In October 2016, just weeks before the presidential election, a leaked video captured Donald Trump boasting about the spoils of fame. Of women, he said: “They let you do it. You can do anything. Grab ‘em by the pussy.” A few months later, Trump moved into the White House. Following the inauguration, millions of people attended a Women’s March in Washington DC. Many proudly donned “pussy hats” in a defiant rebuke to the President’s vulgar brag.
So maybe JD Vance thought he was being clever in turning pussy power on its head with the image of the “childless cat lady.”
Grabbable pussies? Childless cat ladies? What is with these men and their feline fixations?
It’s time to reckon with the fact that the Republican ticket is headed by two men who don’t see women for who they are—their equals.
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