoman in history; she's a member of the Democratic party and serves as a representative for the 14th Congressional District of New York. In this artifact, she talks about an incident that happened on July 20th, 2020. She says Florida's Representative of the 3rd Congressional District Ted Yoho from the Republican Party insulted her on the Capitol stairs directly in her face and then approached the press and referred to her using foul language. The following day, Rep. Yoho addressed the issue and made up excuses on why he wouldn't use those words, saying he has a wife and daughters of his own. Ocasio-Cortez responded by talking about personal experiences and highlighting where the values of men like him stand, which helps the audience see how pointless and absurd his excuses were.

The Feminine Style is a style of persuasion by women that originated from their own experiences of living in a male-dominated society; some of its characteristics rely on personal experience, anecdotes, and examples as evidence. Historically, women are not known to have any rhetorical apparel when speaking in public and convincing an audience; big names like Homer and Aristotle support the claim that rhetoric was not made for women (Campbell 1989). However, AOC uses these characteristics to ultimately create alternative modes of judgment and testing grounds of "truth," like challenging the patriarchy instead of adapting to it, which is one of the purposes of Dow and Boor Tonn (1993) of the contemporary feminine style.

First, she uses the feminine style by talking about her recent experience with Rep. Yoho and how he used foul language against her. This allows her to show how misogyny and sexism are present even in the Nation's Capitol. She says, "I was minding my own business when he approached me on the stairs, put his finger in my face, he called me disgusting, crazy, and he called me dangerous." Ocasio-Cortez recognized him as rude, and he replied by mocking her and telling her, "Oh, I'm rude? You're calling me rude." She then proceeds to continue minding her business and casting her vote, but when she comes out of the Capitol, she says, "In front of reporters, Rep. Yoho called me, and I quote: 'a fucking bitch.'" AOC follows up by saying that "These were the words Rep. Yoho levied against a congresswoman who not only represents New York's 14th Congressional District, but every Congresswoman and every woman in this country; because all of us have had to deal with this in some form, some way, some shape at some point."

Ocasio-Cortez's goal is not to victimize herself or make Rep. Yoho properly apologize. Instead, her emphasis on the words used against her and the detail she gives is to ultimately stand up for herself and thousands of women around the U.S. who have to deal with verbal harassment. To make this more relatable, she also talks about when she had a working-class job; how she's dealt with this type of behavior at bars, restaurants, and the subway in the past. Which is sadly the reality of millions of American women. Talking about personal experience and going back to the moment in which she was not a Congresswoman shows that verbal harassment is everywhere, and historically it's been overlooked because most women are used to it as part of their everyday lives. AOC's use of the Feminine Style allows those listening to relate to her and understand that even though this is a daily thing, it's not acceptable and should not be tolerated by anyone.

Another use of the feminine style in her speech is when she talks about her family life and how she was raised. After Rep. Yoho stated days earlier, excusing himself by saying that he has a wife and daughters of his own and would never use that type of language against anyone. This allows her to let everyone see that decency does not rely on being a family man. She says, "Mr Yoho mentioned that he has a wife and two daughters. I'm two years younger than Mr. Yoho's youngest daughter… I am someone's daughter too. My father, thankfully, is not alive to see how Mr. Yoho treated his daughter. My mother got to see this on TV, and I am here because I have to show my parents that I am their daughter." When she's delivering these lines, we can see how AOC's voice slightly breaks by thinking about her parents. She later says, "Having a daughter and a wife does not make a man decent, but treating others with the dignity and the respect they deserve does."

Her openness for others to see a more personal side of her and how much she values how her parents raised her helps us see how hurtful those comments are to the victim and the parents. Rep. Yoho's excuse to bring up his family is not valid nor makes him a decent person because he would not like to hear those words towards any of his family members. AOC not only connects with the female audience but also with all the parents around the world who would also not accept nor tolerate this behavior.

