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Well, This Is Uncomfortable: Is MAGA Creating Female Misogynists

Can It Be True?

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Marie Newman
Sep 25, 2024
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At first blush, we say, no…this can’t be! Absolutely not a thing. Never seen it. But, inevitably, after chopping it up with colleagues, family or friends who have had some concerning experiences with a certain type of woman in the workplace or community, you likely will open room in your brain to consider the concept of women who act like misogynists and think, “hmmm, you know, maybe that is a thing.”  Worse, we now we see it in our national politics, bold as brass with the likes of Governor Sarah Sanders, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lara Trump, who support anti-women policies such as ending access to abortion, anti-childcare supports and are pro-child labor.  As hard as it is to admit as a woman, apparently there are a few misogynistic women. It is a head-scratcher. Recently, Ruth Marcus from the Washington Post wrote about it and really made me reflect about women, society and politics.

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In fact it reminded me of a conversation with a friend where she just blurted out, “I think she is…

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