"It's not story time", Mace vs. Maya Wiley on defining woman
A supercut of four verbatim moments from Rep. Nancy Mace's questioning of Maya Wiley, President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, at the June 27, 2024 House Oversight hearing on employment discrimination, from the opening question to Mace cutting off Wiley's answer and reclaiming her time.
On June 27, 2024, Maya Wiley, President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, testified before the House Oversight Committee at a hearing on employment discrimination. Rep. Nancy Mace questioned her on the definition of "woman."
This supercut stitches four verbatim moments from that exchange, each cut from the official committee feed and captioned word-for-word:
- "Can you define what a woman is?", Mace's opening question to Wiley.
- "A woman is a person who says she is. And let me just tell you one story about this, ", Wiley begins her answer.
- "You're not gonna tell me a story. We're not doing that right now. It's not story time.", Mace interrupts before Wiley can continue.
- "No it's not. I'm going to reclaim my time. Be quiet.", Mace overrides Wiley's pushback and reclaims her time.
Wiley and the Leadership Conference dispute the characterization implied by Mace's questioning; Wiley has said her answer reflects the lived experience of transgender and nonbinary people. The footage documents a sitting congresswoman's conduct at a public hearing.
The footage is the official U.S. House Oversight Committee hearing feed (a U.S. government work / public domain).
Source: U.S. House Oversight Committee hearing (via YouTube)
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