The subtle change to AOC’s X account that her progressive followers missed

Famously progressive Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raised eyebrows by removing her pronouns from her X account.

The move by the Squad lawmaker, 35, seen as one of the most liberal members of Congress, was seen by some as a sign that the cultural tide is turning after Donald Trump’s election victory.

Journalist Benjamin Ryan said records showed that the AOC removed her “she/her” pronouns sometime between August 3, 2023 and May 28, 2024.

Critics labeled her a hypocrite, noting that just two years ago AOC apologized to followers for not having pronouns in her Instagram bio, claiming they ‘fell off’ and she was unaware.

Conservatives were quick to mock the AOC after it was realized she had removed the pronouns from her account biography. Some also noted that she changed her name from the genderless ‘Representative’ to ‘Congresswoman’ when she dropped her pronouns.

Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has often clashed with AOC in Congress, demanded that she ‘need to explain herself.’

‘After shoving gender lies and crazy ideology down people’s throats for years, why has she removed her pronouns?’ Greene tweeted.

Conservative commentator Paul Szypula told his 250,000 followers that he believes she was pandering to Hispanic voters after the electoral bloc swung dramatically to Donald Trump in the election.

“If you’re wondering why AOC dropped her pronouns in her bio, it might have something to do with the massive exodus from the Democratic Party of Hispanic voters,” he argued.

‘Many have conservative values ​​and are not enthusiastic about gender ideology. They care about low prices and strong borders.’

Others drew a connection between her removal of pronouns and Democrats’ attempt to coin the term “Latinx” — a gender-neutral alternative to Latino and Latina — that many Hispanic voters said they found offensive in recent years.

“This election killed the woke era,” added another.

It comes just days after AOC was criticized by Republicans for her first public response to Trump’s victory, when she was criticized for ‘fear mongering’.

The New York lawmaker warned his supporters that the US may be entering an era of ‘fascism and authoritarianism’ under Trump.

“We find ourselves, I believe, in a time that is, let’s say, peerless in history of massive movements of people mobilizing to protect each other in times of fascism and authoritarianism,” AOC said.

“And that’s the era we’re ready to enter.”

Ocasio-Cortez has long been a supporter of transgender rights, including so-called gender-affirming care for children and transgender girls competing in women’s sports.

But the Democrats’ more extreme views were blamed as a massive vote loser for Kamala Harris in the last election.

An ad showing she supports taxpayer-funded sex-reassignment surgeries for illegal immigrant detainees was repeated by Team Trump.

Many Dems’ insistence that opposing hormones for trans children or banning trans girls from women’s sports teams was transphobic further alienated centrists.

Immigration and inflation were the issues that ultimately sparked the election for Donald Trump, but the Democrats’ unpopular transition has now forced a showdown within the party.

‘Donald Trump has talked about turning the military against American citizens whom he considers his domestic political enemies. Authoritarians and people with whom he associates closely and strongmen aboard such regimes, it is not uncommon to imprison political dissidents or legislative opponents,” the congresswoman said.

‘This is the world that we can very realistically enter.’