‘Be offended’: How to shut down the woke mob with two words – Washington Examiner

Posted: July 29, 2022 at 5:56 pm

The woke Left has a talent for taking anything and everything and turning it into something by which they can be offended.

Take, for example, a recent online interaction following President Joe Bidens COVID diagnosis last week. After announcing that Biden had tested positive for the virus, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre clarified that Biden is still putting in 8-plus hours of work a day. To the average person, the most offensive part of this statement is the pretense that Biden puts in 8-plus hours of work on any typical day, whether he has COVID-19 or not. But to Yale Medical School professor Dr. Kimberly Sue, Jean-Pierres statement wasnt just unbelievable, it was racist.

In a now-deleted tweet, the professor wrote, POTUS working while having COVID infection epitomizes white supremacy urgency in the workplace. Sets a bad example for everyone that he cannot rest. COVID infection is serious, symptoms debilitating for many, and ppl should take time off without working through it.

Only in Sues warped, hyperpartisan imagination could Bidens COVID diagnosis be connected to white supremacy. But this is what the Left does: They twist and distort even benign statements like Jean-Pierres in order to make themselves out to be the victims. And its time conservatives stopped playing along.

We might learn a thing or two from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who shut down a reporter earlier this week with just two words, cutting off all future debate.

Speaking at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit in Florida last weekend, Gaetz made some admittedly distasteful comments about pro-abortion women. Why is it that the women with the least likelihood of getting pregnant are the ones most worried about having abortions? Nobody wants to impregnate you if you look like a thumb, he said, drawing laughter from the crowd.

Gaetz continued, These people are odious! Theyre like [5 feet, 2 inches tall], 350 pounds, and theyre like, Give me my abortion.'

No, it wasnt the most diplomatic comment for a public figure to make. Maybe Gaetz shouldnt have joked about the appearance of pro-abortion activists. But given the way the Left often characterizes Trump supporters, its not like his jokes were unprecedented or beyond the pale.

But what stood out about Gaetzs comments was his refusal to back down from them. Asked later whether he meant to suggest that women at these abortion rallies are ugly and overweight, Gaetz said yes.

What do you say to people who think those comments are offensive? the reporter asked.

Be offended, Gaetz replied.

The congressmans response shut down the conversation. Rather than apologizing for his remarks, he acknowledged them and refused to cave to political correctness. He may have been brash, but he didnt leave himself vulnerable.

The truth is that political mea culpas in general rarely end well. But apologies from conservatives, particularly for a perceived racial or gender-related slight, never end well. And thats because the Left doesnt want an admission of wrongdoing it wants complete capitulation.

Conservatives must stop bowing to the whims of the woke. We dont have to pretend men can get pregnant or that changing ones gender is courageous and something to be celebrated. We shouldn't go along with leftists' attempts to make everything about race. And we should call out and mock radical professors at Ivy League universities who think theres a link between working eight hours a day after a COVID diagnosis and white supremacy.

Gaetz showed us how its done, and wed be wise to take note. If the Left finds our remarks to be offensive, so what? They should be offended.

Elizabeth Stauffer is a contract writer at the Western Journal.Her articles have appeared on many conservative websites, including RedState, Newsmax, theFederalist,Bongino.com, HotAir, MSN, andRealClearPolitics. Follow Elizabeth onTwitter orLinkedIn.

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