Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump must be absolutely losing whatever it is that passes for his tiny little mind.
The famously impulsive candidate has given his rival, Democrat Hillary Clinton, the best gift she could have imagined.
It happened at the third presidential debate. As the former Secretary of Defense talked about raising taxes to keep Social Security solvent, she made a quick reference to increasing Trump’s payroll contribution “assuming he can’t figure out how to get out of it.”
Trump interrupted her with the comment:
“Such a nasty woman.”
What a perfect, succinct, fabulous motto for women.
After listening to Donald Trump bragging about his sexual assaults on unwilling women, the female part of the electorate has been looking for a great rallying cry.
After watching the three presidential debates where Trump interrupted Clinton over and over, where he seemed to be imitating SNL’s Alec Baldwin with his creepy injection of the word “wrong,” women around the country have been feeling our skin crawl.
We were uncomfortable, but we weren’t sure how to unite as a group of creeped out women.
Then the media mogul slipped. “Such a nasty woman,” he said, and a movement was born.
Secretary Clinton didn’t bat an eye when Trump let loose with his latest insult. She just kept talking. She is unflappable.
Other women around the country have followed in her footsteps. Although so many voters have had a hard time connecting to the carefully scripted Hillary Clinton, the “Nasty Woman” accusation has provided a powerfully unifying idea.
Finally, woman around the country have a valid and unambiguous reason for supporting Hillary.
Good #SundayMorning. As every #nastywoman starts her day & continues crushing the patriarchy, may we say to @realDonaldTrump, #BoyBye. pic.twitter.com/8aKkdNVaR0
— Tricia (@212degreesnow) October 23, 2016
“Nasty Woman” has become a badge of honor for a lot of us. We are proud to declare ourselves part of the group of women who just will not stand it anymore.
When Donald Trump brags about his addiction to beautiful women, we are disgusted. When he claims his right to grab women by the genitals, to demand sexual favors, to call women fat, ugly, pigs, disgusting, all of us react at a deep personal level.
When he so smugly labelled Secretary Clinton a “nasty woman,” we all felt it in our guts.
The label “Nasty Woman” has united American women and given us the power to speak up and push back.
Women around the country are flocking to the Clinton campaign under the flag of the nasty woman. There are Nasty Woman t-shirts, hats, even crocheted pillows for sale.
Wearing these items means that we will no longer tolerate “locker room talk” that tells men we are their’s for the taking. Adopting the label “nasty woman” means that we accept our own power.
We plan to call you out, Donald Trump and the rest of the bad boys club. It means that we don’t accept your feeble excuses or your interruptions or your bullying.
Not anymore.
We are “Nasty Women.”
And we vote.
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