HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — From “Childless Cat Lady” to “They’re eating the cats,” Yale College’s listing of 2024’s most notable quotations delves into the worlds of presidential politics, leisure and conspiracy theories whereas saving room for sports activities, enterprise and protests in opposition to the battle in Gaza.
Pop famous person Taylor Swift topped this yr’s listing by signing an Instagram publish in September as “Taylor Swift Childless Cat Lady” whereas endorsing Democrat Kamala Harris for president.
The comment was a reference to three-year-old feedback made by JD Vance, the Republican vice president-elect, as he described Democrats as beholden to “a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they’ve made and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable, too.”
President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump took the subsequent two spots on the listing. Biden got here in at No. 2 along with his latest announcement that he was pardoning his son Hunter. Trump adopted along with his false declare that, “In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs, the people that came in. They’re eating the cats” throughout his September debate in opposition to Harris.
Trump’s remark about Springfield, Ohio, amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants have been abducting and consuming pets, repeating inflammatory and anti-immigrant rhetoric he promoted all through his campaigns.
Trump additionally got here in at No. 5 with “Fight! Fight! Fight!” after an assassination try in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The notable quotations listing, compiled annually by Fred Shapiro, an affiliate director on the Yale Legislation Library, is a complement to The New Yale Guide of Quotations, which is edited by Shapiro and revealed by Yale College Press.
“Please note that the items on this list are not necessarily eloquent or admirable quotations, rather they have been picked because they are famous or important or particularly revealing of the spirit of our times,” Shapiro mentioned.
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The listing
1. “Taylor Swift Childless Cat Lady” — Taylor Swift, signing off on an Instagram publish, Sept. 10, 2024.
2. “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter.” — President Joe Biden, official assertion, Dec. 1, 2024.
3. “In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs, the people that came in. They’re eating the cats.” — President-elect Donald Trump, presidential debate, Sept. 10, 2024, repeating a debunked conspiracy about Haitian immigrants in Ohio.
4. “I’ve become friends with school shooters.” — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, vice presidential debate, Oct. 1, 2024, misspeaking whereas referring to befriending capturing survivors.
5. “Fight! Fight! Fight!” — Trump after an assassination try in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.
6. “Yes they can control the weather.” — Georgia U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, posting on the social media platform X, Oct. 2, 2024, endorsing a conspiracy principle that the federal government used climate management expertise to purpose Hurricane Helene at Republican voters.
7. “Some of you (women) may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world.” — Kansas Metropolis Chiefs soccer participant Harrison Butker, graduation deal with at Benedictine School, Atchison, Kansas, Could 11, 2024.
8. “Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate Harvard’s rules on bullying and harassment?” — New York U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, Home of Representatives Training and Workforce Committee listening to, Dec. 5, 2023, questioning now-former Harvard President Claudine Homosexual on how the college responded to situations of antisemitism on campus.
9. “OMG.” — New York Mets baseball participant José Iglesias, title of tune launched in 2024.
10. “The court reaches the following conclusion: Google is a monopolist.” — U.S. District Decide Amit Mehta in Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2024, ruling in an antitrust lawsuit by the U.S. Justice Division in opposition to Google.
