"It's very infantilizing." Fmr Trump WH official Alyssa Farah Griffin blasts Trump for his "creepy" message to women

[Dennis Donovan]

Mike Sington
“It’s very infantilizing.” Former Trump White House official Alyssa Farah Griffin blasts Trump for his “creepy” and bizarre message to women. (Video: CNN)
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7:50 AM · Sep 25, 2024

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[Irish_Dem]

1. Women don't need to be protected. They can protect themselves.

They especially don't need to be protected by a known rapist and criminal.

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2. Is that a word?

[Dennis Donovan]

3. Yes

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infantilize

infantilize
verb
in·​fan·​til·​ize in-ˈfan-tə-ˌlīz ˈin-fən-tə-ˌlīz, -fən-ˌtī-ˌlīz
infantilized; infantilizing
transitive verb

1: to make or keep infantile
2: to treat as if infantile
infantilization
in-ˌfan-tə-lə-ˈzā-shən
ˌin-fən-ˌtī-lə-ˈzā-shən
-fən-tə-
noun

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4. I learn something every day on DU

[evemac]

5. Also patronizing

I don't believe he thinks women are people; seems to me he sees women as chattel.

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6. She worked for him so I would guess she knew this already.

Why she is so shocked now baffles me.

[leftyladyfrommo]

7. That was just plain weird. The Taliban probably

tell that to their 12 year old brides.

Yuk