This cartoon image is by Ed Wexler at Cagle.com.Recently, Donald Trump said he would protect women - whether they like it or not. Evidently, he seems to think that would make him sound like a supporter of women. It doesn't.
Those are the words of someone who doesn't respect women. Someone who thinks women women need a male protector - a man to tell them what they should think and do. Someone who thinks men should have more rights than women and should rule over them. Someone who is more of an abuser than a protector.
And that's exactly what Trump is - an abuser. He has a long history of abusing women. He attended many of Epstein's parties, where underage girls were abused. At least 27 women have accused him of inappropriate sexual conduct. And a New York court has found he was guilty of sexual abuse.
He has made it very clear that he doesn't believe women should be equal to men. In the 2016 election campaign, he promised to take away the right of women to control their own bodies. And he followed through on that - appointing Supreme Court justices that were instrumental in overturning Roe vs. Wade. Now women are dying because they can't get care because doctors are afraid of running afoul of super-strict abortion laws.
The idea that women need a protector is a throwback to the time when men ruled the world, but the patriarchy is dying and the sooner that happens, the better.
Women don't need a protector. They need equal rights and opportunities. But they won't get that from Trump, who is locked in to a vision of the past.
