Last week, a feud erupted between Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas and Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia during a House committee hearing, and now Crockett is trying to turn it into merchandise to raise campaign funds. However, the t-shirt is being viewed as a failed attempt, for one major reason.
According to Crockett, Greene is a “racist” because of a rude comment she made about the false eyelashes of the Texan during a session of the House Oversight Committee.
So we are going to drop “A Crockett Clapback Collection.” This collection will feature various swag that includes random things I’ve said. The money will go to ensuring that we have a Democratic House! Give me a little time to really get the swag online etc., but B6 will drop… pic.twitter.com/7RnPQ4jVHs
— Jasmine Crockett (@JasmineForUS) May 18, 2024
Crockett interrupted Greene by asking why she brought up New York Judge and Democratic donor Juan Merchan and his daughter during her comments on Attorney General Merrick Garland. This led to a few minutes of banter between Greene, Crockett, and New York “squad” member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in which the three traded personal attacks.
So we are going to drop “A Crockett Clapback Collection.” This collection will feature various swag that includes random things I’ve said. The money will go to ensuring that we have a Democratic House! Give me a little time to really get the swag online etc., but B6 will drop… pic.twitter.com/7RnPQ4jVHs
— Jasmine Crockett (@JasmineForUS) May 18, 2024
After Greene agreed to have her comments stricken from the record, Crockett provoked a personal attack by saying, “I’m just curious. To better understand your ruling, if someone on this committee then starts talking about somebody’s bleached blonde, bad-built, butch body, that would not be engaging in personalities, correct?” Now, Crockett is using her personal attack on Greene to raise campaign funds by selling a t-shirt with the phrase “bleached blonde, bad built, butch body” along with a pseudo signature of Crockett at the end.
However, the major issue with the t-shirt is that Crockett’s own name is misspelled, as an extra “r” was inserted instead of an “e” in her last name. This mistake was pointed out by several people, including many others who took note of the irony in Crockett using a homophobic slur (such as butch) to attack someone else, especially when many far-left individuals consider it to be a sin.
You might wanna start by spelling your own name right, dumbass. pic.twitter.com/sbpH2gDRlE
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 18, 2024
In the end, many criticize Crockett for engaging in the same identity politics-based discrimination that she is accusing Greene of. Moreover, misspelling her own name goes to show the lack of care and attention to detail not only in her merchandise, but potentially in her role as a representative as well. Regardless of one’s stance on the exchange between Greene and Crockett, it is undeniable that spelling one’s own name incorrectly is a rather significant error for any individual, let alone a representative.