Ben Crump condemns Laura Loomer's rhetoric about Black women in politics
Ben CrumpCivil-rights attorney
Crump condemned the treatment of Black women in public life.
Responding to
Loomer’s remarks about Nixon and the other women were racist and misogynistic stereotyping rather than legitimate political criticism.
“Black women should NEVER have to endure such hateful and degrading rhetoric for daring to lead.”
Reporting
Where this statement fits
Laura Loomer’s remarks about Angie Nixon and other Black women in politics
Laura Loomer described Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon and four other prominent Black women using the word “ghetto” and a gendered slur, said the stereotype exists, and later defended the wording as an accurate description of Nixon’s conduct, race, and ideology. Nixon and political figures and commentators across party lines called the remarks racist, sexist, degrading, offensive, or vile. The dispute concerns whether Loomer’s stated political criticism can be separated from the racial and gender stereotypes used in the original and follow-up statements.
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Reporting
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Independent report quoting Loomer, Greene, Crump, and other reactions; documents a request to the White House without an immediate response.
Before the quotation
Reuters sought reactions to Loomer’s statements.
After the quotation
The statement was included among cross-partisan criticism.
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Why this label?
Expressly calls the rhetoric hateful and degrading.
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