Congresswoman Shows Up To Impeachment Vote In Full Batgirl Costume And It Has Infuriated Some People
Politicians are often accused of being “out of touch” with regular people – they are too distant, too elitist and just can’t relate to the daily lives of their constituents.
So when congresswoman Katie Porter showed up at a crucial impeachment inquiry vote dressed in full Batgirl costume, many applauded her sense of humor and embrace of the Halloween spirit. After all, many millions of us show up to work in costume on Halloween. Why should politicians be any different?
Some people, however, did not see the funny side of Porter’s choice of dress and were quick to vent their outrage online.
Predictably, the reactions were split along partisan lines. Democrats largely delighted in the fun, woman-of-the-people gesture, pointing out that one can be a serious, dedicated politician without having to take oneself too seriously.
Many Republicans, on the other hand, were appalled by a perceived lack of respect for the situation at hand.
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“As House Democrats prepare to officially blow up their Majority with impeachment, @RepKatiePorter is prancing around dressed as Batman,” the National Republican Congressional Committee tweeted. “This is how seriously these clowns are taking impeachment.”
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Porter herself seems to be pretty unfussed about the situation, taking the attention over her costume in her stride whilst concentrating on the vital continuation of the impeachment inquiry.
“Taking my work in Congress seriously doesn’t mean I take *myself* too seriously,” she tweeted. “To my kids Luke, Paul, and Betsy, I’m still just Mom—seeing the Bat-Signal on Halloween & putting on a goofy costume come with the territory. Stay safe trick-or-treating tonight, everyone!”
Here’s how people reacted to Congresswoman Porter’s Halloween dress up
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LOL, so the white house can have a xenophobic, racist and egomaniac pumpkin but the congress cannot have a Batwoman? Something is not right.
"Mockery of the house of representatives"? Oh well, this accusation is just pathetic.
as our Second President John Adams once said; "In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a Congress."
Load More Replies...I think the point is get the bad guy, get that #@@$&#_@$$@$@$ BADGUY . Isn't that what Batgirl did
John Smith, you disgust me. And DrGirlfriend, you deserve more upvotes.
Load More Replies...There's a clown running the country and you're worried about Batgirl showing up for work in the HoR? Seriously?
I can see both sides. However if I’m going through a divorce and my lawyer shows up wearing Winnie the Pooh I probably wouldn’t appreciate that.
I knew one who showed up to a contract signing in a blue aardvark suit. The hotel rep didn't turn a hair. The event was a howling (in some cases, literally) success, and they made a mint.
Load More Replies...Republicans seem to be very like the Conservatives in the UK. Quick to take offence at anything that doesn't suit them. Like truth and footage of themselves saying exactly the opposite thing 3 months ago to what they just said now, etc
Speaking as a Republican... I think the whole thing is hilarious. I love that she wore the costume!
I don't see what the big deal is! I'm sure she takes the job very seriously,
I wonder what the comments would have been like if she was a republican.
She would have gone as a man, then, suit, tie and all.
Load More Replies..."[M]ultiple reporters confirmed the congresswoman only wore the costume during a Financial Services Committee session, not to the widely anticipated House vote on the impeachment resolution." https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/conservative-katie-porter-halloween-costume-batman
I will say not all jobs should allow costumes. Life a judge, floor instance. You wouldn't want to be getting a jail sentence from the Joker, or the Grim Reaper. Sure that sounds super funny, and it would be in a comedy, but it wouldn't be to the defendants and their families. Food for thought I guess.
Wow, "Like a judge for instance*" sorry for my typos
Load More Replies...Partisan lines is a good way to describe it. I think history books might mark 2016 as the year where an election campaign tore apart the US forever.
Don't forget that these are the same men that think that women have their periods by choice. I would never take them seriously on anything they are "outraged" over.
