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B.See

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Mon Jan 12, 2026, 03:34 PM Jan 12

ICE Killed A White Mother. Why Are Trump And Other White Men Cheering? [View all]

In this article, author Dr. Stacey Patton makes some interesting and rather pointed observations about the MAGA demonization of Renee Good, the vile, mean spirited misogynistic nature of it, and the ideology behind it.

Which, frankly, figures, considering many Republicans are even now, in 2026, QUESTIONING a women's right to vote.

The four paragraphs excerpted below don't even BEGIN to cover this piece. And no doubt there are more complexities to the story, but I found the author's take on the MAGA male psyche,

and how long sustained right wing attacks upon women and women's right seem to have now come full circle, spot on.

ICE Killed A White Mother. Why Are The President And Other White Men Cheering? -Newsone What happened to Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis made clear that the protection white women were promised is only conditional.


The killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Tuesday is not just another case of militarized immigration enforcement gone wrong. It is a rupture in a social contract that long promised white women safety in exchange for compliance. And it is also a chilling illustration of just how quickly that promise evaporates when women challenge authority. 

[White women] were taught by law, culture, and by proximity to whiteness that their bodies were protected terrain. That their compliance would be rewarded with safety. That motherhood softened force. That respectability functioned as armor. That even when the state was brutal, it was brutal elsewhere.

The speed and ferocity with which her killing has been defended and mocked, most loudly by white men invoking obedience, law, and order, and amplified by Donald Trump’s cruelty, reveals a deeper reality. The protections tied to whiteness, womanhood, and motherhood are thinning fast in an authoritarian culture increasingly comfortable with brute force. 

What has made this moment so unmistakably vicious is not just the defense of Good’s killing, but that it has been so saturated with misogynistic pleasure. The comments I’ve seen across my own social media timelines and threads are gleeful. I’m seeing white men say things like “Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.” “FAFO.”  I’m seeing mostly white men congratulating themselves on the neatness of her death, on the clarity of the punishment, on the satisfaction of watching a woman be made an example of. 
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Good had a wife, used pronouns and wrote poetry. sop Jan 12 #1
Bingo! OldBaldy1701E Jan 12 #18
I think the fact that she was married to a woman came to play a big part in this. RockCreek Jan 12 #2
American conservative men largly view women as property. USS_Dauntless Jan 12 #7
Women mean as little to them as people of color or differing religions or political affiliation. Marie Marie Jan 12 #3
This doesn't require an essay. It's ideological tribalism. Sympthsical Jan 12 #4
Well, you're entitled to your opinion, but B.See Jan 12 #6
I honestly don't expect many people here to agree with me Sympthsical Jan 12 #17
Thank you for you response. B.See Jan 12 #24
I appreciate the engagement Sympthsical Jan 12 #29
Points taken. I think we both know where B.See Jan 12 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author B.See Jan 12 #34
I'm strongly in favor of Palestinian rights AZProgressive Jan 12 #27
Look at AOC's Jan. 9th post on Twitter about Hamas Sympthsical Jan 12 #30
I don't visit much Social Media AZProgressive Jan 12 #31
White women are promised NOTHING - TBF Jan 12 #5
You are absolutely correct... B.See Jan 12 #8
"the promise was always an illusion" - that's just it, I don't believe there is any promise TBF Jan 12 #25
Yes, from the day you are born. Zackzzzz Jan 12 #11
"Protecting women," just as "protecting children," is just an excuse they use to control and attack unblock Jan 12 #32
lol why WOULDN'T they cheer?? WhiskeyGrinder Jan 12 #9
I don't get your meaning. B.See Jan 12 #13
I'm saying why wouldn't these white supremacist men cheer about the death of someone who was doing her part WhiskeyGrinder Jan 12 #14
Ah. Knew there had to be more to it B.See Jan 12 #15
No problem -- I'm always happy to clarify. Thanks for being generous and giving me a chance to. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 12 #16
I'm a white man !! RB77 Jan 12 #10
A common refrain - TBF Jan 12 #20
It shouldn't offend you to acknowlege that many white men are cheering. Quiet Em Jan 12 #23
The offense you take is no more than the offense you choose Torchlight Jan 12 #28
Same reason why a significant percentage of white women are cheering Kaleva Jan 12 #12
Because we are being run by some seriously demented psychopaths who want absolute power. Initech Jan 12 #19
"across my own social media timelines" Found the problem. flvegan Jan 12 #21
BECAUSE THEY HATE WOMEN. milestogo Jan 12 #22
Because they killed a women. They're giddy little cretins. marble falls Jan 12 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author mr715 Jan 12 #35
Because they would have kacekwl Jan 12 #36
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