This is the kind of headline and story that will cause Ocasio Cortez trouble

[EffieBlack]

Ocasio-Cortez poses with incoming female members of Congress

Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) posted a photo Wednesday posing alongside several other women who will join the 116th Congress as new members on Thursday.

The photo, taken by Vanity Fair's Martin Schoeller, shows Ocasio-Cortez standing next to fellow Reps.-elect Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) and Sharice Davids (D-Kan.).

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/423569-ocasio-cortez-poses-with-incoming-female-members-of-congress

Seriously?

Perhaps The Hill is doing this on purpose, intending to make her look bad, but how obnoxious, not to mention insulting, to the other women, for the story to be headlined and reported as if the other Members are Dawn to AOC's Tony Orlando.

This isn't AOC's fault at all - she didn't write the headline or the story - and surely she was not the only been Member to post this picture so it can't be said she did anything to prompt it. But it feeds into and helps to craft a negative narrative about AOC that she'll have to work hard to counter.

Why couldn't The Hill simply report that the incoming female Members posed TOGETHER?

Sheesh!

[spooky3]

1. Agree, and I find the word "posing" odd and possibly sexist.

Would The Hill have described a photo of 6 or 7 first year respresentative men, as “posing”? Hard to imagine that. Fashion models “pose.”

There are many other ways of captioning and headlining this photo.

[Cha]

3. Jeeze, I know, Spooky!

It's ridiculous.

[spooky3]

5. It's 2019, not 1949, right, Cha? You'd never know it

from some of the media!

Hope you are doing well!!!

[Cha]

6. Yeah, and all the new Reps worked

equally as hard to get where they are and are equally as excited to be Representing their Districts.

Link to tweet

Doing Grrreat, Spooky.. You?! Happy Blue Year!

[spooky3]

12. I am just thrilled that so many won. And glad

you’re doing great!



And Happy Blue Year back atcha!

[EffieBlack]

11. I hadn't even thought of that odd choice of word

You're right.

[mcar]

2. Agree. Not her fault

and the framing by The Hill is ridiculous.

This is a great Portrait of incoming women Democrats. When it comes to women in positions of power, the media can't seem to help themselves.

[bigtree]

4. this is an old photo

...I posted it here months ago.

People will take the photo whatever way they want.

I see a powerful group of new Democratic legislators.

I really don't see the point in amplifying the Hill's take on the moment.

here's a few more:





the one I posted (Ayanna Pressley posted):


Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley
Album dropping 1/3/19 @Ocasio2018 @IlhanMN @Deb4CongressNM @sharicedavids @vgescobar

left to right, incoming representatives: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Deb Haaland, Veronica Escobar, Sharice Davids

[Golden Raisin]

7. From what I've seen so far, Ocasio-Cortez

seems perfectly capable of defending herself with aplomb.

[bigtree]

9. she posted this herself

...with a more discerning heading.

[hatrack]

8. It's The Hill . . . .

Like Politico, but for stupid(er) people.

[pecosbob]

10. How about we stop repeating The Hill's RWTPs?

At least five times a day here at DU someone links their anti-democratic spin BS...it's really getting old to keep seeing their tripe posted here.

[FSogol]

13. I agree. DU needs to start ignoring The Hill, Politico, Morning Joe, and The Intercept.

All of them are totally committed to portraying the Democrats in a disarray, ineffective, and fighting among ourselves in exchange for viewers, readers, and clicks. While reporting doesn't need to be biased in our favor, we should demand the truthful reporting.

[Voltaire2]

14. Search desperately for any way to attack

Ocasio-Cortez.

Repeat as needed.

[pecosbob]

15. and Warren

[Cha]

17. If you actually read the OP carefully

you will see that it's Not an "attack" on AOC but calling out the media's headlines.

[Voltaire2]

23. Replicate. Wash hands. Done.

[Cha]

24. As if I thought you'd care.

[EffieBlack]

21. Or search desperately for any way to assume she's being attacked ...

[Voltaire2]

22. Lulzd.

[Cha]

25. Zing!

[ms liberty]

16. You haven't realized yet that The Hill is garbage?

Their only interest is in stirring shit to attract attention and eyeballs to their site. Very rarely do they engage in actual journalism.

[Cha]

18. Sen Kamala Harris on the pic..

Link to tweet

[EffieBlack]

19. I love this picture, by the way.

These women all look like they're ready to get down to some serious business.

[Cha]

20. It's Epic.. and all the incredible hard

work that made it happen!

[Raine]

26. Great picture

they all look so capable and intelligent!

[CK_John]

27. IMO, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not going to be long in the House.

I think she will jump to the Senate and follow with a VP run when she is old enough.

[GWC58]

28. Hmm, so which NY Senator is AOC going to

primary? 🤔

[CK_John]

30. NY senior Senate member will resign after 2020.

[still_one]

29. The Hill is notorious for misleading headlines, especially if they shed a negative connotation on

Democrats

[Mike Nelson]

31. Great photo!

… don't see anything negative at all... but I do see how the Deplorables will be upset!