You Can Do Anything

When the Trump Tape was released on Friday evening, I sat and watched it, my eyes popping out of their sockets.  His use of the word "pussy" is not what bothered me. It was when he said "And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything."  This is proof of the rape culture we live in. If indeed this is "locker room banter" THAT IS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM! This shouldn't be, and cannot be how men talk about women. Trump's excuse that it is "locker room banter" just makes me even matter. This is NOT how men should be talking about women, anywhere! Every single man I know has said he has never heard anyone talk like that in a locker room. Every single man I am close to also loathes Donald Trump and thinks he is a pig. Because I refuse to surround myself with men who treat women like that.  While I am lucky and would easily tell off a man who ever spoke to me in such a demeaning manner (thanks to 3 brothers who taught me not to take shit from anyone), I know most women would just take it.  I have a friend who spent the day on Saturday crying because watching that video brought up a lot of repressed emotion in regards to men's behavior towards her.  We need to start showing our boys that it is not ok to talk like this about women ANYWHERE.
I keep wondering who is supporting this guy? Then I saw this video. And it all became so, so clear.

Some of my favorite articles from the weekend:

Boston Globe:  
The misogynist in full

NY Times:
Donald Goes to the Dogs


Some of my favorite tweets:

After the tape was released:

All I'm saying is if Billy Bush deleted his Twitter maybe Trump really is making America great again.

— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) October 7, 2016

Well he's not always wrong. https://t.co/DvgXtxj6Dv

— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) October 8, 2016

I feel like many men think women go everywhere in pairs because we like to talk a lot.

That's not why.

— Laura Silverman (@LJSilverman1) October 8, 2016

During the debate (and just before with his publicity stunt):

This is all starting to feel like the finale on a reality TV show.

— Matt Viser (@mviser) October 9, 2016

1998: "Paula Jones is a loser. But the fact is, she may be responsible for bringing down a president indirectly." pic.twitter.com/VOSQo2bYAX

— Lauren Werner (@LaurenWern) October 8, 2016

Exclusive video of Donald Trump backstage at the debate: pic.twitter.com/AqGaqzfeFR

— Angelo Carusone (@GoAngelo) October 10, 2016

#DonaldTrump clearly did his #debate prep tonight... on the comment threads of YouTube.

— Karl Frisch (@KarlFrisch) October 10, 2016

I'm a Muslim, and I would like to report a crazy man threatening a woman on a stage in Missouri. #debate

— Moustafa Bayoumi (@BayoumiMoustafa) October 10, 2016

watching this as a woman is so emotionally difficult because we've all been belittled like this by a male moron and had to take it #debate

— Claire Fallon (@ClaireEFallon) October 10, 2016

At times, I don't now if I'm watching Alec Baldwin or Donald Trump at this #debate

— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) October 10, 2016