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GeriAQuin

@GeriAQuin@mstdn.social · 6 hours ago

#USA #olympic #hockey

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@ZhiZhu@newsie.social · 23 hours ago

"In response [to Trump's misogynistic comment about the women's hockey team], all the men laugh...

The American women’s #hockey team has more #Olympic gold medals than the men...

It’s not that our president is making a misogynistic joke that is upsetting. #Trump is a misogynist. We know that...

It’s those around him laughing or staying silent that is infuriating — the casual go along to get along"
https://www.patreon.com/posts/its-not-enough-151580492

#DonaldTrump #Misogyny #Joke #Women #Sports #News #US #USA

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In the video, Trump offers to fly the team to the State of the Union address, adding, "I must tell you, we’re going to have to bring the women’s team — you do know that." Otherwise, he jokes, "I do believe I probably would be impeached.”

In response, all the men laugh. Their level of laughter is upsetting. One man is laughing so hard, so very hard. His laugh is high-pitched; he thinks it’s hilarious. It’s the soundtrack of a thousand humiliations. I’ve watched the video a lot. And each time it’s those laughs that infuriate me.

The American women’s hockey team has more Olympic gold medals than the men. They also won against Canada in overtime. But on that call, they’re reduced to a punchline.

It’s not that our president is making a misogynistic joke that is upsetting. Trump is a misogynist. We know that. And he jokes about it all the time. On a campaign trip in Iowa, he joked about how he couldn’t call a woman hot. She was a small-business owner, and he called her up to talk about his “no tax on tips” law. But he was going to call her hot anyway. And he did.

Earlier this month, he chided CNN's Kaitlan Collins for not smiling. In November, he told Bloomberg’s Catherine Lucey, “Quiet, piggy.” And that’s all just in recent months.

He’s been found liable for sexual abuse ... — Text from article (continued in next image): In the video, Trump offers to fly the team to the State of the Union address, adding, "I must tell you, we’re going to have to bring the women’s team — you do know that." Otherwise, he jokes, "I do believe I probably would be impeached.” In response, all the men laugh. Their level of laughter is upsetting. One man is laughing so hard, so very hard. His laugh is high-pitched; he thinks it’s hilarious. It’s the soundtrack of a thousand humiliations. I’ve watched the video a lot. And each time it’s those laughs that infuriate me. The American women’s hockey team has more Olympic gold medals than the men. They also won against Canada in overtime. But on that call, they’re reduced to a punchline. It’s not that our president is making a misogynistic joke that is upsetting. Trump is a misogynist. We know that. And he jokes about it all the time. On a campaign trip in Iowa, he joked about how he couldn’t call a woman hot. She was a small-business owner, and he called her up to talk about his “no tax on tips” law. But he was going to call her hot anyway. And he did. Earlier this month, he chided CNN's Kaitlan Collins for not smiling. In November, he told Bloomberg’s Catherine Lucey, “Quiet, piggy.” And that’s all just in recent months. He’s been found liable for sexual abuse ...

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... He’s been found liable for sexual abuse and defamation of E. Jean Carroll; he’s been accused of assault by many other women; and the specter of the Epstein files hangs over his administration. But all of this sexism is a feature, not a bug, for this administration.

It’s those around him laughing or staying silent that is infuriating — the casual go along to get along, the bro code of a laugh.

Perhaps the locker-room moment wouldn’t have been such a big deal if it hadn’t happened as revelations about the ways in which rich and powerful people worked with Epstein, participated in his sex trafficking ring, or looked away. — Alt-text continued from previous image: ... He’s been found liable for sexual abuse and defamation of E. Jean Carroll; he’s been accused of assault by many other women; and the specter of the Epstein files hangs over his administration. But all of this sexism is a feature, not a bug, for this administration. It’s those around him laughing or staying silent that is infuriating — the casual go along to get along, the bro code of a laugh. Perhaps the locker-room moment wouldn’t have been such a big deal if it hadn’t happened as revelations about the ways in which rich and powerful people worked with Epstein, participated in his sex trafficking ring, or looked away.

GeriAQuin

@GeriAQuin@mstdn.social · 6 hours ago

#USA #olympic #hockey

Zhi Zhu 🕸️

@ZhiZhu@newsie.social · 23 hours ago

"In response [to Trump's misogynistic comment about the women's hockey team], all the men laugh...

The American women’s #hockey team has more #Olympic gold medals than the men...

It’s not that our president is making a misogynistic joke that is upsetting. #Trump is a misogynist. We know that...

It’s those around him laughing or staying silent that is infuriating — the casual go along to get along"
https://www.patreon.com/posts/its-not-enough-151580492

#DonaldTrump #Misogyny #Joke #Women #Sports #News #US #USA

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Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 2 days ago

He started, of course, with the US men’s #Olympic #hockey team. Just basking along with Team USA wasn’t enough. #Trump soon announced that the goalie Connor Hellebuyck would receive the Presidential #MedalOfFreedom. Normally, this honor is bestowed for a lifetime of achievement, but this time it was given as if the young athlete had chosen the right door & found a new car.

#SOTU

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 2 days ago

Reagan, the “Great Communicator”, once managed to do the entire #SOTU address in 31 mins; that’s because he could say important things efficiently & well. Tonight, however, was not about communication, it was about showmanship. Almost every line was a cue for applause from obedient #Republicans; they even gave #JaredKushner a standing ovation [seriously?]. Every few minutes, #Trump told a story, & reached out into the audience like the host of The Price Is Right, telling people to come on down.

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 2 days ago

#SOTU

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MissConstrue

@MissConstrue@mefi.social · 5 days ago

In 2006 Haitian artist Edouard Duval-Carrié, painted a portrait of the formerly enslaved revolutionary Toussaint Louverture.

#Louverture led the first successful slave revolution. He outlawed slavery, instituted a fair constitution, was elected ruler for life, but stepped down, in a deal with France, to stop them from invading. Again. He was captured by napoleon and died in French prison. Haiti is so poor because they’ve paid 21 billion dollars to France, well into the 20th century, as punishment for freeing themselves.

I tell you that story, because Haitian-Italian designer Stella Jean designed the suits for the #Haitian athletes to reference the famous painting. The day of opening ceremonies, the #Olympic committee said they had to take Louverture off the uniforms, or they would not be allowed to compete or walk in ceremonies. Ms Jean pulled it off, painting for hours, but this just pissed me right the hell off.

Talk about erasure, right out in the open. Shameful.