Italian AOC

Italian AOC

Part of a series on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. [View Related Entries]

Updated Oct 30, 2019 at 12:20PM EDT by andcallmeshirley.

Added Oct 29, 2019 at 11:39AM EDT by Matt.

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Italian AOC is an image macro series of United States Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in mid-speech squinting her eyes and raising her hands. Online, people compared her expression in a manner associated with jokes and stereotypes about Italians speaking and gesticulating with their hands.

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On October 23rd, 2019, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before congress regarding political advertisements his platform. During his questioning, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "You announced recently that the official policy of Facebook now allows politicians to pay to spread disinformation in 2020 elections and in the future, so I just want to know how far I can push this in the next year." While saying this, she raises her hands and squints her eyes (clip below).



On October 28th, Twitter [1] user @peepsalum shared a screenshot of the moment with the caption "Who knew @AOC was Italian?" The tweet received more than 8,300 likes and 1,100 retweets in 24 hours (shown below).


goob (MARX WASs RIGHT) @peepsalum Who knew @AOC was Italian? MS OCA 12:38 PM Oct 28, 2019 Twitter Web App

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Following the post, others used the image to include jokes about stereotypes about Italians and Italian Americans. That day, Twitter[2] user @fakemikemulloy tweeted, "*when the mozzarell is fresh*." The tweet received more than 59,000 likes and 8,400 retweets in 24 hours (shown below, left). Twitter[3] user @ljstella tweeted, "When the moon hits your eye". Within 24 hours, the tweet received more than 11,000 likes and 1,800 retweets (shown below, center). Twitter[4] user @Trilliam_Yeats tweeted, "When the gabagool is fresh." Within 24 hours, the tweet received more than 7,400 likes and 1,300 retweets (shown below, right).

That day, Twitter[5] published a Moments page on the meme.

Several media outlets covered the meme, including Mashable, [6] InStyle,[7] Someecards[8] and more.


mike mulloy @fakemikemulloy when the mozzarell is fresh* MS. OC 2:02 PM Oct 28, 2019 Twitter for iPhone Lou @listella When the moon hits your eye MS. OC 2:24 PM Oct 28, 2019 Twitter Web App Humerus Skeleton Pun @Trilliam_Yeats When the gabagool is fresh MS. OC 2:12 PM- Oct 28, 2019 Twitter for iPhone

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Jerry Lynn @jrlynn87 Me: I think I might go vegetarian My Italian Mom: Are you trying to kill me? #ItalianAOC MS. OC 8:39 AM Oct 29, 2019 Twitter for iPhone ijustwantKeanuReevesto behappy @carusojess When the sausage and peppers first come out the oven #ItalianAOc MS. OC 5:47 PM Oct 28, 2019 Twitter for Android Dalton Verwolf @IKyosukel When Zuckerberg's bein a wise guy and you gtta make him capische #ItalianAOC MS. OC 7:54 AM Oct 29, 2019 Twitter for Android
CONNR @CMKelley You come to me on this, the day of Trump's impeachment #ItalianAOC MS. OC 7:54 PM Oct 28, 2019 Twitter for iPhone ZiggyDaddyTM @Ziggy_Daddy "Leave the gun, take the cannoli" #ltalianAOc MS. OCA 8:45 PM Oct 28, 2019 Twitter for iPhone Lizeficent @JustMyTweet "Fra-gee-lay" #ltalianAOC MS. OC 6:00 PM Oct 28, 2019 Twitter for iPad

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