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May 30, 2023
Verified AOC account causes confusion after Elon Musk 'crush' admission
Verified AOC account causes confusion after Elon Musk 'crush' admission
A verified Twitter account related to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known as AOC, has caused confusion after the account tweeted that she had a crush on Elon Musk.
The account, which has over 90,000 followers, does state it is a parody account, which is required if the user has paid for Twitter Blue and is pretending to be another individual or company, as per Twitter’s rules. However, because the Twitter display name is so long - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Press Release (Parody) - sometimes the “parody” can be cut off, especially if the tweet has been quote retweeted. Which makes confusion much more likely.
On Monday, the account tweeted: “This might be the wine talking, but I’ve got a crush on @elonmusk”. The tweet has over 50,000 likes, and now has a community note letting viewers know that the account is a parody to try and clear up confusion.
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The tweet came as a surprise to many who thought it was an official AOC account, seeing as the Congresswoman has publicly criticised Musk on multiple occasions.
Musk himself even replied to the tweet with a simple fire emoji.
Many didn’t get the joke at first, with a lot of Elon fans/AOC haters seemingly getting annoyed at the fact that AOC would want to date Musk.
\u201c@AOCpress @elonmusk She even needs wine to express what she thinks she wants. She\u2019s ruining the USA and now she wants to ruin our Elon\u2026Good grief woman, where\u2019s Tulsi when we need her \ud83e\uddb8\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\u201d— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Press Release (parody) (@Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Press Release (parody)) 1685323819
\u201c@AOCpress @elonmusk Senator, you should be ashamed of this tweet. Very unprofessional\u201d— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Press Release (parody) (@Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Press Release (parody)) 1685323819
Others criticised the account’s existence all together, saying that it was rooted in the right’s misogyny and hatred towards AOC:
\u201cConservatives hate that AOC is a socialist but can\u2019t deal with the fact that they\u2019re also attracted to her so they fantasize about her being attracted to the most successful version of them and it\u2019s very weird. You don\u2019t see liberals making Tomi Lahren parody accounts.\u201d— evan (@evan) 1685338222
\u201cit\u2019s baffling to me how obviously weird, creepy, and pathetic this type of thing is and they just, do it. shamelessly.\n\nlike the projection is insane. the weird obsession with her is insane. and elon simply going along with is insane.\u201d— Laurasia, Pangea (@Laurasia, Pangea) 1685366562
\u201cthe right is so weird about aoc\u201d— Lumpenhousewife\ud83e\udd82\u26a7\ufe0f (@Lumpenhousewife\ud83e\udd82\u26a7\ufe0f) 1685362308
This is not the first time the parody account has gained a lot of attention (and confusion). Previously government officials from Ted Cruz to Laura Loomer have interacted with the account not knowing it was a parody.
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