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Tulsi Gabbard's post-presidential track record has been problematic shows no signs of improving.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who made history as Chicago's first openly LGBTQ+ woman of color to hold the office of mayor, announced last week she would only grant interviews about her two-year anniversary as mayor to journalists of color.
Gabbard took umbrage with this decision.
Mayor Lightfoot's blatant anti-white racism is abhorrent. I call upon President Biden, Kamala Harris, and other lea… https://t.co/pggtUNEsQF— Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@Tulsi Gabbard 🌺) 1621611353.0
Gabbard called for President Biden and Vice President Harris to demand Lightfoot's resignation from the office of Chicago mayor, citing "anti-White racism"—a concept most sociology experts agree is a logical fallacy.
@TulsiGabbard There's no such thing as anti-white racism in america, just centuries of perfectly valid reasons not… https://t.co/hhygGt7wgj— Alex Churn (@Alex Churn) 1621612180.0
@TulsiGabbard i am begging you to explain to me what you think racism is giving reporters of color an opportunity… https://t.co/ifAXYu4uyi— noodle (@noodle) 1621712209.0
@TulsiGabbard It's Vice President Kamala Harris https://t.co/7RGpP7ANH7— United for the People (@United for the People) 1621617273.0
@TulsiGabbard I was born with white skin but I DON'T base my identity on "being white or of the white race" because… https://t.co/XlCNZzlU53— Ireland in Philly🌊 (@Ireland in Philly🌊) 1621716720.0
@TulsiGabbard It's Vice President Harris to you tulsi gabbard.— J D Cross (@J D Cross) 1621633435.0
Lightfoot's decision to allow only journalists of color for the interviews was because of the over-abundance of White journalists she encountered upon her election.
"[I was] struck since my first day on the campaign trail in 2018 by the overwhelming Whiteness and maleness of Chicago media outlets, editorial boards, the political press corps, and yes, the City Hall press corps specifically."
@TulsiGabbard Did you bother to find out WHY she is doing what she is doing? Trying to make newsrooms a bit less the domain of white men?— Jeff Nye (@Jeff Nye) 1621698496.0
@TulsiGabbard Anti-white racism? There is nothing in the United States, no systems, no unwritten understandings, no… https://t.co/zUUrNFeZio— Nels Nelson (@Nels Nelson) 1621615048.0
@TulsiGabbard Tulsi Gabbard: “cancel culture is destroying this country. We need to come together and embrace the… https://t.co/NGcEPPyR11— Communist and Fascist Thirst Traps (@Communist and Fascist Thirst Traps) 1621613143.0
@TulsiGabbard That's Vice President Harris to you, boo boo. https://t.co/z0bxkkCn0i— chris evans (@chris evans) 1621623971.0
@TulsiGabbard I commend Mayor Lightfoot. There are very few women making decisions in news rooms in Chicago. Ther… https://t.co/uEC47priIe— VOTE IN EVERY LOCAL, STATE, GENERAL ELECTION! (@VOTE IN EVERY LOCAL, STATE, GENERAL ELECTION!) 1621615158.0
Gabbard, who is no longer a representative of the state of Hawaii, hit Fox News less than 24 hours after she left the House of Representatives to bad-mouth the use of gender-neutral language.
"It's [the use of gender neutral language] the height of hypocrisy for people who claim to be the champions of rights for women to deny the very biological existence of women," she said, in a statement eerily echoing author JK Rowling, whose own transphobia became well-known in the summer of 2020.
@TulsiGabbard Love Hillary, hate Hillary, whatever. But I for one absolutely loved how she destroyed Tulsi Gabbard’… https://t.co/G5jhR0ePQB— Andrea Junker (@Andrea Junker) 1621615339.0
@TulsiGabbard anti-white racism literally isn’t a thing because we as white people are the oppressors and not the o… https://t.co/1Lp9ncJOGe— resident le$bean (@resident le$bean) 1621638365.0
@TulsiGabbard That’s Vice President Harris to you, you unwitting Russian asset.— Eden Varela 🏳️🌈 (@Eden Varela 🏳️🌈) 1621647299.0
@TulsiGabbard How long before we see Tulsi announce on Fox that she’s switching parties?— Brian Casey (@Brian Casey) 1621781086.0
@TulsiGabbard You are ridiculous. The Chicago press pool has vast numbers of white reporters. Giving reporters of c… https://t.co/RioetCx8BP— Ben Clovis (@Ben Clovis) 1621612206.0
Gabbard's presidential campaign did not go very far, but as a voice in the political world, her right-wing statements have the potential to drum up support for regressive rhetoric.
Gabbard's status as a public figure may never grant her policy-making power again, but her voice is too destructive to be ignored.