So what does it say about feminism that in a presidential election between a man and a woman, the man is being body-shamed far more than the woman?
Man bites dog.
I gotta admit, if I had to take any solace from how crazy this election is, it’s in how most criticism of Hillary Clinton is focused more on her career than her gender. Hillary’s critics talk about Benghazi, e-mails, corruption, trade deals, etc. They rarely, if ever, talk about her hair or clothes or weight or lack-of-cooking skills or whatever. That’s advancement, I have to say.
Don’t get me wrong, Trump is criticized in a more gender-neutral way too. He’s racist. He’s out-of-control. He doesn’t understand the bare basics of foreign or domestic policy. But far more often Trump is criticized through the unflattering lens of gender. He discriminates against women (which is true), he has a fragile ego and often feels he must defend his masculinity (which is true), he has small hands and consequently a small penis (which is…. I have no idea). I have seen far, far, far, far, more body-shaming of Donald Trump than I have of Hillary Clinton in the media. Even anti-Clinton pro-Trump websites don’t devote nearly as much time to Clinton’s appearances as anti-Trump websites do to Trump’s appearance. “The angry orange.” “Small hands.” “Head ferret.” “The terrible tangerine.”
Oh, I don’t feel bad about this at all. Don’t worry. It’s Trump. I have no regrets about anything bad being said concerning his appearance.
I just think it’s interesting.