So repubs piously lay it on thick for Katie Porter. Yet, they have no problem with meadows and gym jordan (and maybe more by now) not wearing their jackets in committee to protest the 2018 election where the Dems took the House. It's understood that men are supposed to wear their jackets, part of the dress code.
it should be a social norm for adults to wear costumes on halloween, it might help with the stress of daily life to just wear something different for a day
She's obviously not "mocking" other congress members, and I support humanizing respectable politicians, however I feel like this is kind of unprofessional. There's a time for making light of something but this is the wrong context I think.
Once again the GOP shows it self to be the party of two-faced asshats. F**k 'em, every one.
Republicans have no sense of humor. Or any other kind of sense, for that matter.
Why not, I mean everyone else is dressed up as a 'servant of the people' when they actually aren't, so...
My problem with American politics now is that there is crudeness shown on both sides. Whatever happened to diplomatic language? The president telling congress to go to hell - or the reverse - in such nice language the target looks forward to enjoying the trip?
I love it! I worked as a welfare examiner, and I have an electric scooter for mobility--and an antique broom. o I got the rest of the witch costume, threaded the broom between the seat and its back, and rode around like that all day my last year. (I'd been other things in previous years.) We always had a great Halloween party, and were completely professional--in our costumes. Screw the Nay-sayers. Sideways.
Strange how Boredpanda community member Brad questions why nobody ever gives him evidence that the Orange Turd(impeached) is racist, but disables the REPLY function on his comment, Holy Turd, Batman. https://time.com/5638651/donald-trump-racism-campaign-2020/ https://www.vox.com/2016/7/25/12270880/donald-trump-racist-racism-history https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-racist-tweets-impeachment-house-aoc-ilhan-omar-strongly-condemns-comments- https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/22/trumps-grotesque-racism-matters/9007711.html https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-rhetoric-and-reality-of-donald-trumps-racism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_views_of_Donald_Trump https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2019/jul/17/world-is-watching-us-house-condemns-trump-over-racist-comments-video
Why not, the Joker is in the White House using blackmail against the Ukrainian President, to start a fake crinimal investigation into Joe Biden.
They take things very seriously in Washington DC. There is a time to play dress-up. This isn't it.
There are plenty of jobs where it is inappropriate to wear a costume on Halloween. My politics notwithstanding, when your workday is in the House of Representatives, wearing a costume is never appropriate, most obviously when making one of the most important votes that any Representative will ever make. Even more especially on the day where they are making a concrete, historic stand against the fool that makes a mockery of the Presidency each and every day. She made a poor decision. However, wearing costumes in her offices or even on a humdrum normal day in the House? Cool, no problem, knock yourself out.
Great fun that she wore a costume. She could have found a more flattering Bat Woman costume. She went and had fun, Hooray!
Well, you seem to be fun at parties. Lighten up will you?
Load More Replies...If it was any type/sex/creed/color Democrat the Republicans would also complain. They love complaining. They once complained about Obama's suit color for Jebus sake.
Load More Replies...How do we know that wasn’t the real bat woman pretending to be Katie porter?
LOL, so the white house can have a xenophobic, racist and egomaniac pumpkin but the congress cannot have a Batwoman? Something is not right.
"Mockery of the house of representatives"? Oh well, this accusation is just pathetic.
as our Second President John Adams once said; "In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a Congress."
Load More Replies...I think the point is get the bad guy, get that #@@$&#_@$$@$@$ BADGUY . Isn't that what Batgirl did
John Smith, you disgust me. And DrGirlfriend, you deserve more upvotes.
Load More Replies...There's a clown running the country and you're worried about Batgirl showing up for work in the HoR? Seriously?
I can see both sides. However if I’m going through a divorce and my lawyer shows up wearing Winnie the Pooh I probably wouldn’t appreciate that.
I knew one who showed up to a contract signing in a blue aardvark suit. The hotel rep didn't turn a hair. The event was a howling (in some cases, literally) success, and they made a mint.
Load More Replies...Republicans seem to be very like the Conservatives in the UK. Quick to take offence at anything that doesn't suit them. Like truth and footage of themselves saying exactly the opposite thing 3 months ago to what they just said now, etc
Speaking as a Republican... I think the whole thing is hilarious. I love that she wore the costume!
