Last Wednesday, Donald Trump called Hillary Clinton a “such a nasty woman” in the last minutes of the final presidential debate. In response, women across the nation have taken to social media, reclaiming the phrase as one of strength and solidarity. The insult has been turned around to exemplify all the things Hillary stands for: feminism, courage, tenacity, etc.
The biggest Nasty Woman movement has been on Twitter, as women (and sometimes men) use the hashtags #nastywoman or #imanastywomanbecause to point out how they, like Hillary, are strong, independent women. Within hours of Trump’s comment, there was Nasty Woman merchandise for sale, including t-shirts, tote bags, hats, and even a perfume. If you’re a nasty woman, you might as well smell like one too, right?
The event has also inspired typography prints and art like this:
In her introduction of Hillary at a campaign event in New Hampshire on Monday, Senator Elizabeth Warren turned Trump’s comment back in his face saying, “Get this Donald, nasty women are tough, nasty women are smart and nasty women vote, and on Nov. 8, we nasty women are gonna march our nasty feet to cast our nasty votes to get you out of our lives forever.”
Trump’s insult was undoubtedly meant to belittle and slander Clinton, but it has only served to benefit her campaign, banding supporters together and creating an even bigger market for Hillary merchandise. Even Katy Perry is rocking a Nasty Woman t-shirt as she hits the campaign trail to raise support for Hillary.
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