In Renee Good's killing, ICE's misogyny isn't a side note--it's the point

[marmar]

In Renee Good’s killing, ICE’s misogyny isn’t a side note—it’s the point
The words of the man who shot Renee Good speak to the Trump administration's fixation on masculinity

By Andi Zeisler
Senior Writer
Published January 12, 2026 9:00AM (EST)


(Salon) In the days since ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed Minneapolis resident Renee Nicole Good, corporate media appears to have decided on the narrative that divisive political partisanship makes it impossible to say what really happened the morning of January 7. Video analyzed by The New York Times and The Washington Post led both outlets to conclude that the Department of Homeland Security’s official story — that Good was a “domestic terrorist” who had intentionally “weaponized” her vehicle against Ross — is deliberately inaccurate.

Footage captured by Ross himself, released on January 9, supports this. Moments before she’s killed, Good is on video speaking directly to Ross: “It’s okay, dude. I’m not mad at you.” Ross’ response comes only after he fires three shots into Good’s face as she attempts to turn her car away; Ross still has the phone in his hand when a man’s voice — presumably his — utters two words: “F*cking b*tch.” Conservative onlookers celebrated the video: To them, the disdain in Ross’ voice wasn’t evidence of guilt, but confirmation that a woman who challenged the authority of a man in uniform got exactly what she deserved.

But even before the recording surfaced, Good had been condemned by conservative onlookers in language that was terrifyingly familiar: She must have done something to provoke him. Why didn’t she just do what she was told? It’s too bad, but she brought it on herself. These are phrases that have been used to explain away men’s assault, rape and domestic violence since time immemorial. They are also, apparently, how the MAGA crowd now identifies women whose desire to help neighbors avoid being deported offends their sensibilities, as talk-show host Erick Erickson established when describing Good with the acronym AWFUL (Affluent White Female Urban Liberal) in a now-deleted post on X.

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In the recent history of violence committed by men — mass public shootings, women killed for refusing to talk to men on the street, staggering murder rates of Black transgender women — the hypermasculinity, homophobia and rage at women turned outward is a bright, broad throughline. In incidents of aggression too numerous to name, the fury of men and boys who have been denied the love, sex, deference or respect of women and girls is not only acknowledged — they are quite often subjects of sympathy. ......................(more)

https://www.salon.com/2026/01/12/in-renee-goods-killing-ices-misogyny-isnt-a-side-note-its-the-point/

[Scrivener7]

1. ICE agents have been found to be overwhelmingly uneducated and unemployable. Most can't read at

a functional level. Many have criminal records, many tried to take down our country. I just assume, given that profile, that the vast majority of them are domestic abusers.

[CousinIT]

2. "the vast majority of them are domestic abusers." No doubt! I heard on Democracy Now..

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....that Jonathan Ross LIVES in Minneapolis and his wife is Filipino-American.

I feel sorry for his wife. He probably beats the shit out of her.

[intheflow]

3. His wife is a Filipino-American. n/t

[CousinIT]

5. Gack, I got that wrong. Correcting my post!

I feel sorry for her, either way!

[valleyrogue]

4. Why do these writers keep mischaracterizing

these fascists as “conservatives”? This completely whitewashes what these people ARE.