During the campaign last year, a republican friend who was trying to justify her support of Trump explained that she could never vote for Hillary because of how she acted during Bill’s affair. I was a bit stunned and questioned her, “You can’t support Hillary because of how she acted over Bill’s affair? How she stood by him??” I was baffled. Yes, that is what she meant…I politely tried to point out:
- Don the Con had been married 3 times
- He had an extra marital affair with Marla when he was married to Ivana
- He was rumored to have numerous other affairs
- He talked about hitting on a married woman with Billy Bush on the viral video
- He talked about just kissing women, as if they can’t resist him (or his money)
- He talked about grabbing women by the pussy
- He is a misogynist
- He is a pig
I tried to point out that my friend was judging Hillary on the actions of her husband (this seemed to be a Yuuuuuuge problem for many Trumpsters; it was as if Bill was running and they could not judge Hillary as a independent candidate. No one seems to judge Trump on his wives’ actions). I tried to point out that not many women would have stood by their husband and since my friend was so conservative, how could she judge Hillary for staying with her husband. As you may have guessed, logic did not enter into the equation here.
The double standard really annoyed me. Hillary was the more experienced candidate, she was better qualified but she was a woman…
Resources:
A Look Back at Donald Trump’s Three Marriages, http://www.instyle.com/weddings/donald-trump-three-marriages-wives-photos