AOC has been swimming against the current her whole life. After graduating from Boston University with a Bachelor's degree in Economics and International Relations Cum Laude, she worked a part-time job as a bartender. She's the daughter of Puerto Rican parents and is a 2.5 generation American, and she started serving in Congress at just 29 years of age. Because of this, many politicians have criticized her for her social media presence and lack of experience being so young (Lewinstein 2019). Even though women have been present in Congress for Several years, Ocasio-Cortez does more than just challenge the widespread belief by patriarchal ideas that women's place in the home's private sphere and that women who speak out are immodest and will be shamed (Jamieson 1995). This new generation politician and activist is what men who still believe in traditional ideals hate; however, she has earned her place in Congress and the respect of thousands of people worldwide. Standing up for herself against the comments made by another Representative against her shows everyone that she's not only a fearless woman but a Representative that deserves respect like any other, regardless of her gender, heritage, or ideology.

Her speech is ultimately productive and empowering because she's very outspoken and expressive. Ocasio-Cortez's ability to speak in public and the aggressiveness she holds when questioning others are some of her most remarkable skills. AOC has demonstrated these characteristics because she knows how women like her are at a disadvantage in a male-dominated environment. She knows that she is indeed overlooked because she's a young woman and someone of Hispanic descent. In this artifact, Ocasio-Cortez communicates that she has had enough misogynistic comments and sexism. Her actions serve as a symbol for women all over the United States and the world who daily put up with these comments that they're on their right to say "enough." She's one of the best modern representations of the Feminine Style.

Works Cited:

Campbell, K. K. (1989). In Man cannot speak for her (Vol. 1, pp. 1–15). Introduction, Greenwood Press.

Dow, B. J., & Tonn, M. B. (1993). `Feminine style and political judgment in the rhetoric of Ann Richards. Quarterly Journal of Speech, 79(3), 286. https://doi.org/10.1080/00335639309384036

Jamieson, K. H. (1995). Chapter 1: The Binds That Tie. In Beyond the double bind: Women and leadership (pp. 3–21). essay, Oxford University Press.

Lewinstein, Jenna Floricel, "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: A Case Study of Social Media as an Agenda Setting Tool in the U.S. House of Representatives" (2019). Scripps Senior Theses. 1336. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1336

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thetwiceexceptional · 4 years

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Hello ma’am, yes, I’d like to order 35 “bitches get things done” t-shirts, please.

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daiyannn · 3 years

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top ten bitches id go after when the purge comes:

amey conemy bargettue? barnett? baguette? idk but fuck her stupid ass

M i t c h mcconnel (id be doing ppl a favor u already kno)

ben shabibo bc he needs to stfu hes such a fucking idiot 😐

trump bc mans might have a dumptruck but he be causing all my problems

joe rogan bc straight men need to stop

ted cruz

candace owens she legist is a black lady whos a white supremacist 😐 like,, stfu thanks

duke cunnigham mans rlly loves his slurs 😐

ted yoho bc NOBODY GETS TO CALL AOC A FUCKING BITCH

honorable mentions:

mike pence

chuck grassly I HAVE NO FUCKING IDEA WHAT U KNO WHAT IS?? WHAT IS HE DOING AT DAIRY QUEEN??? WHY IS HE VAGUE TWEETING AT DAIRY QUEEN????

literally every fucking nazi who stormed the fucking senate

thenk u that is all <3

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the irony of that The Boys ad for me is that i actually really like that show and the ad did, in fact, remind me that i wanted to rewatch season 1, so i immediately opened up utorrent,

#the only amazon i recognize is in south america #yoho yoho bitch #me

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#bro the speed and intensity at which teenagers started calling ted yoho a little bitch is hilarious to me #meanwhile the fact that a senator would even have to issue a public apology to another senator for calling her a bitch is astounding #like it's not hard to just not call people bitches #especially bc 3 other senators came out immediately and said hey ted i have the same views as aoc and you've never called me a bitch

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RT @shannonrwatts: From Congressman Ted Yoho calling AOC a “fucking bitch” to the misogynist who murdered the son of a woman federal judge in New Jersey to the @NRA’s marketing of AR-15s as a “man card” - toxic masculinity in America takes a toll on women. https://t.co/MYNa9xML2k 2PLAN22 http://twitter.com/2PLAN22/status/1285745363605954560

From Congressman Ted Yoho calling AOC a “fucking bitch” to the misogynist who murdered the son of a woman federal judge in New Jersey to the @NRA’s marketing of AR-15s as a “man card” - toxic masculinity in America takes a toll on women. https://t.co/MYNa9xML2k

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) July 21, 2020

#OLASC16 RT @shannonrwatts: From Congressman Ted Yoho calling AOC a “fucking bitch” to the misogynis

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"I am here because I have to show my parents that I am their daughter, and that they did not raise me to accept abuse from men."

