Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro said “catcalling” must be different in Democratic New York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s neighborhood after she said his request to debate was “just like catcalling.”
“Catcalling must mean something different in Queens,” Shapiro tweeted Friday.
“‘Hey, girl — want to have a public one-hour discussion on the intricacies of trade policy, deficit spending, and the value of the profit motive? I’ll even donate a bunch of money to charity or your campaign to make it happen.’ — Construction worker in Queens, apparently,” Shapiro said in a subsequent tweet.
“Hey, girl — want to have a public one-hour discussion on the intricacies of trade policy, deficit spending, and the value of the profit motive? I’ll even donate a bunch of money to charity or your campaign to make it happen.” — Construction worker in Queens, apparently
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) August 10, 2018
Shapiro also said that “slandering someone as a sexist catcaller without reason or evidence does demonstrate cowardice and bad intent.”
Discussion and debate are not “bad intentions.” Slandering someone as a sexist catcaller without reason or evidence does demonstrate cowardice and bad intent, however. https://t.co/kYaYuf0W43
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) August 10, 2018
The comments come after Shapiro offered on Wednesday to donate $10,000 to Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign, in exchange for a political debate. He also added he was willing to debate her for charity.
By Thursday evening, Ocasio-Cortez finally addressed the offer.
“Just like catcalling, I don’t owe a response to unsolicited requests from men with bad intentions,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Thursday evening. “And also like catcalling, for some reason they feel entitled to one.”
Just like catcalling, I don’t owe a response to unsolicited requests from men with bad intentions.
And also like catcalling, for some reason they feel entitled to one. pic.twitter.com/rsD17Oq9qe
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) August 10, 2018
Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old card-carrying member of the Democratic Socialists of America, beat Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., in a primary race in June. She ran on her age and progressive positions, including abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
