Laura Loomer knew what she was doing when she called Kamala Harris 'Shaniqua'
by Shaniqua McClendon
You dont seem like your name is Shaniqua, is that your actual name?
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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.
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Though the message wasnt said directly, the underlying sentiment was clear. The stereotype tied to my name was too loud to ignore, and it isnt just personal experience that proves this. Look up "Shaniqua" on Urban Dictionary, and youll 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.
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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." Loomers 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?
Clouds Passing
(2,268 posts)dutch777
(3,465 posts)Loomer, RFK Jr., Vance....yikes!
cyclonefence
(4,873 posts)GopherGal
(2,401 posts)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)so "stupid" works for her now...
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Blue Owl
(54,755 posts)Is she content to be ignored?
Deuxcents
(19,734 posts)Aviation Pro
(13,457 posts)Hes such a soft fuck.
zorbasd
(208 posts)couldn't go beyond her minors.
ArkansasDemocrat1
(3,213 posts)Be sure to tip your server. I'll be here all night.
Trueblue1968
(18,118 posts)Warpy
(113,130 posts)and tha's what she intended to be because people who call themselves conservatives lick that stuff right up.
OrangeJoe
(395 posts)You made a typo in your final sentence. You left out the word "successfully" after "besides".
Aristus
(68,359 posts)But of course, the haters got to make something ugly out of it.
hadEnuf
(2,703 posts)N/T
AZ8theist
(6,491 posts)Good call!
cstanleytech
(27,012 posts)Godot51
(287 posts)keithbvadu2
(40,126 posts)TBF
(34,318 posts)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)..isn't "blowing" her inheritance on cosmetic surgery. Allegedly. She's obviously not allergic to mushrooms. Or ridicule.
4lbs
(7,395 posts)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)the more "common" name used "in the community" was "a Tanya" (or "Tonya" ).
dlk
(12,378 posts)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.
DENVERPOPS
(9,957 posts)a cheap, lower class slut...........
COL Mustard
(6,888 posts)How about Laura the JAP?
(I know its an offensive term for a Jewish woman, which she is.)
Im open to other suggestions
bikes and bunnies
(84 posts)... a hideous, disgusting bigot.
Get lost.
Evolve Dammit
(18,635 posts)GAJMac
(232 posts)Probably BEDDING "a guy old enough to be her grandpa". Just Asking the questions...
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,675 posts)...may break my bones, but why the heck are they acting so childish?
Immature bullies.
underpants
(186,672 posts)SHE HAS TO GO! GET AWAY FROM HER!
angrychair
(9,743 posts)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.
riversedge
(73,132 posts)Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)
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oldsoftie
(13,538 posts)I mean, if I were a fly on the wall ........
Dem4life1234
(1,588 posts)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)50 years ago they would just have a sign or pass out statements on paper that most people would ignore. Progress?