Whether They Like it or Not

 

by Pa Rock

Citizen Journalist

The American patriarchy, channeling itself through the bulbous personage of Donald John Trump, recently set about establishing a perimeter of defense for our nation's women.  In a speech in Wisconsin on Wednesday night, Trump seemed to be talking about the threat he apparently believes that immigrants pose to American women, although with the way he rambles it is possible that he could have also been bemoaning the dangers that sharks or even celebrity cannibals might present to American womanhood.

Well, have no fear ladies, because Donald John is on the case!  At that speech in Wisconsin Trump described himself as a "protector" of women, and he said that he would protect them "whether the women like it or not."

Glory be!  Safe at last, safe at last, thank God almighty our women folk are safe at last!  And they will be personally protected by Donald John Trump, a man who has been found civilly liable for the sexual assault of a woman.  In an article published the day before yesterday in an online publication entitled "The Cut," writer Andrea Gonzalez-Ramirez lists twenty-eight women by name who have accused Trump of some form of sexual assault, and he, himself, bragged into an open microphone several years ago on the now-infamous Accesss Hollywood tape:

"I'm automatically attracted to beautiful ---, I just start kissing them.  It's like a magnet.  Just kiss.  I don't even wait.  When you're a star, they let you do it.  You can do anything.  Grab 'em by the pussy.  You can do anything."

Women do face many hardships and obstacles in their lives that do not impact most men as dramatically as they do women, and some might even be desirous of extra attention and protection from men, but clearly Donald John Trump is not the person who should provide it.  His record with women speaks for itself.

I suspect that women are already fighting hard this year to protect themselves, and they are conducting that fight with ballots.  And I further suspect that this year Donald Trump is going to find out how it feels when women finally fight back - whether he likes it or not!