twitchy.com By Greg P.
Libs aren’t just mad at Sen. Kyrsten Sinema for voting down the amendment to include a $15 minimum wage in the Covid-19 relief bill. They’re also mad at her for . . . this reasonably priced Lululemon bag?
I am insane and zoomed in on another picture of her carrying and in the spirit of Edward R. Murrow-level journalism I’m humbled to announce in a parody of white feminism Krysten Sinema [sic] voted against a $15 living wage while carrying a giant Lululemon bag. pic.twitter.com/BCHVCbpvR2
— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) March 5, 2021
Sadly, she’s not the only blue-check calling out the Arizona Dem:
It’s easy to poke fun at Sinema for her attire, her appearance or her lululemon bag. What you should focus on is her willingness to subjugate her electorate to a system in which they cannot afford to live or afford even a basic comfortable life.
$15 an hour is not enough. https://t.co/jr6jzu97kX
— dan rolle (@danrolle) March 5, 2021
And:
I appreciate this level of personal accountability twitter has brought to public officials. #FightFor15 #MinimumWage https://t.co/YHjibGXqhZ
— Erik Reichenbach (@ErikReichenb4ch) March 5, 2021
She’s “doing the Lord’s work,” even:
Bess is doing the lord’s work. https://t.co/6WiaGQxK1L
— John Ales AF (@IAmJohnAles) March 5, 2021
A “#MarieAntoinette” moment? Really?
Does #Sinema think she’s #ElleWoods? Nah, this curtsey move is even beneath Legally Blonde. #Lululemon happy hatha hour bag retails for over $100 how many hours is that at #MinimumWage? #MarieAntoinette https://t.co/BeZfjNGxU3
— Maria de los Angeles (@vicequeenmaria) March 5, 2021
Apparently, the bag is marketed to take the wearer from “yoga to cocktails”:
I wish I could tell you it isn’t true, but the bag is evidently called the “Happy Hatha Hour” bag, and its manufacturer’s intent was for the wearer to take it from yoga to cocktails. Goodnight and good luck.
— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) March 5, 2021
NOTE: This defender of progressive values also has a comparably-priced bag, but it’s OK for her:
FULL DISCLOSURE: My Madwell work bag costs roughly the same as this one. But when I was 8 months pregnant I was stranded in West Hollywood after an OBGYN appointment and waddled into a Lululemon to find a more comfortable bra and found one and it was $88 and I cried and left.
— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) March 5, 2021
You know, we’re not the ones fixated on her clothing:
Also! The media has long fixated on women’s clothing and accessory choices as part of a sexist trope. This is especially true for female politicians. What’s outrageous here is a woman actively fighting against economic justice WHILE flaunting privilege. Also Lulu fucking lemon.
— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) March 5, 2021
And in case her politics weren’t clear:
Medicare for all, forgive student debt, raise the minimum wage, have a nice day. ?
— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) March 6, 2021
And since when is this bag a “badge of privilege”?
Are you ok? Because no woman I know would considers a Lulemon bag a badge of privilege. Add two zeros and then we’re talking … https://t.co/aF7MC4efvT
— Harmeet K. Dhillon (@pnjaban) March 5, 2021
“Good grief, find a hobby”:
You could have stopped after the first three words. Good grief, find a hobby. https://t.co/h000jVEEj5
— Erielle Davidson (@politicalelle) March 6, 2021
And it’s not even an expensive bag:
Ok I’ll weigh in … on @eBay a ‘used’ bag like this lists for $130. Meow ? https://t.co/7HycNijiV9
— Leslie Marshall (@LeslieMarshall) March 5, 2021
Who wants to tell him?
Betting $15 that her bag alone costs more than lots of people make in a week. https://t.co/hcDt9Ys9i3
— Dan Reilly (@danreilly11) March 5, 2021
Buzzkill:
Ah, well, it “only” cost $118 back when it came out in 2013 https://t.co/X0X9ZGHffa
— Dan Reilly (@danreilly11) March 5, 2021
Better luck next fake outrage!
I admit, I was hoping this bag was going to be more than $150 tops so we could drag her harder. https://t.co/c3KO68D2rh
— Patricia Sauthoff (@gitagovinda) March 6, 2021
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Update:
Bess Kalb has us blocked now, but she doubled (quadrupled?) down on her fight for the working person:
wut pic.twitter.com/AykdHJVPfz
— LB (@beyondreasdoubt) March 6, 2021
That bag is like $90. She makes $174K. I make way less than that and spend way more than $90 on professional looking purses and bags I have to drag into court. This is a super weird attack.
— Jenn ?️?✡️?️ (@JennieTetreault) March 5, 2021
My work bag is twice that price but I’d vote to give millions of people a living wage. It’s not about the price, or the bag, it’s about flashing a logo synonymous with gentrification and privilege while actively hurting working people. It cartoonishly amplifies her callousness.
— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) March 6, 2021
…yeah no the bag has nothing to do with her vote whether you agree with her vote or not. But we get it you’re woke
— Remy (@reynolds_remy) March 6, 2021
Boy do you sound like a real idiot
— Joe Perugini (@JoePerugini1) March 6, 2021
You see, it’s OK to spend your own money if you vote to take away other people’s money.
Yeah…
— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) March 6, 2021
That sounds like the price of a bag lots of people have and not an indicator of privilege.
— Robert Little (@inlanddefense) March 6, 2021
Exactly. Other people have pointed out this is a ~ $100 bag. This is grasping at straws.
— Eckythump (@Eckythumped) March 6, 2021
Delusional.
— Buck ? Eight (@buck8) March 6, 2021
Buzzword, nonsense, buzzword, buzzword, more nonsense, blame whiteness
Exhibit A on how to cover for an embarrassing take in modern journalism.
— Schaferlight (@Schafer1868) March 6, 2021
Same people defend John Kerry flying to Iceland on a private jet to receive a personal award for fighting climate change
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) March 6, 2021
Or Obama saying that Trump only cares about material things rather than real America despite he himself buying a $22 mil mansion at Martha’s Vineyard
— Tommy (@TommyBeeswax) March 6, 2021
‘my work bag is twice that price but’
oh.
— Mantis Toboggan (@coffeethc) March 6, 2021
I used to think this shit would just burn itself out after they got tired of being ridiculous
— (So) What?™️ (@Shall_Issue) March 6, 2021
When will they learn that doubling down doesn’t make it true.
— CK (@Brodysmama17) March 6, 2021
— TrueWest (@Trestresjolie) March 6, 2021
She’s embarrassing
— Paul G (@paulwg2804) March 6, 2021
Related:
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema accused of ‘taunting’ the working class with her dramatic ‘let them eat cake’ no vote on the minimum wage https://t.co/aeMe8RVCbH
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 5, 2021