2 days ago, Representative Ted Yoho accosted Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the steps of the Capitol building.

He called her "disgusting" for linking unemployment and poverty to be markers of increasing crime rates, told her she was "out of her freaking mind" and "dangerous" and when she told him that he was being "rude," Representative Ted Yoho - in front of the press - called her "a fucking bitch."

And you know what this is? This is the pattern we see in this country, where the men who hold the highest offices believe that they can denounce and be derogatory towards women perpetually and without apology. It's where people can increasingly try to break a woman's spirit whenever she speaks up, whenever she moves to do anything. It’s an inherent structure that every woman can relate to.

And today, I watched her speech where she addresses the true meaning of Yoho's words for this nation, for the people that see politicians increasingly getting away with deepening society's problems.

Here's the point that she brought up, that Rep. Yoho proved, that tells you what it all boils down to: men think that being related to women gives them a free pass to say whatever they please, no matter how disrespectful or unacceptable it is.

(and we see this with the familiar "I have sisters" "I have a wife" "my friend is Muslim" "my best friend is Black" statements that people seem to pull out as if it excuses them from everything, as if it gives them a free pass to point-blank be disrespectful)

This powerful speech brought tears to my eyes, instantly.

Please watch the video, and understand why it is so important to understand that the use of demeaning language, particularly by public figures is a big deal. It is a big deal because it sets up a precedence for people to start believing that it is okay to be derogatory because they don’t agree with them.

And also, a side-point because elections are coming up, to vote so we don't let unapologetic assholes hold chair in the government - ultimately, it's us who suffer their policies that cater to specific groups and no one else.

The entire ten-minute speech sticks out but here are the biggest highlights of her speech, in a nutshell:

"These are the words that Representative Yoho levied against a congresswoman. The congresswoman that not only represents New York's 14th congressional district, but every congresswoman and every woman in this country because all of us have had to deal with this in some form, some way, some shape at some point in our lives...this is not new and that is the problem."

"This issue is not about one incident; it is cultural. It is a culture of lack of impunity, of accepting of violence and violent language against woman, an entire structure of power that supports that."

"[About letting it go as another day] yesterday, Representative Yoho decided to come to the floor of the House of Representatives and make excuses for his behaviour and that, I could not let go."

"I do not need Representative Yoho to apologize to me...I will not stay up late at night waiting for an apology from a man who has no remorse over calling women and using abusive language towards women. But what I do have issue with is women, our wives and daughters as shields and excuses for poor behaviour."

"I am two years younger than Mr. Yoho's youngest daughter. I am someone's daughter, too. My father, thankfully, is not alive to see how Mr. Yoho treated his daughter. My mother got to see Mr. Yoho's disrespect on the floor of this House towards me on television."

"I am here because I have to show my parents that I am their daughter, and that they did not raise me to accept abuse from men."

"What Mr. Yoho did was give permission to other men to do that to his daughters...he gave permission to use that language against his wife, his daughters, women in his community and I am here to stand up and say that is not acceptable."

"What I believe is that having a daughter does not make a man decent. Having a wife does not make a decent man."

"When a decent man messes up, as we all are bound to do, he tries his best and does apologize - not to save face, not to win a vote. He apologizes genuinely to repair and acknowledge the harm done, so that we can all move on."

"You can be a powerful man and accost women. You can have daughters and accost women without remorse. You can be married and accost women. You can take photos and project an image to the world of being a family man and accost women without remorse and with a sense of impunity.”

“It happens every day in this country.”

#zee rambles #please watch the speech #alexandria ocasio-cortez #honestly im so tired at the inherent patriarchy and misogyny #and the apologists #aoc #politics #ted yoho #women #more power to her

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Honestly, one of my biggest gripes with AOC is that she never acknowledges misogyny unless it directly impacts her or can be used as a cudgel against people she dislikes. There’s a reason that women who don’t already agree with AOC on a policy level don’t instinctively go to bat for AOC the way they do for Hillary Clinton or Nancy Pelosi or hell, even people like Patty Murray and Kirsten Gillibrand who are less prominent women in politics.

