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Sexism, Politics, And The Third Wave: Donald Trump

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Sexism, Politics, and the Third Wave: Donald Trump
On January twentieth, Donald Trump became the forty fifth president of the United States. Through his presidential campaign, he secured the republican seat by beating seventeen other candidates. Although Trump never held a governmental office before and only had executive experience through his business organizations, he outperformed Hillary Clinton, who was a former secretary of state. Throughout his campaign, Trump stated numerous vulgar comments towards his fellow Republicans and Democrats, Muslims, Mexicans, and several others. With the aid of sexism and male privilege, Donald’s Trump presidential campaign didn’t implode despite running against a well-qualified opponent, and stating many …show more content…

The presidential seat falls under the same category and is often overlooked for women. Though Hillary held governmental positions prior to running for president, she was judged her entire campaign. She was targeted for playing the women’s card, using the restroom during a commercial break, and past allegations of misusing confidential government emails. Not only was Hillary Clinton the first women to become the presidential nominee of a major political party, but also was one of the most qualified candidates running for the presidential seat. She was a first lady during her husband’s presidency, a secretary of state, and a women’s rights activist. In comparison to Donald trump, a successful businessman, her qualifications and experience outweighed his. Trumps qualifications included his founding and presidency with the Trump Organization, his age, and his residency. In fact when former president, Barack Obama, stated the difficulty of the job, he stated that “I don’t think that there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office.” She was a women’s activist and a symbol of opportunity for many, encouraging people to embrace who they are. Bill Clinton stated that,” she hadn’t been elected to anything. But everything she touched, she made better.” Throughout her campaign, she held the highest polls, and seemed in good position to win the electoral votes. Although the qualifications and …show more content…

Though his campaign was expected to implode, he progressed through the debates and began targeting his fellow candidates. Along the way, he stated numerous comments that would have shut down other’s campaigns; from referring to women as “fat-pigs”, to making fun of a Rosie O’Donnell, to mocking a disabled reporter. Trump stated comments almost similar to Dan Quayle’s when he corrected a young man for spelling the word “potato” without an ‘e’, which was incorrect. In comparison to campaign ending statements such as Rick Perry’s, the odds showed that Trump would gain less than forty percent of the vote. When a video leaked from Access Hollywood, the world held its breath as he managed to overcome the comments. He then went forward to continuously attack Clinton, whose husband was a former president, and brought up past allegations such as emails and Bill Clinton’s sexual misconduct. He mentioned her physical body functions when she stepped out to use the restroom and even nagged her for playing the women’s card, stating that if she was a man she would receive less than five percent of the vote. Despite all of these comments and accusations, Trump’s campaign continued onward and eventually won the presidential

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