Yesterday in Indiana, Republican favorite Donald Trump was accused of misogyny in attacking Hillary Clinton solely because she is a woman. Trump accused Clinton of "playing the woman's card" to get where she is. "'If Hillary Clinton were a man, I don't think she'd get 5 percent of the vote.'" Given Trump's notorious history for outlandish and offensive comments, I cannot say that I am super shocked by these absurd comments he made against Clinton. He continued to mock her, questioning her "strength" and "stamina" just because she is a woman. Trump hopefully will pay the price in terms of his declining number of female supporters. Despite the fact that Trump continues to make offensive comments such as this, Clinton will pivot to issues such as equal pay for women, paid family and medical leave and raising the minimum wage.
It is so worrisome to think that people think the "woman card" exists. Is there a "man card" if there is a "woman card"? Why has society continued to accept the idea of gendered "cards"? Clinton happens to be a female, but she also happens to be a well-liked candidate who has made it just as far as Trump in the presidential race thus far. It seems Trump is forgetting the intersectionality of individuals. Hillary Clinton is in fact a woman, but she is also so much more.
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