2016 Postmortem

athena

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35. Because we are not afraid to be called "nasty" any more.

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 12:45 PM

Oct 2016

We've been manipulated by this sort of sexist attack for too long. Every time we dare to be smarter than a man, or to disagree with a man, or to stand up against a male bully, we get called all kinds of things that suggest that we're not ladylike enough, that there is something wrong with us, and that we should be ashamed of ourselves. It was pivotal to see this happen to Hillary Clinton in such a direct way on national television. Enough is enough. They can call us nasty if they want to; we will wear the label proudly.

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Why are people proud to be "nasty women"? [View all] metroins Oct 2016 OP

Maybe the point is that hillary is a nasty woman then they are proud to be like her. N/t ScienceIsGood Oct 2016 #1

This makes some sense metroins Oct 2016 #21

Trump called Hillary a nasty woman. If she is a nasty woman, then I am one too. boston bean Oct 2016 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author kestrel91316 Oct 2016 #24

Exactly right! DemonGoddess Oct 2016 #32

Count me in ... yuiyoshida Oct 2016 #36

To be a "nasty woman" in Trump's eyes jcgoldie Oct 2016 #3

Solidarity! Cracklin Charlie Oct 2016 #4

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"Well behaved women seldom make history" Pachamama Oct 2016 #5

also a good interpretation, and a good quote. ColemanMaskell Oct 2016 #7

There you go! I'm also embracing and reclaiming the word "Bitch." ncgrits Oct 2016 #12

Even "witch" Pachamama Oct 2016 #15

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Ditto the first two comments. Also here is another interpretation as icing on the cake: ColemanMaskell Oct 2016 #6

Love that line from Bob Dylan Pachamama Oct 2016 #10

Nasty Girl Coventina Oct 2016 #17

Because it's anything but negative. Daemonaquila Oct 2016 #8

From a cinematic perspective... Wounded Bear Oct 2016 #9

Substitute the words "nasty woman" for "high riding bitch" Pachamama Oct 2016 #13

Exactly....nt Wounded Bear Oct 2016 #16

Oppressed populations often embrace pejorative terms to take away their power. Brickbat Oct 2016 #11

Yes, this. TuxedoKat Oct 2016 #20

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Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2016 #48

We're turning "nasty women" into a badge of honor meow2u3 Oct 2016 #14

He called her that because she wasn't submissive to him Maeve Oct 2016 #18

Exactly! athena Oct 2016 #33

It's how he addressed Clinton. We are standing with Clinton. NCTraveler Oct 2016 #19

+1 narnian60 Oct 2016 #29

It's due to Janet Jackson's song Nasty a huge hit in the 1980's. It was part of a larger cultural okaawhatever Oct 2016 #22

Ah, thank you, I was trying to remember what song that was jberryhill Oct 2016 #34

Heh. Some of the better lyrics in the modern pop era. Eleanors38 Oct 2016 #52

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Same reason I am proud to be an "anchor baby". nt LexVegas Oct 2016 #28

LOL. It was pretty rich of Trump to say that considering he's America's #1 Anchor Husband. nt okaawhatever Oct 2016 #43

It's using irony, not meant to be taken literally DFW Oct 2016 #30

Irony impairment seems to be on the rise lately. displacedtexan Oct 2016 #42

From one displaced Texan to another..... DFW Oct 2016 #45

Yikes! Das ist aber schade! displacedtexan Oct 2016 #46

Ich weiss es nur zu gut DFW Oct 2016 #47

He called her a nasty woman for biting back at his bullying and attacks. If that makes a woman PeaceNikki Oct 2016 #31

Because we are not afraid to be called "nasty" any more. athena Oct 2016 #35

www.NastyWomenGetShitDone nolabear Oct 2016 #37

That's great! athena Oct 2016 #44

They're fast! nolabear Oct 2016 #50

When a would be fascist dictator and the wannabe destroyer of democracy workinclasszero Oct 2016 #38

Same reason I'm proud to be a "faggot." nt. VulgarPoet Oct 2016 #39

when my husband commented on my bright red fingernail polish as being "kind of slutty) I laughed. CTyankee Oct 2016 #40

It's a fuck-you to anyone who would use such an infantile insult. Orsino Oct 2016 #41

I believe words especially naming of a group has an intended purpose. erinlough Oct 2016 #49

It's called satire vlyons Oct 2016 #51

"PERVERTS SUPPORT THE PITS!," compliments of Rupert Murdoch. SMC22307 Oct 2016 #54

Juvenalin Satire is not a "phenom", it is social criticism LanternWaste Oct 2016 #55