Gender and Sexism

Two more women say Donald Trump sexually assaulted them: “It was very random, very nonchalant”

Oct 14, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Gender and Sexism

Published: Salon (October 14, 2016) On Friday, two more women accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting them, joining a list that has grown and grown since he told Anderson Cooper that he never sexually assaulted any woman during Sunday’s debate. Photographer Kristin Anderson claimed that, when she was a model in the early 1990s, Trump sat next to her on a red velvet couch at a Manhattan...

Donald Trump: Sexual assault allegations are part of a Mexican billionaire’s conspiracy with The New York Times

Oct 14, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Gender and Sexism

Published: Salon (October 14, 2016) Donald Trump is now attacking The New York Times for covering sexual assault allegations against him by bringing up the name of the “foreigner” who “rescued” the newspaper: a Mexican billionaire. Carlos Slim is one of the world’s richest men. Last December he was ranked fifth on Forbes’ list. Slim became the largest single investor in the Times in January...

WATCH: Mike Pence avoids 11-year-old girl’s question about body image in the age of Donald Trump by pointing to ISIS

Oct 14, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Gender and Sexism

Published: Salon (October 14, 2016) When confronted with an 11-year-old girl’s question about her body image and self-esteem issues, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence responded with a seemingly tangential reply about foreign policy. During a Thursday interview, WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio, asked Pence to respond to a statement initially written by an 11-year-old girl. Citing Donald Trump’s sexist rhetoric,...

Donald Trump’s accusers are all coming forward with their sexual assault allegations

Oct 13, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Gender and Sexism

Published: Salon (October 13, 2016) Even before he was caught on tape bragging that his fame allowed him to grab women “by the pussy,” a number of sexual assault and rape allegations had been made against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Here is a list of some notable women who have come forward, organized by when their allegations were made public: Five teen beauty queens, Oct....

Here are all the defenses Donald Trump’s surrogates have used to explain his sexual assault claims

Oct 13, 2016 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Gender and Sexism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans

Published: Salon (October 13, 2016) As more and more sexual assault allegations pile up against him, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s political team is in full damage control mode. Their approaches have been diverse, but the aim is clear: deflect attention from Trump’s allegedly sordid history. We can start with some recent tweets by Trump himself: Follow Donald J. Trump...

Gender stereotypes have made us horrible at recognizing autism in women and girls

Oct 12, 2016 | Asperger's Syndrome, Gender and Sexism, mic

Published: Quartz (October 12, 2016) In August, the National Autistic Society called on medical professionals to change the way they diagnose women and girls with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Ever since the term autism was first coined by Hans Asperger in 1944, it has remained predominantly, if anecdotally, associated with men and boys. As a result, women with the condition may be being...

“Seeing Is Believing” – An interview about women as film directors.

Oct 11, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, mic

Published: The Good Men Project (October 11, 2016) While Cady McClain and I first met as potential (and then actual) collaborators, I’m happy to say that I now consider her to be a good friend. With that disclaimer out of the way, I have to also say that I was genuinely thrilled to hear about the new documentary she has coming out, “Seeing Is Believer: Women Direct.” My interview with her makes...

Billy Bush likely out at “Today”: Reports say suspension over lewd Donald Trump conversation about to be permanent

Oct 11, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Gender and Sexism

Published: Salon (October 11, 2016) According to a new report, it seems as if Billy Bush’s suspension from “Today” is likely to be permanent. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Bush and the network are negotiating his exit, which could be official as early as this week. Bush’s ouster from the show doesn’t come as a huge shock, since there was alreadytalk of a mutiny from NBC employees outraged...

The alpha dog that wouldn’t hunt: How Trump’s ludicrous “alpha male” act is destroying him

Oct 2, 2016 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Gender and Sexism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans

Published: Salon (October 2, 2016) When Salon’s Brendan Gauthier recently wrote about the alt-right’s reaction to Donald Trump’s humiliating performance in the first presidential debate, he included the following quote from a 4chan user defending the Republican nominee’s alleged stiffing of contractors: “As an alpha [Trump] has no problem with asserting his will. You beta cucks wouldnt [sic]...

Mike Pence, a heartbeat away from the presidency? Now that’s frightening

Sep 22, 2016 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Gender and Sexism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans

Published: Salon (September 22, 2016) Why isn’t Mike Pence a major issue in this campaign? In any other election, Pence would be to a Republican presidential nominee what Sarah Palin was to John McCain back in 2008 — that is, an extreme right-winger whose presence on the ticket is widely regarded as a liability. Of course, this is the year in which the GOP tapped Donald Trump to be its...

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