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Trump's deep admiration and respect for women (Original Post) Nevilledog Aug 2020 OP
Like when he gets all rapey answering questions from female reporters Blue Owl Aug 2020 #1
He 'admires' that he can often work them to the bone ... easier than he can with males ... mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #2
Many women have said this in the past matt819 Aug 2020 #3
Is today, Opposite Day? dubyadiprecession Aug 2020 #4
Reports that drumph is losing support from women. Sooooo today's talking kacekwl Aug 2020 #5

Blue Owl

(50,393 posts)
1. Like when he gets all rapey answering questions from female reporters
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 12:51 PM
Aug 2020

"Shhh... quiet down... quiet down..."

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
2. He 'admires' that he can often work them to the bone ... easier than he can with males ...
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 12:54 PM
Aug 2020

He 'respects' the fact that many of them feel they need to work harder (and endure more) to get ahead than men do, a convenient fact that he uses to his personal advantage whenever possible.

matt819

(10,749 posts)
3. Many women have said this in the past
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 01:08 PM
Aug 2020

These kinds of statements might very well say more about the women making them than about trump. These comments really make you wonder what for them constitutes admiration and respect. And, if they do indeed genuinely feel that they have been treated with admiration and respect, what is it about them and their relationship with trump, and with men generally, that differentiates them from the other women named in the tweet, whom trump as abused, disrespected, insulted, demeaned, or raped.

Of course, this assumes that they are not outright lying, which is not necessarily an assumption you can make about anyone who says positive things about trump.

Other thoughts come to mind. Does he only assault a "type" of woman, whatever type means - height, weight, skin tone, education, personality, etc.? At what point in his association with women does he attempt assault or commit rape? For this woman saying positive things about trump, is it possible he tried, but was rebuffed, and was threatened with exposure, and only after payment (money, prestige, promises of some kind) did she agree to say nice things? Kind of like the flip side of assumed Lindsey Graham type of extortion many think is at play.

There are no norms with this vile human being, so you have to look at things like this from angles that wouldn't necessarily apply with other people.


kacekwl

(7,017 posts)
5. Reports that drumph is losing support from women. Sooooo today's talking
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 04:21 PM
Aug 2020

point lie is this. Great work Ms Westerhout you deserve a kiss 💋 from the president.

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