Sandra Fluke Says Monica Crowley Insult Was 'Blatant Homophobia'

[LynneSin]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/27/sandra-fluke-monica-crowley_n_1457880.html

Sandra Fluke Says Monica Crowley Insult Was 'Blatant Homophobia'

Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke responded to Fox News pundit Monica Crowley's tweet on Thursday, saying she was disturbed by the conservative commentator's "blatant homophobia."

“I’m not going to let this kind of thing get to me personally,” Fluke said during an appearance on MSNBC's "The Ed Show." “What really bothers me about it [is] the blatant homophobia in the comment, and the idea that that is an acceptable thing to say publicly.”

Crowley caused a stir on Thursday when she responded to the news of Fluke getting engaged to her longtime boyfriend by tweeting, "To a man?"

During the MSNBC interview, Fluke said she was most disturbed that Crowley intended the tweet as an insulting joke.

“I don’t want an apology from anyone personally,” Fluke said. “I think it is possible she owes an apology to the LGBTQ community, because I am not offended to be asked whether or not I’m with a woman. It’s not offensive to me to be gay, but it was clearly meant as an insult.”

Crowley could take lessons from Sandra Fluke on how to be a class act. Instead Crowley shows us how to be a low-life dipshit!

[Oilwellian]

1. It's also just plain stupid

Advocating for birth control = gay?

The stupid, it hurts. Please make it stop.

[dkf]

16. It makes sense if you say the pill is for health reasons.

That's the clearest use of the pill that is not for contraception.

Isnt that the point Fluke was trying to educate people on?

[EOTE]

20. So, if you use the pill for health reasons, that means you're gay?

Christ, do you think before you post that shit?

[dkf]

23. Obviously not. But laughing at the idea that a lesbian doesn't need the pill

Defeats the purpose of the original argument.

[EOTE]

34. What, exactly, were you saying "Makes sense"?

It seems to me that you were saying that it would make sense that Fluke could be assumed to be gay because she noted how important contraception can be for reasons other than having sex. I don't understand that one bit.

[ingac70]

29. I thought she was trying to educate them on all of it....

contraception and other reasons.

[Quantess]

41. In what universe was Monica Crowley's comment an effective jab at Sandra Fluke?

The original gag was that Sandra Fluke needed tons of birth control because she was such a slut. We got it. Not true, also ignorant, but we understood the jab.

So now that she's engaged, "ha ha she's a lesbian".

To me, that is a massive FAIL of snark. Sandra Fluke truly didn't feel insulted...because it was such a dumb and ineffective swipe. It unintentionally insulted the LGBT community, but it totally missed Sandra Fluke.

For anyone to argue that this was an effective burn on Ms Fluke... I just don't see how.

[obamanut2012]

2. I agree -- it was the first thing I thought of

[Arkansas Granny]

3. Monica Crowley has always struck me as an Ann Coulter wannabe. She makes outrageous statements

just to draw attention to herself, then she sits there, flipping her hair around and acting like she's the one who has been offended. She's just a waste of space, IMO.

[madokie]

4. This lady stands head and shoulders about those like Crowley and Hubba the nutt

She'll go far in life, meaning she'll be very successful at whatever she does.

[catbyte]

5. Yeah, well, Monica Crowley shouldn't talk

I saw a picture of her and yikes! She looks like someone tried to reconstitute a shrunken head. {shudder}

Eventually the ugliness inside leaches to the outside...



Diane
Anishinaabe in MI & mom to Leo, Sophie, Taz & Nigel, members of Dogs Against Romney, Cat Division
"We ride inside--HISS!”

[MadrasT]

40. I just have to say...

...your username and signature line are awesome.

[CurtEastPoint]

6. This about sums her up...

[CrispyQ]

7. What an outstanding young woman!

“I don’t want an apology from anyone personally,” Fluke said. “I think it is possible she owes an apology to the LGBTQ community, because I am not offended to be asked whether or not I’m with a woman. It’s not offensive to me to be gay, but it was clearly meant as an insult.”

[Auntie Bush]

28. I agree! She's very impressive and a real lady with guts to take the crap she's been delt.

by the right wing.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. Everyone should mail a can of cat food to Monica Crowley

[yellowcanine]

9. Not to mention just plain lame in terms of humor.

"He/she must be gay" jokes are just lame, in the same category as asking a tall person, "How's the weather up there?" har har.

[Rozlee]

25. I hear ya.

Being five foot nothing, I gritted my teeth in the 70s listening to "Short People" and hearing people humming it when I went by.

[Pachamama]

10. I love Sandra Fluke more and more.....

I said it before and I say it again....this woman is going far.....

Monica Crowley on the other hand.....not so.....

[Bake]

11. Very, very classy response!

Well done!

Bake

[dballance]

12. I just don't even get where Crowley's comment came from

It's so out of the blue and so inappropriate. And so what if Ms. Fluke was going to marry a girlfriend rather than a boyfriend?

