Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Reminds Code-Switch Critics: 'I’m From the Bronx'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has an answer for her adversaries on the right who dissed her for supposedly faking a “Southern drawl” while speaking Friday at the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network Convention in New York City, according to HuffPost.

“Any kid who grew up in a distinct linguistic culture & had to learn to navigate class enviros at school/work knows what’s up,” she tweeted. “My Spanish is the same way.”

When Forever President Barack Obama famously switched from formal handshakes to the dap seen round the world, there were no claims of pandering to black folks—because it’s called being a part of The Culture. Like Obama, Ocasio-Cortez (along with the rest of the House of Representatives’ legendary freshman crew of Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar) already has her invite to The Cookout.

The first-term congresswoman also noted in a tweet how “hurtful” it was to see “how every aspect of my life is weaponized against me, yet somehow asserted as false at the same time,” according to HuffPost.

AOC is loved by many, and folks criticizing need to find something better to do because there are several more important issues to focus on…her dancing might still be up for debate, though.

Correction: Sept. 22, 2019, 6:40 p.m. ET: This story has been edited to remove unattributed text and to add fuller sourcing.