Maga’s violent threats spike as little girls threatened with rape
Maga’s violent threats spike as little girls threatened with rape
Donald Trump’s win continues to bring out the very worst in his supporters.
Summary
Donald Trump’s re-election has fueled a surge in misogynistic, homophobic, and racist rhetoric among young men, reportedly emboldened by the president-elect’s history of inflammatory remarks about women.
In schools, boys have been caught using phrases like “your body, my choice” against female peers, prompting districts like Minnesota’s Hopkins Public Schools to issue warnings to parents about harassment.
The impact extends beyond schools, with activists on Texas State University’s campus displaying signs asserting that “women are property.”
This hostile climate has left many women feeling unsafe as a new far-right administration takes power.
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While I understand the implications, the headline is still pretty misleading. The article mentions no threat of rape. Of course, "your body, my choice" could be taken that way, but I read it as them lording their control over women's bodies, not as a direct that of rape. Overall though, this is still bad. Like third act of a film with no happy ending in sight bad.
Drawing a line between "control of someone else's body" and "rape" is splitting a pretty fine hair
Doing something to someone's body, neglecting their will is the definition of rape. Well as long as it's sexual, which in this case it is. But if we want to take implications a bit further, since abortion is illegal now in some states, it could also be seen as a death threat depending on where you are.