The Use of Social Media by Members of Congress: Congressmember addresses backlash to violent anime edit and the “symbolic portrayal” of the congressional fight over immigration policy

Congress remains at odds over immigration and cooler minds do not seem to be prevailing.  Erin Snodgrass for Business Insider reports that Arizona Congressmember Paul Gosar D.D,S,. addressed backlash to a violent anime edit he  tweeted, likening the video to a symbolic representation of the congressional fight over immigration policy.

The Arizona lawmaker tweeted an edited anime scene depicting a character with his face edited onto it using two swords to slash the back of the neck of a large character featuring Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s face. The “Attack on Titan” parody also featured the Gosar character approaching a figure featuring President Joe Biden’s face with his blades drawn.

Gosar included the caption “Any anime fans out there?”

So while I was en route to Glasgow, a creepy member I work with who fundraises for Neo-Nazi groups shared a fantasy video of him killing me

And he’ll face no consequences bc @GOPLeader cheers him on with excuses.

Fun Monday! Well, back to work bc institutions don’t protect woc https://t.co/XRnMAKsnNO

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 9, 2021

KJ