{"id":47144,"date":"2022-03-11T13:13:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T21:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=47144"},"modified":"2022-03-11T13:13:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T21:13:30","slug":"rep-lauren-boebert-proves-that-grammar-can-be-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2022\/03\/11\/rep-lauren-boebert-proves-that-grammar-can-be-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Lauren Boebert Proves That Grammar Can Be FUN!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><em>Equality Act<\/em><\/strong> bill to prevent discrimination against LGBT+ people passed the House a year ago.\u00a0 And since then, Rep. Lauren Boebert has insisted on calling it the <em>\u201cSupremacy of Gays, Lesbians and Transvestites Act\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rep. Lauren Boebert tells Steve Bannon the Equality Act is &quot;supremacy of gays, lesbians and transvestites&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j8T2Yx5RxT\">pic.twitter.com\/j8T2Yx5RxT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Justin Horowitz (@justinhorowitz_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinhorowitz_\/status\/1367132702089052160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She has since waged an ongoing battle against folks in the LGBT+ community who elect to select their own appropriate pronoun for themselves.\u00a0 Apparently, the fact that a gay Democrat (Alex Walker) recently announced his candidacy against Boebert in Colorado (with a rather <em>\u2026 ahhh \u2026 hmmm \u2026<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/minutes\/congress\/02-23-2022\/eyes-bulge-ad-colorado\/\">unique ad<\/a>) has rekindled her old battle against pronoun-selections that flared up last year when\u00a0Boebert brazenly announced that <strong><em><u>her<\/u><\/em><\/strong> pronoun is <em>\u201cPatriot\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My pronoun is \u201cPatriot\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurenboebert\/status\/1397296338237337603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Naturally, the Twitterverse wasn\u2019t going to let this flagrant grade-school level grammar error pass without passing out a few corrective red check marks.\u00a0 So let\u2019s revisit some of the better grammar &#8220;lessons&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First- patriot is not a pronoun.<\/p>\n<p>Second- there are many words to describe you&#8230; and patriot is not one of them.<\/p>\n<p>Idiot is the first word that comes to mind. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KHs2fQDF9N\">https:\/\/t.co\/KHs2fQDF9N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CJ \ud83c\udf0a (@CJ_isnowblue) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CJ_isnowblue\/status\/1397542327162449922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Patriot&quot; is not a pronoun. <br \/>A Patriot would have condemned the Jan 6 insurrection, not encouraged it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mRbKNx6IyF\">pic.twitter.com\/mRbKNx6IyF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; D Villella \u2744\ufe0f (@dvillella) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dvillella\/status\/1397374370197164034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why has the word \u201cpatriot\u201d been co-opted by the right? I know a lot of patriotic queer folk. You don\u2019t own patriotism. You never will. I\u2019m gonna keep flying my American flag next to my pride flag.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; V (@Veronica_iLse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Veronica_iLse\/status\/1397534038743785478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s a noun. So is \u201cidiot\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NIIhc4My3U\">https:\/\/t.co\/NIIhc4My3U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FPWellman\/status\/1397344680698863617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We know it isn&#39;t \u201cChristian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rev. Dr. Chuck Currie (@RevChuckCurrie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RevChuckCurrie\/status\/1397358254271832064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LaurenBoebertIsSoDumb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LaurenBoebertIsSoDumb<\/a>  she can\u2019t figure out what a pronoun is.  <\/p>\n<p>Also, is anyone else annoyed the word \u201cpatriot\u201d has been stolen by white nationalist and feels they no longer can use it? That bothers me.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amanda (she\/her) I stand wth Ukraine \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@EffinLeftMama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EffinLeftMama\/status\/1397297099390205952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Grammar isn\u2019t your thing. Neither is governing. You\u2019re nothing but a troll.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Anita Creamer (@AnitaCreamer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnitaCreamer\/status\/1397346372643287041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Patriot&quot; is a noun, not a pronoun. Supporting those who tried to overthrow the government is the exact opposite of patriot. It&#39;s a seditionist.<\/p>\n<p>A better &quot;pronoun&quot; for you would be parrot<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron loves democracy (@flyfishcedarci1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/flyfishcedarci1\/status\/1397322320834818049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your adjectives are &quot;traitorous,&quot; &quot;ignorant,&quot; and &quot;embarrassing.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnpavlovitz\/status\/1397535926012809221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurenboebert?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@laurenboebert<\/a>, you&#39;re just an ignorant (adjective) dumbass (noun) who is an affront (noun) to our Founding Fathers&#39; dream of an enlightened (adjective) America. You (pronoun) are a traitor (noun) who betrays (verb) all who fought and died for freedom (noun). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nYfaPehiZM\">https:\/\/t.co\/nYfaPehiZM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jb66Ha2RLd\">pic.twitter.com\/jb66Ha2RLd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bryan Dawson (@BryanDawsonUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BryanDawsonUSA\/status\/1397583782107045891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your grammar school education is \u201cincomplete.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Avallone (@DAvallone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DAvallone\/status\/1397392472435675145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This person is a walking PSA for staying in school. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q5dximYMEY\">https:\/\/t.co\/Q5dximYMEY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carolyn from Maryland (@carolyn_from) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carolyn_from\/status\/1397385089340772352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">it&#39;s a wonder you remember to breathe<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dad Jokes Panda (@TrashPandaFTW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrashPandaFTW\/status\/1397380063461482499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Equality Act bill to prevent discrimination against LGBT+ people passed the House a year ago.\u00a0 And since then, Rep. 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She has since waged an ongoing battle against folks in the LGBT+ community who elect to select their own appropriate <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2022\/03\/11\/rep-lauren-boebert-proves-that-grammar-can-be-fun\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[4888,4887,4889,4891,4890],"class_list":["post-47144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-grammar","tag-lauren-boebert","tag-noun","tag-patriot","tag-pronoun","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47144\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}