The time of insulting us because we're gay has long passed. You may as well use the "n-word" too Crowley.

[ieoeja]

13. Also sexist as Crowley seems to be implying that a woman can only be strong if she is gay.

I am assuming that in Crowley's world Lesbian means Manly and Manly means Strong.

[AlbertCat]

14. Sandra is in college

Monica is clearly still one of the High School Heathers.

[Ron Green]

15. I was thinking Middle School.

That's the level of discourse that's resulted from the social media and the right wing.

[Aerows]

45. Not even Heathers level

She's like the guy that said he'd like to go out with the lion and a remote control bomb up his butt.

[GETPLANING]

17. Monica Crowley is just jealous

that Sandra Fluke is going to be happily married soon and the only date Monica can get is her own middle finger.

[Spazito]

18. With every appearance, my respect and admiration for Sandra Fluke...

increases exponentially. She is able to cut to the chase immediately and does it with dignity and class.

Crowley, on the other hand, is a raging homophobe among other things, a despicable person on a despicable network.

[Patiod]

19. I stopped watching The McLaughlin Group because of her smirking

I can deal with conservatives, but (and maybe its because I was raised among so many) I cannot deal with smug, smirking Catholic assholes. Ugh.

[progressoid]

21. + 1 for Sandra Fluke

Damn, she's good.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

22. You haven't arrived as a right wing nut until you've revealed your inner asshole in regards to

Sandra Fluke. Becoming a POS in the eyes of the American public by uttering some inane statement about Fluke has become the cool, hip rite of passage for the modern Republican moron.

[Horse with no Name]

24. I hated Pawnica Scowly when they paired her with Ron Reagan

on MSNBC...she was a low-rent act then---and it appears she hasn't changed a bit.

[just1voice]

26. Newsflash: Faux News is full of lying propaganda whores

They've been that way for about 20 years now.

[ingac70]

27. "To a man?"....

Nah... because Sandra needed BC pills because two chicks can get each other pregnant!

[foo_bar]

31. who (besides Limbaugh) said "Sandra needed BC pills"?

“When I look around my campus, I see the faces of the women affected by this lack of contraceptive coverage.

“And especially in the last week, I have heard more and more of their stories. On a daily basis, I hear yet from another woman from Georgetown or from another school or who works for a religiously-affiliated employer, and they tell me that they have suffered financially and emotionally and medically because of this lack of coverage.

“And so, I’m here today to share their voices, and I want to thank you for allowing them – not me – to be heard.

<...>

“In 65% of the cases at our school, our female students were interrogated by insurance representatives and university medical staff about why they needed prescription and whether they were lying about their symptoms.

“For my friend and 20% of the women in her situation, she never got the insurance company to cover her prescription. Despite verifications of her illness from her doctor, her claim was denied repeatedly on the assumption that she really wanted birth control to prevent pregnancy. She’s gay. So clearly polycystic ovarian syndrome was a much more urgent concern than accidental pregnancy for her.

“After months paying over $100 out-of-pocket, she just couldn’t afford her medication anymore, and she had to stop taking it.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/boxofficebuz/transcript-of-testimony-by-sandra-fluke-48z2

[ingac70]

33. Every repuke who opened their mouth about her....

Apparently, they think you have to take one every time you have sex, like Viagra.

[Rex]

30. Blatant Homophobia is a medal of honor for Foxnews Fuckups.

It should be illegal for them to be able to use the word Foxnews. That is false advertising. The proper name is Fox Fuckups.

[hobbit709]

32. JuanitaJeans comments.

http://juanitajean.com/2012/04/27/this-makes-my-eyes-hurt/

[beac]

39. I hadn't visited that wonderful blog for awhile.

Thanks for the reminder of its pure Molly Ivins-esque genius!

[jobycom]

35. Dammit. When do I get to vote for Fluke for something? nt

[The Wizard]

36. Some say

Monica Crowley's favorite drink is vinegar and water. The American people should know if Monica Crowley is a douche bag, a big time douche bag, a part time douche bag or just a disposable douche bag. Monica Crowley: This week's fascist douche bag of the week. And a fucking moron on top of it.
Thank Zeus I'm a Democrat.

[tedbear]

38. Crowley act

Crowley cannot use lessons to be a class act because here employer won't hire anyone with the brains to be a class act.

[SunSeeker]

42. Sandra Fluke for Senate

Has a nice ring to it, huh?

[Aerows]

43. It was

But she is so eloquent and classy when she says "fuck you" and it sounds like "thank you for your opinion", but everyone else knows she said "fuck you".

That scares the shit out of the right wing who depend on framing arguments.

[derby378]

44. The predicted defense from Monica...

"What's the matter with you liberals? I was joking! Don't you know a joke when you hear one?!"

Hee hee hee. Ho ho ho. Ha ha ha. It is to laugh. Crowley, if you're going to be a piece of shit, at least don't stink up the TV screen.