Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was in Memphis, TN, on Friday. She appeared with State Representative Justin Pearson and fellow Congressional Democrats Summer Lee and Ayanna Pressley. The group was protesting the xAI data center in the southwest area of the Bluff City. Residents claim pollution from the supercomputer facility is making it hard for them to breathe.
Unfortunately, AOC had no such trouble as she trotted out a new bl'accent for the occasion. (WATCH)
AOC has a new accent in Memphis. pic.twitter.com/WJsjj2plvr
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 18, 2026
Oh good heavens my bleeding ears....
— Anna D. West 🇺🇸 (@SlimWiggy) July 18, 2026
We can’t blame artificial intelligence for what we’re hearing, just AOC’s lack of intelligence.
One poster had the right idea to watch the video with the sound off.
I'm not going to unmute this.
— Asianabsinthe (@SMH3770) July 18, 2026
Is it "southern"?
Almost there
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 18, 2026
I'm not sure what it is, but it isn't anything I have heard coming out of Tennessee or any other states mentioned. 🤔
— tshah17 🇺🇸 ♥️ ✝️ (@TShah2017) July 18, 2026
She's expandin' her code-switching skills, yall.
— GrammarSplainer (@GrammarSplainer) July 18, 2026
heavy southern fried blackccent
— No One (@Nooc210) July 18, 2026
More like imitation redneck
— Ralph’s mom (@GalvestonTaxi) July 18, 2026
Sounds like she tripped and the words that fell out of her mouth were entirely bl’accidental.
AOC isn't the first female Democrat to fail at delivering a convincing southern bl'accent. Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris beat her to it. (WATCH)
💥SOUTHERN BLACK ACCENT💥Hillary Clinton Did The Fake Black-Ccent Too💥#democratsPANDERINGtoBlacks#DemocratsDisrespectTheBlackPeople#DemocratsFakeBlackCcent #democratsArePhony#KamalaisNotBlack#BlackAccent #VoteTrumpMoreThanEver🇺🇲 pic.twitter.com/6VutKqPE7g
— 5DME81 (@5dme81) September 4, 2024
Alexandria Ocasio-Clinton
— kornfed (@GeeWillyQue1) July 18, 2026
Was waiting for a noways tired
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 18, 2026
She keeps hot sauce in her "back pocket" too.
— kornfed (@GeeWillyQue1) July 18, 2026
We’d say AOC had some Memphis barbecue in her back pocket, but she's a vegetarian.
AOC is treading on dialectical ground that’s been well-travelled.
Accents by Kamala
— Thoma§™️ (@tmlamia1) July 18, 2026
Ugly purple pantsuits by Hillary.
Sounds like predestined losing strategy to me if history repeats itself.
AOC and Kamala have more accents than common sense.
— Politikal Kat-Tales (@PolitiKatTales) July 18, 2026
I'd say she's pretty much acting like a "behind".
— Thoma§™️ (@tmlamia1) July 18, 2026
It's clear her and Kamala share another trait, phony accents based on where there's stumping.
AOC should really consider leaving the fake accent ‘buhind’ 😅
— Kristen Mag (@kristenmag) July 18, 2026
It would be for the best. But we suspect this isn’t the last time AOC is going to spring her ridiculous bl'accent on us.