AOC removes pronouns from X bio

Conservatives have accused the progressive New York congresswoman of hypocrisy and pretending to embrace woke trends

Democratic Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, commonly referred to as AOC, has raised eyebrows after she appeared to remove her pronouns from her X account description.

The 35-year-old is widely regarded as being among the leaders of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. She had previously even apologized to her followers for not including her pronouns on her social media accounts. Two years ago, she claimed that the descriptors “fell off” without her realizing it.

However, following Donald Trump’s election victory last week, many have noticed that Ocasio-Cortez no longer had her ‘she/her’ pronouns listed in her X bio description. Others have also noted that she appears to have changed her moniker from the genderless ‘Representative’ to ‘Congresswoman’. 

According to journalist Benjamin Ryan, Ocasio-Cortez appears to have changed her descriptions on social media sometime between August 3, 2023, and late May of this year.  

Conservative pundits have now accused the progressive Democrat of hypocrisy and only pretending to embrace woke gender trends. 

Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, an avid critic of Ocasio-Cortez, has demanded that she explain her decision after “shoving gender lies and insane ideology down people’s throats for years.”  

Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines has also blasted the Democrat, writing on social media that politicians such as Ocasio-Cortez will “pretend they never embraced (or even celebrated) the insanity.” Gaines has been an outspoken critic of trans athletes being included in women’s sports and has repeatedly singled out Ocasio-Cortez for her positions on such issues.   

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“We’re winning and it’s glorious,” Gaines wrote, as many Trump supporters have hailed the Republican candidate’s election victory as a sign of the end for the era of ‘woke’ pandering. 

Conservative commentator Paul Szypula has also suggested that Ocasio-Cortez’s removal of her pronouns from her description was tied to the “massive exodus from the Democrat Party by Hispanic voters,” many of whom have “conservative values and aren’t thrilled with gender ideology.” 

Meanwhile, Ocasio-Cortez, who has yet to respond to the backlash, was re-elected last week to serve a fourth term in Congress.