President claimed to have ushered in a ‘golden age’ even as prices soared and war dragged on – and midterm voters did not buy his looking-glass narrative A new “golden age of America” is under way, Donald Trump repeatedly declared in his final pitch to voters before the US midterm elections. The war in Iran was not really a war, because “we’ve done very little fighting”, the US president stressed. The stock market had hit 88 all-time highs. “They’re saying,” he said, that on his watch the US has become “the…
I still cant believe the mainstream conservatives ignored the grab her by the pussy stuff. Its just so aggressively vile, how can little old ladies hear about that and not pearl clutch? Im not a prude and it makes me uncomfortable.
They didn’t just ignore it, they actively attempted to drown it. Conservative media completely reframed the situation to make it sound like people were just offended by his use of the word “pussy.” That’s why they kept bringing “locker room talk” into the conservation. If you check out conservative media from that period, there’s no mention of anything but word choice.
It’s more effective than simply ignoring the story, because the core truth can’t be ignored; we all heard him say it. They just twist what it means to be offended by it.
“locker room talk”
what really mystifies me is how so many women pushed this “boys will be boys” narrative, as if it’s not an actual choice whether or not to sexually assault someone
it’s because traditional conservative family values hold that women are the property of men, and their purpose for existence is to provide their husband with sons, sandwiches, laundry service. and to vote how they’re told to vote
“uncomfortable” is one way to put it-- i find “infuriated” fits my response better