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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

News Alert: Rep. Pramila Jayapal takes sexist arrows and fights back

 
 
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal takes sexist arrows and fights back
She’s naive. A “young lady” who “doesn’t know a damn thing what she’s talking about.” And she needs to “learn how to read.” 

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a freshman Democrat from Washington, has heard all three of these condescending remarks from male GOP colleagues since arriving in Congress — but she hasn’t backed down from any of them.  

Instead, Jayapal has drawn attention for hitting back at the dismissals, which she says reek of sexism and must be confronted.
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