{"id":172,"date":"2016-11-01T16:36:52","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T20:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/stateofpa\/?page_id=172"},"modified":"2016-11-03T15:25:30","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T19:25:30","slug":"scrantons-feminists-ready-hillary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/stateofpa\/scranton\/scrantons-feminists-ready-hillary\/","title":{"rendered":"Scranton\u2019s Feminists Are Ready For Hillary"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Yinan Che<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the blue-collar city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, some feminists and women who are strong Hillary Clinton supporters are fighting back against accusations from the Trump campaign that \u00a0Clinton is \u201cplaying the woman card\u201d to win over women’s votes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m voting for Clinton because she\u2019s the best human being for presidency instead of the best female candidate,\u201d said Lindsay Barrasse, a businesswoman and a feminist in Scranton. \u201cI\u2019m not supporting Hillary Clinton just because she\u2019s a woman, Bernie Sanders is also great. No way do I support Trump at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSuch a nasty woman,\u201d Trump said in the microphone in the closing part of the final presidential debate, when Clinton was answering a question about his tax issues. But Clinton continued her speech without responding to her opponent\u2019s insult.<\/p>\n

The post-nasty woman effect was tremendous\u2014Trump\u2019s comment clearly irritated a large group of women, especially feminists. On Twitter, thousands of Hashtag #nastywomengetshitdone (nasty women get shit done) have fought back to the Republican nominee who is regarded as showing disrespect to women.<\/p>\n

Barrasse was involved in the \u201cnasty women get shit done\u201d campaign on Twitter. \u201cIf Trump thinks this is the nasty woman, then I\u2019m proud to say I\u2019m a nasty woman.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ironically, some Clinton supporters said that calling Hillary Clinton a nasty woman might be the best thing that Donald Trump has done in the election.<\/p>\n

To Barrasse, Clinton\u2019s image and achievements echo with her own values. Barrasse is an entrepreneur, an independent filmmaker, and a member of the U.S. National Committee for UN Women. She was educated by her parents to be an independent and strong female leader. \u201cWhen other people complemented me to my dad as a \u2018pretty young lady,\u2019 my dad would say Lindsay has her own business as a producer\u2014she\u2019s a businesswoman.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the opponent of the first female presidential candidate in the U.S., Donald Trump has long been condemned for not only his words attacking women but also his profanity. The wealthy businessman once commented his own daughter\u2019s attractiveness in appearance and boasted about his past experience of his unilaterally kissing and grabbing women\u2019s legs, saying \u201cAnd when you\u2019re a star they let you do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump\u2019s disrespect of women has exceeded the range of feminism, or sexism,\u201d said Barrasse, \u201cIt is crossing the line of equality in human beings. I think this man lacks his basic respect to all human beings because he has been too superior in status and wealth to stand in other people\u2019s shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump said last Thursday he\u2019d like to \u201ccancel the election and be declared the winner\u201d if he lost the battle to his Democratic rival – with the election day of November 8th<\/sup> just 2 weeks ahead.<\/p>\n

\u201cDonald Trump is the worst possible candidate in this country at this time,\u201d said Edward McNichols, a visiting professor at Marywood University in Scranton. \u201cHe\u2019s regressive, he has managed to gain a lot of attention of the worst parts of our country. His statements against women and the tape are just reprehensible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Feminists as Hillary Clinton supporters: Justine Johnson (left) and Edward McNichols (right) @the University of Scranton, Scranton, PA. Photo by Yinan Che<\/p><\/div>\n

McNichols, who identified himself as a male feminist, believes that what Trump has said and done are not what a decent person should even think about, much as talk about on tape. \u201cI don\u2019t think he\u2019s fit to lead our country or any political offices.\u201d<\/p>\n

For most people, having a female presidential candidate still feels new. Questions like \u201cWhy does Hillary Clinton always wear pants?\u201d pop up when searching for results of Clinton\u2019s performance in the debate.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn fact, women are still always judged by their most superficial appearances, not just in politics but in almost all fields,\u201d said Megan Barr, a junior feminist student in the University of Scranton, \u201cWhy care, or why care so much?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to make sure that there\u2019s no dialogue that depicts women as being helpless, careless or unintelligent human beings. Showing how strong and capable women lead is important\u201d, said Barrasse, but more importantly, \u201c(Women shall be depicted) just being themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m hopeful that the only space for gender equity in politics is going upward, it is not about having more women in politics, it is about advancing politics in law, that supports gender identity, families, and encourages men and women to be themselves,\u201d said Justine Johnson, the director of the Jane Kopas Women\u2019s Center of the University of Scranton who has been working on gender equity topics.<\/p>\n

When President Barack Obama was elected in 2008, the issue of racism was brought to the center of debate. Now in this election, it\u2019s feminism. \u201cFeminism is a social justice movement, focusing primarily on gender but it also extends to social-economics, ethic ratio equity,\u201d said McNichols, \u201cit alongside with racism, shall be elevated to the level of equality to the sense of all human beings.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Clinton\u2019s identity as a woman definitely adds points to her candidacy. \u201cShe\u2019s a mother, she was a daughter, she worked hard to show her daughter how strong she is,\u201d said Barrasse, \u201cClinton knows women\u2019s needs and America\u2019s needs much better than Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hillary Clinton\u2019s campaign website calls her \u201cA change maker who\u2019s spent her career fighting for families.\u201d For decades, this woman has been working on women and children issues to make quality and affordable childcare for families, remarkably the Children\u2019s Health Insurance Program.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf elected, Clinton\u2019s presidency will bring hope to the women in the U.S.,\u201d said Barrasse, \u201cClinton has succeeded in her multiple roles as a mother, a daughter, a wife and a female leader, which could be really inspirational to working women like me.\u201d Barrasse believes Clinton will also inspire the young girls in the U.S, \u201cThis is the American Dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gender discrimination is largely reflected in the gender pay gap. In 2015, female full-time workers made only 80 cents for every dollar earned by men. Feminists believe in Clinton to close the pay gap, as Clinton addressed on her campaign website that \u201cAcross our economy, too many women still earn less than men on the job\u2014and women of color often lose out the most.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was in my previous job, my third-year salary was once lower than the new-hired man of the same job-title, which was unreasonable in anyway,\u201d said Barrasse, \u201cThe employer raised my hourly pay to exceed that man by 1 cent.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now a lot of women are coming forward, calling for not to be served as a sexual object, and more pay,\u201d said Johnson.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs America ready for the first female president?\u201d\u2014\u201cYes, we were ready for a female president in the 60s,\u201d said McNichols.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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