AoC Gets a $312 Haircut and Attempts to defend her socialism loving self indulging in elite capitalism

[s0me0nesmind1]

Awfully hilarious for a bartender who probably has 6x+ her previous job's pay is now getting haircuts for $312.

Personally, I don't care - but it's exactly what I expected. A socialist humping bartender is now all of a sudden liking capitalism when she is in the top 5-10% as far as income levels. Whoduhthunkit?

It looks like Democrat congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez can't catch a break.

Social media users are leaping to her defense following an exclusive news story that ran in the Washington Times on Wednesday (Oct. 9) that reported she had spent nearly $300 for a haircut and lowlights at a salon.

“The self-declared socialist, who regularly rails against the rich and complains about the cost of living inside the Beltway, spent nearly $300 on her hairdo at a pricey salon she frequents in downtown Washington, The Washington Times has learned,” read the piece.

The Washington Times quoted AOC's DC shop of choice, the Last Tangle Salon, as charging $80 for a haircut and $180 for lowlights, according to "source familiar with the salon." With a 20% tip of around $52 added in, AOC's alleged total came out around $312, which as any woman can tell you, isn't anywhere near as outrageous of a price as it could be in some areas.

The article quoted Richard Manning, president of Americans for Limited Government, as saying Ocasio-Cortez "preached socialism while living the life of the privileged."

These sentiments prompted a firestorm of support for Ocasio-Cortez, mostly from women, as mentions poured in about just how pricey getting your hair done at a salon can actually be. Some were incensed by the idea that Ocasio-Cortez essentially had to choose between looking polished, or as one user called it, "raggedy," as that would have been the "lead story" instead.

Others questioned whether the same story would be written about a man, mocking detractors for insinuating Ocasio-Cortez shouldn't be spending any money at all on goods or services.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Just Made an Excellent Point About Emotions in Politics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shut down a comment about her "frequent crying."

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Oh also... No - Haircuts don't cost that much - even for women. That is elite level shit there. I would give it a pass if it was for a wedding or something though.

 

[Greenman]

Her money to spend any way she wants. I'm sure her new doo is quite fetching.

 

[interchange]

Oh noes she indulged in a haircut. Hypocrite!!! LOCK HER UP!!

Am I doing this right?

 

[Jaskalas]

You said you don't care. But this topic highlights that lie.

Anyways, the concept you employ here is a logical fallacy. And a rather vile idea at that. As if people "in power" shouldn't fight for change? As if they shouldn't help people? This discussion highlights the depths of Republican corruption, and just how corrosive it is to simple, logical, thinking. So AOC actually has money now, who cares? She fights for the people - to help us all live a better life. Maybe you shouldn't be offended by that.

 

[MixMasterTang]

Oh also... No - Haircuts don't cost that much - even for women. That is elite level shit there. I would give it a pass if it was for a wedding or something though.

John Edwards says otherwise: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cost-of-edwards-haircut-hits-1250/

 

[mect]

For those who didn't know this already, supporting policies to promote equality doesn't equal someone that wants to abolish capitalism.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

You said you don't care. But this topic highlights that lie.

Anyways, the concept you employ here is a logical fallacy. And a rather vile idea at that. As if people "in power" shouldn't fight for change? As if they shouldn't help people? This discussion highlights the depths of Republican corruption, and just how corrosive it is to simple, logical, thinking. So AOC actually has money now, who cares? She fights for the people - to help us all live a better life. Maybe you shouldn't be offended by that.

No not really - it's just more of a "practice what you preach".

The same goes for criticism she received for using Uber to get to events, when there was plenty of mass transit that is available in DC and other areas in the north-east.

But hey - wish in one hand, shit in the other... see which one of her hands gets filled first.

 

[mect]

No not really - it's just more of a "practice what you preach".

The same goes for criticism she received for using Uber to get to events, when there was plenty of mass transit that is available in DC and other areas in the north-east.

But hey - wish in one hand, shit in the other... see which one of her hands gets filled first.

Promoting better living conditions for the lower class does not mean a person has to live like the lower class.

 

[Vic]

No not really - it's just more of a "practice what you preach".

The same goes for criticism she received for using Uber to get to events, when there was plenty of mass transit that is available in DC and other areas in the north-east.

