Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez alleges sexism, racism in media coverage of her ‘Late Show’ appearance

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'Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., landed a twofer of criticism on newsrooms this week, claiming the coverage of her appearance on the “Late Show” was both sexist and racist. The response from the national press, which is usually Johnny-on-the-spot with indignant replies to such media criticisms, has been a mixture of silence, indifference, and general agreement.

Host Stephen Colbert asked Ocasio-Cortez Monday whether she gives a “f-ck” about her senior Democratic colleagues who have urged her to wait her turn.

“On a scale from zero to some,” Colbert asked, “how many f-cks do you give?”

Politico describes what happened next: “Ocasio-Cortez reached to her side, as if rummaging through an imaginary bag, and pulled out her hand to make a circle. ‘I think it’s zero,’ she said to laughs and cheers from the crowd.”

Here’s how certain newsrooms characterized the event in their headlines: 

The Hill: “Ocasio-Cortez: I give "zero" f-cks about pushback from other Democrats.”

Politico: “Ocasio-Cortez says she gives 'zero' f---s about pushback from Democrats.”

The New York Post: “Ocasio-Cortez gives 'zero' f–ks about what other Democrats think.”

The coverage clearly went straight for what she emphasized. Yet the congresswoman was not happy Tuesday morning, claiming that the press had sneered not just at the fact that she’s a woman, but that she’s a Latina woman.'