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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(115,344 posts)
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 03:25 PM Sep 26

Laura Loomer knew what she was doing when she called Kamala Harris 'Shaniqua'

by Shaniqua McClendon

“You don’t seem like your name is Shaniqua, is that your actual name?”

-snip-

By the time I reached college, there was no longer any ambiguity about how people felt about my name. I was often told I seemed more like an “Ashley,” or “nothing like a Shaniqua.” During my run for president of the Black Student Movement, students left disparaging comments about me. The one that cut deepest was, “And of course her name is Shaniqua.”

-snip-

Though the message wasn’t said directly, the underlying sentiment was clear. The stereotype tied to my name was too loud to ignore, and it isn’t just personal experience that proves this. Look up "Shaniqua" on Urban Dictionary, and you’ll find definitions like: “a common name used to mock/describe a Black woman from the inner city.” These harmful caricatures turn the name Shaniqua into a punchline, a “safe” vessel for racial judgment.

-snip-

Which brings me to Laura Loomer, the far-right provocateur who recently referred to prominent Black women like Vice President Kamala Harris, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Fulton County (Georgia) District Attorney Fani Willis as "little DEI Shaniqua voices" and "meritless DEI Shaniquas." Loomer’s statement is an insult steeped in both sexism and racism, aiming to delegitimize the achievements of these women by suggesting they were only hired to fill a diversity quota.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-laura-loomer-knew-she-091113666.html

And what's Loomer's claim to fame besides hitting up on a guy old enough to be her grandpa?

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Laura Loomer knew what she was doing when she called Kamala Harris 'Shaniqua' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 26 OP
Loony Loomer Clouds Passing Sep 26 #1
Exactly. If there are any sane Trump aides, don't know how they sleep at night with the bats**t crazy going 24/7 dutch777 Sep 26 #32
Loathesome Loomer cyclonefence Sep 26 #2
V. Confused. GopherGal Sep 26 #3
She is just showing her school yard bully mentality. She can't come up with anything intellegent mitch96 Sep 26 #4
Isn't it time for her to seek bloody revenge on Diarrhea Donny? Blue Owl Sep 26 #5
Loser Laura. Couldn't even get elected in Florida, thankfully. Deuxcents Sep 26 #6
Bet she has a stormy relationship with Motherfucker Aviation Pro Sep 26 #7
Yeah, his tiny mushroom zorbasd Sep 26 #10
He's definitely not built to compete in the majors ArkansasDemocrat1 Sep 26 #14
Looney Loomer is YuckyUgly. Inside as well as out. Lock her up in the jail for the hideous. Trueblue1968 Sep 26 #8
Yeah, she was being a nasty, back biting, bigoted little (insert pejorative) Warpy Sep 26 #9
And what's Loomer's claim to fame besides hitting up on a guy old enough to be her grandpa? OrangeJoe Sep 26 #11
An MA I used to work with told me that Shaniqua is the Swahili word for 'flower'. Aristus Sep 26 #12
Loomer is something that squeezed out of Trump's filthy ass. hadEnuf Sep 26 #13
She's diaper rash? AZ8theist Sep 26 #18
Ahh yes, Loomer the loser is still pissed at not being a winner in 2020 and 2022 when she ran for office. cstanleytech Sep 26 #15
Liar Loonie? Godot51 Sep 26 #16
Has Loomer's usefulness ended and she has now been thrown away? No $130,000 severance package? keithbvadu2 Sep 26 #17
I needed to learn about Loomer so I looked her up - TBF Sep 26 #19
Her claim to fame... rubbersole Sep 26 #25
I always thought "Felicia" was the harder hitting general name, 4lbs Sep 26 #20
WAY before that movie came out BumRushDaShow Sep 27 #36
Ugly racism dlk Sep 26 #21
THAT coming from DENVERPOPS Sep 26 #22
Laura Loomer clearly needs a name herself COL Mustard Sep 26 #23
Purge Mask bikes and bunnies Sep 26 #24
Vile racism. Half of America is good with it. Evolve Dammit Sep 26 #26
Small correction GAJMac Sep 26 #27
Childish: Sticks and stones... SleeplessinSoCal Sep 26 #28
What does this say about Trump's judgement? I guarantee there was pounding on his desk... underpants Sep 26 #29
Why do they keep referring to the VP angrychair Sep 26 #30
It does not have to make sense--as they KNOW that the MAGA folks will believe it anyway! riversedge Sep 27 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 26 #31
Probably more "going down" than "hitting up". oldsoftie Sep 26 #33
It's interesting Dem4life1234 Sep 26 #34
Thanks to the Internet lunatics can spread their lunacy far & wide. Jacson6 Sep 27 #37

dutch777

(3,465 posts)
32. Exactly. If there are any sane Trump aides, don't know how they sleep at night with the bats**t crazy going 24/7
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 06:42 PM
Sep 26

Loomer, RFK Jr., Vance....yikes!

