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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs "Locker Room Talk" a Red Herring
I am beginning to think that "locker room talk" is a red herring. The issue is not whether words similar to Donald Trump's are said everyday in a locker room; it is whether you want someone who talks about women in that way to be President.
Even if the things Donald Trump said on that bus are said in locker rooms everyday that does not mean his words on that day should be disregarded. What is this man going to be like if he becomes President of the United States of America? This man is running to become the most powerful person in America. If this man think he has a right to disrespect women solely because he is a celebrity, what will he think he can do if he becomes President of the United States of America? Are we going to hear stories of him grabbing women by their pu$$ies? Are we going to hear stories about him grabbing women's breasts? What will happen to women and girls if a man who does not seem to respect his own wife and daughter becomes the most powerful man in America? How will women be treated if trump becomes President? If Trump becomes President will this nation begin to take steps backwards in the way women are treated? How will he react if sexual harassment claims increase? Will he say anyone complaining about sexual harassment is just politically correct?
What will happen to female reporters in the White House Press Corp? Will the women in that group who try to hold him accountable for the words he said during the campaign be treated worse than dogs? Will every female reporter that asks Trump a tough question be accused of having her period? What will White House Press conferences look like with Donald Trump as President? Will we have nothing but insult filled press conferences if reporters, both male and female, have the audacity to ask hard questions that do not portray Trump in a glowing light? How many reporters will be kicked out of the White House Press Room because they do not tell Trump he is the greatest person to have ever been President?
blue cat
(2,415 posts)You should send it around to various news sites.
onecaliberal
(32,898 posts)The2ndWheel
(7,947 posts)CrispyQ
(36,518 posts)DUer, Pamela, nails it here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028220168