AOC got righteously mad when Ted Yoho muttered she was a bitch, which is really valid since nobody deserves that, but Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris get called horrible things daily, often by AOC’s own supporters, and she never says a word in their defense. When Gretchen Whitmer was dealing with right-wingers plotting to kidnap and murder her on live television, she didn’t speak out against the virulent misogyny that Governor Whitmer was getting from Donald Trump and her own constituents for simply trying to keep people from dying of COVID-19.

And, AOC loudly condemned Joe Manchin’s treatment of Secretary Deb Haaland when in reality, he introduced her in the committee he chairs, openly praised her devotion to public service and the importance of her nomination in the role given that she’s the first Native American woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet, and voted for her in committee and on the floor but said nothing about Neera Tanden, whose nomination Manchin (and Bernie Sanders cough cough) actually tanked (“mean tweets” my ass) because Neera is a staunch Hillary Clinton surrogate and supporter and personal friend, and AOC’s fanbase would destroy her if she remotely defended Neera.

It all just feels really performative and I’m totally over it.

#politics #misogyny

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From the transcript:

REPRESENTATIVE OCASIO CORTEZ: Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would also like to thank many of my colleagues for the opportunity to not only speak today but for the many members from both sides of the aisle who have reached out to me in support following an incident earlier this week. About two days ago I was walking up the steps of the Capitol when Representative Yoho suddenly turned a corner and he was accompanied by Representative Roger Williams. He accosted me on the steps right here in front of our nation's Capitol. I was minding my own business, walking up the steps, and Representative Yoho put his finger in my face, he called me disgusting, he called me crazy, he called me out of my mind. And he called me dangerous. And then he took a few more steps and after I had recognized his — after I had recognized his comments as rude, he walked away and said, 'I'm rude, you're calling me rude.' I took a few steps ahead and I walked inside and cast my vote. Because my constituents send me here each and every day to fight for them. And to make sure that they are able to keep a roof over their head. That they are able to feed their families. And that they are able to carry their lives with dignity. I walked back out and there were reporters in the front of the Capitol, and in front of reporters Representative Yoho called me, and I quote, a "fucking bitch" -- fucking, bitch. These are the words Representative Yoho levied against a congresswoman. A congresswoman that not only represents New York's 14th District but every congresswoman and every woman in this country because all of us have had to deal with this in some form, some way, some shape at some point in our lives. And I want to be clear that Representative Yoho's comments were not deeply hurtful or piercing to me. Because I have worked, a working class job. I have waited tables in restaurants. I have ridden the subway. I have walked the streets in New York City. And this kind of language is not new. I have encountered words uttered by Mr. Yoho and men uttering the same words as Mr. Yoho while I was being harassed in restaurants. I have tossed men out of bars that have used language like Mr. Yoho's, and I have encountered this type of harassment riding the subway in New York City. This is not new. And that is the problem. Mr. Yoho was not alone. He was walking shoulder to shoulder with Representative Roger Williams. And that's when we start to see that this issue is not about one incident. It is cultural. It is a culture of lack of impunity, of accepting of violence and language against women, an entire structure of power that supports that. Because not only have I been spoken to disrespectfully, particularly by members of the Republican Party, and elected officials in the Republican Party, not just here, but the President of the United States last year told me to go home. To another country, with the implication that I don't even belong in America. The Governor of Florida, Governor DeSantis, before I was sworn in, called me a "whatever that is." Dehumanizing language is not new. And what we are seeing is that incidents like these are happening in a pattern. This is a pattern of an attitude towards women and dehumanization of others. So while I was not deeply hurt or offended by little comments that are made, when I was reflecting on this, I honestly thought I was going to pack it up and go home. It's just another day, right? But then yesterday, Representative Yoho decided to come to the floor of the House of Representatives and make excuses for his behavior. And that I could not let go. I could not allow my nieces, I could not allow the little girls that I go home to, I could not allow victims of verbal abuse and, worse, to see that -- to see that excuse and to see our Congress accepted as legitimate and accept it as an apology and to accept silence as a form of acceptance, I could not allow that to stand.

#long post #US Politics #Alexandria Ocasio Cortez #WoC Badassery #Wonkette #sexism and racism and misogyny #resistance

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