This is Not Okay
AMAYA HOLLIDAY
Since August 18th, 1920, women have had the right to vote. Women were finally created equal on paper. Since then, American women have finally become more equal, but comments made by Donald Trump reverse women progressing. Businessman Donald Trump announced his run for presidency on June 15th, 2015. Since then, he has called women pigs, rated us by appearance, and never apologized for sexually harassing women. He even neglected to apologize for his comment, “I can go up and grab them by the pussy.” This is not okay.
A man with this much influence should not be permitted to sexually assault women without suffering consequences. Young boys look up to rich, powerful men like Trump and want to be like him. When Trump calls women “pigs” and implies that one can grab women without their consent, he is spreading the message that those actions are acceptable. Also, Trump is spreading the message to young girls that it is okay for men to take advantage of them. If this behavior is condoned by the President of the United States, many American children will grow up idolizing and replicating this degrading mindset.
Trump is now threatening to sue the women who have courageously come forward with their stories of his assault. Again, what kind of messages does this send to other women who have been sexually assaulted? It shows victims who try to seek justice could be punished. Trump shows no compassion to women affected by assault or to women who have been a victim of assault or gender degradation. According to the New York Times, “one in five women have said they had been raped or had experienced an attempted rape at some point, and one in four reported having been beaten by an intimate partner.” This horrifying statistic demonstrates one of our nation’s most debilitating shadow. Trump is intensifying this. By passing off his comments as “locker room talk”, Trump is minimizing sexual assault and reinforcing the idea that it is OK to disrespect women.
Trump claims no one has more respect for women than him. That is false! The fact that he says these words are baffling because he in fact is amplifying rape culture. Jill Gallenstein, a retail executive, wrote about Trump’s “locker room talk” on Facebook. She said, “it’s the dismissing of this behavior because ‘it’s the way it has always been.’ It’s justifying the behavior because other powerful men have done it too. ‘Locker room talk’ normalizes this behavior.”
Sexual assault is a big deal! The long term ramifications can lead to depression, anxiety, PTSD, and suicide. The exponential consequences women may suffer are well documented and undeniable.
Students at Liberty University, a Christian college, have created an organization called Students Against Trump. Students of Liberty do not want to be associated with anyone or any institution that speaks nonchalantly about sexual assault. On college campuses sexual assault is too common. Many students and professors are working towards changing that and they know a vote for Trump is a step in the wrong direction.
Touching anyone without their consent is not okay. Nobody should ever speak of or violate anyone, especially not someone who could hold the most powerful office in the world. A USA Today poll shows Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 62% in voters ages 18 to 34. Young voters are done with Trump’s barbaric rhetoric. The nation should be done with Donald J. Trump’s 14th century thinking. On November the 8th vote for equal gender rights, vote for ending the rape culture, vote Hillary Clinton.
AMAYA HOLLIDAY
Since August 18th, 1920, women have had the right to vote. Women were finally created equal on paper. Since then, American women have finally become more equal, but comments made by Donald Trump reverse women progressing. Businessman Donald Trump announced his run for presidency on June 15th, 2015. Since then, he has called women pigs, rated us by appearance, and never apologized for sexually harassing women. He even neglected to apologize for his comment, “I can go up and grab them by the pussy.” This is not okay.
A man with this much influence should not be permitted to sexually assault women without suffering consequences. Young boys look up to rich, powerful men like Trump and want to be like him. When Trump calls women “pigs” and implies that one can grab women without their consent, he is spreading the message that those actions are acceptable. Also, Trump is spreading the message to young girls that it is okay for men to take advantage of them. If this behavior is condoned by the President of the United States, many American children will grow up idolizing and replicating this degrading mindset.
Trump is now threatening to sue the women who have courageously come forward with their stories of his assault. Again, what kind of messages does this send to other women who have been sexually assaulted? It shows victims who try to seek justice could be punished. Trump shows no compassion to women affected by assault or to women who have been a victim of assault or gender degradation. According to the New York Times, “one in five women have said they had been raped or had experienced an attempted rape at some point, and one in four reported having been beaten by an intimate partner.” This horrifying statistic demonstrates one of our nation’s most debilitating shadow. Trump is intensifying this. By passing off his comments as “locker room talk”, Trump is minimizing sexual assault and reinforcing the idea that it is OK to disrespect women.
Trump claims no one has more respect for women than him. That is false! The fact that he says these words are baffling because he in fact is amplifying rape culture. Jill Gallenstein, a retail executive, wrote about Trump’s “locker room talk” on Facebook. She said, “it’s the dismissing of this behavior because ‘it’s the way it has always been.’ It’s justifying the behavior because other powerful men have done it too. ‘Locker room talk’ normalizes this behavior.”
Sexual assault is a big deal! The long term ramifications can lead to depression, anxiety, PTSD, and suicide. The exponential consequences women may suffer are well documented and undeniable.
Students at Liberty University, a Christian college, have created an organization called Students Against Trump. Students of Liberty do not want to be associated with anyone or any institution that speaks nonchalantly about sexual assault. On college campuses sexual assault is too common. Many students and professors are working towards changing that and they know a vote for Trump is a step in the wrong direction.
Touching anyone without their consent is not okay. Nobody should ever speak of or violate anyone, especially not someone who could hold the most powerful office in the world. A USA Today poll shows Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 62% in voters ages 18 to 34. Young voters are done with Trump’s barbaric rhetoric. The nation should be done with Donald J. Trump’s 14th century thinking. On November the 8th vote for equal gender rights, vote for ending the rape culture, vote Hillary Clinton.