I don't see what the big deal is! I'm sure she takes the job very seriously,
I wonder what the comments would have been like if she was a republican.
She would have gone as a man, then, suit, tie and all.
Load More Replies..."[M]ultiple reporters confirmed the congresswoman only wore the costume during a Financial Services Committee session, not to the widely anticipated House vote on the impeachment resolution." https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/conservative-katie-porter-halloween-costume-batman
I will say not all jobs should allow costumes. Life a judge, floor instance. You wouldn't want to be getting a jail sentence from the Joker, or the Grim Reaper. Sure that sounds super funny, and it would be in a comedy, but it wouldn't be to the defendants and their families. Food for thought I guess.
Wow, "Like a judge for instance*" sorry for my typos
Load More Replies...Partisan lines is a good way to describe it. I think history books might mark 2016 as the year where an election campaign tore apart the US forever.
Don't forget that these are the same men that think that women have their periods by choice. I would never take them seriously on anything they are "outraged" over.
So repubs piously lay it on thick for Katie Porter. Yet, they have no problem with meadows and gym jordan (and maybe more by now) not wearing their jackets in committee to protest the 2018 election where the Dems took the House. It's understood that men are supposed to wear their jackets, part of the dress code.
it should be a social norm for adults to wear costumes on halloween, it might help with the stress of daily life to just wear something different for a day
She's obviously not "mocking" other congress members, and I support humanizing respectable politicians, however I feel like this is kind of unprofessional. There's a time for making light of something but this is the wrong context I think.
Once again the GOP shows it self to be the party of two-faced asshats. F**k 'em, every one.
Republicans have no sense of humor. Or any other kind of sense, for that matter.
Why not, I mean everyone else is dressed up as a 'servant of the people' when they actually aren't, so...
My problem with American politics now is that there is crudeness shown on both sides. Whatever happened to diplomatic language? The president telling congress to go to hell - or the reverse - in such nice language the target looks forward to enjoying the trip?
I love it! I worked as a welfare examiner, and I have an electric scooter for mobility--and an antique broom. o I got the rest of the witch costume, threaded the broom between the seat and its back, and rode around like that all day my last year. (I'd been other things in previous years.) We always had a great Halloween party, and were completely professional--in our costumes. Screw the Nay-sayers. Sideways.
Strange how Boredpanda community member Brad questions why nobody ever gives him evidence that the Orange Turd(impeached) is racist, but disables the REPLY function on his comment, Holy Turd, Batman. https://time.com/5638651/donald-trump-racism-campaign-2020/ https://www.vox.com/2016/7/25/12270880/donald-trump-racist-racism-history https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-racist-tweets-impeachment-house-aoc-ilhan-omar-strongly-condemns-comments- https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/22/trumps-grotesque-racism-matters/9007711.html https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-rhetoric-and-reality-of-donald-trumps-racism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_views_of_Donald_Trump https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2019/jul/17/world-is-watching-us-house-condemns-trump-over-racist-comments-video
Why not, the Joker is in the White House using blackmail against the Ukrainian President, to start a fake crinimal investigation into Joe Biden.
They take things very seriously in Washington DC. There is a time to play dress-up. This isn't it.
There are plenty of jobs where it is inappropriate to wear a costume on Halloween. My politics notwithstanding, when your workday is in the House of Representatives, wearing a costume is never appropriate, most obviously when making one of the most important votes that any Representative will ever make. Even more especially on the day where they are making a concrete, historic stand against the fool that makes a mockery of the Presidency each and every day. She made a poor decision. However, wearing costumes in her offices or even on a humdrum normal day in the House? Cool, no problem, knock yourself out.
Great fun that she wore a costume. She could have found a more flattering Bat Woman costume. She went and had fun, Hooray!
Well, you seem to be fun at parties. Lighten up will you?
Load More Replies...If it was any type/sex/creed/color Democrat the Republicans would also complain. They love complaining. They once complained about Obama's suit color for Jebus sake.
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