Another day, another vile comment from antigay Rep. Steve King of Iowa.
Over the weekend, the soon-to-be-ex-congressman tweeted at Vice President-elect Kamala Harris questioning her identity and demanding to know whether she descends from “slaves or slave owners.”
“I’m reading that @KamalaHarris made history as first woman, first black woman, first Asian woman, etc = a boatload of intersectionality points. But Kamala, are you descended from slaves or slave owners?” King tweeted on Sunday.
I’m reading that @KamalaHarris made history as first woman, first black woman, first Asian woman, etc = a boatload of intersectionality points. But Kamala, are you descended from slaves or slave owners?
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) November 22, 2020
It’s unclear why King felt the need to tweet this or why he thinks being the descendant of “slaves or slave owners” hinders her ability to lead. (Spoiler: It doesn’t!)
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The unprovoked tweet was met with swift backlash…
Who’s going to tell him how Black people got to Jamaica and how some of their descendants wound up with European blood? https://t.co/IfQmODBKUn
— Joy WE VOTED!! WEAR A MASK!! Reid ?) (@JoyAnnReid) November 22, 2020
You misspelled, “Congratulations on your historic win, @KamalaHarris.” Read a book.
— Wendy Boucher (@AdventurePants5) November 22, 2020
Yet another example of why the forthcoming 117th Congress will be a better Congress without him in it. https://t.co/0MHIcbQlGg
— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) November 23, 2020
That’s a lot of big talk coming from a man whose gravesite is going to be a gender neutral restroom.
— Aaron Wren (@AaronWren86) November 22, 2020
Just wondering @SteveKingIA, are you descendant from the Europeans who were sent to populate the “New World” who came from prisons or the ones who came from the insane asylums? https://t.co/Tx8SGBqcgu
— Dr. Avis (@SistahScholar) November 23, 2020
You’re a racist, sexist piece of shit.
But of course we knew that.
— Preston Mitchum (@PrestonMitchum) November 23, 2020
Afterwards, King followed up with a second tweet accusing people of “throwing the dishes at me” for simply “asking an important question” before lodging an attack on another Black lawmaker, Rep. Cedric Richmond of Louisiana.
“Why are you @KamalaHarris supporters throwing the dishes at me for asking an important question?” he asked. “Meet @CedricRichmond original sponsor of HR 40, the Slavery Reparations bill. Cedric, you will have a hard time pushing slavery reparations unless Kamala is willing to write a check.”
Why are you @KamalaHarris supporters throwing the dishes at me for asking an important question? Meet @CedricRichmond original sponsor of HR 40, the Slavery Reparations bill. Cedric, you will have a hard time pushing slavery reparations unless Kamala is willing to write a check. https://t.co/UPGJL5dyct
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) November 22, 2020
Of course, 71-year-old King, who fears same-sex marriage will lead to people marrying their lawnmowers and believes it should be legal to fire someone for being LGBTQ, has a long history of making racist and other inflammatory remarks.
In an interview with The New York Times last year, he openly questioned when the words “white nationalist” and “white supremacist” became racist.
Thankfully, in less than two months, State Senator Randy Feenstra will replace him in the U.S. House of Representatives after handily beating him in the June 2020 Republican primary.
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Kangol2
Isn’t this racist, anti-gay moron on his way out? He lost his primary, so he’ll be gone after January 20, 2021, preferably back to Iowa and whatever cave he trolls around in. I am glad that several respondents reminded him that because of chattel slavery, which extended across the entire Americas, most Black people in the new world who are not recent immigrants from Africa or descendants of recent African immigrants may have some European ancestry, however minimal. That ancestry may include slave owners, who systematically raped and impregnated female enslaved people, including children and teenagers (cf. Thomas Jefferson), for hundreds of years (1500s through 1880s). So yes, VP-elect Kamala Harris does have African ancestry as well as some European ancestry, which may include a British colonial slave owner, and also is descended from Tamils in south India. More power to her!
James
THE PATHETIC LOSER WILL DIE ALONE AND FORGOTTEN.
Essie
Honey, he’s already forgotten. This was his last hurrah. He will be remembered for a few minutes as “that guy who wrote that tweet about the new vice president” but no one will remember his actual name.
Kamala . . . please don’t reply to this fool.
ericr_wilson
His reprehensible blather doesn’t even deserve a reply…. Thankfully, this hideously ugly drunk will be dragged to the same trash heap duncald tramp’s bloated ass will be hauled to in less than two months. Bye bigot.!!
Mister P
The only thing unusual about him is that he served in Congress. There are plenty more who are just like him with his stupid thoughts in plain sight.
IndependentForever
Imagine if a Democrat asked, for example, Mike Pence an offensive question centered on his religion. The Republican right-wing would be hysterical and demanding the person resign and/or be punished. What do you hear from them now? Silence as usual. Showing once again their hypocrisy on an issue.
As they have demonstrated for a while now, when it comes to Freedom of Speech and many things, the right to exercise it applies only to them. They feel they should be allowed to say anything, do anything without repercussion. Whether it be a lie or something mean spirited in this case. But if someone exercises that right on them. Again, they would have a collective cow.
That Iowa actually voted this prick out of office is hopefully a good sign. Then again, it was the fine folk in Iowa that sent this racist to Congress, to begin with, AND did it 8 times. It was Iowa that helped send a mentally unstable, incompetent monster to the White House. And voted for that monster again just a few weeks ago.
barryaksarben
WHY does he think this ridiculous question is important? how could it possibly be important?
okbye
My first thought was – Important to who?
Lots of good comments here. IndependantForever, you gave me an idea. We need to ask Pence if he is descended from any non-Christians. Any sneaky Jews, Muslims, Zoastorians, Snake Handlers, Wikkans, Humanists, or – perish the thought – atheists in his bloodline?
Openminded
First, I feel this question way WAY out of line and should not have been asked. That said, IF she was a descendant of SLAVE OWNERS, that would disqualify her in many people’s minds to hold public office. The conservative side has been responsible for having many confederate statues removed due to their glorification of slavery. If he really thought this could be true, he should have fact checked it and brought it out before the election. Obviously, he’s going out kicking and screaming like there is no tomorrow.
LMG
Is Steve King descended from humans? If not, then he and Trump could be first cousins. They’re both Golems, made out of a combination of pig shit and blowfish oil.
TheDefiler
“Not that it matters, but are you, Steve King? Share your ancestry and 23&Me results. If you come from slave owners, you’ll be on the hook for reparations. We sure as hell know that if you’re descended from slaves, your privileged ass would be first in line.”
oddtop
He is an outstanding Horses Ass. In fact, as perfect example as your going to run across in a single lifetime.
JRinDallas
These so-called white supremacists are living contradictions of their own beliefs. I mean, seriously, have you ever seen a white supremacist who was superior to ANYONE?
rbernard
Steve King is a odious bigot and his fame is over with.
His words will soon disappear; his house will disappear; his name will disappear; all memory of him will disappear.
He will quickly be forgotten in the ash heap of history.
Steve King is no more than a hate monger who could not accept living in a diversified America.