GopherGal

(2,401 posts)
3. V. Confused.
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 03:40 PM
Sep 26

Shaniqua?
That doesn't wound like an Indian name. Are these morans finally agreed that she's part black?

I mean, I don't expect they're capable of figuring out how to pronounce "Kamala", even with adorable instruction from her nieces.

mitch96

(14,658 posts)
4. She is just showing her school yard bully mentality. She can't come up with anything intellegent
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 03:49 PM
Sep 26

so "stupid" works for her now...
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Warpy

(113,130 posts)
9. Yeah, she was being a nasty, back biting, bigoted little (insert pejorative)
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 04:09 PM
Sep 26

and tha's what she intended to be because people who call themselves conservatives lick that stuff right up.

OrangeJoe

(395 posts)
11. And what's Loomer's claim to fame besides hitting up on a guy old enough to be her grandpa?
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 04:16 PM
Sep 26

You made a typo in your final sentence. You left out the word "successfully" after "besides".

Aristus

(68,359 posts)
12. An MA I used to work with told me that Shaniqua is the Swahili word for 'flower'.
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 04:18 PM
Sep 26

But of course, the haters got to make something ugly out of it.

TBF

(34,318 posts)
19. I needed to learn about Loomer so I looked her up -
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 04:55 PM
Sep 26

net worth about 10 million, mostly real estate inheritances. Adding to her wealth with her book, dingbats supporting her website, etc. If she doesn't blow it all on plastic surgery (seriously who does that when they are 30?!?), she is a wealthy young woman.

THAT is her fascination with Trump. She's likely interested in auditioning for "next wife" (I forget how many times he has been married) and whatever personal fortune he has hidden away overseas. And of course she doesn't want her own personal wealth taxed.

I must say she fits in well with the conservative supreme court wives ...

rubbersole

(8,518 posts)
25. Her claim to fame...
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 05:41 PM
Sep 26

..isn't "blowing" her inheritance on cosmetic surgery. Allegedly. She's obviously not allergic to mushrooms. Or ridicule.

4lbs

(7,395 posts)
20. I always thought "Felicia" was the harder hitting general name,
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 05:00 PM
Sep 26

like a 'black' Karen.

Ever since hearing it on Ice Cube's "Friday" movie, and referencing it again in the "Straight Outta Compton" movie.

"Bye, Felicia."




BumRushDaShow

(142,396 posts)
36. WAY before that movie came out
Fri Sep 27, 2024, 06:57 AM
Sep 27

the more "common" name used "in the community" was "a Tanya" (or "Tonya" ).

dlk

(12,378 posts)
21. Ugly racism
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 05:14 PM
Sep 26

From an ugly person. Beauty may be skin deep but ugly goes all the way to the bone. Loomer demonstrates the epitome of ugliness, inside and out.

How twisted and unhappy she must be inside that she needs to consistently project her inner loathing in the form of racism and hatred toward others.

COL Mustard

(6,888 posts)
23. Laura Loomer clearly needs a name herself
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 05:23 PM
Sep 26

How about Laura the JAP?

(I know it’s an offensive term for a Jewish woman, which she is.)

I’m open to other suggestions…

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,675 posts)
28. Childish: Sticks and stones...
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 05:53 PM
Sep 26

...may break my bones, but why the heck are they acting so childish?

Immature bullies.

underpants

(186,672 posts)
29. What does this say about Trump's judgement? I guarantee there was pounding on his desk...
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 06:00 PM
Sep 26

SHE HAS TO GO! GET AWAY FROM HER!

angrychair

(9,743 posts)
30. Why do they keep referring to the VP
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 06:09 PM
Sep 26

As a "DEI hire"? She was elected to office. No one "hired" her or the NYAG or the Fulton county DA for that matter.
The attack doesn't make any sense.

Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Dem4life1234

(1,588 posts)
34. It's interesting
Thu Sep 26, 2024, 10:26 PM
Sep 26

How no matter light someone is, mixed, they only see the black part.

Interesting she totally ignored her Indian heritage.

Black people really trigger the fuck out of these low life racists.

She's a looney B word.

Jacson6

(725 posts)
37. Thanks to the Internet lunatics can spread their lunacy far & wide.
Fri Sep 27, 2024, 09:17 AM
Sep 27

50 years ago they would just have a sign or pass out statements on paper that most people would ignore. Progress?

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