Today remarks by Trump surfaced, in which he revealed that as a “star” he felt free to grab females by their private parts and so on. Many Republicans have expressed disapproval of his behavior and comments, but what stood out for me was the need these Republicans felt to explain why they were suddenly defending women, of all people.
If you are a Republican male and you want to denounce Trump’s sex crimes, you must first say, “As the father of five daughters” or “as a husband who loves his wife” or “as the son of a woman.” These exculpatory self-descriptions make legitimate your momentary lapse from the Republican doctrine of male superiority. Yes, of course, males are generally superior, but many can agree that even a Republican leader like Donald Trump has no right to grab your mother by the pussy.
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