When a boy who looked no more than 10 years old repeatedly screamed “Take the bitch down” at each invocation of Hillary Clinton’s name at a Donald Trump rally in Ashburn, Virginia on Tuesday, his yells landed like a thunderbolt.
Most responses to the journalists’ tweets focused on the indecency of the boy’s tongue, the misogyny of his chosen epithet, and the disrespect he communicated for a public figure many decades his senior. Many faulted the boy’s mother, who identified herself as Pam Kohler of Mount Vernon, a community in Fairfax County, Virginia about 45 miles from Ashburn. Kohler defended her son’s “right to speak what he wants” to the Los Angeles Times’ Noah Bierman and attributed his choice of words to “Democratic schools.” (It is unclear what precisely constitutes a “Democratic school,” given that the Virginia General Assembly, which apportions education funding and passes laws related to schools, is currently controlled by Republicans.)
On Wednesday, the New York Times published a roundup of raw footage exploring the “angry and provocative ways” in which Trump supporters have made their voices heard at campaign events across the country. Laced among barbs aimed at “dirty beaners,” “political correctness,” Islam, and “fags,” the b-word stands out. “Hang the bitch,” says one attendee. “Hillary needs to get her ass spanked,” intones another, outside the field of view. A young man flashes a thumbs up, displaying a t-shirt that reads “TRUMP THAT BITCH” on the front and “HILLARY SUCKS BUT NOT LIKE MONICA” on the back. “Trump the bitch,” says one female rallygoer (yes, they exist). “Hillary is a whore,” comes the call, a man’s voice this time. Another “TRUMP THAT BITCH” sign. “Kill her.”
One hopes the young man who made his voice known at yesterday’s Trump rally—bathed, perhaps, in the therapeutically feminist glow of a Hillary Clinton presidency—will grow to become a sensitive adult who talks to and about women with respect. But for the time being, it’s no small wonder he’s not. After all, he’s looking up to his elders—the loudest of whom, it’s worth remembering, has a 10-year-old son of his own. And he’s just one voice in the crowd."
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_facto...a_young_boy_called_hillary_the_b_word_at.html
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Most responses to the journalists’ tweets focused on the indecency of the boy’s tongue, the misogyny of his chosen epithet, and the disrespect he communicated for a public figure many decades his senior. Many faulted the boy’s mother, who identified herself as Pam Kohler of Mount Vernon, a community in Fairfax County, Virginia about 45 miles from Ashburn. Kohler defended her son’s “right to speak what he wants” to the Los Angeles Times’ Noah Bierman and attributed his choice of words to “Democratic schools.” (It is unclear what precisely constitutes a “Democratic school,” given that the Virginia General Assembly, which apportions education funding and passes laws related to schools, is currently controlled by Republicans.)
On Wednesday, the New York Times published a roundup of raw footage exploring the “angry and provocative ways” in which Trump supporters have made their voices heard at campaign events across the country. Laced among barbs aimed at “dirty beaners,” “political correctness,” Islam, and “fags,” the b-word stands out. “Hang the bitch,” says one attendee. “Hillary needs to get her ass spanked,” intones another, outside the field of view. A young man flashes a thumbs up, displaying a t-shirt that reads “TRUMP THAT BITCH” on the front and “HILLARY SUCKS BUT NOT LIKE MONICA” on the back. “Trump the bitch,” says one female rallygoer (yes, they exist). “Hillary is a whore,” comes the call, a man’s voice this time. Another “TRUMP THAT BITCH” sign. “Kill her.”
One hopes the young man who made his voice known at yesterday’s Trump rally—bathed, perhaps, in the therapeutically feminist glow of a Hillary Clinton presidency—will grow to become a sensitive adult who talks to and about women with respect. But for the time being, it’s no small wonder he’s not. After all, he’s looking up to his elders—the loudest of whom, it’s worth remembering, has a 10-year-old son of his own. And he’s just one voice in the crowd."
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_facto...a_young_boy_called_hillary_the_b_word_at.html
Trump for Institutionalization 2016