Summary

Donald Trump’s re-election has fueled a surge in misogynistic, homophobic, and racist rhetoric among young men, reportedly emboldened by the president-elect’s history of inflammatory remarks about women.

In schools, boys have been caught using phrases like “your body, my choice” against female peers, prompting districts like Minnesota’s Hopkins Public Schools to issue warnings to parents about harassment.

The impact extends beyond schools, with activists on Texas State University’s campus displaying signs asserting that “women are property.”

This hostile climate has left many women feeling unsafe as a new far-right administration takes power.

57 points

Calm down, everyone. Remember, both sides are the same. Harris would have been absolutely no different.

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For the members of r/whoosh, I believe this is what’s known as sarcasm.

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In all seriousness, I expect a torrent of Tone Police popping up everywhere, telling everyone to Stop Being So Mean To Deplorables ™.

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Remember, both sides are the same.

Thumbing a picture of Jeffrey Epstein besides Bill Clinton and Donald Trump

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27 points

Ok and? We weren’t trying to elect Bill Clinton you fucking mouth breathing cretin.

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We weren’t trying to elect Bill Clinton

Clinton was a major campaigner and bundler for the Harris administration. And he’s just the most blindingly obvious example. David Shor, Harris’s campaign chairperson, is also a well known creep.

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21 points

Thank goodness we didn’t elect Bill Clinton this year. That would have been a disaster.

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5 points

Still younger than Trump

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11 points

What does this have to do with ANYTHING. It shows brain damage. You should get your brain checked.

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The proper response to “your body, my choice” is “your nuts, my knee.”

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The correct response is “If I’m going to jail because abortion is murder, I may as well kill my rapist”

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13 points

Yes, but that’s far less pithy.

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Also ignores the power dynamic at play. The boy while complain to his Trump-loving teacher and the teacher will call the principal and the principal will call the police and the police will come and arrest the child and then take her to jail where other cops will rape her.

And if you talk about the epidemic of child abuse in police custody or the long history of sexual violence by cops, you’re hurting the Democrats in the next election.

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just tell them to remember Lorena

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We’re talking kids threatening other kids here. Lorena Bobbitt will mean nothing to them. A knee to the nuts, on the other hand…

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well it might give them something to ask about from their parents and spread it around in so doing. but yeah a knee is a good idea in the moment

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Tbh, this is all a fucking distraction from the class war that the oligarchs are winning without competition. And what a distraction it is! The cure to all these ills is higher taxes on the wealthy, but I don’t think any of those reforms are going to be remotely possible now lol

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12 points

The 2nd Ammendment remains a thing in MAGAstan America, and women retain the right to arm themselves for self-defense. Stand your ground is for women too.

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Which is why I have zero qualms about teaching my daughter to stand up for herself in any and every way necessary to end a threat

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At least all these undatable men are outing themselves so publicly.

Start making a list ladies!

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I’ve been very frustrated that these guys bad behavior is being generalized to all guys. I’m viewed with suspicion despite taking active steps to make things better for the women in my life. I’m not perfect, and I have my moments, but I’m not the undatable Republican dude we’re talking about here.

This isn’t the women’s fault, but I wish I could give some of these asshole misogynists a kick in the face for fucking it up for the rest of us. Having said that, I will be ban happy as a motherfucker the next time I run public events (used to teach classes, think dance, yoga, etc.)

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It’s the point where we have to be anti instead of just not. Being anti racist, anti sexist, etc. Calling out the behavior at every turn instead of when it’s especially egregious or burying our heads in the sand as was the norm for decades before.

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True. Also, it has to be individual actions since we can’t rely on the Democrats and we definitely can’t rely on the Republicans to fix this from the top down. We’re actually going to have to talk to the misogynists in our lives. Why can’t people fucking act right?

Real men respect women.

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Probably going to make 4B more of a thing.

Also: Nick Fuentes has been out as very undatable for a long time.

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His in group loves to frequent strip clubs and prostitutes. One of his more high profile stunts was to pay for Brandi Love to attend a GOP convention.

He’s not in it for dating. He sees women like fast cars or fancy gadgets or big houses - just another commodity to demonstrate your status.

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I’m thinking he’s someone that had his lunch money taken every day at school, had zero luck with women (or lusted after men but grew up with a warped belief system about sexuality and lives in the closet) and now just wants to make sure no one else is happy, either.

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