But hey - wish in one hand, shit in the other... see which one of her hands gets filled first.

No, it's not. It's you creating an emotion-based straw man and beating on it.

 

[pmv]

How does getting a haircut indicate a liking for capitalism? Was it cut in a uniquely capitalist fashion? Are there any state-run hair-dressers she could have gone to instead? (OK, maybe she should have found a worker-owned hair-salon co-op to patronise, but that's more anarcho-syndicalism, which is a deviation from socialist orthodoxy)

If the inequality in society were limited to the nomenklatura getting haircuts a bit more expensive than the average worker would, the US would be a vastly more equal society than it actually is.

 

[KMFJD]

Alternate headline. "Woman who says she values the worth of others work, pays others what they are worth?

 

[snoopy7548]

Yeah, I can't believe she spent so much on a haircut. There are starving children in China who need haircuts more than she does.

 

[Luna1968]

Promoting better living conditions for the lower class does not mean a person has to live like the lower class.

so do i say, not as i do. got it.

 

[brycejones]

Lordy, the poor straw people have not been helped by the new forum rules.

 

[DaaQ]

Awfully hilarious for a bartender who probably has 6x+ her previous job's pay is now getting haircuts for $312.

Personally, I don't care - but it's exactly what I expected. A socialist humping bartender is now all of a sudden liking capitalism when she is in the top 5-10% as far as income levels. Whoduhthunkit?

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Just Made an Excellent Point About Emotions in Politics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shut down a comment about her "frequent crying."

www.instyle.com

Oh also... No - Haircuts don't cost that much - even for women. That is elite level shit there. I would give it a pass if it was for a wedding or something though.

It specifically says lowlights, and depending on how many colors that comprised of it isn't far fetched at all.

But carry on.

 

[mect]

so do i say, not as i do. got it.

So any person that wants to help another must first emulate that person's life? Sounds like a way to ensure nobody tries to help.

 

[Vic]

Promoting better living conditions for the lower class does not mean a person has to live like the lower class.

He has an emotional need to believe that people who want greater equality of opportunity are really pushing for equality of outcome, even though that's nonsense.

 

[pmv]

so do i say, not as i do. got it.

That makes no sense in relation to the story. Where has she ever said that working Americans shouldn't get decent haircuts? Chiding poorer workers for spending money on "fripperies" is more of a right-wing trait.

 

[mect]

so do i say, not as i do. got it.

Additionally, this isn't "do as i say, not as i do". After all, she's not advocating people live in poverty. She's advocating providing people resources so they don't have to live in poverty.

 

[Vic]

So any person that wants to help another must first emulate that person's life? Sounds like a way to ensure nobody tries to help.

Now you're getting it.

 

[Victorian Gray]

The US abandons the Kurds, you're having constitutional crisis after crisis, you have a wannabe dictator as president, alienation of long time allies , trade wars, ...

And certain folks have conniptions over AOC spending her hard earned money on a fricken hair styling.

The US is well and truly fucked.

EDIT: damn but my punctuation sucks.

 

[balloonshark]

No not really - it's just more of a "practice what you preach".

The same goes for criticism she received for using Uber to get to events, when there was plenty of mass transit that is available in DC and other areas in the north-east.

But hey - wish in one hand, shit in the other... see which one of her hands gets filled first.

Practice what you preach like saying you want to drain the swamp when your admin is the most corrupt in history? Or Obama shouldn't go golfing as president but Trump can spend half his time golfing. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.

Also, you ever think she has to do certain things to keep away from crazy obsessed people wanting to do her harm thanks to to the right's fetish with her and petty topics like this one?

Edit: You ever wonder how much of your taxes goes towards Trump's hair spray, tan, manicure, pedicure, family buckets of kfc, ED meds, denture cream, etc?

 

[mect]

I do think its worth highlighting.
Democrat scandal: Congresswoman gets $300 haircut.
Republican scandal: President uses Quid Pro Quo to strong arm foreign nations into investigating political rivals.

 

[TheVrolok]

fantastic not concerned concern thread backfire

 

[Victorian Gray]

so do i say, not as i do. got it.

That is not what is happening so, bullshit.