Twitter users tell Hillary Clinton: You're #NotMyAbuela
Hillary Clinton's campaign was trying to use the news that the candidate will be a grandmother again in 2016 to connect with Hispanic voters.
But a post on Clinton's website labeled "7 things Hillary Clinton has in common with your abuela" - the Spanish word for grandmother - appears to have backfired on Twitter.
The post starts by announcing, "she was thrilled to learn that next summer, her granddaughter Charlotte will have a sibling to play with," and went on to describe Clinton as similar to grandmas everywhere -- eager to volunteer for babysitting, thinks her granddaughter is beautiful and perfect, brings gifts.
The post emphasizes "respeto" -- respect, but Twitter users took issue with the post. They're using the hashtag #NotMyAbuela to tell the Clinton she isn't much like the grandmothers they grew up with.
My Abuelas are not political props @HillaryClinton #NotMyAbuela
— Andrew Baldizon (@andrewbaldizon) December 22, 2015
My abuela came to this country from Ecuador with 4 kids, worked min wage 3 jobs, and still got all her kids through college #NotMyAbuela
— Alex (@alexjs85) December 23, 2015
Maybe try discussing our issues, not pandering and patronizing, in order to get our votes. #NotMyAbuela @HillaryClinton
— Glass Canon (@Glass_Canon) December 22, 2015
One of my abuelas, from Utuado, worked washing the dishes and picking coffee since she was 11 years old. Hillary is #NotMyAbuela
— LaÍnsulaAlucinada (@MarcosPerezRam) December 22, 2015
"She isn't afraid to talk about the importance of el respeto," the post offers as one reason. "She reacts this way when people le faltan el respeto" (disrespect), reads another, with the following picture:
Other reasons the campaign says Clinton is like an abuela is because she "worries about children everywhere" and "reads to you at bedtime."
Latinos aren't one size fits all. It takes more than a few Spanish words & cute pictures to get the Latino vote. #hillaryabuela #NotMyAbuela
— Vanessa Oden Show (@VanessaOden) December 22, 2015